Biography:

Oxavia Aldiano (29 March 1990 – 7 March 2026), professionally known as Vidi Aldiano, was an Indonesian singer-songwriter.[2] He started his musical career in 2008 with his debut album Pelangi di Malam Hari. “Nuansa Bening” and “Status Palsu” from the album became hits and brought his name to fame.[3]

In 2009, early in his career, he received his first award of Most Favorite Male Artist during the 2009 MTV Indonesia Awards [id].[4]

Persona (2016) was certified triple platinum, his first, after selling 250.000 physical copies in 5 months.[5]

Early life and education

Oxavia Aldiano was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29 March 1990.[6] His Javanese father, Harry Aprianto Kissowo, was the owner of an event organizer business.[7][8] His Minangkabau mother, Besbarini, was a piano teacher.[9][10] On his father’s side, Aldiano was the grandson S. Darsih Kissowo.[11]

His last name Aldiano is an acronym of “Alhamdulillah Dia Nongol” (lit. ’Thank God He Pops Out’). When his mother gave birth to him, Aldiano and his mother were almost helpless because she suffered an illness.[12] When Aldiano was born, his father was grateful and said the phrase.[13] Oxavia means “balance”. Meanwhile, Vidi was an abbreviation of his name.[14] He had two younger siblings, Diva Stradivaryan and Vadi Akbar, who are also singers.[15]

Vidi was raised in a family highly appreciative of music. When little, he often listened to ad jingles on TV, humming to the tunes, and he liked the sound of adzan. His parents signed him up for a singing competition. He earned third place in a kindergarten singing competition when he was 2,5.[16] When he was 3, he learned the piano under the tutelage of his mother,[17] then learned the violin when he was in elementary school. He started singing when he was in middle school.[18] When little, he was shy and a bookworm. It caused him to not have many friends in his childhood. During recess, he preferred to spend his time studying at the library.[19]

Aldiano received his elementary and high school education at the Al-Azhar Foundation: SDI Al Azhar 4, Kebayoran Lama (1996–2002); SMPI Al Azhar 3, Bintaro (2002–2005); and SMAI Al Azhar 1, Kebayoran Baru (2005–2008).[20] He formed a duo with Raisa during high school, but their activities did not last long due to a greater transportation cost than money earned.[21] Upon graduation from high school, Aldiano majored in Electrical Engineering at Pelita Harapan University, but he felt not suited to the materials and switched to Management after a few months.[22] Entering college, he adjusted his busy singing career with his studies by buying books. He carried books everywhere, even when in the studio.[23] Aldiano participated in the Summer Program at Berklee College of Music for two months from July to August 2012,[24] studying vocal techniques, theory, musicalisation, and music history.[25] Returning to Indonesia, he entered his seventh and last semester of college.[26] Aldiano completed his studies in mid-2013 with a GPA of 3.62.[27] He then continued his postgraduate studies in the University of Manchester studying Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship starting November 2013.[28] He finished his thesis as graduation requirements in September 2014 after working on it for 3 months with research done in Indonesia.[29] He graduated cum laude in 2015.[30]

Credits: