Via Vallen | |
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| Born | Maulidia Octavia (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (age 34) |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Ascada Musik Indonesia |
Musical artist | |
Maulidia Octavia (born 1 October 1991), known professionally asVia Vallen, is an Indonesiandangdut singer.[1][2] Her stage name, "Vallen", is taken fromEvanescence's first albumFallen.[3]
Via started a career in singing at the age of 15.[1][4] Her presence in the Indonesian show business is often considered similar to that ofIsyana Sarasvati because of the resemblance of her face.[5] Via has a support group of fans from different cities named Vyanisty, inaugurated on 24 September 2010. Her solo career began with the release of her first single, "Selingkuh" in early 2015.[6] Her single "Sayang" is her most popular song, having reached more than 100 million views on YouTube, making it the second most viewed Indonesian music video of 2017.[7] Via is also a dangdut singer who sang the theme song for the2018 Asian Games, "Meraih Bintang" (lit. "Reach for The Stars").[8]
Via Vallen is a dangdut singer fromEast Java who has been known as a national artist.[1] Via is also successful in bringing the genre ofkoplo and earned the nickname "Pop Queen Koplo" because the pop songs are sung in the rhythm of dangdut koplo along with a number of famous dangdut music groups such as New Pallapa, SERA, Monata and others. Her work became more widely known when a number of national television stations invited her to become a guest star on the InboxSCTV Carnival.[3]
Via has been invited to the 2016 Anugerah Dangdut IndonesiaMNCTV award ceremony, and has performed with a number of famous artists such asDewi Persik, Zaskia Gotik,Raffi Ahmad,Soimah Pancawati and others.[2]
In addition to having fans named Vyanisty, Via Vallen is herself a fan ofBeyonce andMariah Carey. Via claimed not to love dangdut as a teenager, preferringpop rock music including that by the American rock bandEvanescence, and singerAvril Lavigne.[3]
Her stage name Vallen is taken from the first albumEvanescence titledFallen. Via Vallen joined Sera, an Indonesian dangdut band, in 2008. She appeared in televised concerts in Hong Kong and China in 2016.[2][3]
Via's maternal family are fromBandung andAceh. Via started her career in entertainment in second grade of junior high school. Since 5th grade she attended gigs as a trainee singer, with her father who is himself a dangdut musician.[3][6][9]
Via released her first single entitled "Selingkuh" in 2015. Next she issued singles such as "Secawan Madu", "Sayang", "Sakit Sakit Hatiku", "Baper", "Peternak Luka", and many more, and her first album titledThe Names was released in 2016.[10]
Via Vallen won the 2017 SCTV Music Awards Most Popular Dangdut Singer category, winning this award against competition from a number of famous dangdut singers.[11] Via also received the Most Popular Female Dangdut Singer in Indonesian Dangdut Award (IDA) 2017 and also get award from DWP (Dangdut Wilayah Pantura) for Best Singer ter-WP.
In 2018, she performed the2018 Asian Games official theme song "Meraih Bintang", a pop dangdut song written by Parlin Burman "Pay" Siburian.[12] On 6 July 2018, it was announced that she will perform alongside 107 bands from 30 countries at the International Indie Music Festival atIndonesia Convention Exhibition. The event was held on 27 September to 7 October 2018.[13][14]
Via does not seek to imitate the style of traditional dangdut singers, instead aims at a more fresh, young, and modern style, a shared characteristic of Korean women or the JapaneseHarajuku style.[3][6]
Via Vallen has been harassed by a famous footballer based in Indonesia via anInstagram direct message. She shared her harassment conversation with the footballer on Instagram and told him to stay away from her. She did not disclose the account that harassed her, but some reports and evidences said that the account belonged toPersija playerMarko Šimić.[15] She is a fans club ofManchester United.[16]
| Title | Album details | Sales | Certifications |
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| The Names |
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| Sayang |
| 150,000+[17] |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Best Via Vallen |
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| Best Cover Collection |
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| Title | Year | Album | Label |
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| "Selimut Rindu" | 2016 | Unknown | Samudra Record |
| "Kimcil Kepolen"(Koplo) | |||
| "Bilang I Love You" | Best Via Vallen | ||
| "Kanggo Riko"(Koplo) | |||
| "Sitik sitik"(Koplo) | |||
| "Kuingin Kau Mati Saja" | |||
| "Lele Diwedangi"(Koplo) | |||
| "Lungset"(Koplo) (featuring Mahesa) | |||
| "Satu Cinta" | |||
| "Cintai Aku Selamanya" | |||
| "Sayang"(Koplo) | 2017 | Sayang | Ascada Musik Indonesia |
| "Sakit Sakit Hatiku" | |||
| "Secawan Madu" | |||
| "Selingkuh" | |||
| "5 Centi" | |||
| "Cinta Kurang Gizi" | |||
| "Baper" | |||
| "Makan Diluar" | |||
| "Lepas Tanpa Kata" | |||
| "Warna Cinta" | |||
| "Tak Bisa Memiliki" | Unknown | Samudra Record | |
| "Pak Polisi" | 2018 | Non-album singles | Ascada Musik Indonesia |
| "Bojo Galak"(Koplo) | |||
| "Jerit Atiku"(Koplo) | |||
| "Meraih Bintang" | Asian Games 2018: Energy of Asia | Ascada Musik Indonesia | |
| "Kita Bisa" (Lead the Way Indonesian version) | 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Walt Disney Records |
| Year | Category | Award | Result |
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| 2017 | The Most Popular Dangdut Singer | SCTV Music Awards 2017 | Won |
| Popular Female Solo Dangdut Singer | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2017 | Won | |
| The Most Popular Singer | SCTV Awards 2017 | Won | |
| Dangdut Singer Tersocmed | MNCTV Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2017 | Won | |
| Fanbase Tersocmed | Won | ||
| Most Joss Dangdut Singer | Won | ||
| Dangdut Singer Ter-WP | DWP (Dangdut Wilayah Pantura) 2017 | Won | |
| 2018 | The Most Popular Dangdut Singer | SCTV Music Awards 2018 | Won |
| Female Dangdut Singer | Social Media Award 2018 | Won | |
| Favorite Musician | Insert 2018 | Won | |
| The Most Popular Female Dangdut Singer | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2018 | Won | |
| Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2018 | Won | The Most Style Dangdut Singer | |
| 2019 | BraVo Awards 2019 in Russia[18] | Won |
