Nafa Urbach | |
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Born | Nafa Indria Urbach 15 June 1980 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia |
Nationality | Indonesian |
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Partner | Primus Yustisio (1997–2001) |
Children | Mikhaela Lee Jowono |
Parent(s) | Ronald Walter Urbach (father) Neneng Maria Kusuma (mother) |
Relatives | Alam Urbach (brother) Joey Alexander (nephew) |
Musical career | |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
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Nafa Indria Urbach (born 15 June 1980) is an Indonesian soap opera actress and singer. She began her career in the entertainment world through with her song "Bagai Lilin Kecil" composed by Deddy Dores. [1] She is often referred to as the successor to the singer Nike Ardilla. [2]
Nafa Indria Urbach was born 15 June 1980 in Magelang to Ronald Urbach and Neneng Maria Kusuma. Nafa is the third of the couple's four children; she has two older sisters named Farah and Maya and a younger brother named Alam. [3] His father was an Ashkenazi Jew of Turkish-Uzbeks descent from his grandmother on his father's side and German from his grandfather also on his father's side while his mother was Dutch from his grandmother on his mother's side and Javanese from grandfather is also from the mother's side. [4] She is the aunt of the Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander. [5]
Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Urbach was in a relationship with Iranian-Indonesian actor Primus Yustisio , who has made appearances in these music videos, starting with "Hatiku Bagai Terpenjara" and ending with "Tiada Dusta Di Hatiku", from 1997 to 2001. [6] Urbach was born a muslim but after hearing Pastor John Hartman's oath following their separation, she decided to convert to Christianity. [7] Urbach married the Chinese Indonesian actor Zack Lee in Jakarta on 16 February 2007. [8] Urbach had met Lee in a nightclub, four years earlier. [9] Though Urbach and Lee had different religious origins, in September 2003 Urbach announced that she had converted from Islam to Christianity before marrying Lee. [10] [11]
After her wedding Nafa had a miscarriage in September 2007, when she was two months pregnant. [12] She gave birth on 8 February 2011 to a daughter, Mikhaela Lee Jowono. [13] On October 23, 2017 they had officially divorced. [14]
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2018 | Kembang Kantil |
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