Kris Dayanti , or who is familiarly called KD, is known as one of Indonesia's divas. This woman, born in Batu, East Java, 1975, grew up in a simple family with an artistic background. His father was a painter and keroncong musician, while his mother had Dutch-Madurese lineage.
In 1984, Kris Dayanti decided to move to Jakarta with great determination. With only Rp. 350 thousand in capital, he started pursuing a career by joining the Red and White Studio. KD appeared at various events and even participated in children's films.
Her name began to be widely known after winning the Asia Bagus event in Japan in 1992, this was the starting point of her success as a top singer. In addition to singing, Kris Dayanti also entered other entertainment worlds.
She often appears as a model on magazine covers with her iconic short hair style, and stars in several soap operas. Her long journey from a young singer with hard work to now turning to the world of politics is an inspiring story.
At the age of 49, he still looks youthful, which makes his figure even more admired. Now reaching both politics with the typical style of official ladies wearing a bun and kebaya, her youthful appearance is also in the spotlight.
Curious about what Kris Dayanti's portrait looked like at the beginning of her career? Let's take a peek at 11 of her portraits reported by brilio.net from various sources, Saturday (11/30)
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1. Since junior high school, KD has been traveling the world of singing. When he was 12 years old, he released his first album entitled Biasa Saja but unfortunately it failed in the market.
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2. Not giving up there, Kris Dayanti also pioneered a music career by participating in various singing competitions. This is her beautiful face at the beginning of her career.
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3. Starting from her victory at the Asia Bagus festival in Japan in 1992, Kris Dayanti's name soared in the music industry.
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4. After his name became known, KB joined the music label Warner Music Indonesia and released his first professional album entitled Terserah in 1995.
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5. Her career continued to climb to Southeast Asia and even managed to hold her first solo concert in 2001. This concert was what made her name known as the Indonesian Pop Diva.
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6. It could be said that during the 2000s she was the most expensive singer, even Swa wrote that Kris Dayanti's income in a year was greater than the President of Indonesia.
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7. This is her portrait when she won the award. At that time, her face was still plain without any makeup.
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8. As one of the icons of female singers in the Indonesian music world, Kris Dayanti has won various prestigious awards. In 2005, Channel V named him one of the 10 Biggest Asian Artists.
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9. In 2007, she made history by becoming the first Indonesian woman to receive the Anugerah Khas award at the Anugerah Planet Muzik event in Singapore, in recognition of her contribution to the music industry.
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10. In addition, Kris Dayanti was included in the list of the 99 Most Influential Women in Indonesia by Globe Asia magazine in October 2007, and was selected as one of the 50 Best Indonesian Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in the December 2010 edition.
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11. Now deciding to enter the world of politics, KD joined the Hanura party then switched to PDIP, he was once a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives in 2019. Then, he fought in the 2024 Pilkada.