Billy Simpson (born 17 July 1987) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter, musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist. [1] [2] He is the winner of the first season of The Voice Indonesia .
In February 2013, Simpson passed the Blind-Audition of The Voice Indonesia which is aired in Indosiar TV. Singing the song One by U2 gave him a 4-chair-turn and he picked Giring Ganesha from the band Nidji as his coach. [3]
At the TOP 24, Simpson presented his own ‘twist’ of "Beautiful", a song originally performed by Cherrybelle, and managed to get to the next stage of the competition. [4] [5]
Fans from all over Indonesia started to follow Simpson and call themselves "Billyvers" [6]
Today, Simpson is the first winner of the show. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
All tracks are written by Simpson, with lyrics by Simpson except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Sabarlah" | 3:33 |
2. | "Janjimu Itu" | 3:39 |
3. | "Dekat Hati (lyrics by Billy Simpson, music by Billy Simpson and Andre Hermanto" | 3:51 |
4. | "Tak Kusangka" | 3:31 |
5. | "Kamu (lyrics and music by Billy Simpson & Bian)" | 4:40 |
6. | "Aku Menyesal (lyrics by Billy Simpson, music by Giring Ganesha of band Nidji, Ariel of band Nidji and Billy Simpson)" | 4:38 |
7. | "Jembatan Pengharapan" | 4:02 |
8. | "Indah Hidup Ini (lyrics by Billy Simpson, music by Billy Simpson and Lucky Barus)" | 4:25 |
9. | "Cerita Mentari" | 5:03 |
10. | "Lukisanku (lyrics by Billy Simpson, music by Giring Ganesha of band Nidji, Ariel of band Nidji and Billy Simpson)" | 3:33 |
Total length: | 41:00 |
After returning from Australia, [105] Simpson joined Jakarta Praise Community Church. [106]
On 24 November 2018, he married Sally Santoso. [107]
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