Isyana Sarasvati (born 2 May 1993) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She is a graduate of Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and London's Royal College of Music.[1][3] Known for her original compositions, she wrote all of the songs on her 2015 debut pop album, Explore! and on her two subsequent albums, Paradox (2017) and Lexicon (2019).[4] She has also performed as an opera singer in Singapore.[5][6] She is the recipient of numerous Indonesian and international awards.
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Born | (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 (age 29)[1] Bandung, West Java, Indonesia |
Education | Royal College of Music
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts |
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Spouse | dr. Rayhan Maditra Indrayanto
(m. 2020) |
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Relatives | Rara Sekar Larasati [id] (sister) |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Sony Music Indonesia (2014–2020) REDROSE RECORDS (2020–present) |
Website | isyanasarasvati |
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Before gaining fame as a pop singer and songwriter, she had built a reputation as a classical music soloist and recitalist. Isyana also participated in numerous musical competitions. At age 15, she won a "best composer" award. Her song Wings of Your Shadow was selected as the 12th best composition of 3,500 entries in the International Junior Original Concert (IJOC). As a result, she performed the electone at the IJOC 2008 concert in Bunkamura hall, Tokyo, Japan.[7] Isyana signed a recording deal with Sony Music Indonesia in 2014 and released two singles, Keep Being You (2014) and Tetap Dalam Jiwa (2015). Her albums have received positive reviews and commercial success.[8]
On 2 September 2018, Isyana sang the first song at the closing ceremony of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, performing Asia's Who We Are before an audience of more than 55,000 people at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.[9]
In May 2019, Walt Disney Pictures selected Isyana and Gamaliel Tapiheru [id] to sing A Whole New World on the soundtrack for the Indonesian version of the 2019 remake of Aladdin. They were interviewed in Tokyo by Alan Menken, the man behind many Walt Disney Animation Studios film scores.[10] In July 2019, Isyana joined the coaching panel of Season 4 of The Voice Indonesia with Armand Maulana [id], Titi DJ, Nino RAN, and Vidi Aldiano.[11] Isyana was also a panelist for Season 4 of The Voice Kids Indonesia.[12]
In 2019, she was listed on Forbes Indonesia's 30 Under 30 list of inspiring young achievers, in the art, style and entertainment category.[13] In April 2020, Forbes Asia included Isyana on its 30 Under 30 list in the Entertainment and Sports, and Celebrity categories.[14][15]
After six years with Sony Music Indonesia, Isyana on 20 October 2020 announced she had established a music label called REDROSE RECORDS.[16] On 2 February 2021, Isyana and her husband Rayhan released a single titled 1+1 to mark their first wedding anniversary.[17][18]
On March 10, 2022, Garena Free Fire Indonesia announced an collaboration with Isyana with the concept of The Diva on Battle In Style, the collaboration resulted in a music video with a Free Fire theme song arranged by Isyana.[19][20][21] FF Esport ID even collaborated with Isyana's song "IL SOGNO" and a lyric video with the theme of FFIM which was released on the YouTube FF Esport ID channel and became a backsound at the Free Fire Indonesia Masters 2022 Spring competition.[22]
On 2 October 2022, Isyana released her first NFT with the title My Mystery NFT.[23]
Isyana was born in Bandung on 2 May 1993. She spent part of her early childhood outside Indonesia because her parents worked and studied in Belgium. When she was seven, her family moved to Bandung, West Java. Isyana is the youngest daughter of Luana Marpanda, a music teacher, and Sapta Dwikardana, a lecturer and graphologist. She has an older sister, Rara Sekar Larasati [id], a cultural anthropologist, who also sang in a called Banda Neira. Raised in a family of educators, Isyana was introduced to music at the age of four by her mother. Isyana plays piano, electone, flute, violin and saxophone.
Isyana's music career in Indonesia began with several covers of popular songs of 2012 and 2013, uploaded on her YouTube and SoundCloud channels. After turning down initial offers of recording contracts because she wanted to focus on her studies, she signed with Sony Music Indonesia in 2014.[24]
At age 16, Isyana received a scholarship from the Singapore Government to study Music Performance at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). in 2012, she was an exchange student at Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan. In 2013, she obtained a Diploma in Music Performance. Isyana was awarded a full scholarship to study further at NAFA in collaboration with the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, under the Bachelor of Music with Honours Funded Degree Program. In her final year of study, she received the RCM Excellence Award Scholarship (2015). On 26 September 2015, Isyana graduated from NAFA with a Bachelor of Music and received the Best Graduate and Embassy of Peru awards.
Isyana is Sundanese and Javanese. She met Rayhan Maditra Indrayanto in junior high school. They began dating in 2007. After being in a relationship for 12 years, they became engaged on 29 December 2019 and were married on 2 February 2020 in Bandung.[2]
Title | Album details |
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Explore! |
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Paradox |
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LEXICON |
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AIR (with Afgan and Rendy Pandugo [id]) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Label |
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"Paseban Cafe" | 2014 | — | Fariz RM & Dian PP in Collaboration With | Target Pop |
"Keep Being You"[30] | — | Explore! | Sony Music Indonesia | |
"Tetap Dalam Jiwa"[31] | 2015 | — | OST Tiger Boy & Explore! | |
"Kau Adalah"[32] (featuring Rayi Putra of RAN) |
— | Explore! | ||
"Mimpi"[33] | 2016 | — | ||
"Tanah Airku" | — | OST My Trip My Adventure: The Lost Paradise | ||
"Pesta" | 2017 | — | Explore! | |
"The Way I Love You" | — | |||
"Anganku Anganmu"[34][35] (with Raisa) |
— | Paradox | Sony Music Indonesia, Juni Records | |
"Sekali Lagi" | — | OST Critical Eleven & Paradox | Sony Music Indonesia | |
"Terpesona" (featuring Gamaliel Tapiheru of GAC [fr; id]) |
— | Paradox | ||
"Masih Berharap"[36] | — | OST Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 | MD Music Indonesia | |
"Lembaran Buku" | 2018 | — | Paradox | Sony Music Indonesia |
"Heaven"[37] (with Afgan and Rendy Pandugo [id]) |
— | Dekade | Sony Music Indonesia, Trinity Optima Production | |
"Winter Song" | — | Paradox | Sony Music Indonesia | |
"Asia's Who We Are" | — | Asian Games 2018: Energy of Asia | ||
"Luruh" (with Rara Sekar Larasati [id]) |
— | Milly & Mamet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Sony Music Indonesia | |
"Feel So Right"[38] (with Afgan and Rendy Pandugo [id]) |
2019 | — | AIR | Sony Music Indonesia, Trinity Optima Production |
"Never Let Go" (with Afgan and Rendy Pandugo [id]) |
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"Lagu Cinta" (with Afgan and Rendy Pandugo [id]) |
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"A Whole New World"[39] (featuring Gamaliel Tapiheru of GAC [fr; id]) |
— | OST Aladdin (Indonesia Version) | Walt Disney Records | |
"untuk hati yang terluka."[40] | 27 | OST Nanti Kita Cerita tentang Hari Ini & LEXICON | Sony Music Indonesia | |
"ragu Semesta"[41][42] | 66 | LEXICON | ||
"Sikap Duniawi"[43][44] | 36 | |||
"Lagu Malam Hari" | 2020 | — | ||
"UNLOCK THE KEY" | — | Single non-album | REDROSE RECORDS | |
"1+1" (with Rayhan Maditra Indrayanto [id]) |
2021 | — | Single non-album | REDROSE RECORDS |
"IL SOGNO"[45] | — | OST Teka-teki Tika | ||
"Yth: Naif" (with Diskoria [id], Ardhito Pramono & KawaNAIF) |
— | Single non-album | Suara Disko | |
"IL SOGNO" (with Deadsquad) | 2022 | — | Single non-album | REDROSE RECORDS |
"my Mystery" | — | Single non-album | ||
Isyana created a program called "METAL" which stands for MAKAN SANTEI TAPI ENDOL, the event also became her debut as a host. The format of the show is packaged in a relaxed manner with the main content of having fun chatting and casual dining with guest stars who are presented differently in each episode. The show premiered on April 9, 2021 featuring Rossa.[46]
Year | Title | Role | Production | Network | Ref. |
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2021 | METAL | Host | WAW Entertainment | YouTube | [47][48] |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Achievements | Ref. |
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2018 | Milly & Mamet | Rika | Cameo |
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2020 | Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini | Awan's daughter | Cameo | [50] | |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Network |
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2015 | Berpacu Dalam Melodi [id] | Herself | Contestant | NET TV |
2015 | The East | Herself | Special Guest Star (Episode 41) | NET TV |
2019 | The Voice Indonesia | Herself | Coach | GTV |
2021 | The Voice Kids Indonesia | Herself | Winning Coach | GTV |
2021 | MasterChef Indonesia season 8 | Herself | Guest Judge | RCTI |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Production | Network | Ref. |
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2017 | Isyana's Story of Two Rainbows | Herself | (Episode 1-5) | Cornetto Indonesia | YouTube | [51] |
2018 | Call Me Ai: A Story of The Expert | Ai | (Episode 1-3) | Oppo Indonesia | YouTube | |
International & National
International
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National & Regional
Isyana is the recipient of awards from Anugerah Musik Indonesia, Billboard Indonesia,[52] Cornetto Pop Awards, Dahsyatnya Awards, Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards, Inbox Awards, Indonesian Box Office Movie Awards (IBOMA),[53] Indonesian Choice Awards, Insert Awards, Maya Awards, Rolling Stone Editor's Choice Awards, SCTV Music Awards, and Showbiz Indonesia Awards.
Isyana was named Best Asian Artist Indonesia 2016 and Best Composer of the Year 2017 at the MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards)[54][55] and 2 Anugerah Planet Muzik.[56] In late 2017 Isyana was nominated for Best Southeast Asia Act at the MTV EMA, London.[57] For her contribution and support to Indonesian music, she was given the 2016 Anugerah Kekayaan Intelektual Nasional award (certificate of appreciation for Copyright and Related Rights) from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.[58]
Year | Concert title | Detail | Venue | Ref. |
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May 20, 2020 | LEXICON+ Virtual Home Concert |
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Online Concert (virtual) | [59] |
2022 | LEXICONCERT Live on Tour | It is a series of solo concert tours from the LEXICON album and several of her latest singles. |
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2019 | Thank You & Goodnight Tour | Boyzone | Opening Act & Collaboration | Tennis Indoor Senayan | [61] |
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