Via Vallen

Maulidia Octavia (born 1 October 1991), known professionally as Via Vallen, is an Indonesian dangdut singer. Her stage name, "Vallen", is taken from Evanescence's first album Fallen.

Via started a career in singing at the age of 15. Her presence in the Indonesian show business is often considered similar to that of Isyana Sarasvati because of the resemblance of her face. Via has a support group of fans from different cities named Vyanisty, inaugurated on 24 September 2010. Her solo career began with the release of her first single, "Selingkuh" in early 2015. Her single "Sayang" is her most popular song, having reached more than 100 million views on YouTube, making it the second most viewed Indonesian music video of 2017. Via is also a dangdut singer who sang the theme song for the 2018 Asian Games, "Meraih Bintang" (lit. "Reach for The Stars").

Background Via Vallen is a dangdut singer from East Java who has been known as a national artist.

Via released her first single entitled "Selingkuh" in 2015. Next, she issued singles such as "Secawan Madu", "Sayang", "Sakit Sakit Hatiku", "Baper", "Peternak Luka", and many more, and her first album titled The Names was released in 2016.

Via Vallen won the 2017 SCTV Music Awards Most Popular Dangdut Singer category, winning this award against competition from a number of famous dangdut singers. Via also received the Most Popular Female Dangdut Singer in Indonesian Dangdut Award (IDA) 2017 and also get award from DWP (Dangdut Wilayah Pantura) for Best Singer ter-WP.

In 2018, she performed the 2018 Asian Games official theme song "Meraih Bintang", a pop dangdut song written by Parlin Burman "Pay" Siburian. On 6 July 2018, it was announced that she will perform alongside 107 bands from 30 countries at the International Indie Music Festival at Indonesia Convention Exhibition. The event was held from 27 September to 7 October 2018.

Style Via does not seek to imitate the style of traditional dangdut singers; instead, it aims at a fresher, younger, and more modern style, a shared characteristic of Korean women or the Japanese Harajuku style. She is a fan of the Premier League club Manchester United.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Sales Certifications The Names Released: 2016 ASIRI: Platinum

Compilation albums Title Album details Best Via Vallen Released: 15 November 2016 Label: Samudra Record Format: Digital download Best Cover Collection Released: 2 January 2017 Label: Markoplo Records Format: Digital download

Singles

Awards and nominations Year Category Award Result 2017 The Most Popular Dangdut Singer SCTV Music Awards 2017 Popular Female Solo Dangdut Singer Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2017 The Most Popular Singer SCTV Awards 2017 Dangdut Singer Tersocmed MNCTV Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2017 Fanbase Tersocmed Most Joss Dangdut Singer Dangdut Singer Ter-WP DWP (Dangdut Wilayah Pantura) 2017 2018 The Most Popular Dangdut Singer SCTV Music Awards 2018 Female Dangdut Singer Social Media Award 2018 Favorite Musician Insert 2018 The Most Popular Female Dangdut Singer Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2018 Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2018 The Most Style Dangdut Singer 2019 BraVo Awards 2019 in Russia