Nikita Willy

Nikita Purnama Willy (born June 29, 1994) is an Indonesian actress, model and singer of Minangkabau descent.

Early life

Nikita Purnama Willy was born on June 29, 1994, in Jakarta.

Career

Nikita Willy started her career as an advertising model. In 2000, she had the opportunity to star in her first soap operas titled ''Jin dan Jun''. She then returned to playing in the soap operas ''Hari Potret'' and ''Ratu Malu and Jendral Kancil''.

In 2003, she appeared in the soap opera entitled ''Bulan dan Bintang''. She received offers to play in a number of television soap operas, such as ''Habibi dan Habibah'', ''Roman Picisan'', ''Nikita'', and ''Safa dan Marwah''. She had earned the nickname "Queen of Indonesian soap operas" with the highest paid. Not only in the world of soap operas, she also played in a number of FTV and films. She also plunged into the world of singing. Her better-known singles include "Kutetap Menanti" (2010) and "Lebih Dari Indah" (2011).

In 2012, Nikita Willy hosted the Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards. In 2014 she became a director and worked on two television movies, ''Romeo dan Juliet Dipinggir Kali'' and ''Pacar Sewaan''.

Nikita Willy trained in mixed martial arts and fitness in the United States.

On her lavish 17th birthday party in 2011, she was given a new Cadillac with a value of Rp 3.4 billion (US$397,800) as a present from her parents. Keith Martin was also invited and sang several songs with her.

She has chosen her career in showbiz over education, as she dropped out of school in 2011. But on 13 April 2019, Nikita Willy got a bachelor's degree in law from Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Hukum "Iblam".

Personal life

Nikita Willy got engaged to Indra Priawan, the son of Chandra Suharto and Karlina Damiri, on 25 July 2020, and they were married on 16 October 2020. They married using Minangkabau custom from West Sumatera. Priawan's grandmother, Mutiara Siti Fatimah, is the owner of the Indonesian taxi company, Blue Bird Group, and he is the third generation of this company alongside his sibling and cousins.

In 2008, she performed in Fajar Bustomi's ''Bestfriend'', starring in the lead role.

She is related to the Indonesian Titi Handayani, who is married to Adrianto Djokosoetono, her husband's cousin.

In her second film in 2008, ''MBA (Married By Accident)'', Nikita Willy portrayed the character of Olivia (Ole).

Nikita Willy gave birth to her first son, Issa Xander Djokosoetono, on April 7, 2022, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Nikita Willy announced that she had given birth to her second son, Nael Idrissa Djokosoetono, on December 15, 2024. She only conveyed this happy news two days later. She chose the water birth method, at Los Angeles, United States .

Filmography

Web series

Television

Discography

Albums

Singles

Collaboration

* "Can I stay" (2003) - ''Theme Song of'' Ratu Pelangi, sinetron '' Ratu Malu dan Jendral Kancil''
* "Pantun Nasihat" (2004) - ''feat'' Sulton Max, Dika F.
* "Doa Keselamatan" (2004) - ''feat'' Sulton Max, Dika F.
* "Doa di Waktu Pagi" (2004) - ''feat'' Sulton Max, Dika F.
* "Doa Ayah Bunda" (2004) - ''feat'' Sulton Max, Novi, Dika F.
* "Doa Sebelum dan Sesudah Makan" (2004) - ''feat'' Sulton Max, Novi, Dika F.
* "Mamaku" (2006) - ''feat'' Cindy Valerie
* "Jatuh Cinta Tak Ada Logika" (2015) - ''feat'' Aliando Syarief, Teuku Rassya, Calvin Jeremy, Agnez Mo
* "Bahagia dengan Cinta" (2016) - ''feat'' Aliando Syarief, Teuku Rassya, Calvin Jeremy

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Willy, Nikita
1994 births
Indonesian film actresses
21st-century Indonesian women singers
Indonesian pop singers
Living people
Indonesian video jockeys
Minangkabau people
Indonesian female kickboxers
Indonesian female judoka
Indonesian female mixed martial artists
Indonesian Muslims
21st-century Indonesian sportswomen