Mendya Barends Sarmanella (born 15 January 1972), better known as Indy Barends, is an Indonesian

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. She began her career as a radio DJ, and rose in popularity from the talk show ''Ceriwis'' at

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. She has also been a judge at the ''

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'' and ''

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'' shows.

Early life

Mendya Barends was born on 15 January 1972 in

Bogor Bogor City (), or Bogor (, ), is a landlocked city in the West Java, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.

to Hiras Paimatua Sidabutar and Betty Khusen. She studied in Bogor, completing high school at the Regina Pacis School in Bogor.

Career

Barends began to work at Jakarta's Hard Rock FM station as a marketing staff, where she was offered a job as a radio DJ by then-senior announcer Meuthia Kasim. In 2001, during her time at the station, she co-hosted continuously with Muhammad Farhan for 32 hours, breaking Indonesian national records, and they went on to hold the record until 2019. Barends and Farhan were later hired by TV station

to co-host the ''Good Morning on the Weekend'' show there. Barends later became famous after she co-hosted the talkshow ''Ceriwis'' with starting in 2004, and became a judge in the third season of the ''

'' talent show. Due to changes in ''Ceriwiss format, Barends left the show in 2010 and moved to tvOne where she again co-hosted with Farhan. She also became a judge at ''

'' in its 2014 iteration. By 2017, she rarely featured in television presenting, and was largely a radio host. In 2019, she announced her retirement from radio presenting. Aside from being a presenter, Barends has taken on roles in several movies, namely ' (2005), ''The Photograph'' (2007), ' (2008), ''

Red Cobex ''Red Cobex'' is a 2010 Indonesian comedy action feature film. The film was written and directed by Upi, and stars Tika Panggabean, Lukman Sardi, Revalina S. Temat, Sarah Sechan, Indy Barends, Cut Mini, Aida Nurmala, Shanty (actress), Shanty, and ...

'' (2010), and ''Glorious Days'' (2019). In 2012, she along with several partners opened an Italian restaurant.

Personal life

She married Benyamin Sarmanella in 2001, and the couple has two children.

References

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