Isyana Sarasvati (born 2 May 1993) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and the founder of Redrose Records. She is a graduate of Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and London's Royal College of Music. Known for her original compositions, she wrote all of the songs on her 2015 debut pop album, Explore! and on her three subsequent albums, Paradox (2017), Lexicon (2019) and ISYANA (2023). She has also performed as an opera singer in Singapore. She is the recipient of numerous Indonesian and international awards.
Before gaining fame as a pop to multi-genre singer and songwriter, she had built a reputation as a classical music soloist and recitalist. Isyana Sarasvati also participated in numerous musical competitions. At age 15, she won a "best composer" award. Her song Wings of Your Shadow was selected as the 12th best composition of 3,500 entries in the International Junior Original Concert (IJOC). As a result, she performed the electone at the IJOC 2008 concert in Bunkamura hall, Tokyo, Japan. Isyana Sarasvati signed a recording deal with Sony Music Indonesia in 2014 and released two singles, Keep Being You (2014) and Tetap Dalam Jiwa (2015). Her albums have received positive reviews and commercial success.
On 2 September 2018, Isyana Sarasvati sang the first song at the closing ceremony of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, performing Asia's Who We Are before an audience of more than 55,000 people at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
In May 2019, Walt Disney Pictures selected Isyana Sarasvati and Gamaliel Tapiheru to sing A Whole New World on the soundtrack for the Indonesian version of the 2019 remake of Aladdin. They were interviewed in Tokyo by Alan Menken, the man behind many Walt Disney Animation Studios film scores.
In July 2019, Isyana Sarasvati joined the coaching panel of Season 4 of The Voice Indonesia with Armand Maulana, Titi DJ, Nino RAN, and Vidi Aldiano. Isyana Sarasvati was also a panelist for Season 4 of The Voice Kids Indonesia and The Voice: All-Stars (Indonesia)
In 2019, she was listed on Forbes Indonesia's 30 Under 30 list of inspiring young achievers, in the art, style and entertainment category. On 29 November 2019, Isyana Sarasvati released her third album titled LEXICON. The album marked a change in Isyana's musical colours from pop and R&B to neo-classical and progressive rock until the release of her fourth album (ISYANA). Now, she's more recognised as a multi-genre singer.
In April 2020, Forbes Asia included Isyana Sarasvati on its 30 Under 30 list in the Entertainment and Sports, and Celebrity categories.
After six years with Sony Music Indonesia, Isyana Sarasvati on 20 October 2020 announced she had established a music label called Redrose Records. On 2 February 2021, Isyana Sarasvati and her husband Rayhan released a single titled 1+1 to mark their first wedding anniversary.
On 10 March 2022, Garena Free Fire Indonesia announced an collaboration with Isyana with the concept of The Diva on Battle In Style.
On 2 October 2022, Isyana Sarasvati released her first NFT with the title My Mystery NFT.
As an alumnus of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, on 28 September 2023, Isyana was honoured with the NAFA Distinguished Alumni Medal 2023 for her achievements and accomplishments in the music industry.
On 5 December 2023, Isyana got the opportunity to attend a prestigious event Forbes Under 30 Summit Asia in Singapore. She also had the opportunity to perform on a grand piano by singing her original songs entitled IL SOGNO and Unlock the Key.
Even in 2023, Isyana was a guest star with Hwang So-yoon (member of Se So Neon) in a documentary entitled Music & Cultural Documentary (All Rounder) which aired on South Korean TV station, KBS TV.
Since Isyana established her record label company, she has been an active speaker at various event forums.
On 13 November 2024, ahead of her one decade concert, Isyana re-arrangement the song "My Mystery". It was her first collaboration with an international musician, the legendary guitarist Marty Friedman. Marking a decade of work in the country's music scene, Isyana held a concert celebration entitled Lost In Harmony which was held on 16 November 2024 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta.
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