Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

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| birth_name = Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|10|27}}

| birth_place = Cirebon, Indonesia

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Singer

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| genre = {{flat list|

Pop}}

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Vocals

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| years_active = 2019–present

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Universal Music Group

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| associated_acts = {{flat list|

Alice Merton

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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.{{cite news |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/11/11/cirebon-singer-claudia-emmanuela-santoso-wins-the-voice-of-germany.html |title=Cirebon Singer, Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Wins The Voice of Germany |work=thejakartapost.com |access-date=11 November 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/The-Voice-of-Germany-2019-Teams-und-Kandidaten-Wer-steht-im-Finale-id55337166.html |title=The Voice of Germany" 2019: Teams und Kandidaten - Wer steht im Finale? |work=augsburger-allgemeine.de |access-date=4 November 2019 |language=de }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2019/09/13/175509/pelajar-asal-cirebon-bikin-geger-the-voice-jerman |title=Pelajar Asal Cirebon Bikin Geger The Voice Jerman |trans-title=Students from Indonesia Make a commotion The Voice of Germany |work=suara.com |access-date=13 September 2019 |language=id }}{{cite news |url=https://news.detik.com/dw/d-4720135/claudia-emmanuela-santoso-siswa-cirebon-memukau-juri-the-voice-of-germany |title=Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Siswa Cirebon Memukau Juri The Voice of Germany |trans-title=Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Indonesian Students Amazed The Voice of Germany |work=detik.com |access-date=24 September 2019 |language=id }}{{cite news |url=https://www.liputan6.com/citizen6/read/4064062/4-fakta-claudia-emmanuela-santoso-remaja-yang-pukau-juri-the-voice-jerman |title=4 Fakta Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Remaja yang Pukau Juri The Voice Jerman |trans-title=4 Facts of Claudia Emmanuela Santoso, Teenager Who Stunned the Judges of The Voice of Germany |work=liputan6.com |access-date=17 September 2019 |language=id }}{{cite news |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2019/11/04/memukau-dengan-lagu-listen-beyonce-claudia-emmanuela-santoso-lolos-ke-final-the-voice-of-germany |title=Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Lolos ke Final The Voice of Germany, Memukau Berkat Lagu Listen - Beyonce |trans-title=Stunning with Listen - Beyonce's song, Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Passed to the Final of The Voice of Germany |work=tribunnews.com |access-date=4 November 2019 |language=id }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20191111113401-227-447240/claudia-santoso-mojang-cirebon-yang-juarai-the-voice-jerman|title=Claudia Santoso, Mojang Cirebon yang Juarai The Voice Jerman|website=cnnindonesia.com|language=Indonesian|date=11 November 2019|accessdate=11 November 2019 |author1=Tim }}

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|date=October 2021}}

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|date=October 2021}} 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.{{cite journal |last=Meyer|first=Audrey Natasya|date=October–November 2019|title=The Inspiring Girls|journal=Gadis |volume=05/2019 |pages=107}}

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|date=October 2021}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/voice-of-germany-favorite-is-newcomer-from-indonesia/a-51130997 |title='Voice of Germany' favorite is newcomer from Indonesia |work=dw.com |access-date=11 November 2019 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/voice-of-germany-winner-aims-for-the-stars/a-51329050 |title='Voice of Germany' winner aims for the stars |work=dw.com |access-date=21 November 2019 }}

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|date=October 2021}}

= Performances on [[The Voice of Germany season 9|The Voice of Germany 2019]] =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" \|Theme ! scope="col" \|Song ! scope="col" \|Original Singer ! scope="col" \|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
rowspan='3'\|Final \|"I Have Nothing" \|Whitney Houston \| style="background:#FFE87C;" rowspan="3" colspan="3" \|Winner
"Castles" ft Freya Ridings \|Freya Ridings
"Goodbye" ft Alice Merton \|Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" |Theme

! scope="col" |Song

! scope="col" |Original Singer

! scope="col" |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

rowspan='3'|Final

|"I Have Nothing"

|Whitney Houston

| style="background:#FFE87C;" rowspan="3" colspan="3" |Winner

"Castles" ft Freya Ridings

|Freya Ridings

"Goodbye" ft Alice Merton

|Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan="5" style="background:#BFBFBF;"\|Non Competition Performances on The Voice of Germany
Theme !Song !Original Singer !Partners
Semi Final \|"Easy" \|Alice Merton \|Alice Merton & Mariel (Team Alice)

Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

colspan="5" style="background:#BFBFBF;"|Non Competition Performances on The Voice of Germany

Theme

!Song

!Original Singer

!Partners

Semi Final

|"Easy"

|Alice Merton

|Alice Merton & Mariel (Team Alice)

Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan="5" style="background:#BFBFBF;"\| 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
rowspan="4" \|Final \| rowspan="4" \|46.39% (Winner) \|Erwin Kintop (Team Rea) \|17.36% (Runner-up) \| rowspan="4" style="background:#FFE87C;" \|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)

Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

colspan="5" style="background:#BFBFBF;"| 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