IM3 Collaboration Talent Hunt 2024 Enters Grand Final, 12 Finalists Ready To Win Opportunities For Recording Together Indies

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JAKARTA - Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH), through the IM3 brand, is proud to hold the 2024 Grand Final Collaboration Talent Hunt, a national music talent search event that has motivated thousands of young Indonesians to show their musical talents.

A total of 12 best finalists will appear at Pos Bloc, Jakarta, fighting for the main prize in the form of recordings with well-known musicians, the Indies. Through this initiative, IM3 supports the potential of the younger generation by providing a large stage as a forum for creative collaboration to produce new talents in the Indonesian music industry.

Collabonation Talent Hunt is a continuation of the Collabonation Tour, an Indonesian music concert that starts in 2022. This talent search competition takes place from August to November 2024, involving more than 5,000 participants who participate online and offline. Auditions were held in 51 cities, held from Aceh to Kupang to reach Jabodetabek, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, to Papua.

Most participants this year auditioned online, reflecting the importance of the internet's role and the quality of the IM3 network in opening up wider opportunities. IM3 ensures participants can access the internet quickly 24 hours through a strong, wide and stable network and Freedom Internet packages. This provides greater opportunities for participants to develop their musical talent and stay connected to the supporting ecosystem wherever they are.

Ritesh Kumar Singh, Director and Chief Commercial Officer of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, said that IM3 believes that the younger generation of Indonesia has extraordinary potential to work and inspire through music.

"We present the Collabonation Talent Hunt as a forum for music talents throughout Indonesia from Sumatra to Papua to express and channel their work on the National stage supported by a strong, wide and stable IM3 network through 52 thousand BTS throughout Indonesia. We hope that this event will produce great musicians who can inspire young people throughout Indonesia," he said, in a written statement, Wednesday, December 18.

Here are the 12 best finalists who managed to advance to the national final stage and represent 4 regions:men from Jabodetabek: Normatif, The Penninsula and The Morbiusmen from Sumatra: The Venyamin, Daniel Saputra Lubis, and Fitrilisiouzmen from Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara: Hompimpung, Sarfian Hidayat, and Charey Ratu Kahoatur Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua: Manjakani, Vivienne Lee and Rezky Nuralyah Juniarti

The selected finalists from each region will compete through direct judging by well-known figures in the Indonesian music industry, namely Baskara Putra or known as the Indies (singer and music producer), Kiki Aulia Ucup (concery promoter and music industry activist), and Enrico Octaviano (music, producer, and drummer from the band Lomba Sihir). This judging will determine the three best musicians who are entitled to prizes in the form of:

Defending 1st place: IDR 20 million in cash, 3 months of Platinum IM3 Package, exclusive merchandise, and the opportunity to record with the Indies.men's IDR 15 million in cash, Platinum IM3 Package for 3 months, and exclusive merchandise. Champion 3: IDR 10 million in cash, Platinum IM3 Package for 3 months, and exclusive merchandise.

The Grand Final Collaboration Talent Hunt Concert will represent musical talents from all over Indonesia who will also be closed by a special appearance from the Indies. To open up opportunities for finalists throughout Indonesia to watch finalists appear at this Grand Final Concert, this event can also be watched online via live broadcasts on the TikTok and Indosat IM3 YouTube channels with the support of the broad and stable network IM3.

IM3 mengucapkan selamat kepada seluruh pemenang Collabonation Talent Hunt 2024. Proses rekaman dengan Hindia akan berlangsung pada Januari 2025, dan IM3 sangat antusias untuk melihat hasil kolaborasi ini. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang perjalanan para pemenang, kunjungi https://collabonation.co.id/. Mari terus dukung talenta musisi muda untuk terus menginspirasi karya anak bangsa.