Indonesian Girl Wins International Singing Competition In Italy

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Kudos to her!

15 Mei 2017 11:30

Lyodra Margaretha Ginting, while her name may sound unfamiliar, has a talent that has been approved by the world.

Thirteen-year old Lyodra has won an international singing competition Sanremo Junior Festival 2017 held in Sanremo City, Italy.

Photo: Instagram/@lyodraa

Sheemerged victorius by performing 'Dear Dream' English version for 'Janji Untuk Mimpi' accompanied by the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra. The song was written by Gita Gutawa and Erwin Gutawa, with English lyrics composed by Ria Leimana.

Photo: Instagram/@lyodraa

The Medanese girl successfully won the first place of the prestigious competition held for solo singers aged between 6 and 15 years old.

Lyodra outperformed other 22 participants from 18 countries, and received standing ovation from audiences at the end of her performance.

The winning performance by Lyodra (13) from Indonesia at Sanremo Junior Festival! @lyodraa baru saja menjuarai ajang menyanyi internasional untuk soloist anak yang diselenggarakan di kota Sanremo, Italia, dengan menyanyikan lagu "Dear Dream" (the English version of "Janji Untuk Mimpi" @diatasrata2) diiringi oleh Sanremo Symphony Orchestra! Lyodra, you're special! You've been practicing so hard dan terima kasih kamu sudah memberikan yang terbaik. Kamu harus selalu bangga dan bersyukur atas talenta yang diberikan Tuhan ke kamu. Look what you've achieved! Tetap rendah hati, terus bermimpi dan menginspirasi. Aku, om @eg_erwingutawa, dan seluruh Indonesia bangga sama kamu. #DiAtasRatarata #SanremoJunior2017 #BEKRAF

Sebuah kiriman dibagikan oleh Gita Gutawa (@gitagut) pada Mei 6, 2017 pada 6:04 PDT

@lyodraa's encore performance. Hear the crowd went crazy! P.s. Sorry for my shaky hands! Was a bit overexcited.

Sebuah kiriman dibagikan oleh Gita Gutawa (@gitagut) pada Mei 8, 2017 pada 5:07 PDT