Biography
Who is Lyodra?
Early life and education
Lyodra was born in Medan, North Sumatra, to Simar Ginting and Natalia Johanna Tarigan. She grew up in a Catholic household and attended St. Ignasius Junior High School. Later, she went to Santo Thomas 2 Senior High School in Medan. She eventually enrolled at Pelita Harapan University to study communication, but she left after her second semester.
As a child, she showed musical ability early, singing in local competitions by age four. She also learned to play the organ while serving as a psalmist at the Catholic Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Medan. Her vocal training included working with teacher Derta Purba starting in 2013.
Musical beginnings
Her professional path started at Kirana Semen Indonesia in 2014, where she won first prize after representing Medan in the Jakarta finals. Later that year, she joined the fourth season of Indonesia Mencari Bakat. Following her time on that program, she signed with GUT Records. This led to her inclusion in the group Di Atas Rata-Rata 2.
With this ensemble, she performed at the Java Jazz Festival in 2016 and at the Merdeka Palace for national celebrations. In 2017, she competed in the Sanremo Junior contest in Italy, winning the A3 category for children aged six to fifteen. She received a special trophy from the event committee for her performance of Dear Dream.
Indonesian Idol and album releases
In 2019, she auditioned for the tenth season of Indonesian Idol. Her performance of I'll Never Love Again impressed the judges and earned her a golden ticket. She became the competition winner on March 2, 2020, at age sixteen. This victory brought her the single Gemintang Hatiku.
She later released her first studio album, titled Lyodra, in 2021. This collection featured collaborations with producers like Dipha Barus and Yovie Widianto. The project was recommended by The Victor Magazine and won Album of the Year at the 2021 Indonesian Music Awards. She continued her music releases in 2023 with the song Ego and the collaborative track Menyesal, a remake featuring Tiara Andini and Ziva Magnolya. Her second album, Melangkah, arrived in October 2024.
Acting and industry awards
Beyond her music, she began an acting career. She debuted in the 2021 web series 7 Hari Sebelum 17 Tahun as a student named Gina. This teen drama appeared on the Stro digital channel.
Her work in the industry has earned several honors. She won Best New Asian Artist at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards and the Asia Celebrity award at the 2022 Asia Artist Awards. Also, TikTok named her Musician of the Year in 2022. She has represented her country internationally, including a performance at Expo 2020 in Dubai.
Birthday and age
Lyodra was born on June 21, 2003, which makes Lyodra 23 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Lyodra shares the date with 71 other famous people.
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