Nadin Amizah (born 28 May 2000) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. She had her breakthrough after collaborating with Dipha Barus on a single "All Good" in 2017. A year later, she released her debut solo single "Rumpang" which garnered her the award of Best New Artist at the 2019 Anugerah Musik Indonesia.
Nadin Amizah has received four Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards from fourteen nominations and an Indonesian Film Festival nomination.
Early life
Nadin Amizah was born in Bandung, West Java, on 28 May 2000 to Raja and Intan Gurnita Widiatie.[2] Her parents divorced when she and her sister, Kayla, were still attending school. She spent her childhood living with her grandmother in Bandung, while her mother worked in Jakarta and visited them on weekends.[3]
Nadin Amizah started her musical career by uploading videos of her covering various songs on social media. She then was contacted by television network Trans TV to join the competition Social Media Sensation in 2016 where she finished third.[5] In 2016, producer Dipha Barus asked her to do a collaboration after his social media followers recommended Nadin Amizah as his next collaborator.[6] Their single "All Good" was released on March 8, 2017.[7] The song garnered three nominations and won the award for Best Dance/Electronic Production Work at the 2017 Anugerah Musik Indonesia.[8]
Following the success of "All Good", Nadin Amizah disclosed her intention to release folk music, in contrast of dance and electronic of the single.[9] On 14 September 2018, she released her debut single, "Rumpang" which she wrote when she was sixteen. She previously released a live performance of the song on her YouTube channel three months prior.[10] The song won Best Folk/Country/Ballad Production Work and garnered her the award of Best New Artist at the 2019 Anugerah Musik Indonesia.[11] In 2019, she released singles "Sorai", " - star.", and "Seperti Tulang".[12][13] On 29 May 2019, she also released a single with pop singer Sal Priadi titled "Amin Paling Serius", which peaked on number six on Billboard Indonesia Top 100.[14]
2020 - 2022: Selamat Ulang Tahun and Kalah Bertaruh
Nadin Amizah released her debut studio album, Selamat Ulang Tahun, on her twentieth birthday, 28 May 2020.[15] The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album at the 2020 Anugerah Musik Indonesia.[16] On 20 November 2020, Nadin Amizah was selected by Disney Indonesia along with Yura Yunita, Agatha Pricilla, and Sivia Azizah to release a cover of "Reflection" in support of the 2020 film Mulan.[17] Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Nadin Amizah held a virtual concert in support of her album, titled Selamat Ulang Tahun: Sebuah Pertunjukan, on 27 November 2020 and it was attended virtually by more than 7,000 people.[18] On 3 December 2020, Nadin Amizah released a single with Kunto Aji titled "Selaras" in a partnership with IM3 Ooredoo.[19]
On 24 March 2021, Nadin Amizah released a single titled "seperti takdir kita yang tulis".[20] A year after Selamat Ulang Tahun, Amizah released her first extended play, kalah bertaruh on 26 May 2021, produced by ambientfolk musician Reruntuh.[21] On 22 December 2022, Nadin Amizah held her first concert in support for her debut studio album at the Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta.[22] On 21 January 2023, Nadin Amizah held the Selamat Ulang Tahun concert at the Zepp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[23]
2023 - present: Untuk Dunia, Cinta, dan Kotornya
On 23 June 2023, Nadin Amizah released the lead single of then-upcoming sophomore studio album, titled "Rayuan Perempuan Gila".[24] The single peaked on number four on Billboard Indonesia Songs.[25] On 4 August 2023, she released the second single titled "Semua Aku Dirayakan".[26] On 3 September 2023, Nadin Amizah announced that her second studio album, to be released a month later and released the third single "Tawa".[27] Her sophomore studio album, Untuk Dunia, Cinta dan Kotornya, was released on 13 October 2023.[28] The album showcase was held on 4 November 2023 at the Bengkel Space, Sudirman Central Business District, Jakarta to a sold-out 2,000 crowd.[29] "Sorai" was nominated for Best Theme Song at the 2023 Indonesian Film Festival, after being selected as the soundtrack of 2023 film When It Stops Here.[30]
In November 2023, Nadin Amizah was selected to sing the theme song of Netflix television series, Cigarette Girl. She performed a cover of 1978 song "Kala Sang Surya Tenggelam", originally performed by Chrisye.[31] Director Kamila Andini chose Nadin Amizah to perform the theme song as she felt that Nadin Amizah's voice resonated with the voices of the women depicted in the story.[32]
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