Alyssa Saufika Umari (born 6 December 1996), known as Ify Alyssa, is an Indonesian singer and actress. She rose to prominence for placing twelfth in the first season of children's singing reality competition ''Idola Cilik'', also as a member of girl group

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. After the group disbanded in 2017, she has since released two studio albums, ''Pelita Lara'' (2020) and ''Menata'' (2025).

Early life

Alyssa Saufika Umari was born in

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on 6 December 1996. She is the granddaughter of actress Farida Pasha (1952–2021). She graduated from

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in 2020, majoring in music.

Career

Alyssa started taking piano lessons when she was in kindergarten. Then, she took vocal lessons and participated in a choir during jazz saxophonist Sadao Watanabe's set at the 2007 Java Jazz Festival. In 2008, she participated in the first season of the children's singing reality competition Idola Cilik and placed twelfth. In 2011, she became a member of the

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, with Febby Rastanty and Agatha Pricilla, also fellow ''Idola Cilik'' contestants, Ashilla Zahrantiara and Sivia Azizah. They starred in three

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s on SCTV: ''Putih Abu-Abu'', ''Diam-Diam Suka'', and ''High School Love Story''. The group disbanded in 2017. In 2017, Alyssa made her debut as a solo artist by releasing a single titled "Gitar" with guitarist Gerald Situmorang. She chose to release her music independently in order to have creative freedom. In 2020, she released her debut studio album ''Pelita Lara''. She held a virtual concert in support of her album, titled Pelita Lara Live Session, on 10 April 2021. In 2022, she collaborated with Indonesian pop group HIVI!, guitarist Gerald Situmorang, and pianist Sri Hanuraga to release a

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''Bermain Rintik di Musim Hujan''. She won her first

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award for Best Contemporary Jazz Artist for "Memori" with HIVI!, Situmorang, and Hanuraga at the 2022 ceremony. In November 2022, she embarked on a concert tour Pelita Lara Tour in four cities around

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. In 2025, she released her sophomore studio album ''Menata''.

Filmography

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Singles

As lead artist As featured artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alyssa, Ify 1996 births Living people 21st-century Indonesian women singers Indonesian women pop singers Indonesian jazz singers Pelita Harapan University alumni Anugerah Musik Indonesia winners