Elmatu Did Not Expect That TikTok Made His First Song 'Aku Yang Salah' So Famous

Elmatu (Photo: Savic Rabos, Digital Imaging: Ilham Amin)

JAKARTA - Elmatu has actually been in the Indonesian music scene for a long time. Known as one of the X-Factor contestants with the boy band Nu Dimension in 2012. After giving up and returning to Makassar, Elmatu finally found his passion as a solo singer.

Having his own work is an old dream that Elmatu has kept. When releasing Aku Yang Salah, Elmatu didn't put his hope too much. "I don't have any expectations. It's good to have a piece of work", he explained when he visited VOI some time ago.

However, fate said otherwise. What you're fighting for is what you'll get. Elmatu's song met a destiny of success thanks to TikTok.

"I am So thankful, after traveling around here and there I finally have a song that I feel like I'm talking about. When it was released, there was a DM that I said 'I wanted to use your song for TikTok'. Turns out he was one of the content creators on TikTok and made my song known", he explained.

Being a solo singer, a man from Makassar can maximize his feelings when singing. "For solo, I play and sing all the good parts of the song. For boyband, there are parts that I have to share. And I really enjoy it, not feeling tired. For a band, because I don't feel alone. If there is a song where I need to catch my breath, the other members sing that part. All experiences are beneficial", he said.

Success with his first single Aku Yang Salah which managed to get more than eight million listeners, now Elmatu is back releasing a single entitled Bukan Dia Untukku. Here Elmatu tells the continuation of the journey of his story to fight for his true feelings and love.

Bukan Dia Untukku tells the story of Elmatu's love which previously ran aground due to differences in beliefs. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the world and its environment, he still can't just give up the love he thinks is true. But as time went by, Elmatu tried to open his heart to a new love. And maybe he hopes, this love is the last love in his life.

"So the story was after I realized that I was wrong, because of our differences. After we separated, I realized I didn't think it was him. That's why the two songs are connected, because from personal life," Elmatu explained.

The song It's Not For Me, according to Elmatu, can be very upsetting. "Because love stories of different religions are plural. Then I broke up. I was still thinking about him even though I was hanging out. Until I finally found someone new that made me think this was the last person. So I realized it wasn't him for me," Elmatu said.