Having a Unique Voice Similar to Jungkook BTS, Here are a Series of Facts About Reza Darmawangsa, who Turns Out to be Mirriam Eka's Ex

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Ribka Ravika Sari

Reza Darmawangsa once again caught the public's attention after his cover video of Seven was noticed directly by the original singer, Jungkook BTS. Previously, he was known as an Indonesian YouTuber dubbed by netizens as the Indonesian Jungkook due to his beautiful and mesmerizing voice that resembles Jungkook BTS. Reza is also known to have trended several times on YouTube for his singing videos that garnered praise. Not only does he cover K-Pop songs, but Reza also often covers Western songs, Indonesian songs, and even Javanese songs.

He often shares his singing videos, known as 'Sing-off,' where he duets with other singers. He was even in the spotlight for his duet performance with Mirriam Eka (now the wife of Julian Jacob), receiving floods of praise and support from netizens at that time. However, Reza and Mirriam broke up after being in a long-term relationship. And even though shortly after, Mirriam Eka officially married Julian Jacob, Reza continues to create content until now.

What's even more amazing is that from the posts on his personal Instagram account @rezadarmawangsa, he reposted a snippet of a live video featuring Jungkook BTS watching Reza's cover of Seven. Jungkook appeared to thoroughly enjoy the cover video made by Reza and his companion. Netizens were touched and happy to congratulate him. Surely it was a sweet and memorable moment for Reza and especially for BTS Army. Well, for those of you who are curious about Reza Darmawangsa's profile, biography, career journey, and works, Reza Darmawangsa, please continue to read the next section, KLovers!

1. Profile and Biodata of Reza Darmawangsa

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Reza Darmawangsa or RZD's full name is Reza Alif Darmawangsa. He is known to be born in Bandung, West Java on January 4, 1998. Various sources mention that Reza's education includes attending SMA BPI 1 Bandung and then continuing his studies at Telkom University majoring in Visual Communication Design. Reza is known to practice Islam. 

In addition to being a popular singer and YouTuber known for his medley cover of hit songs, he also has skills in songwriting. You can follow his social media accounts on Instagram @rezadarmawangsa, TikTok @rzdarmawangsa, and on YouTube Reza Darmawangsa Official.

2. Reza Darmawangsa's Career Journey

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Previously, Reza Darmawangsa showed his talent in music through his ability to play the guitar and piano. Since high school, this Bandung native has been known to create some of his own songs. And his career journey continued from 2017 to 2019 when he became one of the participants in the talent search shows The Next Boy/Girl Group and Rising Star Indonesia. Meanwhile, at that time, he was selected as one of the top 13 contestants of Rising Star Indonesia 2018.

Although he did not reach the final round in both previous competitions, he did not stop there. He actively uploaded cover videos on his personal social media accounts, including Instagram, SoundCloud, TikTok, and YouTube. Getting unexpected responses, it turns out that many people like Reza's cover song content. He became more popular when he made a cover duet of his signature song 'Sing-off' with Maria Eka, also known as Mirriam Eka, before officially becoming the wife of Julian Jacob. The two of them often duet together and gained many viewers and became trending. In addition, in June 2020, Reza was recorded to have participated in the WAYO cover contest held by YG Entertainment and he was selected as the 2nd place winner.

Furthermore, Reza still often performs in several music events by singing various songs and is still actively uploading 'Sing-off' content with his duet partners, ranging from fellow YouTubers and influencers to artists. It is not uncommon for him to sing songs beautifully and coolly with his own arrangements in the Sing-off content. Recently, Reza dueted with Ghea Indrawari and Anneth Delliecia, which caught the attention of fans. In addition, the viral video of Reza receiving a notice from Jungkook BTS while covering the song titled Seven - Jungkook BTS ft Latto, which is currently popular, has made him shine even more because his vocal talent is so similar to that of the international boy band member.

3. Reza Darmawangsa's Works and Awards

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Reza Darmawangsa also has quite a lot of single song works and has been featured as a singer in songs by other musicians and celebrities. Some of his single works include Purple Raincoat (2022) with Ghea Indrawari (2022), Seberang (2020), Yang Kurasa (2020), I'm in Love (2020), Want Me Too (2019), and duet versions with Ashira Zamita on the song titled Cintaku Kini (2020) and the song Yang Kurasa (2020). 

Meanwhile, Reza's role as a featured singer includes the song titled Raga & Hati (2021) where Mirriam Eka features Reza Darmawangsa in the music video, then in 2019, SantanaSquad features Ferrera, Seima.L, and himself in the song Love Song, and in 2018, SantanaSquad features himself and Ferrera in the song San Andreas, Pt. 2. Apart from music works, Reza has also published a book titled Ephiphany on December 28, 2020. 

In addition, Reza has been nominated for the Favorite Local Music Content Creator category at the Video Content Creator Awards 2021. Amazingly, he has also won awards at two events. He won the Favorite Music Cover Content Creator category at the Video Content Creator Awards in 2022 and also in 2021. Wow, talented and amazing! 

(kpl/rib)