Tulus
Muhammad Tulus (born 20 August 1987), better known by his mononym Tulus, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Minangkabau descent.
Also recorded as Muhammad Tulus Rusydi
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- Name
- Tulus
- Birth Name
- Muhammad Tulus
- Born
- 20 August 1987
- Birthplace
- Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Full name
- Muhammad Tulus.
- Nationality
- Indonesia.
- Fields
- pop and jazz.
- Education
- Parahyangan Catholic University.
- Languages
- Indonesian.
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Muhammad Tulus (born 20 August 1987), better known by his mononym Tulus, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Minangkabau descent.
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Tulus (born 1987) is an Indonesian architect, composer and singer, among other activities. The architect was born Muhammad Tulus in Bukittinggi. Tulus studied at Parahyangan Catholic University.
Genres include jazz, pop and pop music. Languages used include Indonesian.
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Key facts
• Name — Tulus • Birth Name — Muhammad Tulus • Born — 20 August 1987 • Birthplace — Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Years Active — 2011–present
Albums
Albums
His debut album, Tulus, was released in 2011. Rolling Stone Indonesia put this album on the top chart of Indonesia's Best Album and awarded Tulus Rookie of the Year in 2013. His second album, Gajah, was released in 2013. Since then, 88,000 copies have been produced and distributed, making it one of the largest CD productions in Indonesia (2014–2015). It was the only music album in the Indonesian language that was listed in The Top 10 Best Selling Music Album in iTunes Asia, two months in a row after it was released. The title of the album was chosen because it was a childhood nickname of Tulus. "Gajah" is also the title of one of the songs on the album. It also includes the songs "Tanggal Merah", "Satu hari di Bulan Juni", "Bumerang", "Gajah", and others. "Sepatu" was re-released with a Japanese version, entitled "Kutsu" (セパトゥ〜くつ〜) which translated by Hiroaki Kato, on iTunes on 10 October 2015. In 2016, his third studio album Monokrom was officially released on 3 August, by his own label Tulus Co. It was also released under CD to 100 Indonesian music stores and also released in digital in Malaysia.
Music videos
Music videos
The six music videos for both of Tulus' albums were released on his YouTube channel. They are titled "Sewindu", "Baru", "Gajah", and "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya". Tulus directed the music videos for "Teman Hidup" and "Sepatu". The music video for "Sepatu" was shot in Hamburg, Germany and "Baru" was shot in Tokyo, Japan. In 2016, Tulus shot the music video for "Pamit" in Prague, Czech Republic.
Overseas performances
Overseas performances
• Illustration — Tulus performs at Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2020. Tulus has performed six solo concerts, titled Tulus: An Introduction (2011), Tulus: Beyond Sincere (2012), Tulus: Diorama Concert (2013), Tulus: Gajah Concert Bandung (2014), Tulus: Gajah Concert Jakarta (2014), Tulus: Gajah Concert Yogyakarta (2015). He has also performed at Java Jazz, Java Soundsfair, Bali Live Jazz Festival, Soulnation, and at Sounds of Indonesia in Hamburg, Germany. In October 2014, Tulus performed at the Anugerah Planet Muzik award ceremony in Singapore that was broadcast live in Malaysia and Indonesia. Tulus also won the "Best New Male Artist" award. In May 2015, Tulus represented Indonesia at the Asia Pacific Festival and International Music Conference of Music Matters 2015 in Singapore. He performed twice for the conference attendees during the festival. In September 2015, he was invited to perform at Soundsekerta 2015. This event was created by Indonesian students community in Melbourne, Australia. Tulus was invited to perform at the Hamazo 10th Festival in Hamamatsu, Japan in October 2015. That same month, he appeared at Macquarie University Auditorium, Sydney. This event was created by the local Indonesian student community.
The Voice Kids Indonesia
The Voice Kids Indonesia
On 29 April 2016, Tulus joined the coaching panel of The Voice Kids Indonesia with Bebi Romeo and Agnez Mo.
Collaborations
Collaborations
In addition to his albums, Tulus has collaborated on projects for brand activation campaigns. In 2014 – 2015, Tulus acted as a brand ambassador for Bend The Rules International campaign, held by Hewlett-Packard. Tulus released a new theme song in support of this campaign. Tulus composed a single, entitled "Lekas", which was used on the soundtrack for the Indonesian movie, 3 Nafas Likas (2014). In mid 2015, Tulus created a song with Ran, an Indonesian music group, for that will be used in an ad campaign for Listerine.
Tulus Company
Tulus Company
Tulus Company is an independent music label company was founded by Tulus together with his brother, Riri Muktamar, in 2010. Tulus Company has two main business divisions: Tulus Management (Tulus Man.) and Tulus Production (Tulus Pro.). Tulus has written songs released in two albums through Tulus Company, an independent record label company that he co founded with his older brother, Riri Muktamar.
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Tulus (2011) • Gajah (2014) • Monokrom (2016) • Manusia (2022)
As lead artist
As lead artist
List of singles, showing year released and selected chart positions • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • IND — WW • "Sewindu" — 2011 — – — – — Tulus • "Teman Hidup" — – — – • "Sepatu" — 2013 — – — – — Gajah • "Baru" — 2014 — – — – • "Gajah" — – — – • "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya" — 2015 — – — – • "Pamit" — 2016 — – — – — Monokrom • "Ruang Sendiri" — 36 — – • "Monokrom" — 21 — – • "Manusia Kuat" — 2017 — – — – • "Tukar Jiwa" — – — – • "Langit Abu-Abu" — 2018 — – — – • "Labirin" — – — – — rowspan="2" Non-album singles • "Adu Rayu" (with Yovie Widianto & Glenn Fredly) — 2019 — 4 — – • "Hati-Hati di Jalan" — 2022 — 1 — 123 — Manusia
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role • 2016–2017 — The Voice Kids Indonesia — Himself (coach)

Tulus performance in Binus Alam Sutra Grand Launching
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Tulus' live performance on his second tour, Manusia Tour 2023
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Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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Tulus born at Bukittinggi.
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Tulus
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1287713726, Tulus.
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- 1.Widianto, Stanley. Listen: Seven acts from Java Jazz Festival 2017 you should look out for, in a playlist. Bandwagon Asia. 27 January 2017.
- 2.Kurniawan, Riandy. Tulus – 'Beyond Sincere' : The Report. Jazzuality. 27 May 2012.
- 3.Live Review Konser Diorama Tulus. Rolling Stone Indonesia. 13 May 2013.
- 4.CD Review 'Tulus'. Rolling Stone Indonesia. 4 January 2012.
- 5.At a Glimpse: The world of Tulus. The Jakarta Post. 8 January 2012.
- 6.Safitri, Dewi. Menikmati halus mulus vokal Tulus. BBC Indonesia. 18 October 2013.
- 7.Editors' Choice 2013: Rookie of the Year: Tulus. Rolling Stone Indonesia. 14 May 2013.
- 8.Haryanto, Alexander. Ketika Indie Lebih Menjanjikan. Tirto.id. 25 June 2016.
- 9.Binsar Hutapea. Album Tulus sempat masuk dalam album terlaris iTune Global. Tabloid Bintang. 27 December 2014.
- 10.Fajar Anjungroso. Entering foreign markets, Tulus releasing "Sepatu" of Japanese version in iTunes. Tribun News. 16 October 2015.
- 11.Indra Leonardi. Monokrom Tulus' third studio album released on August 4. Music Life. 27 July 2016.
- 12.Andi Muttya Keteng Pangerang. Monokrom expression sweetest gratitude from Tulus. Kompas. 3 August 2016.
- 13.Story of Tulus receiving one award. Retrieved 13 November 2014
- 14.Okezone. AgnezMo, Beby Romeo & Tulus Jadi Juri The Voice Kids. 29 April 2016.
- 15.Permatasari, Novita. Tulus, Pria Introvert yang Mencintai Musik. Femina. 6 January 2017.
- 16.Billboard Indonesia Top 100 – Billboard Indonesia. Billboard Indonesia.
- 17.Tulus Chart History: Billboard Global 200. Billboard.
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scholarly publication
INFLEKSI DAN DERIVASI PADA LIRIK LAGU DALAM ALBUM MANUSIA KARYA TULUS, Literasi: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Bahasa, Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah, 2025Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1287713726, Tulus.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Tulus) • Country: NO (MusicBrainz artist record for Tulus) • Described As: Norwegian black metal band (MusicBrainz artist record for Tulus) • Kind Of Artist: group (MusicBrainz artist record for Tulus) • Born: Tulus was born in 1987 at Bukittinggi.
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