# Lesti Kejora

Lestiani better known with the mononym Lesti (born 5 August 1999) is an Indonesian singer, Dangdut Diva, actress, and television personality of Sundanese origin. In her earliest releases, she is known as Lesti DA (meaning Lesti Dangdut Academy) or Lesti Kejora (based on her first similarly titled hit "Kejora").
Although she sings in various genres, she primarily sings Dangdut music, a genre of Indonesian folk that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic music and Malay and local folk music. Lesti has been instrumental in popularizing Dangdut throughout music fandom in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. She is signed to Trinity Optima Production. She has also acted in a number of film productions. After various appearances without any Islamic attire, she decided to wear a hijab in the later part of her career. Her collaborations with other artists have earned her accolades and awards, particularly her work with Fildan Rahayu, Rizky Billar and Danang in duets. Her collaboration with notable songwriters such as Nur Bayan and Pak Ngah resulted in massive hits for her.
Lesti started singing at a very young age. By age 8, she had stage experience singing in public at various venues. At age 14, she auditioned for the regionals of D'Academy (Dangdut Academy) on the Indosiar television network. Her audition in Cianjur earned her a golden ticket qualifying her directly to the Jakarta main pan-Indonesian show. She won the title in the first season of Indonesia's D'Academy talent competition in 2014 due to her distinctive and powerful voice. Immediately after, Lesti released her debut single "Kejora", which was created by Nur Bayan and was her winning song from the show. She also won a monetary prize and a car. At the end of 2015 she took part in D'Academy Asia, finishing runner-up to the winner Danang Pradana Dieva.
Lesti has received top awards in the Indonesian dangdut music industry and countless nominations, including at the Ahugerah Music Indonesia (AMI) Awards 2017 where she won the "Best Dangdut Male / Female Solo Artist" category for the song "Egois". She won it again in 2020 for her song "Tirani". She is continuing her education at Mercu Buana University since 2018.
In 2020, Lesti sat as a juror during the Liga Dangdut Indonesia talent competition on the Indosiar television channel. She has also appeared on a number of television mini-series.
Lesti married with Rizky Billar on August 19, 2021.

## Personal life

Lesti become engaged to actor Rizky Billar on 13 June 2021, and they married on 19 August 2021.

## Discography
### Singles

* 2014: "Kejora"
* 2015: "Zapin Melayu"
* 2017: "Egois"
* 2017: "Buka Mata Hati"
* 2018: "Mati Gaya"
* 2018: "Purnama"
* 2018: "Lebih Dari Selamanya" (feat. Fildan Rahayu)
* 2019: "Ada Cerita"
* 2020: "Tirani"
* 2020: "Ku Lepas Dengan Ikhlas"
* 2021: "Bismillah Cinta" (feat Ungu)
* 2021: "Bawa Aku ke Penghulu"
* 2021: "Takdir Cinta" (Feat Rizky Billar)
* 2022: "Lentera"
* 2022: "Sekali Seumur Hidup"
* 2023: "Insan Biasa"
* 2023: "Di Arsyi-Mu"
* 2023: "Bukan Cinta Biasa"

## Television

* 2020: Liga Dangdut Indonesia on Indosiar – Judge
* 2020: Beraksi Di Rumah Saja on Indosiar – Host / Presenter
* 2020: Tasbih on Indosiar – Presenter
* 2021-2022: D'Academy' on Indosiar - Judge

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award event | Category | Result |
| 2015 | SCTV Music Awards 2015 | Most Popular Dangdut Song (for "Kejora") | Won |
| 2015 | SCTV Music Awards 2015 | Most Popular Newcomer | Nominated |
| 2015 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2015 | Most Popular Female Newcomer | Won |
| 2016 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2016 | Best Contemporary Dangdut Female Solo Artist | Nominated |
| 2016 | SCTV Music Awards 2016 | Most Popular Female Dangdut Singer | Won |
| 2016 | Inbox Awards 2016 | Best Inbox Female Dangdut Singer | Won |
| 2016 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2016 | Most Popular Female Dangdut Solo Singer | Nominated |
| 2016 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2016 | Most Popular Dangdut Song | Nominated |
| 2017 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2017 | Best Dangdut Male / Female Solo Artist | Won |
| 2017 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2017 | Most Popular Dangdut Song (for "Egois") | Won |
| 2017 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2017 | Most Popular Female Dangdut Singer | Nominated |
| 2017 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2017 | Best Video Clip (for "Buka Mata Hati") | Won |
| 2017 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2017 | Fanbase of Dangdut Tersosmed (for the Lesti Lovers) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Konser Sosial Media LIDA 2018 | Bestst Sosmed Celebrity Social Media Concert | Won |
| 2018 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2018 | Most Popular Female Dangdut Solo Singer | Nominated |
| 2018 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2018 | Most Popular Dangdut Song (for "Purnama") | Nominated |
| 2018 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2018 | Social Media Darling | Won |
| 2018 | SCTV Music Awards 2018 | Most Popular Dangdut Singer | Nominated |
| 2019 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2019 | The Best Duo / Group / Collaboration of Contemporary Dangdut (with Fildan Rahayu) | Won |
| 2019 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2019 | Most Popular Female Dangdut Solo Singer | Nominated |
| 2019 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2019 | Most Popular Dangdut Song ("Lebih dari selamanya with Fildan Rahayu) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Indonesian Dangdut Awards 2019 | Most Popular Dangdut Duo / Group / Collaboration (with Fildan Rahayu) | Won |
| 2019 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2019 | Best Dangdut Male / Female Solo Artist | Nominated |
| 2019 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2019 | Best Contemporary Dangdut Male / Female Solo Artist | Nominated |
| 2019 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2019 | Duo / Group / Best Contemporary Dangdut / Dangdut Collaboration (with Fildan Rahayu) | Won |
| 2020 | Anugerah Syiar Ramadhan 2020 | Inspirational Young Host | Won |
| 2020 | Konser Sosial Media LIDA 2020 | Favorite Jury | Won |
| 2020 | Konser Sosial Media LIDA 2020 | Most Favorite Moment (with Rizky Billar) | Won |
| 2020 | Konser Sosial Media LIDA 2020 | Favorite Duet (with Rizky Billar) | Won |
| 2020 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2020 | Best Dangdut Song (for "Tirani") | Won |
| 2020 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2020 | Best Female Dangdut Singer | Nominated |
| 2020 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2020 | Most Popular Dangdut Singer | Nominated |
| 2020 | Anugerah Dangdut Indonesia 2020 | Fanbase Tergaul (for the Lesti Lovers) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2020 | Best Dangdut Male / Female Solo Artist (for "Tirani") | Won |