KRU

KRU is a Malaysian pop group that was formed in 1992. The group comprises three brothers: Norman Abdul Halim, Yusry Abdul Halim and Edry Abdul Halim. Apart from revolutionizing the Malaysian music scene with their unique blend of Pop ^{Pop music} , R&B and Hip hop, they have successfully established their own entertainment company named KRU Studios specializing in the entertainment and media industry.

  The interest for creating music sparked when they were very young, when one of their Aunts bought Norman a keyboard ^{Keyboard instrument} which also attracted his brothers. They spent their teens in London, where they were exposed to various genres of music, in stark contrast to the Malay music scene at that time which was dominated by classic rock and ballads.

The brothers were supporters of the Selangor ^{Selangor football team} team and also decided to write a rap tune for their favourite team. Back then they were known as 'Selangor Rappers' Unit', writing Viva Selangor.

They continued on writing original songs, while little did they know one of Norman's college mates sent a demo to EMI. The International Label Manager by the name of Calvin Wong (now Vice President at Warner Music Asia Pacific) liked the song and called the brothers to audition. Thus, KRU was formed in May 19, 1992. KRU is an acronym for Kumpulan Rap Unggul (Unique Rap Group), but it is also the Malay spelling of the word "crew". Though its pronounced "K.R.U." and not KRU.

The brothers are now venturing into a business that is nevertheless still related to their musical roots. They began KRU Records, a record label and music publishing company releasing their own recordings as well as those of other artists.

They also produces movie, publishing novel/book, corporate movie, music video and etc.

Today, KRUStudios is one of the biggest name in Malaysia. Cicakman, Duyung, MySpy are some of the movie that been produced by KRU and other projects such as Magika, Merong Mahawangsa are still in progress and expected to completed soon.# Canggih (1992)
Canggih
Hanya Kau
20/20
U Make My Day
Generasiku
Sempoi
Get In 2 The Hype
Cherrina
Perception of Love
Ain’t Got No Soul
Tradisi
Sekali Lagi (Gadisku)
# reKRUed (1993)
Mengerti
Inikah Ertinya Cinta?
Berita Terkini
KRU is Wild (Makin’ My Stand)
Di Depan Mata
Terima Kasih
I.R.A.
M.C.’s Groove
Go! KRU (t.r.r.g)
Da’ Party
Gadis Jelita
Katanya…
Asimilasi 106
Janji Tinggal Janji
# Awas (1994)
Awas!
Untukmu ’94 (originally sung by Feminin)
Mengerti (live from Life Center, KL)
E’nuff Eez E’nuff
Janji Tinggal Janji (from reKRUed album - different version)
Di Dalam Dilema
# Beware: Awas da Soundtrack (1995)
Da’ Ghetto
Salah Siapa
Malam Kita
2
Sack Da’ Boss
Kehilanganmu
Vendetta
Aneh
I’ll Be Waiting
Negatif
Emilia
Di Dalam Dilema (Latin Mix)
Awas (LP Mix)
# Oh La La (1996)
Anti Lanun
Ooh! La! La!
Semuanya OK
Apa Saja
Petaling St.
Diari Metropolitan (feat Elite)
Girlfriend’s Girlfriend
Wotsup
Boom!
Persetankannya
Balada Hati
Freaky G
Apa Saja Reprise
Ulangkan Sekali Lagi
# Krumania – compilation (1997)
Fanatik (feat Elite, Indigo & DanceKRU)
Awas!
Apa Saja
ManiaMedley (Hanya Kau/Inikah Ertinya Cinta/Katanya)
Negatif
Mengerti
Untukmu
Freaky G
Di Pintu Syurga (duet with Elite)
Ooh! La! La!
Janji Tinggal Janji
I’ll Be Waiting
Di Dalam Dilema
2
Malam Kita
Cherrina
E’nuff Eez E’nff
Getaran Jiwa (duet with P Ramlee)
# The Way We Jam – first all-English album (1998)
The Way We Jam
Every Single Minute
More Than Forever
Leave That Girl Alone
For You
Why Must I Feel Like That
Never Ask Too Much (Of Love)
Do My Thang (Upside Down)
Tribe
Won’t Look Back
The D
Out Of My Mind
Wanita Jelita
Sweet November
# Formula Luar Biasa (1999)
Revolusi Evolusi
Hilang Kawalan
Jangan Lafazkan
Luarbiasa
I’ll Make You Famous
Pengumuman Penting
De Ja Vu
Formula
What If She Knew
Puteri Kayangan
Luarbiasa Demo
Teka-Teki
Penjunjung Namaku
# Tyco – as Tyco, Malaysia's first animated artiste (2000)
Tyco
With U
People Come People Go
Bidadari
Saat Ku Pejamkan Mata
Action Hero
Sandiwara
SuperMokhtar
Cyber
Jutawan
King Kazu
Bom!
Mati Muda
Never Trust A Man Again
# Krujaan (2000)
Amaran KRUjaan
Impak Maksima
Aku Benci
Mahaguru
The Belly Dance
Ikhtiar
Sayang
Bintang Popular
I Am
Penganggur Professional
Ucapan KRU (Thank yous from KRU)
Ucapkanlah
# Empayar Krujaan V 2.0 (2002)
Amaran KRUjaan
U Got Style
Impak Maksima
Perpisahan Terasing
Mahaguru
Ampuniku
Bintang Popular
Hidup-Hidup Ditipu
Ucapkanlah
The Belly Dance
I Am
Ikhtiar
Monte Carlo Reprise
Aku Benci
Penganggur Professional
Pintasan
Sayang
all song are composed by norman, yusry & edry (except perpisahan terasing by sudirman & revolver)
# Yusry - First Yusry Solo Album (2003)
Tertewas Lagi
Dekat padamu
Jika Kau Tiada
3 Minggu
Terbang Tinggi
Warna Kehidupan
Mengapa
Bermimpi Lagi
Hari Ini
Tamat
all song are composed by edry (except 3 minggu by neves & hari ini by ajai & musrad)
# Relax – compilation (2004)
Babe *
Di Hatimu *
Perpisahan Terasing
Di Pintu Syurga (duet with Elite)
Jangan Lafazkan
Apa Saja
Sayang
Untukmu
More Than Forever
Seperti Yang Ku Jangka (duet with Indigo)
2
Saat Ku Pejamkan Mata
For You
Balada Hati
Penjunjung Namaku
Getaran Jiwa
Never Let The Spirit Die
Janji Tinggal Janji
* (new song) are composed by edry
# KRUnisme (2005)
Selamat Datang
Terhangat Di Pasaran (duet with Adam AF2)
Berat
Sampai
***a
Sempurna
Rock It
Empat Syarat
Peminat No 1#
My Evil twin
Masih bersama
Jumpa Lagi
all song are composed by edry
# 10 Di skala Richter(2006)
Buat Hal Lagi (feat 'The Hit Squad')
Gerenti Beres
Lagu Untuk Mamat
(Kena Marah Pun) Tak Kisah
La-Di-Da La-Di-Da
C'mon Lah
Sehari Dalam Hidup
Hot Gal
Drama
Ya Habibati
all song are composed by edry (xcept cmonlah by norman, yusry & edry)*1994
**Anugerah Bintang Popular - Most Popular TV Entertainer (Male)
*1995
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) - Best Engineered Album (Artiste/Producer/Album: KRU/KRU/Awas); Best Pop Album (Artiste/Producer/Album: KRU/KRU/Awas)
**Anugerah Bintang Popular - Most Popular Group
*1996
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) - Best Group Vocal Performance in an Album (Artiste/Album: KRU/Awas da’ Soundtrack)
**Anugerah Bintang Popular 1996 - Most Popular Group
**EMI Achievement Award - Earning 10x platinum for sales exceeding 1 million
*1997
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) - Best Engineered Album (Engineer/Album: Edry/Izan/Jon Gass/Martin Horenburg/Steve Hall/Ooh! La! La!); Album of the Year (Artiste/Producer/Album: KRU/KRU/Ooh! La! La!)
**Anugerah Video M 1997 - Best Music Video, Best Performance by an Artiste, Best Editing, Best Photography, Best Art Direction, Best Direction
**Malaysian Book of Record (MBOR) - First Artist To Duet With a Departed (Late P.Ramlee - song "Getaran Jiwa"); First Malaysian video clip nominated for the MTV Video Music Award, Fanatik
*1998
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) - Best Music Video (Director/Song: Saw Teong Hin/Fanatik)
**Anugerah Bintang Popular 1998 - Most Popular Group
*1999
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) - Best Music Video (Director/Song: KRU/The Way We Jam); Best Engineered Album(Engineer/Album: Edry Abdul Halim/The Way We Jam); Anugerah Kembara(special jury’s award to recognize local acts who have made an impact regionally or internationally)
**Anugerah Bintang Popular 1999 - Most Popular Group
*2000
**NTV7's Most Popular Video Clip - Most Popular Video Clip, Jangan Lafazkan (chosen by public through polls)
**Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) - Best Asian Group
*2001
**Music Authors’ Copyright Protection Bhd (MACP) - Most Popular English Song (The Way We Jam)
**Malaysian Book Of Records (MBOR) - First Virtual Artiste KRU created Tyco, their virtual alter egos with 3D characters named Tylo, Yiko and Psylo.
*2002
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM)- Best Nasyid Album (Artiste/Producer/Album: Rabbani/KRU/Intifada)
**Malaysian Video Awards 2002 - KRU's video Impak Maksima won SILVER in the Best Music Video category
*2003
**Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) - Best Music Video (Director/Song: Virginia Kennedy/Impak Maksima); Best Nasyid Album (Artiste/Producer/Album: Rabbani/Edry, Archie & Ustaz Sohibul/Qiblat)
**Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) 18 - Winner of the Pop Rock category for Ezlynn's Hi Hi Bye Bye
*2004
**Anugerah Bintang Popular 2004 - Most Popular Singer - Male (Yusry)
*2005
**Anugerah ERA 2005 - Choice Music Video (Terhangat di Pasaran); Choice Vocals - Duo or Group (Terhangat di Pasaran)