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News of 11 Indonesian Idol Champions: Some Passed Away, Just Released from Prison, and Became MTV Europe Nominee

News of 11 Indonesian Idol Champions: Some Passed Away, Just Released from Prison, and Became MTV Europe Nominee

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News of 11 Indonesian Idol Champions: Some Passed Away, Just Released from Prison, and Became MTV Europe Nominee

Indonesian Idol is one of the popular talent search shows for vocal performance in the country. For those who don't know, this show has been held eleven times, which means it has produced eleven champions with outstanding voices and star quality. For those curious about the news of the first to latest Indonesian Idol champions, here is how they are now!

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Happy news comes from the first Indonesian Idol champion in 2004, Joy Destiny Tobing. She has just married a soldier from the Indonesian National Army, Cahyo Permono. This is Joy's second marriage. From her first marriage, she has a son.

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Mike Mohede, who was dubbed as having the voice of an angel, was the champion of Indonesian Idol season two in 2005. He also represented Indonesia in the Asian Idol competition. Mike passed away on July 31, 2016, at the age of 32, due to a heart attack.

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Ihsan Tarore, who was only 17 years old at the time, won the third season in 2006. Ihsan, who is now 32 years old, is still actively singing and is also known as an actor. His acting can be seen in FTV Indosiar, Kisah Nyata.

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Rinni Wulandari became the champion of Indonesian Idol season four in 2007. Rinni is still known as a solo singer. She is also busy as a mother of one child from her marriage to musician Jevin Julian.

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Aris became the champion of Indonesian Idol season five in 2008. He caught attention by successfully passing the audition with the guitar he used as a street musician. Aris was briefly imprisoned for drug-related issues and was released last year. Now, in addition to being a YouTuber, Aris has also opened several businesses with his wife.

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The sixth Indonesian Idol was held in 2008 and the champion was Igo Pentury. He is still actively singing and released a song titled Cinta Bukan Sahabat (Love is Not a Friend) last September. Igo also enjoys hiking, diving, and playing soccer.

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Regina Ivanova, one of the champions of Idol, is also still actively singing. She became the champion for the seventh season in 2012. Regina got married to Lucky Jayadi last February and often shows their romance together.

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Nowela Elizabeth Auparay became the champion of the eighth Indonesian Idol in 2014. Nowela still frequently performs off-air. She is also actively showcasing the beauty of Papua, her hometown, through the Instagram platform.

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After a four-year absence, the ninth season of Indonesian Idol was held again in 2018 and the champion was Maria Simorangkir. Maria is now 20 years old and busy studying at the Indonesian Christian University. Maria has also recently released a single titled Jangan Kau Tinggalkan Aku.

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Lyodra Margareta Ginting became the champion of the tenth season of Indonesian Idol held in 2020. Lyodra has just been nominated for Best Southeast Asia Act at the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards. At the time this article was published, Lyodra was in Dubai to perform at Expo 2020 Dubai.

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The latest champion of Indonesian Idol is Rimar Callista, who was crowned champion in April 2021. She has just released a single titled Waktu dan Perhatian, which was sung as a duet with Mark Natama, last October.

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