Passed the Final Audition of Dangdut Academy 8, Rama from Cirebon Wants to Make His Parents Happy
15-year-old Rama from Cirebon successfully advanced to the Final Audition of Dangdut Academy 8.
Kapanlagi.com - Kadhafy's journey to the Top 53 of D'Academy 8 was not easy. The participant from Bangkalan, Madura, East Java had to go through a long struggle during the offline audition in Surabaya before finally managing to step into the Final Audition round.
The 15-year-old teenager admitted that he left at 6:00 AM to get an early queue. However, the large number of participants present made him wait until the evening before finally performing in front of the judges.
"The journey was that the first audition was an offline audition in Surabaya. I left in the morning at 6, arrived there at 7. It started at 8, yes at 8 in the morning I queued until the evening, only in the evening, maybe after Isya, I was auditioned," Kadhafy said when met at the Emtek Studio, West Jakarta, Wednesday (8/7/2026).
Waiting for more than half a day is certainly an exhausting experience. Nevertheless, Kadhafy chose to persevere because he has a great determination to realize his dream of becoming a dangdut singer and making his parents proud.
"My motivation is to make my parents proud, and I want to develop myself to become better, especially in singing, right? Yes," he said.

Kadhafy D'Academy 8 - © KapanLagi.com/Budy Santoso
Not only family, but support also comes from various parties in his hometown. Kadhafy admitted to receiving encouragement from school friends to the local government, which continuously provides prayers and motivation while he participates in the competition.
"I have a lot of support there, from the Regent, from family, and friends from school too," he said.
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