Broery Marantika's Premonition about Glenn Fredly 25 Years Ago Comes True

Kapanlagi.com - Glenn Fredly left millions of memories for the Indonesian music industry. One of them is the realization of Broery Marantika's premonition 25 years ago, which was revealed by Helmy Yahya after Glenn Fredly's passing.

In the early 90s, the late Broery Marantika, who was the host of the show Berpacu Dalam Melodi, introduced Glenn Fredly to quiz queen Ani Sumadi while waiting for the shooting to start. According to Helmy Yahya, Broery Marantika, who rarely gave compliments, even mentioned that Glenn Fredly would become a great singer.

"This is a singer from Ambon with an amazing voice. He is my successor," Helmy Yahya recalled in a video uploaded on Helmy Yahya Bicara's YouTube channel.

1. Confirmed Intuition

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Sure enough, Glenn Fredly's name has become more well-known among the public over time. Glenn Fredly's works, which are known to be very romantic, are liked throughout the country, earning him the title 'prince of love'.

Glenn Fredly is not only known as a musician, but also as someone who has a high social concern and always respects his seniors. Glenn is also a social activist with extraordinary ideals.

2. Initially Didn't Believe

When Broery Marantika said that Glenn Fredly would become a successful figure, Helmy Yahya initially didn't believe it until he witnessed the career journey of the singer of the song 'Kasih Putih' himself. He became a witness to Glenn Fredly's footsteps until he became an icon in the Indonesian music industry.

"After that meeting, which I didn't take too seriously at the time because I knew that Broery sometimes jokes a lot, but after that Glenn started to gain popularity," said Helmy Yahya.

(kpl/rsp)