Making Astonished, This is the Appearance of 8 Champions of Indonesian Idol Then and Now

The first Indonesian Idol held in 2004 was won by Joy Destiny Tiurma Tobing, defeating Delon Thamrin at the time. After becoming the first champion of Indonesian Idol, Joy Tobing, as she is commonly called, had a skyrocketing career after releasing an album and a victory single created by renowned singer Glenn Fredly. Until now, Joy rarely appears on television as she is busy with her involvement in politics. Joy also ran for legislative office in the 2019 elections, but did not pass, so she returned to singing in church.

Ihsan Tarora was the winner of Indonesian Idol in 2006, defeating Dirly Sompie. After becoming the champion of Indonesian Idol at that time, his career shone brightly. He not only became a singer but also an actor. He has appeared in several movies, soap operas, and FTVs. Ihsan once won the Favorite Actor/Actress award at the Indonesian Movie Awards 2011. Until now, he is still active in the entertainment industry in Indonesia, as reported by Brilio.net.

The champion of the fourth season of Indonesian Idol was won by Rinni Wulandari, a singer from Medan. Like Ihsan, Rinni is still active in the entertainment industry as a singer. Her songs and voice always attract attention. And now she is expanding her wings as a music producer and forming the music group Soundwave.

Aris Runtuwene, one of the champions of Indonesian Idol season five held in 2008, successfully defeated the beautiful singer Gisella Anastasia at that time. Aris' struggle since the beginning of participating in Indonesian Idol is very inspiring, he used to be a street performer. Until now, Aris has not been able to sustain in the entertainment industry, he continues to work as a street performer and an online taxi driver.

Indonesian Idol in 2010 was won by the champion Igo Pentury, who also successfully defeated Citra Scholastika. After becoming the champion, Igo released his album but he seemed to disappear. And now, Igo, who is known to be married and has two children, apparently enjoys traveling. He even once climbed four mountains in seven days.

Name Regina Ivanova is one of the champions of Indonesian Idol season seven, after successfully winning Indonesian Idol, this 33-year-old singer is also known for releasing many singles. Until now, she is still active in the world of singing, she was also trusted to be a judge in Indonesian Idol 2017 in Padang City as reported by Brilio.net.

Nowela Elisabeth Auparay from Wamena, Papua, successfully became the champion of Indonesian Idol season eight held in 2014. After winning, she still continues to exist in the singing world and releases new singles. Nowadays, she rarely appears on television and is more active as an off-air and spiritual singer.

Indonesian Idol season nine, held in 2018, was won by Maria Simorangkai after defeating Ahmad Abdul. After successfully becoming the champion, she is still active as a singer and has released her single titled Yang Terbaik dan Yakin Bahagia.