Melly Lee Wins First Place in D'Academy Asia 6, Defeating Two Contestants from the Philippines

Kapanlagi.com - Indonesian contestant, Melly Lee became the first champion of D'Academy Asia 6 (DA Asia 6). Melly successfully defeated Lovely from the Philippines who was in the runner-up position. Meanwhile, Kier King, who is also a participant from the Philippines, was in the third position.

Melly successfully gathered a total of 1574 points. Then, Lovely successfully gathered a total of 1555 points. Meanwhile, Kier King, who occupied the third position with 1547 points. Those points were calculated based on the accumulated score obtained from the jury panel, concert show, and result show.

1. Duet with Rossa

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On the peak night, the three finalists managed to give their best performances. Besides performing solo, the three also had a duet with Rossa. The mother of one child admitted feeling proud to be able to duet with the three DA Asia 6 finalists.

"Wow, all three of them, two from the Philippines and one from Indonesia, and what I'm proud of is that the two from outside have learned to study dangdut songs," said Rossa at Studio 6 Indosiar, West Jakarta, Tuesday (5/9/2023).

"I'm really impressed with Indosiar for giving them the opportunity to excel and at the same time promoting dangdut internationally," added Rossa.

2. Received Standing Ovation

Then, Melly Lee's performance caught attention when she sang the song titled 'Kumpulan Dusta'. In fact, her stage act received recognition with all the audience giving a lively standing ovation (SO).

Not to be outdone by Melly, Lovely's solo performance also amazed the jury when she sang the song 'Mata Hatiku'. She even managed to receive six SOs for her performance on stage.

Meanwhile, Gino Padilla, who is a jury member from the Philippines, feels proud because Lovely and Kier King have brought honor to their country on the D'Academy Asia 6 stage.

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