JAKARTA - The news of sorrow enveloped the Indonesian music industry after the vocalist of the band group Element, Lucky Widja, was declared dead on Sunday, January 25.
The owner of the full name Lucky Widjatmoko breathed his last at Halim Hospital, Jakarta, after fighting against the disease he suffered from over the past few years.
The information about the departure of the musician born on September 1, 1976 was confirmed directly by his colleague at Element, Ferdy Tahier, through an emotional upload on social media.
Ferdy expressed his deep loss over the figure of a friend who had accompanied him on stage for decades.
"Goodbye my best friend, my friend, my partner on stage. You are calm, no more pain .. no need for blood transfusion again, no need for oxygen again," wrote Ferdy. "You are happy now, you can be young again. Calm there, yes ki. I'm alone on the stage singing now. Hopefully I can sing myself," he continued. "May you be husnul khotimah, yes ki. See you again, brother."
Based on the health history that has been revealed, Lucky Widja is known to have been fighting against Kidney Tuberculosis (TB) since 2022. This disease attacks the entire circulatory system, which has a fatal impact on the function of his organs.
Lucky once told that his physical condition had declined drastically due to the annual infection. "I got it called TB Kidney. Tuberculosis in all parts of the body; kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, everything," said Lucky, quoting Ferdy Tahier's YouTube channel.
"It turns out that my kidneys are stage 5, only 18 percent. The doctor said this has been years, destroying it slowly. My weight went from 82 kg to 64 kg," continued the vocalist.
Lucky started his career in the entertainment world as the first winner of the TOP Guess model selection event of Aneka magazine in 1996.
Despite having an educational background as an architect from the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) graduate in 1997, his artistic passion is stronger in the field of music. He founded Element in 1997 with Didi Riyadi and Ronny Setiawan.
After leaving in 2004 to pursue a solo career and releasing the album "For You Love" (2006), Lucky finally officially returned to strengthen Element in 2020.
Apart from music, Lucky is also known as an actor who starred in a number of titles such as Virgin The Series, as well as being a producer for well-known singers such as Rossa and Feby Febiola.
The late left behind a wife, Aleima Sharuna, and a son.
Lucky Widja's body is planned to be buried at the Jeruk Purut TPU, South Jakarta, on Monday afternoon, January 26, 2026.
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