Salma Salsabil

Salma Salsabil 'Aliyyah Putri Mandaya (born 12 February 2002) commonly known as Salma Salsabil, is an Indonesian singer-songwriter from Probolinggo, East Java. She won the twelfth season of Indonesian Idol broadcast by the television broadcaster RCTI in 2023, as well as being the first female singer wearing the hijab in the history of Indonesian Idol to win the competition. After winning, she performed the winning song as well as her debut single entitled "Menghargai Kata Rindu" which was released on 19 May 2023, with a different version from Nabila Taqiyyah, through the record label Universal Music Indonesia. When participating in Indonesian Idol, Salma received the nickname Queen of Trending and Queen of Standing Ovation and was named as a participant who had "OK" (originality and quality) by one of the judges, namely Judika. Rossa, who is also one of the judges, said that Salsabil had created a new, very high benchmark for the next season of Indonesian Idol. Salma is the only contestant who has never been in an unsafe position from the Live Showcase round to the final round of the twelfth season.