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. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Motto: Jaya Raya (Indonesian): Prosper and Great Founded 22 June 1527 Governor Sutiyoso Area 661. ... Indonesian Idol is a spin-off of the Idol series in Indonesia. ... RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia) is Indonesias first privately-owned television network based in Jakarta. ... Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups found in the highlands of North Sumatra Indonesia. ...

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 is a spin-off of the Idol series in Indonesia. ...

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

Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is a critically acclaimed Irish singer and songwriter. ... Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian pop singer. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian Grammy, Juno, and Oscar award-winning pop singer and occasional songwriter and actress. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. ...

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. The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ...

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: Countries which have their own version British talent search series Pop Idol has spawned dozens of spin-offs in over 30 countries, in the what is now referred to as the Idols format (as described by FremantleMedia). ...

• Didia
• Pada Kaki Salibmu with Jelita Tobing
• Praise & Worship Compilation
• Wave Of Worship Compilation
• The Songs Of Joy
• Katakan Salahku
• Joy
• Indonesian Idol: Indonesian All-Time Hits Compilation
• Terima Kasih
• Rise

Joy's album Terima Kasih (Thank You) was reported to have been recorded in under 42 hours ^{[citation needed]}.