Gloria Jessica (née Gultom; born 25 June 1994) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter of
Batak
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, ...
descent. She was one of the contestants of the
second season of
The Voice Indonesia
''The Voice Indonesia'' is a reality television singing competition created by John de Mol which premiered in Indonesia on 10 February 2013 on Indosiar. The format is Dutch and the original Dutch version of the programme was broadcast in the Ne ...
(2016), broadcast by the national television station
RCTI
RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origina ...
. She started gaining wide public attention after performing her rendition of
Coldplay
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's "''
A Sky Full of Stars
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''" in the knockout round of the singing contest. On YouTube, the video of the performance made its way to the very top of nationally "trending" videos and held its position there for more than a week.
In the same year, she signed with
Universal Music Indonesia. Her fifth single, "''Hold On''", is the first one fully in English and written by herself in collaboration with
Joseph Saryuf of
Santamonica and
Direct Action
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. "''Buka Mata''", released in 2019, is also a product of their collaboration. The following year saw Gloria working with American musicians
Kyle Patrick
Kyle Patrick Dickherber (born May 20, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He has earned multiple gold records as an artist, and over 100 million streams as a producer & songwriter. He was formerly the lead singer of Boston pow ...
and
Jesse Ruben, resulting in the single "''Still Worth Loving''". In 2021, "''Berlalu''" was released. The song was produced by a trio of prominent Indonesian musicians/producers:
Widi Puradiredja of
Maliq & D'Essentials
Maliq & D'Essentials is a jazz and soul music based band from Jakarta, Indonesia. Since their appearance in the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival in 2005, Maliq & D'Essentials popularity has increased, especially among young people in J ...
,
Kimo Rizky of
Kimokal, and Joseph Saryuf.
Gloria received the award for "Best New Artiste (Female)" in the 2017 edition of
Anugerah Planet Muzik
''Anugerah Planet Muzik'' (literally: "Music Planet Award"), commonly known by the acronym APM, is a Singaporean award ceremony for artists engaged in the music industries of the Malay-speaking region in Southeast Asia (also known as the ''Nusa ...
, an event appreciating
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
musicians from
Malaysia
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,
Singapore
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, and
Indonesia
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.
Home-grown singer Aisyah Aziz biggest winner at Anugerah Planet Muzik
The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 October 2017 Two of her singles have been nominated in Anugerah Musik Indonesia
The Anugerah Musik Indonesia ( 'Indonesian Music Awards'), also known as AMI or colloquially AMI Awards, is an annual Indonesian music award ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in improving the quality and quantity of artists in the ma ...
, the Indonesian version of Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
.
Her fans formed a dedicated "friendbase" named GlowJes which periodically organizes meet-and-greets and gatherings. Her friendship and frequent collaborations with model/drummer/vlogger/actress Rani Ramadhany resulted in their fans' forming another fanbase named RRGJ.
Performances on The Voice Indonesia 2016
: – The performance gained more than 1 million views on Youtube in a week
: – The performance was one of "5 amazing knockout performances" on The Voice Global
Discography
Singles
* ''Dia Tak Cinta Kamu'' (2016)
* ''I Just Wanna Love You'' (2017)
* ''Setia'' (2018)
* ''Luka yang Kecil'' (2018)
* ''Hold On'' (2018)
* ''Buka Mata'' (2019)
* ''Still Worth Loving'' (2020)
* ''Berlalu'' (2021)
Awards and nominations
Anugerah Musik Indonesia
Anugerah Musik Indonesia
The Anugerah Musik Indonesia ( 'Indonesian Music Awards'), also known as AMI or colloquially AMI Awards, is an annual Indonesian music award ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in improving the quality and quantity of artists in the ma ...
(translation: Indonesian Music Awards) is an annual Indonesian music awards equivalent to Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
or Brit Awards
The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...
. The award was formalized in 1997 by ASIRI (Association of Indonesia Recording Industry), PAPPRI (Association of Indonesian Singers, Songwriters and Music Record Producers), and KCI (Copyright Office of Indonesia).
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, Best Newcomer
,
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Anugerah Planet Muzik
Anugerah Planet Muzik
''Anugerah Planet Muzik'' (literally: "Music Planet Award"), commonly known by the acronym APM, is a Singaporean award ceremony for artists engaged in the music industries of the Malay-speaking region in Southeast Asia (also known as the ''Nusa ...
is an annual awards ceremony appreciating Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
musicians from Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
, and Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
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, "Dia Tak Cinta Kamu"
, Best New Artiste (Female)
,
, -
Dahsyatnya Awards
Dahsyatnya Awards
The Dahsyatnya Awards are annual awards presented by the daily Indonesian TV show ''Dahsyat'' that airs on RCTI. The show first was held on April 19, 2009.
Categories
The category in every year sometimes removed and held again as usual. The catego ...
is an annual awards ceremony presented by the daily Indonesian TV show Dahsyat
''Dahsyat'' (or ''Strikes'', also stylized as ''dahSyat'') is an Indonesian television show broadcast daily on Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI). The first episode of ''Dahsyat'' since 24 March 2008. The show broadcasts subject matter rela ...
, which is broadcast by RCTI
RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, origina ...
, one of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
's biggest & oldest TV channels.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
The Voice (franchise) contestants
People of Batak descent
21st-century Indonesian women singers
Indonesian pop singers