On March 15, she performed "Don't Speak", and sending her into the top 9. On March 8, 2013, she performed "Girl on Fire" sending her into the top 10. She was put through to the Gala Live Show, where she performed "Rumour Has It". She advanced into the Showcase, where she performed "Diamonds". She was one of seven contestants in the Female Under 26 category to perform at judges' houses stage of the competition, for Rossa and her guest judge Maia Estianty, performing the song "Cintakan Membawamu Kembali". On the bootcamp 3 she performed "Pumped Up Kicks". She performed Paris (Ooh La La) and advanced through the next day. Fatin didn't do well on Stage Act, so she had to do the a cappella performance. The judges then split the number of acts down to two groups, 22 acts through to the next day, and remaining 50 acts must perform once again, with an a cappella performance.
On the second day, acts were given dance lessons by choreographers. Soon after, she advanced through the first day of bootcamp, where she performed "Rindu" and advanced through the next day.
Ahmad Dhani said that he loved her voice, and her audition has since garnered 4 million views on YouTube (as of October 2013), with several other videos that if in total reaching over 20 million views. She amazed the judges in her audition and received a lot of positive feedback among social media users, advancing to the next round. In 2012, Fatin auditioned for the first season of X Factor Indonesia with the song "Grenade", originally sung by Bruno Mars. She began singing at age two, according to her mother.
She is a student of SMA Negeri 97 Jakarta. But with her one-of-a-kind voice, demure looks and adorable personality, it seems that Fatin Shidqia Lubis has the true X-Factor.Fatin Shidqia Lubis (born July 30, 1996), better known as Fatin Shidqia or Fatin is an Indonesian singer and actress who won the first season of the Indonesian version of the The X Factor in May 2013, securing a 1 billion rupiahs (around 88,150 USD) recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia and released her debut single "Aku Memilih Setia", which debuted at number one on the iTunes Indonesia Album Chart.įatin was born in Jakarta and resides in South Jakarta, Jakarta. Some critics argue that if measured in terms of singing techniques, Novita Dewi, the other finalist, should have been the winner instead of Fatin. My phone is old and outdated.’ Fatin also plans to use the cash prize to pay for her parents’ hajj trip. When asked by reporters about her plans for the prize money, Fatin gave a simple answer, ‘I’d like to buy a new cell phone. 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. Img Source: fasdimidce.tkīeing the contest’s only hijabi has undoubtedly also made Fatin stand out from the rest of the show’s line-up. 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. 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.