Indonesian women's singles badminton player, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, made proud by winning her first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In this prestigious event, Gregoria took home a bronze medal against Carolina Marin from Spain, who eventually surrendered due to injury.
Full support poured in for Gregoria from all Indonesians, including her fianc, Mikha Angelo. The X Factor singer appeared to be faithfully sitting in the stands to watch and support her lover.
Mikha's romance, who came all the way to Paris to support Gregoria directly, reminds us of their love journey. Not many people know that Mikha's introduction to Gregoria started from Instagram.
Here, brilio.net summarizes from various sources on Saturday (10/8), the love journey of Gregoria Mariska and Mikha Angelo.
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Mikha Angelo's introduction to Gregoria Mariska began from an Instagram DM (Direct Message). Mikha, who at that time accidentally saw Gregoria Mariska's profile, immediately fell in love. "I know Gregoria because of Instagram. So I saw a badminton post by someone I don't know in the stories. Then I clicked on her feed," explained Mikha.
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Feeling attracted to Angelo since seeing his Instagram profile, Mikha dared to send a DM to Gregoria Mariska. "Someone asked who DMed first? I DMed first," Mikha added.
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They also became closer when the 2018 Asian Games were held. The two even made an appointment to watch a badminton match together. Gregoria Mariska revealed that at that time they made an appointment to watch Ginting and Jonathan Christie.
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That closeness is what made the two decide to have a more serious relationship by dating. During their time together, Mikha seemed to faithfully accompany Gregoria's struggle on the field.
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Mikha revealed that she has her own nickname for Ria, Love. "Gregoria Mariska or I usually call her Ria or Love," she said.
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Gregoria's presence also brought happiness to Mikha. Mikha revealed that the albums she released were always related to her lover. Who would have thought that the album titled Amateur was inspired by her lover.
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"Because this is my first girlfriend and I really feel like writing something based on what I feel from the impact she gives. This song is more specific, even the first person to hear it was her (Gregoria)," said Mikha Angelo as quoted from YouTube Eventori View.
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After 5 years together, Mikha Angelo proposed to his lover. Mikha and Gregoria Mariska were officially engaged on June 24, 2023. Their happy moment was held privately, not many invited, only from their respective families.
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The interesting thing about their relationship, who would have thought that before dating, Gregoria Mariska secretly admired Mikha Angelo. She often listened to The Overtunes songs and shared them via the Instagram Stories feature.