Bukan hanya popularitas, banyak selebritas juga menurunkan bakat kepada anak-anak mereka. Maka tak heran jika sebagian dari mereka memutuskan untuk mengikuti jejak orang tua mereka dan berkarier di industri musik Indonesia.
Mereka membuktikan bahwa mereka bisa sukses tanpa hanya mengandalkan nama besar orang tua, melainkan karena bakat seni yang telah mereka miliki sejak kecil.
Berikut adalah daftar anak-anak musisi yang sukses berkarier di bidang musik seperti orang tua mereka. Siapa saja mereka?
1. Arsy Widianto
Arsy Widianto/ Foto: Instagram.com/arsywidianto
He suggests that musical blood has been flowing within Arsy Widianto since childhood. The child of famous musician and composer Yovie Widianto now follows in his father’s footsteps and pursues a career in music as a singer and songwriter.
His career began when he released his first single titled “Nembak #MenyatakanCinta” in 2018. His name began to be widely known after dueting the song “Dengan Caraku” with Indonesian Idol graduate singer Brisia Jodie.
Arsy also inherited his father’s talent for songwriting and music production. It’s no wonder that he has now released various popular works and music projects with other singers, including Tiara Andini.
2. Naura Ayu
Naura Ayu/ Foto: Instagram.com/naura.ayu
Following in her mother’s career, Riafinola Ifani Sari, also known as ‘Nola Be3’, Naura Ayu made her debut as a child singer in 2014 with her first album titled ‘Dongeng’.
Naura continues to actively release musical works to this day. Her success has made her one of the singers to receive a triple platinum award. Now, Naura has her fifth album titled ‘Cerita Penuh Cahaya’.
3. Amora Lemos
Amora Lemos/ Foto: Instagram.com/amora_lemos5
The saying ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’ seems very fitting for Amora Lemos, the daughter of diva Kris Dayanti. Amora chose to follow in her mother’s footsteps and pursued a career as a professional singer.
Amora began vocal training at the age of 4. Her seriousness became more evident after releasing her first single titled ‘Buku Mimpiku’ at the end of 2022.
Now, Amora is more firmly established in the music industry under the Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia label. She even successfully collaborated with Lyodra and Silet Open Up to provide the soundtrack for the Indonesian version of the film ‘Moana’.
4. Devano Danendra
Devano Danendra/ Foto: Instagram.com/iamdevano
Differing from his mother, Iis Dahlia, who is a top Indonesian dangdut singer, Devano, who was interested in following in his mother’s footsteps, actually chose pop music as his genre.
In 2017, Devano began his career by releasing a single titled ‘Always In Love With You’. This was then followed by the single ‘Menyimpan Rasa’ the following year.
5. Gita Gutawa
Gita Gutawa/ Foto: Instagram.com/gitgut
It appears that artistic talent flows abundantly in Gita Gutawa’s veins. Since childhood, she has demonstrated an interest in music, following in the footsteps of her father, Erwin Gutawa, who is a musician, composer, songwriter, record producer, and former renowned Indonesian singer.
Gita began her journey in the music industry as a teenage pop singer with an iconic soprano voice. She has won numerous prestigious music awards.
However, after completing her higher education in the UK, Gita chose not to perform on stage as a singer any longer. Now, she focuses her career behind the scenes of the music industry and manages the family’s music business.
6. Eva Celia
Eva Celia/ Foto: Instagram.com/evacelia
Born and raised in an artistic family, particularly with a legendary jazz musician father, Indra Lesmana, and a mother who is an actress and singer, Sophia Latjuba, made Eva Celia interested in pursuing a career as a singer.
Eva made her debut with the singles ‘Reason’ and ‘Against Time’ in 2015. A year later, she released her first full album titled ‘And So It Begins’, in which she wrote and arranged her own songs.
7. Kevin Aprilio
Kevin Aprilio/ Foto: Instagram.com/kevinaprilio
It’s not just about riding on the coattails of his parents’ fame in the music world. The son of Addie MS and Memes has managed to carve out a career in Indonesia’s music industry by proving his own abilities.
Kevin Aprilio is known as a pianist and founder of the group Vierratale. He is not only skilled at playing the piano but also talented at writing songs, producing many hit tracks.
His involvement in the Indonesian music industry is beyond question. Kevin has even successfully established the management company Aprilio Kingdom and popularized several music groups, such as Princess and Volt.
8. Al, El, dan Dul Jaelani
Dul Jaelani/ Foto: Instagram.com/duljaelani
The siblings Al, El, and Dul were among those who followed in their parents’ footsteps, Ahmad Dhani and Maia Estianty, by entering the music industry. The three of them began their music career through the family band ‘The Lucky Laki’ in 2009.
However, it seems that only Dul now pursues a career as a singer, songwriter, and music producer in the rock and alternative genres. Meanwhile, their older siblings, Al Ghazali, seem comfortable starring in various advertisements and working as a DJ. El Rumi, too, is now more active in the entertainment industry as a TV host.
9. Zara Leola
Zara Leola/ Foto: Instagram.com/zara_leola_official
The daughter of Enda ‘Ungu’, Zara Leola decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue a career in the music industry as a singer and dancer. Zara released her first single titled ‘Move It’ in 2016 when she was still 10 years old.
Since then, the daughter of Ungu’s guitarist has actively released various songs for children as well as teenagers. Her most recent single is titled ‘Hilang Tapi Ada’, which serves as the soundtrack for a Viu series, along with the single ‘Apanya Dong’ released in 2025.
10. Mezzaluna
Mezzaluna/ Foto: Instagram.com/mezzaluna
The eldest daughter of Bimbim Slank, Jaya Mezzaluna Bungari, also known as Luna, decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and entered the music industry as a solo singer.
However, with a different genre from her father, who is a rock band drummer, she chose to become a singer in the pop/R&B contemporary genre.
Luna made her debut with the first single titled ‘In Situ’ in 2021, where she wrote the lyrics herself at the age of 15. Now, she has joined the label Offmute, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.
Well, that was a list of 10 children of musicians who are now following in their parents’ footsteps to pursue careers in the Indonesian music industry. Is your idol among them, Thecuy?
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