Lestiani better known with the mononym Lesti (born 5 August 1999) is an Indonesian singer,
Dangdut Diva, actress, and television personality of
Sundanese
Sundanese may refer to:
* Sundanese people
* Sundanese language
* Sundanese script
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origin. In her earliest releases, she is known as Lesti DA (meaning Lesti Dangdut Academy) or Lesti Kejora (based on her first similarly titled hit "Kejora").
Although she sings in various genres, she primarily sings
Dangdut music, a genre of Indonesian folk that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic music and Malay and local folk music. Lesti has been instrumental in popularizing Dangdut throughout music fandom in
Indonesia,
Malaysia, Singapore and
Brunei Darussalam.
She is signed to Trinity Optima Production. She has also acted in a number of film productions. After various appearances without any Islamic attire, she decided to wear a
hijab
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in the later part of her career. Her collaborations with other artists have earned her accolades and awards, particularly her work with
Fildan Rahayu,
Rizky Billar and Danang in duets. Her collaboration with notable songwriters such as Nur Bayan and Pak Ngah resulted in massive hits for her.
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Lesti started singing at a very young age. By age 8, she had stage experience singing in public at various venues. At age 14, she auditioned for the regionals of D'Academy (Dangdut Academy) on the Indosiar television network. Her audition in ]Cianjur
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earned her a golden ticket qualifying her directly to the Jakarta main pan-Indonesian show. She won the title in the first season of Indonesia's D'Academy talent competition in 2014 due to her distinctive and powerful voice. Immediately after, Lesti released her debut single "Kejora", which was created by Nur Bayan and was her winning song from the show. She also won a monetary prize and a car. At the end of 2015 she took part in D'Academy Asia, finishing runner-up to the winner Danang Pradana Dieva.
Lesti has received top awards in the Indonesian dangdut music industry and countless nominations, including at the Ahugerah Music Indonesia (AMI) Awards 2017 where she won the "Best Dangdut Male / Female Solo Artist" category for the song "Egois".
Personal life
Lesti become engaged to actor Rizky Billar on 13 June 2021, and they married on 19 August 2021.
Discography
Singles
*2014: "Kejora"
*2015: "Zapin Melayu"
*2017: "Egois"
*2017: "Buka Mata Hati"
*2018: "Mati Gaya"
*2018: "Purnama"
*2018: "Lebih Dari Selamanya" (feat. Fildan Rahayu)
*2019: "Ada Cerita"
*2020: "Tirani"
*2020: "Ku Lepas Dengan Ikhlas"
*2021: "Bismillah Cinta" (feat Ungu)
*2021: "Bawa Aku ke Penghulu"
*2021: "Takdir Cinta" (Feat Rizky Billar)
*2022: "Lentera"
*2022: "Sekali Seumur Hidup"
*2023: "Insan Biasa"
*2023: "Di Arsyi-Mu"
Television
*2020: ''Liga Dangdut Indonesia'' on Indosiar – Judge
*2020: ''Beraksi Di Rumah Saja'' on Indosiar – Host / Presenter
*2020: ''Tasbih'' on Indosiar – Presenter
*2021-2022: ''D'Academy' on Indosiar - Judge
Awards and nominations
References
Indonesian actresses
21st-century Indonesian women singers
1999 births
Living people
Musicians from Bandung
External links
* {{Instagram, lestikejora