Nowela Elizabeth Mikhelia Auparay (born 19 December 1987) is an Indonesian singer and winner of the eighth season of ''

Indonesian Idol ''Indonesian Idol'' is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by RCTI Production Team and FremantleMedia Asia, which began airing on RCTI in March 2004 and became one of the most popular shows in the hist ...

''.

Career

Nowela was born in

Wamena Wamena is a town and the capital of the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It also serves as the seat of Jayawijaya Regency. It is the largest town in Indonesian Papua's highlands, in the Baliem Valley and had a population of 64,967 at the ...

, Papua. Her father is of Papuan descent and her mother is

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. After graduating from high school, she worked as a café singer for six years before participating in the eighth season of ''

''.Nowela Optimis Indonesian Idol Bisa Meraih Mimpinya
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Performances and results

References

External links

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Profile at official website Indonesian Idol
* 21st-century Indonesian women singers Indonesian Idol winners 1987 births People from Wamena Indonesian Christians People of Batak descent Living people {{Indonesia-singer-stub