Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

Claudia Emmanuela Santoso (born 27 October 2000) is an Indonesian singer. She is known for winning the ninth season of The Voice of Germany and became the first person of asian descent who won the title, broadcast by the German television channels ProSieben and Sat.1 in 2019.^[1][2] She started gaining wide public attention after performing her rendition of The Greatest Showman soundtrack "Never Enough" in the blind audition The Voice of Germany. The footage of her blind audition has been one of the most viewed videos in The Voice of Germany history.^[3][4][5][6] Before joining The Voice of Germany, she also took part in many children's singing competitions in Indonesia such as Akademi Fantasi Indosiar Junior in 2008, Idola Cilik in 2011 and Mamamia Show in 2014.^[7]

Claudia Emmanuela Santoso
Birth name	Claudia Emmanuela Santoso
Born	(2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 22) Cirebon, Indonesia
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Universal Music Group

Life and career

Santoso attended music school since the age of 4. She participated in the talent search events in Indonesia, including AFI Junior in 2008, Idola Cilik in 2011 and Mamamia Show in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Santoso‘s maternal uncle encouraged her to pursue her higher education in Germany and sent her to a German language course at the Goethe-Institut Indonesia in Bandung up to the A1 level.^{[citation needed]} During her school holiday, she attended Inlingua Language School in Munich, taking A2 level courses. After graduation from high school in 2018, Santoso attended the University of Munich in Germany.

In February 2019, Santoso auditioned for The Voice of Germany in Munich, competing against approximately 2,000 participants. She passed through the competition to the Blind Audition stage.

During the Blind Audition stage, Santoso performed the song "Never Enough" from the soundtrack of the film The Greatest Showman. She chose Alice Merton as her coach. The video of her Blind Audition performance became one of the most watched videos in The Voice of Germany history.^{[citation needed]}

During the televised competition, Santoso performed the songs "Castles", "I Have Nothing" and "Goodbye". With 46.39% of the popular vote, Santoso was declared the winner of The Voice of Germany season 9 and was the first Asian to win the event.^[8][9][10]

On the final of The Voice of Germany, Santoso sang her first single, "Goodbye," as a duet with Merton. The song was released on November 10, 2019 and appeared on the charts on iTunes Indonesia and several European countries.^{[citation needed]}

Performances on The Voice of Germany 2019

Theme	Song	Original Singer	result
The Blind Auditions	"Never Enough"	Loren Allred	Four chairs turned Joined Team Alice
The Battle	"Say Something" vs Emma & Felix	A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera	Saved by Coach
Sing-Offs	"Run"	Snow Patrol	Saved by Coach
Semi-Finals	"Listen"	Beyonce	Saved by Public Vote
Final	"I Have Nothing"	Whitney Houston	Winner
	"Castles" ft Freya Ridings	Freya Ridings
	"Goodbye" ft Alice Merton	Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

Non Competition Performances on The Voice of Germany
Theme	Song	Original Singer	Partners
Semi Final	"Easy"	Alice Merton	Alice Merton & Mariel (Team Alice)

Voting Result Claudia on The Voice of Germany
Theme	Percentage of Claudia Voting	Rival	Percentage of Rival Voting	Result
Semi Final	73.5% (Advanced)	Mariel Kirschall (Team Alice)	26.5% (Eliminated)	Claudia advanced to Final
Final	46.39% (Winner)	Erwin Kintop (Team Rea)	17.36% (Runner-up)	Winner
		Lucas Rieger (Team Nico)	14.33% (3rd Place)
		Fidi Steinbeck (Team Mark)	12.51% (4th Place)
		Freschta Akbarzada (Team Sido)	9.41% (5th Place)

Discography

Single

• "Goodbye" (2019)

Concert tours

Headlining

• The Voice of Germany: Live in Concert (2019)

References

1. "Cirebon Singer, Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Wins The Voice of Germany". thejakartapost.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
2. "The Voice of Germany" 2019: Teams und Kandidaten - Wer steht im Finale?". augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "Pelajar Asal Cirebon Bikin Geger The Voice Jerman" [Students from Indonesia Make a commotion The Voice of Germany]. suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
4. "Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Siswa Cirebon Memukau Juri The Voice of Germany" [Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Indonesian Students Amazed The Voice of Germany]. detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
5. "4 Fakta Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Remaja yang Pukau Juri The Voice Jerman" [4 Facts of Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Teenager Who Stunned the Judges of The Voice of Germany]. liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
6. "Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Lolos ke Final The Voice of Germany, Memukau Berkat Lagu Listen - Beyonce" [Stunning with Listen - Beyonce's song, Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Passed to the Final of The Voice of Germany]. tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
7. "Claudia Santoso, Mojang Cirebon yang Juarai The Voice Jerman". cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
8. "Claudia Emmanuela Santoso wins "Voice of Germany" finals". tellerreport.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
9. "'Voice of Germany' favorite is newcomer from Indonesia". dw.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
10. "'Voice of Germany' winner aims for the stars". dw.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

External links

• Claudia Emmanuela Santoso on Instagram
• Claudia Emmanuela Santoso on YouTube

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Samuel Rösch	The Voice of Germany Winner 2019	Succeeded by Paula Dalla Corte