Vira Talisa Dharmawan (born 9 August 1993) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released two studio albums Primavera (2019) and Bloomingtale (2023), also a self-titled extended play in 2016. She has received four Anugerah Musik Indonesia nominations, including Best New Artist in 2017.
Career
In 2012, Talisa started her musical career by uploading covers on her SoundCloud account.[3] After graduating with a degree in visual arts from the University of Rennes in 2016, she began recording original material while interning.[4] She came back to Indonesia and released her self-titled extended play in December 2016.[5] She received her first Anugerah Musik Indonesia nomination for Best New Artist in 2017.[6]
Talisa released her first track in Indonesian, "Janji Wibawa" in April 2018. It served as the lead single of her then-upcoming debut studio album.[7] In May 2018, Talisa received the Alumni Award for Young Talent by the Embassy of France in Indonesia.[8] In March 2019, she released her debut studio album Primavera.[9]
In 2022, she signed a recording contract with Dominion Records, a sub-division of Universal Music Indonesia, and released a single "Mejikuhibiniu" with rapper Laze.[10] She received a nomination at the 2022 Anugerah Musik Indonesia for Best Contemporary Jazz Act for "Makna Nostalgia".[11] In September 2023, she released her sophomore studio album, Bloomingtale.[12] She received a nomination at the 27th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia for Best Contemporary Jazz Act for "Like It Was Meant to Be".[13]
Personal life
In November 2023, she married recording producer Raditya Joko Bramantyo.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Details
Primavera
Released: 1 March 2019
Label: Independent
Bloomingtale
Released: 22 September 2023
Label: Dominion
Extended plays
Title
Details
Vira Talisa
Released: 2 December 2016
Label: Orange Cliff
Singles
As lead artist
Title
Year
Album
"Walking Back Home"
2016
Vira Talisa
"Janji Wibawa"
2018
Primavera
"Down in Vieux Cannes"
"Oh Sunny Days"
2021
Non-album singles
"Secret Admirer" (featuring Arina Ephipania of Mocca)
"Sweet Dream, Sweet Little Thing" (with Meda Kawu)
"Mejikuhibiniu" (with Laze)
2022
Bloomingtale
"Turn the Lights On" (with TOMGGG)
superposition
"Samba Di Kota"
Bloomingtale
"A Weekend Song for Me and You" (with Dead Bachelors)
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