Lomba Sihir

Biography

Lomba Sihir (lit. 'Magic Contest') is an Indonesian alternative pop band. It consists of Baskara Putra (vocals), Natasha Udu (vocals), Rayhan Noor (guitar and vocals), Tristan Juliano (keyboards and vocals), and Enrico Octaviano (drums). The band has released two studio albums: Selamat Datang di Ujung Dunia in 2021, and Obrolan Jam 3 Pagi in 2025.

Career

Lomba Sihir started out as Hindia's (Baskara Putra's solo career moniker) live band and also worked on his debut studio album Menari Dengan Bayangan. They made their debut as Hindia's live band at We the Fest 2019. In February 2021, they released their debut single "Hati dan Paru-Paru". Their debut studio album Selamat Datang di Ujung Dunia in March 2021. In December 2021, they released a single "Pesona", as a part of compilation Sounds Cute, Might Delete Later which was initiated by record label Sun Eater.
Lomba Sihir was nominated for Best Band from Asia at the NME Awards 2022. In October 2022, they released a cover of "Less Afraid" for Sajama Cut's tribute album You Can Be Anyone You Want – A Tribute to Sajama Cut. In December 2022, bassist Wisnu Ikhsantama left the band to focus on his personal projects.
In June 2023, they embarked on their first concert tour, Parade Sihir: Tur Perdana Lomba Sihir, in four cities. Rock band Kotak collaborated with Lomba Sihir to release a new version of their single "Beraksi". In December 2023, the band released a single "Selamanya", as a farewell to their ex-manager, Norman "Emon" Permadi. Mixing engineer Stevano and mastering engineer Dimas Pradipta received an Anugerah Musik Indonesia award for Best Sound Engineering Team for their work on the single at the 2024 ceremony.

Members

Current members

Baskara Putra – vocals
Natasha Udu – vocals
Rayhan Noor – guitar, vocals
Tristan Juliano – keyboards, vocals
Enrico Octaviano – drums
Past members

Wisnu Ikhsantama W. – bass guitar (2019–2022)