The Reason Wika Salim Rarely Performs Her Own Song On Stage

Wika Salim (Instagram @wikaalim)

JAKARTA - Wika Salim has had a career in the music industry for more than a decade. Dozens of songs have been released, both in the form of singles and collaborations with other musicians. However, the 32-year-old dancer is rarely used to perform his own songs on stage.

When he was a guest in the latest episode of the Chat program at any time, Wika explained the reason why he never performed his own songs when appearing on the screen.

"Yes, that's right, because you can't. Because the TV people say, the song is not well known, just play another song," said Wika, who was greeted with laughter.

Wika seems aware that his songs are not very well known to the wider community. Moreover, those who invited him to appear prefer songs that are in demand.

Sometimes there are more requests, which are viral. They just want to bring up a song that is crowded," he said.

What happened when appearing on television is also similar to the offer of a gig. Wika often displays covers of other musicians' songs rather than performing her own songs.

Based on VOI's observations on the Spotify Wika Salim account, the dangdut singer who was born in Bogor released dozens of songs in the last four years. However, many of them are other singer songs that were performed, such as Rita Sugiarto's 'Women of the World of the Hereafter', 'Star of Life' from Nike Ardilla, to 'Oplosan' from Wiwik Sagita.

However, Wika has also collaborated several times, including in the song Meanwhile Wanting to Make Love with Dewa 19, Jeda with For Revenge, to Gaya Generasi Urban with Slank.