Kapanlagi.com - Via Vallen is a beautiful dangdut singer from Sidoarjo, East Java. She gained popularity through the viral song "Sayang", and now she has become one of the leading artists. However, becoming famous is not easy, it is full of challenges.
Maulidia Octavia, her real name, has struggled for a long time to achieve her current position. For years, she has built a career as a dangdut singer in Surabaya, East Java, where she resides.
Negative comments from internet users have hurt Via Vallen's feelings. No one expected that Via Vallen, a dangdut singer, actually suffers from severe depression, to the point of contemplating suicide.
Here are some interesting facts about Via Vallen, a beautiful artist born on October 1, 1990. Summarized from various sources on Tuesday (12/03/2024).
1. Child of a Traveling Dangdut Singer
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Via Vallen is the first child of Mohammad Arifin, who is from Java, and Rosida, who is from Sunda-Aceh. Her father is a dangdut musician who often performs in the area where they live.
Since elementary school, Via has often accompanied her father while he works at various events. Her father has been intensively guiding Via to become a dangdut singer, and Via has even been a part of a Malay Orchestra group in her village.
2. Previously Experienced Depression
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Since becoming known as a dangdut singer, Via Vallen has experienced harassment from hateful comments by netizens. Regardless of the works she has produced, Via Vallen is always the target of monthly attacks from netizens in the online world.
She asked her management to reject offers to appear on television because she does not want to become a target of online bullying again. However, behind all of that, Via actually always wants to maintain her career because her family heavily relies on her income as a singer.
3. Having the Intention to Commit Suicide
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The thought of ending her life also briefly crossed Via Vallen's mind because she often gets attacked and harassed by internet users in the virtual world.
Until now, Via Vallen admitted that she never shared her problems with her family because she didn't want to make her parents worried.
That's why she always kept all her problems to herself until the point where she felt like ending her life.
4. Having the Bad Habit of Burying Problems
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Via Vallen admitted that she has a bad habit of keeping her problems to herself without sharing them with the people closest to her. This habit only burdens her mind even more until she eventually feels like ending her life.
However, Via Vallen then rose from those difficult times and started ignoring negative comments from internet users. She also began to enjoy going for walks as a way to relieve stress from the problems in her life.
Apparently, that method is very effective in making Via Vallen feel better until now.
5. First Child of 5 Siblings
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Via Vallen is the first child of five siblings. She has two younger sisters and two younger brothers. Her siblings are Mella Rossa, Rafi Pratama, Vinda Alfinna, and Alvin Saputra.
On social media, Via often shows her closeness and intimacy with her siblings in various moments.
6. Having a Close Relationship with Her Grandmother
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Since childhood until the age of 6, Via was taken care of very closely by her grandmother. Their relationship was so close that when her grandmother fell seriously ill, Via waited until she arrived.
Finally, when Via arrived, her grandmother passed away peacefully.
7. Married to Chevra Yolandi
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On July 15, 2022, Via Vallen married Chevra Yolandi, the man she has chosen as her life partner. Chevra was previously the vocalist of a local band, Papinka.
They started dating in 2021 and decided to get married the following year after Chevra proposed to Via. Their marriage relationship is going harmoniously and remains romantic.
8. Experiencing Failure in Indonesian Idol Auditions
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Via has participated in singing auditions on Indonesian Idol several times. However, she was hindered by school exams that clashed with the audition schedule.
Finally, she managed to perform on the Indonesian Idol stage, not as a finalist, but as a guest star filling the event.
9. Manchester United Football Club Fans
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Apparently, Via Vallen likes football. She is a big fan of one of the major clubs, Manchester United. Her room used to be decorated with various accessories related to MU, such as a mattress, blanket, and bedsheet.
10. Via Vallen Becomes the Official Singer of the Asian Games 2018 Theme Song
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Erick Thohir, who serves as the Chairman of the Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee, explained why Via Vallen was chosen as one of the Official Singers of the Asian Games 2018 Theme Song.
He stated that the decision was based on statistical analysis and consideration that she is a singer with an increasing trend.
11. Who did Via Vallen marry?
Artist Via Vallen and Chevra Yolandi got married on July 15, 2022.
12. Why is Via Vallen famous?
Maulidia Octavia, better known by her stage name Via Vallen (born in Surabaya, October 1, 1991; 29 years old), is an Indonesian dangdut and koplo singer. Via started her singing career at the age of 15.
13. What is Via Vallen's ethnic background?
Via is of Javanese descent from her father and Sundanese-Acehnese descent from her mother.
14. What is Via Vallen's husband's current occupation?
Chevra manages a YouTube channel called Pak Geng Official.
15. Who is Chevra Yolandi?
Chevra Yolandi is a man from Bangka Belitung, born on May 6, 1988. He is the husband of Via Vallen and also a band member.
(kpl/fta)
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.