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Kallula Harsynta Esterlita known as Kallula, born on March 26th, 1989 is an Indonesian singer and songwriter.
She is known as the vocalist of the Indonesian electronic music group, Kimokal.
Music and fashion will continue to coexist. Music development will continue to influence fashion and vice versa.
Kallula Harsynta Esterlita, a Jakarta based singer/songwriter perfectly embodies those two aspects and represent it well in her works and life.
"Fashion has always been a part of me, ever since I was little, I have always loved things revolving around fashion."
I used to wear my Mom's lipstick. I guess I can sense that I loved fashion ever since I was a kid,” stated this 29-year-old woman that had just finished her tour with her band, Kimokal, around the UK.
Not only fashion, apparently her love for music grew since she was little.
Thanks to her piano teacher that asked her to randomly sing, and realized that Kallula has a lot more talent in music, and that is, singing.
She started her music career by creating LCD Trip - a rock-alternative band - then she falls in love with Electronic Music. "I used to hate electronic music, there was this time where all electronic music was like a kind of music that is just too rough for me."
Kallula Harsynta Esterlita known as Kallula (born March 26, 1989) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. She is known as the vocalist of the Indonesian electronic music group, Kimokal.
In 2016, Dipha Barus invited her to collaborate on the hit song "No One Can Stop Us". In 2019, Kallula released her first solo song entitled "This Love".
Then I fell in love when I realized, internationally, not all Electronic Dance Music is the same. There are different Electronic music genres too, and one of them is Electronic Pop."
Then her love for Electronic Pop music is being shed in all of her works in Kimokal. Kimokal is a pop electronic duo that has been to many places in the world.
Kallula and her partner, Kimo, actively making hits since its first launch in 2014. “One of the best experience ever was Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP).
I forgot if it was a year or two years ago, but it was amazing! It was the first time I played music in front of thousands of people.
They were all singing our song, I was having a mixed-feeling kind of moment just there.
"I did not know whether I was supposed to cry or to enjoy it. It was life-changing." Not only locally, but internationally, Kimokal had been played in several stages.
One of them was, SXSW, a Conference & Festival to celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries in Texas, USA.
How about her role model? Lykke Li, a Swedish singer/songwriter, and model. "I love Lykke Li! She has her own uniqueness."
"She is really proud of what she is, who she is, and that inspires me. Ever met her? "Yes! I met her once. I was having this breakfast in Los Angeles, at Melrose, when she walked by me."
"I was with a friend and started panicking, I thought to myself, is that really her? Apparently, it was."
"I took a picture with her, throughout the whole photo episode I was shaking and nervous. Imagine that! Meeting your idol ever since you are in high school!"
What message do you want your listener to understand in your music?
"I want somehow my music to be a ‘friend’ for those who listens. Sometimes when you are lonely, or sad, you instantly want to run away from it."
"But I guess what I want to tell people is that, it's okay for you to be lonely, to be sad. It will be over in a blink, and then life goes on.
How would you describe yourself?
Weird, assertive, and a foodie!
What is your favorite food?
Granola and milk.
What was your major when at University?
International Relations.
Zodiac sign?
Aries.
"When I turned age 30 I decided to become more kind to myself and my body. Now I embrace every single flaw and inch of it."
"I used to do unreasonable diets, not eating sugar, salt, rice or any particular carbs for years, eating only once a day or probably not eating at all because I did not like what i saw in the mirror even when I used to be a lot thinner than this."
"Especially when I knew I was going to have a photo shoot or a performance - that was so tiring and I used to get sick a lot for abusing my body that way."
"My turning point was when I was out of town doing performances and i had GERD on the stage."
Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach - This backwash (acid reflux) can irritate the lining of your esophagus.
"I can remember literally just laying there asking for medication and even asked someone to summon an ambulance to come and pick me up."
"So I decided right then and there - enough is enough! I'm gonna live and enjoy my life to the fullest."
"Just be kinder to yourself - if you don't love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won't be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self."
"So the first time I was caught being able to sing it from my teacher when I was in kindergarten. So when he played the piano, I was told to sing. Suddenly when I sang, all the notes were perfect and not one was bad."
"Finally, I was registered for a singing competition at the kindergarten level in Jabodetabek, and managed to finish in second place,"
"Professionally, the time of the first album was around 2015. I also started to pursue this profession after I graduated from college and I gave myself a trial time."
"I gave myself 2 years. If I didn't make it the singing industry, I'd just do something else. But then, I survived. At first, I also had a band with my friend called LCD Trip."
"It consisted of me, TJ Bara, Yosa, and Ata. His laughing album LCD Trip is also the theme of us for this. It's okay to make zinc-fun. Not long after, I met Kimo when I was recording in his study."
"At first, I really liked the band with the alternative rock genre. Well, after being known as EDM (Electronic Dance Music) with Kimo and Dipha and I also browsed a lot."
"The response itself was pretty good. It can be seen that by getting the opportunity to get nominated and even win the Ami Awards which can be a barometer of music standards in Indonesia, it turns out that the average likes what it looks like."
"So far, if we make works, have never been targeted to enter the Indonesian market. Because so far, we have been touring abroad more often."
"We also tour domestically, but it's more so in underground music scenes, which are really festivalists like We The Fest or Soundrenaline."
"So once it was nominated, it became funny, because it means that the Indonesian market is already shifting and more international."
"From myself anyway. I always tend to make my work very personal. A lot of the adoption of the song lyrics too, I like things related to poetry."
"Very feely, very emotional, very private. Because I think, things that are very personal in nature, will actually be very connected to the person who hears it. They feel like "uh, this song is really me!"
"I just want to feel people to connect with me, they can have me as their second voice. If you're going through a phase in your life, don't be afraid, cause I'm going through the same phase as you're as well."
"I want them to be able to deal with their own issues. I want to people to feel ok about themselves. No human being is perfect. Everyone must have made some mistakes."
"All the things that happen to you, even those that make you uncomfortable, you still have to keep up with your life. That's all right. Just be comfortable and confidence in yourself, just own yourself."
"If you're not being real to yourself and you're trying to pleased everyone, you can't do that. I want to be able to represent what they're feeling. I want to people to be touched by my songs. I want to make them to feel that my songs have a purpose to their life."
The name Kallula means "Beautiful light." and is of Latin origin. Kallula has an analytical personality, understanding, knowledgeable, enjoys learning, meditating, and is full of consciousness.
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Kallula Harsynta Esterlita known as Kallula, born on March 26th, 1989 is an Indonesian singer and songwriter.
Thanks to her piano teacher that asked her to randomly sing, and realized that Kallula has a lot more talent in music, and that is, singing.
I forgot if it was a year or two years ago, but it was amazing! It was the first time I played music in front of thousands of people.
What message do you want your listener to understand in your music?
"When I turned age 30 I decided to become more kind to myself and my body. Now I embrace every single flaw and inch of it."
"So the first time I was caught being able to sing it from my teacher when I was in kindergarten. So when he played the piano, I was told to sing. Suddenly when I sang, all the notes were perfect and not one was bad."
"So far, if we make works, have never been targeted to enter the Indonesian market. Because so far, we have been touring abroad more often."
"All the things that happen to you, even those that make you uncomfortable, you still have to keep up with your life. That's all right. Just be comfortable and confidence in yourself, just own yourself."
