Citra Scholastika

Skolastika Citra Kiranawulan (born 3 June 1994), commonly known as Citra Scholastika, is the youngest finalist from the sixth season of Indonesian Idol. She is of Javanese descent. Her father is an employee at PT. Freeport Indonesia while her mother owns a bakery business. Before she managed to become a finalist on Indonesian Idol, Citra was eliminated in the workshop round III and came back through the Wild Card. Her interest in singing began at age four when she started singing at church contests. She is known for her distinctive vocal in jazz.

Early Life
Citra Scholastika grew up in a family environment with a variety of beliefs, Even though he is a Catholic, there are also members of other religions in his family. This actually fosters a sense of tolerance within Citra's extended family. In fact, it is not uncommon for them to be involved in celebrating each other's religious holidays even though they have different beliefs. "Incidentally, part of Citra's family is Catholic, part is Muslim. So diversity is what makes Citra's extended family happy. So at every event we celebrate all the holidays, eat the same food and get together too. This diversity makes us more exciting and lively ," Since she was at Citra Scholastika Elementary School, she has been accustomed to singing at Church, showing a deeper interest in the world of singing. Her singing skills continued to improve when she finished participating in the Indonesian Idol (season 6) and created his own songs at a very young age.

2011–2013: "Everybody Knew", "Pasti Bisa", "Galau Galau Galau", and Debut Album


After finishing the talent search event Indonesian Idol (season 6), Citra Scholastika tried her luck as a professional singer by launching two singles which immediately put her name at the top of her career, Everybody Knew and Pasti Bisa made Citra Scholastika was able to prove it to her father, who at that time did not support Citra in making singing a profession that could be used to fulfill Citra's living needs. It was proven that at the beginning of her career, Citra Scholastika was successful in appearing on the Indonesian television screen and was also able to break through for promos and appearances. filling various programs on other private television stations apart from RCTI or MNC Group which incidentally is the television station that discovered and gave birth to Citra Scholastika's singing talent, in 2012 Citra released her third single which has the genre Pop ballad with the title "Galau Galau Galau" which also became a hit on various charts, the song "Galau Galau Galau" was also often used as a Sound Track FTV and at its peak in 2021 it was trending again because it was used as a Sound Track for the soap opera Ikatan Cinta which aired on RCTI.

In 2013, Citra Scholastika finally released her debut album entitled Pati Bisa and it was said to be very successful in the market. Since its first release on September 25 2013, her album recorded quite large sales figures. A total of 250 thousand albums by the singer who graduated from the talent search event Indonesian Idol (season 6) were successfully sold. Because of this achievement, the singer of the song "Everybody Knew" was awarded double platinum by his record label, HITS Records and Swara Sangkar Emas. Citra was enthusiastic about the award. Citra admitted that she had never imagined being able to sell albums amidst the sluggish physical sales of musicians who were being eroded by the rise of piracy. He also saw that well-produced work would receive appreciation from the public, especially music lovers. Citra Scholastika's Pasti Bisa album contains 12 songs and the Repackaged Version contains 15 songs. With the success of her career, Citra Scholastika finally built a house in Jakarta and it was completed in early 2013, the house was dedicated to her parents who she loved very much, namely Mama Maria Magdalena Sumarsih.

2014–2015: Album Rohani "Tuhan Melihat Hati", Release Video Clip Single "Jangan Paksa Ahh", "Dengan Mu", "Mama Papa" & Album Release "Love & kiss"
In 2014 Citra Scholastika released a Spiritual album entitled God Sees the Heart, this album is a form of Citra Scholastika's gratitude to God for all His inclusion in Citra's career and life. On this album there are two Duet songs entitled "Kekuatan Hatiku" a duet with Regina Ivanova and "Sebab Kau Besar" a duet with Delon. This album contains 10 songs and the hit song is entitled "PertolonganMu". In the same year, Citra also released a music video taken from her first single album, namely "Jangan Paksa Ahh", and in 2015 Citra Scholastika released a music video "Dengan Mu", "Mama Papa" to complete the music video clips of the songs on his first album. On November 13, 2015, Citra Scholastika released another album of secular songs, the second album entitled "Love & Kiss" contains 10 songs, 7 of which are completely new songs and 3 other songs is song that has ever been sung.

2016–2017: Second Album Promo, featuring the theme song for the film "Mars Met Venus", & Acting Debut in Film


In 2016–2017, Citra Scholastika was busy carrying out a series of promos for her second album by going on a concert tour to several cities in Indonesia, including several cities on Sumatra and Java. In this second album, Citra explained that in terms of songs and the album cover there were many changes, the songs were more mature, more mature and the songs were richer. The reason why his second album is titled Love & Kiss is that he thinks the album contains a love story and tells the characteristics of his personality. What's unique is that this album was worked on in a very fast time, namely less than 1 month until finally all the songs were finished and the album release could be processed by the label that houses it, namely Hits Record.

In 2017, Citra Scholastika also performed the theme song for the film "Mars Met Venus" for the film. Citra Scholastika sang a song entitled "Dulu, Kini, Nanti" which is in the Pop Ballad genre.

In 2017, Citra Scholastika also tried out acting through the film "MANTAN". In this film, Citra feels grateful to be able to act with professional film stars such as Luna Maya, Gandhi Fernando, Karina Nadila, Kimberly Rider, and Ayudya Bing Slamet.

2018-2019: "You Don't Have To Go", "SertaMu" & Solo Concert "Remembrance Journey of Faith Citra Scholastika"
In 2018, Citra Scholastika released a song entitled "You Don't Have To Go". video of the lyrics and music video clip followed.

In 2019, Citra Scholastika released another spiritual song entitled "SertaMu" according to Citra, this song is not intended for just one religion, but all beliefs, this song tells the story of the human relationship with God and has a universal theme so that it hope that the song can be accepted by everyone.

At the end of 2019 Citra Scholastika held a Solo Concert entitled "Remembrance Journey of Faith Citra Scholastika" This is a concert that sings spiritual songs, a concert of thanksgiving for Citra for the journey of how God works in her life "Citra has been a singer for 10 years," said Citra Scholastika at a press conference. Apart from the different theme because she brought songs with a spiritual theme, here Citra collaborated with several musicians, Citra also performed a prologue from Lukman Sardi. The concert took place at Balai Sarbini, South Jakarta, 15 November 2019. The concert was presented by Citra for her 10 year career journey.

2020-2022: COVID-19 Pandemic Era, "Hati Hati Cinta", "Teman Tapi Mesra", "RencanaMu", "Syahdu Natal"


In 2020, when the pandemic hit, Citra Scholastika tried to continue working and being productive by releasing a single entitled "Hati Hati Cinta", this song tells the story of someone who has had a broken heart and is hesitant to fall in love again. But it turns out that someone was present and tried to tease him again, and it turns out that someone managed to grab attention even though there were feelings of doubt that were fortifying him.

In the same year, Citra Scholastika was also one of the singers on the compilation album by Maia Estianty "Masterpiece Maia Estianty" Citra sang again the song entitled "Teman Tapi Mesra". "I was trusted to sing TTM, "Teman Tapi Mesra", I didn't really think so, this is a song from when I was in elementary school, 5th grade and now it can be included in the album Maia Estianty's Masterpiece," said Citra when introducing the Masterpiece album Maia Estianty in Jakarta.

In 2021 Citra Scholastika released another rohani song entitled "RencanaMu" and in the following year again released a Christmas themed song entitled "Syahdu Natal" released on December 16 2022 and coinciding with the atmosphere of welcoming Christmas.

2023-Now: Filling in the Film Theme Song "Layangan Putus The Movie"
At the end of 2023, Citra Scholastika finally released another song specifically for the OST of the latest film "Layangan Putus the Movie" by director Benni Setiawan entitled "Pernah Singgah". "I'm really happy that after several years Citra hasn't released the song Sejual. "Citra is used to being known for her energetic and cheerful songs, but this time she got an extraordinary opportunity," said Citra when met at the premiere of the film "Layangan Putus the Movie" at Plaza Indonesia, Central Jakarta, she added, "It's my dream! Can work with MD Entertainment (the production house for the film 'Layangan Putus the Movie') and Mas Benni too. "The title is "Pernah Singgah"," he said. Released on December 15 2023, the song "Pernah Singgah" feels very fitting when played in a number of scenes in the film "Layangan Putus the Movie". In some of the peak moments of this film, the song "Pernah Singgah" by Citra Scholastika adds to the gray emotional atmosphere in it.

Albums

 * Pasti Bisa (2013)
 * Tuhan Melihat Hati (2014)
 * Love & Kiss (2015)

Singles

 * "Everybody Knew" (2011)
 * "Pasti Bisa" (2011)
 * "Galau Galau Galau" (2012)
 * "Sampaikan" (2012)
 * "Sadis" (2013)
 * "Berlian" (2013)
 * "Alasan Terbesar" (feat. Piyu, 2013)
 * "Seruan Kebaikan" (2013)
 * "Denganmu" (2013)
 * "PertolonganMu" (Christian song, maybe 2013)
 * "Turning Back to You" (2014)
 * "Melawan Perasaan" (feat. Piyu, 2015)
 * "Biarkan Ku Sendiri" (2015)
 * "You and Me" (2015)
 * "Patah Hati" (2016)
 * "Dulu Kini Nanti" (from Mars Met Venus, 2017)
 * "You Don't Have to Go" (2018)
 * "Serta-Mu" (Christian song, maybe 2019)
 * "Hati-Hati Cinta" (2020)
 * "Teman Tapi Mesra" (2020)
 * "Rencana-Mu" (Christian song, 2021)
 * "Syahdu Natal" (Christian song, 2022)
 * "Pernah Singgah" (from Layangan Putus: The Movie, 2023)

Concerts

 * Konser Everybody Knew – Citra Scholastika at RCTI (Showing on RCTI, 12 November 2013)
 * Remembrance Journey of Faith Citra Scholastika (at Balai Sarbini, 15 November 2019)

External link

 * Citra Scholastika in Spotify
 * Citra Scholastika in Apple Music