Joy Destiny Tobing

Joy Destiny Tiurma Tobing (born March 20 1980 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian singer who rose to popularity after winning Indonesian Idol shown by RCTI. Joy is a descendant of the Batak tribe.

Joy has participated in many singing competitions since she was 9 years old in Malaysia, China, Finland and Kazakhstan. Joy's sister, Jelita Tobing, was also a contestant on the rival Indonesian reality show Akademi Fantasi Indosiar.

Contests

1994: Cipta Pesona Bintang, RCTI
1995: 1 Final Aksi, RCTI
1997: Grand Championship Laser Karaoke Pioneer, RCTI
2004: Indonesian Idol, RCTI

Indonesian Idol performances

Top 30: Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor
Top 11: Seindah Biasa by Siti Nurhaliza
Top 9: Khayal by Purnama Sultan
Top 8: To Love You More by Céline Dion
Top 7: Pelangi by Chrisye
Top 6: Kamu Harus Cepat Pulang by Slank
Top 5: Pesta by Elfa's Singer
Top 4: Mengertilah Kasih by Ruth Sahanaya
Top 4: Kuakui by Dewi Sandra
Top 3: Yang Terbaik by Ruth Sahanaya
Top 3: Surat Cinta by Vina Panduwinata
Grand Final: Karena Cinta by Glenn Fredly
Grand Final: Kuakui by Dewi Sandra
Grand Final: The Trouble With Love Is by Kelly Clarkson

Controversy

Joy ceased all ties with Fremantle Media and the Indonesian Idol franchise within weeks of her win due to contractual disagreements between Joy and the show's management Indomugi Pratama. This included a six-year contract with Sony BMG and several appearance commitments including singing at local malls. Joy found this offensive to the Idol title. All traces of her Idol journey were removed from the official site.

Discography

As of December 2005, Joy is the only Idol to release 10 or more albums (before and after Idol), she released some of these under her own record label - Joy Record, set up by her father, some of these include:

Joy's album Terima Kasih (Thank You) was reported to have been recorded in under 42 hours .

1980 births | Idol series winners | Indonesian singers | Living people

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Contests

Indonesian Idol performances

Controversy

Discography