[3] After graduating in SMK St Joseph, he joined the reality competition Idol in early 2009 after passing the audition in Kuching.

Also involved in the play were other ASTRO talents, Eric Lin, Michael Rao, fellow AF7 alumni Nas Adila and Amy Wang.

Early in the year 2011, fans was shocked to hear that the young singer was involved in a traffic accident at 10pm on 3 January while he was driving home after a rehearsal.

Prior to his traffic accident, fans was wondering if the young star could perform at the Anugerah Juara Lagu on the 9th.

On 9 January, Hafiz was spurred with winning 2 categories on the 25th Anugerah Juara Lagu at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.

[12] However he lost the Best Male Artist (all country) category, which he was also nominated, to fellow local singer Faizal Tahir.

Hafiz also starred alongside his friends Aril and Akim in Astro Ria Teenage TV Show Kau dan Aku.

This fan-voted award held annually by Berita Harian, one of the most popular Malay News Paper in Malaysia.

His Stellar rendition of Adele's "Someone Like You" brought him to the top of the voting chart at the end of their first concert in week 4 of the game.

Hafiz represented Malaysia at the first ABU TV Song Festival 2012 which was held at the KBS Concert Hall, in Seoul, South Korea on 14 October 2012.

[16][better source needed] Hafiz once again won Anugerah Juara Lagu 28 on 26 January 2014 with his single "Bahagiamu Deritaku".