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Birth name | Oxavia Aldiano |
Also known as | Vidi Aldiano |
Born | Jakarta, Indonesia | 29 March 1990
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Years active | 2005–presents |
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Oxavia Aldiano (born 29 March 1990), [2] professionaly known as Vidi Aldiano, is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. [3] He started his musical career in 2008 with his debut album Pelangi di Malam Hari. "Nuansa Bening" and "Status Palsu" from the album became hits and brought his name to fame. [4]
In 2009, early in his career, he received his first award of Most Favorite Male Artist during the 2009 MTV Indonesia Awards . [5]
Persona (2016) was certified triple platinum, his first, after selling 250.000 physical copies in 5 months. [6]
Oxavia Aldiano was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. [2] His Javanese father, Harry Aprianto Kissowo, was the owner of an event organizer business. [7] [8] His Minangkabau mother, Besbarini, was a piano teacher. [9] [10] On his father's side, Aldiano is the grandson S. Darsih Kissowo. [11]
His last name Aldiano is an acronym of "Alhamdulillah Dia Nongol" (lit. 'Thank God He Pops Out'). When his mother gave birth to him, Aldiano and his mother were almost helpless because she suffered an illness. [12] When Aldiano was born, his father was grateful and said the phrase. [13] Oxavia means "balance". Meanwhile, Vidi is an abbreviation of his name. [14] He has two younger siblings, Diva Stradivaryan and Vadi Akbar, who are also singers. [15]
Vidi was raised is a family highly appreciative of music. When little, he often listened to ad jingles on TV, humming to the tunes, and he liked the sound of adzan. His parents signed him up for a singing competition. He earned third place in a kindergarten singing competition when he was 2,5. [16] When he was 3, he learned the piano under the tutelage of his mother, [17] then learned the violin when he was in elementary school. He started singing when he was in middle school. [18] When little, he was shy and a bookworm. It caused him to not have many friends in his childhood. During recess, he preferred to spend his time studying at the library. [19]
Aldiano received his elementary and high school education at the Al-Azhar Foundation: SDI Al Azhar 4, Kebayoran Lama (1996–2002); SMPI Al Azhar 3, Bintaro (2002–2005); and SMAI Al Azhar 1, Kebayoran Baru (2005–2008). [20] He formed a duo with Raisa during high school, but their activities did not last long due to a greater transportation cost than money earned. [21] Upon graduation from high school, Aldiano majored in Electrical Engineering at Pelita Harapan University, but he felt not suited to the materials and switched to Management after a few months. [22] Entering college, he adjusted his busy singing career with his studies by buying books. He carried books everywhere, even when in the studio. [23] Aldiano participated in the Summer Program at Berklee College of Music for two months from July to August 2012, [24] studying vocal techniques, theory, musicalisation, and music history. [25] Returning to Indonesia, he entered his seventh and last semester of college. [26] Aldiano completed his studies in mid-2013 with a GPA of 3.62. [27] He then continued his postgraduate studies in the University of Manchester studying Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship starting November 2013. [28] He finished his thesis as graduation requirements on September 2014 after working on it for 3 months with research done in Indonesia. [29] He graduated cum laude on 2015. [30]
In 2006, on a whim while truanting, Aldiano participated in the third season of Indonesian Idol at the Jakarta International Expo, singing Glenn Fredly's "Pada Satu Cinta", and made it to the top 100. [31]
He recorded his first album in grade 10 to replace the songs played at his school canteen. He disliked and was bored with the songs so he intended to record an album himself to be played there. He recorded and produced his songs independently. The album was finished after 3 years, shortly after he graduated. [32] Then, he sent the demo album to record labels, but was rejected 6 times, as male soloists was not trending then. In 2008, music producer Lala Hamid produced Aldiano's debut album Pelangi di Malam Hari. [33] The first single "Nuansa Bening" from the album was a hit in TVs and radios. [34] The second single "Status Palsu" was also a hit. [35]
For Ramadan 2009 (August–September 2009), Aldiano with Vadi Akbar released the compilation religious album Lelaki Pilihan. In the album, he sings "Rindu Rasul" with Sam Bimbo, "Ibunda Kita (Surga Kita)", and "Keagungan Tuhan". [36]
Aldiano received his first award of Most Favorite Male Artist during the 2009 MTV Indonesia Awards . [5]
His second album Yang Kedua was initially slated for 14 February 2011, [37] but delayed to 27 July. This album was released under Trinity Optima. [38] The album consists of 11 singles, 6 of them written by Aldiano, with 3 hit singles "Datang dan Kembali", "Lupakan Mantan", and "Gadis Genit". [38] [39] He was involved in 95% of the production, starting from lyrics, music production, to album cover design. [40]
In 2013, Aldiano released a mini album entitled Dunia Baru with hit singles "Pupus/Kasih Tak Sampai (mash up)", "Apakah Ku Jatuh Cinta" (feat. Sherina Munaf), "Dibawah Langit Ibu Kota", the latter of which was produced by his friend Petra Sihombing. After the release, he went to University of Manchester to continue his studies. [41]
Returning to his homeland in 2015, Aldiano released the single album Membiasakan Cinta dedicated to friends living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), before being appointed 2015-2016 Indonesian AIDS Ambassador. [42]
On 24 August 2016, Aldiano released his third album Persona, 5 years after the previous album. [43] The interval between his second and third albums were because of him thinking thoroughly the concept of his third album. His time was maximised on focusing on his album. [44] The 10-song album consists of 7 original songs, 2 rearrangements, and 1 a cappella song. [43] With Laleilmanino, he wrote the composition and lyrics of all the songs. [45] The album was produced over an intense 7-month period. [46] The pre-production, production, and marketing of the album was handled by Aldiano's own label. [47] Vocal recording was done in Indonesia, while mastering was done at Abbey Road Studios, London. [48] On January 2017, the album was certified triple platinum, Aldiano's first, for selling over 250.000 physical copies. [6]
Besides the album, Aldiano also released Persona Art Book. 31 illustrators were involved, selected from the 31.000 who are members of Kreavi. Persona Art Book is a nine-chapter art book which represents visual interpretations of songs from the album. The nine chapters are "Disgust", "Joy", "Hope/Peace", "Wonder", "Courage", "Anger", "Fear", "Sadness", and "Love". [49]
On 22 July 2022, Aldiano released fourth studio album titled Senandika, which was delayed from 2018 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia and his infection. [50] The album consists of 10 songs. The songs on the album tells about Aldiano's life journey since 2018. [51] For example, "Bertahan Lewati Senja" tells of his fight against cancer and "Dara" tells of his wife. [51] For the production, he collaborated with producer Ari Renaldi. For the songwriting, he collaborated with Barsena Bestandhi, Pika Iskandar, Laleilmanino, Bram Moersas, and his father Harry Aprianto Kissowo. [52] Senandika became the best-selling out of 10 albums with 75,000 copies in 740 KFC Indonesia outlets in July 2022. [50] After two months of release, it sold more than 150,000 copies. [53]
Aldiano stated that among the musicians who inspired him are Craig David, Michael Jackson, and Luther Vandross. [54]
On September 2023, Aldiano announced his comeback to the music industry with the introduction of a new image. With the hashtag #VidiComeback2023 on his social media account, he reintroduced himself with a shorter stage name, VIDI (stylised in all-caps). [55] Besides being shorter and more memorable, the reason behind the name change is because his previous stage name was frequently mispronounced. [56]
Indonesian netizens call him a "goodwill ambassador", because he is frequently invited to weddings of Indonesian celebrities. Netizens view that almost all celebrities are his close friends. [57]
From 2014 to 2016, the Indonesian AIDS Foundation declare Aldiano to be the ambassador for HIV/AIDS. As a singer, he campaigns through his single "Membiasakan Cinta" which was released on 2014 World AIDS Day. [58] He also campaigned to Indonesian youths, from social media posts to school and campus visits. [59]
Through the #TetapHidup (lit. 'StayAlive') campaign in 2014, he told his fans to donate Rp100 for every click to the "Membiasakan Cinta" teaser on YouTube and Rp1000 for every single play of the song on 112 radio stations. The resulting Rp5.000.000 plus Aldiano's own donations, totaling Rp15.090.800 were donated to the Indonesian AIDS Foundation. [60] In the same year, to comemmorate the World AIDS Day, he collaborated with the London School of Public Relations to organise "Youphoria, You Fill the Euphoria" with Zumba and donated part of the earnings from sales of the Rp15.000 tickets to people with HIV/AIDS. [61]
In his 27th birthday, he raised funds for Misbah, a high-achieving child from Yogyakarta, via Kitabisa.com . [62] It is a part of the Birthday Funding program, which provides an opportunity for anyone who wants to donate on their birthday to those who are in need.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Menebus Impian | Adul | |
2017 | Kinetik | Parking attendants | Short film, cameo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Stereo | Alex |
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Year | Title | TV Station | Notes |
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2016 | Social Media Sensation | Trans TV | as presenter and commentator |
2016-2017 | Indonesian Idol Junior (Season 2) | MNCTV | as permanent jury |
2018 | The Next Boy/Girl Band (Season 2) | GTV | as permanent jury |
2019 | Love Jukebox | Trans TV | as performer |
2021 | eSports Star Indonesia | GTV | as mentor |
2022 | The Voice Indonesia | GTV | as coach |
2022 | The Voice: All-Stars (Indonesia) | GTV | as coach |
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