President’s trust is unbelievable, Vidi says

JAKARTA: Although new pop sensation Vidi Aldiano has only just risen to fame in the last year, he has already managed to secure the President’s trust in that short period of time.

This newly found trust does not involve the realm of politics though, but music, as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the 20-year-old singer to sing in his third album Ku Yakin Sampai di Sana (I Believe I Will Get There).

“I have nothing to say but offer my deepest gratitude to Pak SBY, who has entrusted me with his song,” Vidi said on Sunday during the album’s launch at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Jakarta.

“It’s beyond belief because I’ve only been in the music industry for a few months now,” he added.

Vidi showed his vocal skills in the song “Jiwaku Terang di Malam Itu" (My Soul Shone That Night), written by the President during his trip to Lima, Peru, in November 2008.

Besides Vidi, other well-known celebrities who are contributing to the album include Fariz RM, Rio Febrian, Dewi Yull, Elfa’s Singer, Tantowi Yahya, Koeswoyo Junior, Iwan Abdie and Indonesian Idol winner Joy Tobing.

State Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Andi Mallarangeng said that unlike SBY’s first and second albums, the latest one was set to embrace more young listeners, which would explain why Vidi was involved in the project.

“We packaged [the album] in a way that would attract and entertain young people,” Andi said at the same event.

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