1. Gita Gutawa was discovered in 2004 while practising her vocals and then booked to sing a duet with ADA Band.
24 Facts About Gita Gutawa
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The success of that album, the self-titled Gita Gutawa, led to numerous acting and marketing job offers.
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Gita Gutawa voiced a character for the animated Meraih Mimpi, and made her feature film debut in 2010's Love in Perth.
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Personality-wise, Dian Kuswandini of The Jakarta Post has described Gutawa as being "sweet like cotton candy and warm like a kiss"; however, Gita Gutawa has noted that there are people who believe she succeeded through nepotism.
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Gita Gutawa has received several awards, including Best Newcomer at the 2008 Anugerah Musik Indonesia.
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Gita Gutawa won the 6th International Nile Children Song Festival in Cairo.
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Gita Gutawa received full support from her father, who assisted her as an adviser.
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In 2004 Gita Gutawa was approached by the manager of ADA Band, who had heard her practising at her singing lessons from the band's studio next door.
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Gita Gutawa was asked to sing a duet with the band's lead singer; Gutawa, although at the time only singing as a hobby, accepted.
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Gita Gutawa soon began singing in music festivals to gain experience.
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Gita Gutawa later assembled a girl band to support her after several performances had to be cancelled due to an inability to find musicians at short notice.
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Gita Gutawa played a larger role in its production than in her debut album, choosing the concepts behind the album as well as the track listing; she eventually wrote five of the album's twelve songs.
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Gita Gutawa followed Harmony Cinta in August 2010 with a third album, the Islamic religious album Balada Shalawat.
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Gita Gutawa has expressed concern that the public sees her rise to fame as being dependent on her already-famous father; she has stated in an interview with The Jakarta Post that she learned that "nepotism wouldn't work in the music industry".
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Gita Gutawa cites the "negative sentiments against [her] sudden popularity" as pushing her to do her best.
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In 2011, Gita Gutawa announced that she would be retiring from music to study abroad.
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Gita Gutawa announced that she planned to take a degree in economics.
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Gita Gutawa later received an offer to act in an upcoming sinetron entitled Ajari Aku Cinta, which used her song "Bukan Permainan" as its theme.
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Gita Gutawa accepted the offer, viewing it as a mainly promotional role.
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Gita Gutawa later starred in its sequel, Ajari Lagi Aku Cinta.
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In 2009, Gita Gutawa voiced a character in Meraih Mimpi, the Indonesian adaptation of Sing to the Dawn; the voice recording took four months.
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Gita Gutawa later cited it as a good learning experience.
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Gita Gutawa considered it challenging; for the most difficult part, a scene in which she had to cry, she practised in front of a mirror.
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Juliani Harsianti of The Jakarta Post describes Gita Gutawa as having a "clear voice and fresh style" on the album.