Virzha
| Di Muhammad Devirzha | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Di Muhammad Devirzha |
| Also known as | Virzha |
| Born |
May 12, 1990 Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Alfa Records |
| Website |
virzharocks |
Di Muhammad Devirzha, known his stage name Virzha (born May 12, 1990) is an Indonesian singer. He is an finalist of Indonesian Idol (season 8) which had finished in Spectacular 12.[1]
Career
2014: Indonesian Idol and Mahadewa
In January 2014, Virzha auditioned of Indonesian Idol (season 8) and admitted queue started at 2.00 PM and meeting with judge at 15.00 PM. He performing Bryan Adams' hits song "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" and passed to the next audition directly by three judges. Virzha was eliminated in Spectacular 12.[2]
- Performances
| Indonesian Idol season 8 performances and results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week # | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Results |
| Audition | N/A | "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" | Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Eliminated 1 | Akapela | "Message in a Bottle" | Sting | |
| Eliminated 2 | Group performances | "How Could You" | Kamasean Matthews | |
| Eliminated 3 | Solo | "Wild World" | Mr. Big | |
| Top 15 | N/A | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | |
| Spectacular 1 | The Dream Come True | "Human" | The Killers | |
| Spectacular 2 | Mega Hits Indonesia | "Bintang di Surga" | Peterpan | |
| Spectacular 3 | Worldwide’s Top Chart | "Vertigo" | U2 | |
| Spectacular 4 | My Love Story | "Daylight" | Maroon 5 | |
| Spectacular 5 | The Greatest Soundtrack | "Unchained Melody" | The Righteous Brothers | |
| Spectacular 6 | We Will Rock You | "Last Nite" | The Strokes | |
| Spectacular 7 | Instant Hits | "Story of My Life" | One Direction | |
| Spectacular 8 | Judges' Choice | "Aku Lelakimu" | Anang Hermansyah | |
| "Everybody's Changing" | Keane | |||
| Spectacular 9 | From East To West | "Satu Jam Saja" | Zaskia Shinta | |
| "Hey, Soul Sister" | Train | |||
| Spectacular 10 | From The Bottom Of Heart | "Jangan Pernah Berubah" | Marcell Siahaan | |
| "Friday I'm in Love" | The Cure | |||
| Spectacular 11 | The Fabulous Four | "Message in a Bottle" | The Police | |
| "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith (with Regina Ivanova) | |||
| Spectacular 12 | Road To Grand Final | "Try" | Pink | |
| "Endless Love" | Lionel Richie featuring Diana Ross (with Raisa) | Eliminated | ||
On July 7, 2014, a rock band formed by Ahmad Dhani, Mahadewa, announced on Twitter that Virzha officially to became new vocalist who replacing to Judika, an runner-up of Indonesian Idol of season 2.[3] After that, his debut performances had aired by tvOne and singing three Dewa 19 songs: "Bukan Rahasia", "Satu" and "Laskar Cinta".
2014–2015: "Aku Lelakimu" and Satu
In addition as vocalist, Virzha had signed a recording deal with Alfa Records, an parent company with Warner Music Group and September 2014, he released his debut single "Aku Lelakimu" which popularized by Anang Hermansyah. The single was played simultaneously by 125 radio stations across Indonesia and written by Pongki Barata. On October 2014, the music video had launched on officially channel Alfa Records and directed by Virlanwana Langgong. In less than three months, this music video exceed one million viewers. Subsequently, Virzha earning an award of Outstanding Newcomer at the 2015 Dahsyatnya Awards due to his popularity with single.[4] Soon after that, he released his debut album Satu on February 27, 2015, under the label.[5]
In 2015, Virzha had released the religious single "Thalaal Badru Alayna" from Cahaya Bintang Ramadhan and released "Lilin Lilin Kecil" from The Great Composers, both of single from compilation album.
Discography
- Studio album
- Satu (2015)
- Compilation albums
- Cahaya Bintang Ramadhan (2015)
- The Great Composers (2015)
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Aku Lelakimu" | Satu | Alfa Records |
| 2015 | "Hadirmu" | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dahsyatnya Awards | Outstanding Newcomer | Virzha | Won |
| Indonesian Choice Awards | Male Singer of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Best Pop Male Solo Artist | "Aku Lelakimu" | Nominated | |
| Best of the Best Newcomer | Nominated | |||
| Best of the Best Production Work | Nominated | |||
| Hai Reader's Poll Music Awards | The Best Male | Virzha | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Dahsyatnya Awards | Outstanding Male Solo Singer | Won | |
| Seleb On News Awards | Most Hits Celeb Junior | Nominated | ||
| Inbox Awards | Most Inbox Male Solo Singer | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ Eliminasi Indonesian Idol 2014: Virzha Keluar dari 2 Besar. Sidomi News. Diakses 10 Mei 1014
- ↑ Syukri Rahmatullah (May 12, 2014). "Why Virzha Indonesian Idol eliminated?". Okezone.com.
- ↑ Ari Kurniawan (September 11, 2014). "Scroll Judika' posistion at Mahadeva, Virzha Idol: Mr Dhani keeping promise". Tabloid Bintang.
- ↑ Achmad Rafiq (January 24, 2015). "Virzha Idol defeating Al Ghazali at the 2015 Dahsyatnya Awards". Tribun Seleb.
- ↑ Supriyanto (March 2, 2015). "Realize dream, Virzha Idol released Satu". Tabloid Bintang.
