Tiara Andini

Biography

Tiara Anugrah Eka Setyo Andini (born 23 September 2001) is an Indonesian singer and actress. She was the runner-up of the tenth season of Indonesian Idol, which was broadcast by RCTI in 2019 - 2020. In Idol, she was known as the girl who received a titanium ticket from one of the judges. She is the only titanium ticket recipient to ever make it through to the final round in the history of Indonesian Idol. She was awarded Best Newcomer from the 23rd Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards, and Best New Asian Artist Indonesia from the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards. She also won the SCTV Music Awards for two consecutive years as Most Popular Female Singer in 2022 and 2023. She was nominated for the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards as Best Asian act and 2024 Kids' Choice Awards as Favorite Asian Act.

Early life and education

Tiara Andini was born with the name Tiara Anugrah Eka Setyo Andini on 23 September 2001, in Patrang District, Jember Regency, and the eldest of three children, from couple Nugroho Ediyono Deddy and Sari Yoshida Setyoastri. Tiara Andini has a younger sister named Aurelia Anugrah and a younger brother named Holland Mauricio. Her mother is of Dutch and Japanese descent, whereas her father is Javanese. Her family is muslim. Both of her parents work in the arts as musicians: Tiara's father is a music arranger while Tiara's mother is a singer.
Due to her family's musical background, Tiara Andini was introduced to the world of music from a young age by frequently playing songs by Melly Goeslaw and Titi DJ. Tiara Andini has been interested in singing since she was in kindergarten. When she was in the 5th grade, she took vocal lessons and was directed by her vocal teacher to become a festival singer. Tiara Andini also knew various genres of music from Kroncong to Mandarin Chinese music. In her school days, her friends did not support Tiara Andini's decision to become a singer and underestimated her talent in singing. Since childhood, Tiara Andini has joined. She is an active member of the Jember Fashion Carnaval as a child model who has studied the art of modelling. Tiara Andini also was involved in the Jember Indonesian Paskibraka Troops.
Tiara Andini attended elementary school at SD Al-Furqan Jember from 2008 to 2014. After that, Tiara Andini continued her education at SMP Negeri 3 Jember, and in 2017, Tiara Andini continued her education at SMA Muhammadiyah 3 Jember, majoring in natural science. Tiara Andini's parents enrolled her in an Islamic school so that, although she worked in the arts, Tiara Andini would have a strong religious education. When she was in high school, Tiara Andini was actively involved in extra-curricular music activities under the direction of Danial Soemba.

2017 - 2018: Early career

Early in her career, Tiara Andini often participated in local-scale singing talent contests. Tiara Andini was a known finalist of Bintang Radio Indonesia and Asean RRI Jember in 2017. In 2018, Tiara Andini was selected as a prototype fashion model for the Jember Fashion Carnaval with the theme of South Korea at the closing of the 2018 Asian Games. At the event, Tiara Andini also had the opportunity to share a moment with the South Korean idol group, Super Junior.
Continuing to talent contests on television, Tiara Andini participated in the third season of The Voice Indonesia, in which she failed her audition performing the song Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. Before becoming as publicly known as she is today, Tiara Andini also worked as a wedding singer, often singing Mandarin songs at Chinese weddings. Tiara Andini received job offers almost every week. At the time, Tiara Andini's first income was approximately 100,000 IDR ($6.89).

2019 - 2020: Indonesian Idol, debut single Gemintang Hatiku, acting debut and presenter

In 2019, Tiara Andini again participated in the talent search event, Indonesian Idol. During the audition, Tiara Andini performed Raisa's song Could it Be and got a titanium ticket from Judika. Because of this, Tiara Andini is known as the girl who received the titanium ticket in the tenth season and she is the only recipient of the titanium ticket who ever make it through to the final round in Indonesian Idol history. When competing, Tiara Andini had an official fan club founded on 26 November 2019, when Tiara Andini was in the top 13, named Mootiara, which stands for Mood Tiara Andini.
After passing the audition stage and going through a competition quarantine process for 5 months, on 2 March 2020, Tiara Andini was named the runner-up. As the runner-up of the tenth season of Indonesian Idol, Tiara Andini received a cash prize of 100,000,000 IDR, as well as one unit of the All New Nissan Livina MPV car. After the show, Tiara Andini signed a contract with the record label Universal Music Indonesia and was managed by Star Media Nusantara, an artist management company owned by MNC Group.

From Indonesian Idol, Tiara Andini got a winning song entitled Gemintang Hatiku, which became her first single as a singer. There are two versions of the song; Tiara Andini sings a dance-pop version of this song. This song succeeded in bringing Tiara Andini to win the award as Best Newcomer from the 2020 Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards and the award as Best New Asian Artist Indonesia from the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Two months after graduating from Indonesian Idol, Tiara Andini made her acting debut in Amanah Wali 4 drama series as Tiara Andini, a supporting role character from episodes 26 to 29 which aired on the RCTI television station in May 2020.
On 1 July 2020, Tiara Andini was lined up to presenter the event Dahsyatnya 2020 which was broadcast by RCTI, she joined 3 other presenters, namely Ayu Dewi, Denny Cagur, and Raffi Ahmad. Continued on 29 July 2020, Tiara Andini was lined up to be the presenter with Luna Maya at Tokopedia: Waktu Indonesia Belanja TV Show which presented a special appearance from South Korean boy band, BTS. This event was broadcast by Indosiar and SCTV television stations.
On 8 August 2020, Tiara Andini became one of the performers at the Smartfren WOW Virtual Concert which was broadcast live in three countries, namely Indonesia, England and South Korea. In Indonesia, this event is broadcast by SCTV. In this event, Tiara Andini is trusted to have a duet with one of the legends of Indonesian music, the late Didi Kempot, using the concept of holograms, extended reality (XR) and interactive virtual audience technology.

2021 - present: Arti untuk Cinta, Tiara Andini and film debut

On 21 February 2021, Tiara Andini sang a duet with Thai actor Bright Vachirawit at the Giveaway Roboguru Show. This event was broadcast by 9 television stations, namely Indosiar, Trans7, Trans TV, RCTI, GTV, SCTV, MNCTV, RTV, and NET.
A year after graduating from Indonesian Idol, Tiara Andini joined with Arsy Widianto to collaborate on a music project. This project was originally a music series consisting of four interconnected songs, starting with the song Cintanya Aku and ending with Bahaya. On 12 March 2021, the music series was packaged and released as an extended play entitled Arti untuk Cinta with the addition of one new song to the album track. Four songs in this album were performed in collaboration, and a song was performed solo by Arsy Widianto, namely Padamu Luka. The word Arti used in the title is an abbreviation of the names Arsy Widianto and Tiara Andini. In the making of this album, Indonesian musician Yovie Widianto was assisted as a songwriter and as a producer by Adrian Kitut. Arti untuk Cinta has won the award as Best Pop Album from the 2021 Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards.
After she postponed going to college for a year to pursue her career. In 2021, Tiara Andini enrolled at Multimedia Nusantara University, where she chose the S1 (undergraduate) level in the Communication Science study program.
Two days before the release of her debut album, she was picked as Spotify's Indonesian Artist of the Month in the context of the Equal campaign program. In the campaign, her photo was chosen to be placed on a digital billboard at Times Square in New York, USA. On 17 December 2021, she released her first studio album which has a homonymous title with her stage name and received high month acclaimed. The album contains eight tracks of which five singles have been previously released. Celebrating the release of her debut album, she also held an Afterparty event which aired exclusively through the YouTube Premium service on the album's release date. Her songs have become top charts on various digital music platforms. On Spotify, the album's total listeners will be over 500 million by October 2023. This album also won Album of the Year at the 2022 Indonesian Music Awards.
On 30 December 2021, Tiara Andini along with other musicians such as Raisa, Noah, Weird Genius, and Erwin Gutawa were involved in a music concert titled Suryanation: Suara Cahaya Nusantara which was broadcast live by SCTV with the theme of Indonesia's fighting spirit to enter 2022. Suryanation: Suara Cahaya Nusantara is the first music concert and program on Indonesian television that uses extended reality (XR) technology throughout the event.
On 16 January 2022, Tiara Andini, along with Gangga Kusuma, Nadin Amizah, Juicy Luicy, and Kaleb J, were included in the list of 5 outstanding young musicians of Spotify Wrapped 2021.

In May 2022, Tiara Andini started her first concert tour, entitled Bahaya (Mantan) Terindah Live Tour. Her first concert in Bandung attracted more than 2,700 people.
Tiara Andini made her film debut by starring in the film titled My Sassy Girl directed by Fajar Bustomi, which is a remake of the 2001 South Korean film of the same name. Tiara Andini was cast as the main role alongside Jefri Nichol. The film premiered in cinemas on 23 June 2022.
In October 2022, Tiara Andini collaborated with a Filipino singer Zack Tabudlo to release By My Side. This song is Tiara Andini's first collaboration with a singer other than an Indonesian musician. Before releasing the song, Tiara Andini performed live with Zack in Philippines on a music show UMUSIC FansVerse.
In May 2023, Tiara Andini, in collaboration with Weird Genius, Lyodra Ginting, and Ziva Magnolya, unveiled the official anthem for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, entitled Glorious, originally intended as the official theme for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, but due to controversy, the event was moved to Argentina. However, the official song continued to feature contributions from Indonesian singers.
In September 2023, Tiara Andini released her first solo song entirely in English, with the release of Flip It Up.
This composition was written and produced by Hyuk Shin, a famous producer from South Korea known for his work with K-Pop idols, including Super Junior, SNSD, Shinee, Exo, Gfriend, ITZY, aespa and many more, and global artists like Justin Bieber.

Influences and voice

Since her debut in Indonesian Idol, her voice has been noted by powerful people in the music industry. Indonesian diva, Rossa commented that Tiara Andini's voice is a "money voice" (most wanted by music producers). Indonesian musician, Yovie Widianto said that Tiara Andini has an "almost similar voice color" to Indonesian singer Raisa, whom Tiara Andini idolizes and is inspired by Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Mariah Carey, Céline Dion, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, Britney Spears and Ariana Grande. South Korean musician, Yesung and Ryeowook of Idol group Super Junior also stated that Tiara Andini's voice is "beautiful". Tiara Andini who loves K-pop music also regards Kim Jennie and Lalisa Manoban, a member of K-pop group Blackpink as a role model for her career in Indonesian music industry. Tiara Andini stated she's "motivated" to raise the quality of her music along with her dancing skills. This is apparent in her singles, "Gemintang Hatiku×Gemintang Hatiku28 February 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gemintang Hatiku3:55" and "Hadapi Berdua×Hadapi Berdua28 May 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hadapi Berdua3:55" in which she displays her ability to sing while dancing.
The influence of South Korean pop culture on Tiara Andini's musical style can also be seen in several of her music videos. The Arti untuk Cinta music series videos, of singles "Hadapi Berdua" and "Buktikan×Buktikan1 October 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Buktikan3:59", was produced with the style of South Korean dramas in mind. In addition, Tiara Andini also released a song recorded in the Korean language, which was featured on her EP Arti untuk Cinta×ArTi untuk Cinta12 March 2021 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Cintanya Aku3:542Diam-Diam3:473Padamu Luka4:114Bahaya4:205Bahaya (Korean version)4:20.

Musical style

Tiara Andini is known as a singer of pop ballads. Most of the songs she released have a slow tempo and a melancholy tone. Her first EP, Arti untuk Cinta×ArTi untuk Cinta12 March 2021 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Cintanya Aku3:542Diam-Diam3:473Padamu Luka4:114Bahaya4:205Bahaya (Korean version)4:20, consists entirely of pop ballads with lyrics about romantic relationships. Her debut album, Tiara Andini, is also dominated by pop ballads. Five of all eight songs in the album are in the pop ballad genre, such as "Maafkan Aku #terlanjurmencinta×Maafkan Aku #terlanjurmencinta26 June 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Maafkan Aku #terlanjurmencinta3:44" and "365". In "Hadapi Berdua×Hadapi Berdua28 May 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hadapi Berdua3:55" and "Gemintang Hatiku×Gemintang Hatiku28 February 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gemintang Hatiku3:55", she explored her musical prowess in dance pop genre and also showcased her dancing ability. Lastly in the song "Buktikan×Buktikan1 October 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Buktikan3:59", Tiara Andini explores her ability in the R&B pop genre.

Stage name

After graduating from Indonesian Idol, Tiara Andini changed her stage name, which was previously called Tiara Anugrah (when she competed) to Tiara Andini. She felt that Anugrah was "quite difficult to pronounce". Therefore, Tiara Andini chose to use Andini as her stage name, which was taken from her last name. Before choosing Tiara Andini as her new stage name, she consulted with her parents and management.

Personal life

Tiara Andini currently lives in Serpong, Greater Jakarta, Indonesia, after moving there in 2020. Her native language is Javanese, and she also speaks Indonesian and English with Javanese accent.

As the lead artist

Bahaya (Mantan) Terindah Live Tour (2022)

Guest star and as featured artist

Rossa 25 Shining Years Concert, Surabaya & Bandung (2022)

International music festival

Java Jazz Festival, JIExpo Kemayoran (2022)
UMUSIC FansVerse, Philippines (2022)

Special awards

Tiara Andini received YouTube Creator Awards in the form of a Silver Creator Award on 24 June 2020, because her YouTube channel has reached 100 thousand subscribers.
Tiara Andini received the 2020 Social Media Awards which was managed by Marketing magazine and based on the results of research conducted by an independent institution, MediaWave in the Female Singer category for the extraordinary positive sentiment on social media.
Tiara Andini received an award from the YouTube Partner Summit 2020, because her second single entitled "Maafkan Aku #terlanjurmencinta×Maafkan Aku #terlanjurmencinta26 June 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Maafkan Aku #terlanjurmencinta3:44" managed to stay on the YouTube trending chart for 28 consecutive weeks.
Tiara Andini received YouTube Creator Awards in the form of Gold Creator Award on 22 February 2021, because her YouTube channel has reached 1 million subscribers.
Tiara Andini along with nine other women won the Indonesia's Beautiful Women 2021 award which was held by HighEnd magazine.
Tiara Andini receive the 2023 Spotify Wrapped Live Indonesia as Top 2 Female Artist of The Year and Top 3 Artist of The Year
Tiara Andini receive the 2024 Spotify Wrapped Live Indonesia as Top 2 Female Artist of The Year and Top 4 Artist of The Year
Tiara Andini receive the 2025 Official Indonesia Chart as Top 5 Local Artists

Brand ambassador

Along with her career, Tiara Andini has also been appointed as a brand ambassador for several products, including:

Smartfren (2020)
Hanasui (2021 - 2022)
Good Day (2021 - 2023)
Lazada (2022–2024)
Campina Ice Cream (2022 - 2024)
Boss Kalpa (2023 - 2024)
Samsung (2023–present)
Garnier Indonesia (2024–present)
UBS Gold (2024)
Sunsilk Indonesia (2024–present)
Sehat Aqua (2025–present)

Commercial star

Smartfren 1ON+ (2020)
Samsung Galaxy A series (2020) (with xxgoy & Ramengvrl)
Good Day Mocacinno (2021) (with Rizky Febian)
Hanasui Vitamin C + Collagen Serum (2021)
Lazada Festival Belanja 11.11 (2021)
THENBLANK x Tiara Andini Ramadhan edition, Rama & Layla Collection (2022)
Samsung Galaxy A Series 5G (2022)
Lazada 6.6 Sale (2022)
Uniqlo #ColorDanceChallenge (2022) (with Refal Hady, Yura Yunita, Natya Shina, and Rendy Pritananda)
Lazada 7.7 Mid-Year Sale (2022)
Campina Ice Cream (2023)
Boss Kalpa (2023)
Samsung (2023)
Garnier (2024)
UBS Gold (2024)
Sunsilk (2024)
Aqua (2025)