Even before her first album is released, the single that Fatin sang in the final round, ‘Aku Memilih Setia’ (I Choose to Be Devoted), already topped the iTunes charts in Indonesia. For a number of her gala performances, no less than renowned Indonesian designers Dian Pelangi and Jenahara gave her styling tips.Īs the show’s winner, the daughter of Bahari Lubis and Nurseha Thamrin receives a cash prize of roughly US$10,000, a car and a recording contract worth around US$100,000 from Sony Music Indonesia. Twitter users scrutinized her attire as closely as her performances. In the dozens of countries that have their own versions of X-Factor, Fatin could very well be the first hijab-wearing winner. RCTI, the television station that airs the series, seems to have capitalized on the petite girl’s popularity by placing her performance near the end of each week’s show, keeping people’s eyes glued to the screen.īeing the contest’s only hijabi has undoubtedly also made Fatin stand out from the rest of the show’s line-up. And dozens of Fatin fan clubs – or ‘Fatinistics’ – have emerged on the Twitter. Her distinctive vocals prompted the contest judges to draw a comparison between her and 90’s pop icon Cindy Lauper.įatin has garnered so many fans and followers during the show’s season that some people have dubbed the show ‘the F factor’ in her honor. A humble high school student has zoomed to stardom to win Indonesia’s X-Factor. Afia R Fitriati has the story.Īfter dozens of elimination rounds over five months, the votes are in: 16-year-old Fatin Shidqia Lubis has emerged as the winner of the first season of X-Factor Indonesia, beating rival finalist Novita Dewi by a thin margin in SMS voting.įrom her very first appearance on the stage of the talent competition, Fatin has captured the hearts of many with her unique voice and sheepish demeanor.
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