Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI)
Launched	24 August 1962 based in Jakarta
Network	Radio dan Televisi Republik Indonesia
Owned by	Government of Indonesia
Slogan	Menjalin Persatuan Dan Kesatuan Saluran Pemersatu Bangsa (National Intregator Channel) Semangat Baru (New Spirit)
Country	Indonesia
Broadcast area	Free to Air/Cable/Satellite based in Jabodetabek (via Jakarta)
Affiliates	TV Edukasi (2004-present) QTV (1998-present) Swara Channel (1998-present) TPI (1991-1997)
Headquarters	Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta
Formerly called	Televisi Indonesia (TV Indonesia) (1962-1974) Radio Indonesia (1962-1974)
Replaced	Televisi Indonesia (TV Indonesia) (1962-1974) Radio Indonesia (1962-1974)
Sister channel(s)	TV Edukasi (2004-present) QTV (1998-present) Swara Channel (1998-present) TPI (1991-1997)
Website	www.tvri.co.id
Availability
Terrestrial
Jakarta	39 UHF (TVRI Programma 1) 40 UHF (TVRI Programma 2)
Bandung	7 UHF (TVRI Bandung) 27 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Bogor	7 UHF (TVRI Bandung) 27 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Tanjung Pinang	6 (1) UHF (TVRI Nasional) 6 (2) UHF (TVRI Batam)
Semarang	5 UHF (TVRI Semarang) 20 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Bintan	6 (1) UHF (TVRI Nasional) 6 (2) UHF (TVRI Batam)
Surabaya	10 UHF (TVRI Surabaya) 26 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Makassar	5 UHF (TVRI Makkasar) 50 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Banda Aceh	6 UHF (TVRI Banda Aceh) 47 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Medan	6 UHF (TVRI Medan) 47 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Batam (Batam Island)	6 (1) UHF (TVRI Nasional) 6 (2) UHF (TVRI Batam)
Yogyakarta	9 UHF (TVRI Yogyakarta) 22 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Denpasar (Bali)	9 UHF (TVRI Bali) 21 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Bandar Lampung	40 UHF (TVRI Bandar Lampung) 50 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Palembang	10 UHF (TVRI Palembang) 40 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Padang	6 UHF (TVRI Padang) 9 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Pekanbaru	8 UHF (TVRI Riau) 50 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Pontianak	8 UHF (TVRI Pontianak) 50 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Banjarmasin	4 UHF (TVRI Banjarmasin) 43 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Malang	10 UHF (TVRI Surabaya) 26 UHF (TVRI Nasional)
Satellite
Indovision	Channel 93
TelkomVision	Channel 184 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 182 (TVRI Programma 2)
Yes TV	Channel 184 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 182 (TVRI Programma 2)
Sky TV	Channel 184 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 182 (TVRI Programma 2) Channel 209 (TVRI Palembang)
Aora TV	Channel 901
Cable
Indovision	Channel 93
First Media	Channel 5
TelkomVision	Channel 184 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 182 (TVRI Programma 2)
Yes TV	Channel 184 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 182 (TVRI Programma 2)
Sky TV	Channel 184 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 182 (TVRI Programma 2) Channel 209 (TVRI Palembang)
StarHub TV (Singapore)	Channel 119 (TVRI Programma 1) Channel 120 (TVRI Programma 2)
Aora TV	Channel 901

Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) (formerly known as Televisi Indonesia (Indonesian Television in English) and Radio Indonesia (Indonesian Radio in English) is a state-owned television station, the oldest television station in Indonesia , and the only broadcaster with national coverage. It is based in Senayan, Central Jakarta, Jakarta.^[1]

The initial motto of TVRI was Menjalin Persatuan dan Kesatuan ;it changed to become Saluran Pemersatu Bangsa and Semangat Baru.

TVRI is also available as StarHub TV in Singapore on Channel 119.

History[link]

The television tower of state-owned TVRI at its headquarters in Jakarta

In 1961, the Indonesian government decided to include to establish a national television station as part of the preparations for the 1962 Asian Games to be held in Jakarta. Later that year, the Television Preparation Committee was formed. In October, President Sukarno ordered the building of a studio in Senayan, Jakarta and two television towers. TVRI broadcast its first test transmission, of the Indonesian Independence Day celebrations from the Merdeka Palace transmission on 17 August 1962. TVRI went on the air with a television set broadcasting stations started Sign-on transmission first on air launched coverage live television broadcasting studios event of the 1962 Asian Games opening ceremony on 24 August 1962 officially names Televisi Indonesia (TV Indonesia). Two years later, the first regional broadcasting station opened in Yogyakarta, Semarang, Medan, Surabaya, Makassar, Manado, Batam, Palembang, Bali and Balikpapan.

In 1974 TVRI became part of the Information Ministry, with the status of a directorate. Its role was to inform the public about government policies.

The first colour television signal was transmitted via satellite transmission took place in 1974 the first colour news bulletin actual coverage standard main informations news programmes being the Berita Nasional (National News), Berita Dalam Dunia (News in World, segment breaking events on Laporan Khusus (Special Report)) and Berita Terakhir (Late News). Subsequently, the first live colour telecast the 1974 FIFA World Cup between West Germany and Chile form opening ceremony on 13 June 1974 to final between West Germany and Netherlands from closing ceremony on 7 July 1974.

TVRI in the late 1970s and 1980s became a well defined mass media component of the national information department. By that time it also had a second channel on Channel 8.

In 1989, TVRI lost its monopoly when the government's sixth Five-Year Plan allowed private television stations to begin broadcasting since form RCTI.

After the start of the reform era, TVRI's status was changed again and it became responsible firstly to the Ministry of Finance and was then turned into a limited company under the authority of the State Ministry for State-Owned Enterprises and Ministry of Finance.

TVRI today[link]

TVRI has 22 regional stations and more than 6,800 employees, of which 2,000 are based in Jakarta. It broadcasts information and educational as well as entertainment programming from 5:30 am to 8:30 am broadcasting a 3 hours until 5:00 pm to midnight broadcasting a 7 hours, is a broadcasting a 10 hours network ranking form a MNCTV (formerly TPI), ANTV and Indosiar. Indosiar was formerly channel on TVRI showing dedicated programming form 5:00 pm to 1:00 am and broadcasting a 8 hours on TVRI and dedicated programming from 3:00 pm to 2:00 am broadcasting a 11 hours on Indosiar.

Logos[link]

• 

  1962-1974

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  1974-1982

• Tvri jadul.png

  1982-1990,1996-1999

• TVRI 1991.jpg

  1990-1996

• TVRI 1999.jpg

  1999-2001

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  2001-2003

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  2003-2007

• 

  2007-present

See also[link]

• [

References[link]

• Department of Information, Republic of Indonesia (1999) Indonesia 1999: An Official Handbook (No ISBN)
• Schwartz, Adam (1994) A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s, Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-635-2

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official website (Indonesian)

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Paula Seling
Paula Seling in Oslo, 23 May 2010
Background information
Birth name	Paula Seling
Born	(1978-12-25) 25 December 1978 (age 33)
Origin	Romania
Genres	Pop, Latino
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	vocalpiano
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Unicorn Records, Roton
Associated acts	Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, Plan D, Alexander Ryback, Al Bano, Florin Salam, Puya
Website	http://paulaseling.com/
Notable instruments
Vocals, Piano, Flute

Paula Seling (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ula ˈseliŋɡ], born 25 December 1978, Baia Mare) is a Romanian singer, composer, and radio DJ. She released over thirteen albums (including three Christmas albums) and over twenty singles, including two top-tents in the Romanian Top 100 and a European mild hit which entered charts from Finland and Norway towards UK Singles Chart. Paula provides Romanian dub in Cars 2, for Holley Shiftwell.

She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, with the song "Playing with Fire". They finished third in the final.^[1] She then participated in Dansez Pentru Tine (Romanian Dancing with the Stars) where she finished the third. From October, 2011 Seling is a juro and mentor in the Romanian X Factor. In 2011 she collaborated with Alexander Ryback, Al Bano and Plan D.

Career[link]

Early life[link]

Paula Seling was born in Baia Mare, Romania on Christmas Day, 1978. She graduated from the Gheorghe Şincai National College in June 1997. She also graduated from the "Şcoala Superioară de Jurnalism" in Bucharest in 2002. She has a brother, Paul Seling. She has been playing piano since she was 6 years old.

Music career 1998-2008[link]

Paula Seling competed in the Selectia Nationala 1998 along with the band Talisman and the song "Te iubesc". They managed to end up the fourth (565 points), as they were the second favorites for the juros and the sixth favorites for the televoters. The special jury considered their song was the most suitable for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Selling competed in the Mamaia Festival 2001 with her performance of "Ploaie în Luna lui Marte" (a cover after Nicu Alifantis older hit). Then, she received national recognition after winning the Golden Stag Festival in 2002. Seling was signed to Roton Records in the fall of 2002, after winning The Golden Stag International trophy. In 2003 she won an MTV Romanian Award for "Best Music Video", for a video which she co-directed. In early 2005 she launched her own record label, "Unicorn Records Romania", along with her father and brother. She has sung duets with Al Bano, Anita Doth (from 2 Unlimited) and Tony Hawks. She has performed as an opening act for Joan Baez (27 June 1997), Chick Corea (9 November 1998), Michael Bolton (7 July 2007), Beyoncé (26 October 2007). In 2008, she performed a song together with manele singer Florin Salam and the Bucharest Symphonic Orchestra. The show host described their performance as a reconciliation between manele and mainstream pop music; in the same respect, the song's lyrics raised the problem of ethnic intolerance.

2009[link]

Her most recent studio album is Culeg Vise/Believe, released in 2009. The first single from this album is "Believe" and it reached the top 40 of Romanian Top 100. The official launch of "Believe" was on June 10, 2009 at Siver Church Club, in Bucharest. From August to December 2009 she was on a tour in Canada and Western Europe. She took part in the 2009 Golden Stag Festival, in September, as a judge, where she met her collaborator Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu.

Paula Seling performing at Eurovision Song Contest 2010.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010[link]

After the Golden Stag festival Ovi, who won her vote at the contest, suggested to Seling that they should perform together in the future. She accepted and Ovi called her back in November, inviting her to participate together at the 2010 Selectia Nationala. They re-recorded the original version of the song and signed up for pre-selection. They were selected as a finalist for the Romanian selection show on January 27, 2010 and won competition on March 6, 2010. Seling and Ovi performed "Playing with Fire" live in the second Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-final, in Oslo on May 27, 2010. They qualified from the semi-final and competed in final on May 29, 2010. They finished in 3rd place. This is the second time that Romania have achieved this, their highest placing, in the Eurovision Song Contest.

2010: After Eurovision[link]

She and Ovi will continue promoting their Eurovision song in Romania and Europe. Seling is also planning to release a new album in some time. The duo released another two songs on YouTube: "We got something" and "Counting down".

In 2010, she was in a Romanian dance competition, " Dansez pentru tine "(Romanian version of Dancing With the Stars TV programme), with her partner Tudor Moldoveanu. The pair peaked 3rd place in the competition. Seling was the co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Romanian national final, held on New Year's Eve night on TVR 1, along with Ovi and Marina Almasan-Socaciu.That night she has sang her newest single, entitled "Counting Down", featuring. She had also performed the song "Happy New Year" (originally by ABBA) with former Eurovision participants Chiara Siracusa and Niamh Kavanagh. She was ranked at #1 in the "Romanian Best Female Voices Alive" top improved by Billboard Romania, advancing one place, because of the death of Mădălina Manole. She is followed by Andra and Nicola. In February 2011, Seling was named the "Best Female Voice" by the Romanian public.^[2] She is followed by Andra and Inna.

New album and X Factor[link]

In early 2011 Seling released a new song entitled "I Feel Free". The song features a more groovy sound more common in Romania of the latter years. The music video was shot in Paris, France. The song has even though only been sent to some certain radio stations and it only gained plays from UTV channel. In April, 2011 Romanian TV station Antena 1 (part of the Intact Media Group) announced that the British—concept reality/musical contest show X Factor will come to Romania as well. In early June it was announced that Seling was to be one of three judges of the contest. Along with Radio DJ Mihai Morar and singer-songwriter Adi Sînă (frontman of dance band Akcent) she toured Romania all summer long to find those who have the X Factor within. It was announced that she was given to mentor the "Groups" category. She was helped by Alexander Ryback to select the final four acts to enter the live galas in fall 2011. She elected boy duo Refresh, mix-duo Duo Voice, all-girl band X-treme and T&L. The latter ones got to the semi-final becoming Seling's most longevive band in the contest. On Christmas day which is also Paula's birthday she performed a medley of her hit "Timpul" and her rendition to Christmas carol "Colinăm, colindăm... (Iarna)" from Romanian folklore. Even though being the only judge with no mentored acts in the grand final of the first season she is to return as a judge for the second season of X Factor (Romania) in 2012. Seling recorded duets with Alexander Ryback, Ovi and Al Bano in late 2011 to be put together alongside "I Feel Free" and other at least eight songs on a new material due in 2012. In February, 2012 it was announced that Seling will be returning to Selectia Nationala 2012, in order to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Even though, she said the song she prepared for the contest wasn't ready and promised a comeback for Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Also, she will be the spokeswoman who will present the Romanian votes during the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Personal life[link]

Paula is married from 2005 with Radu Bucura, a friend from her teenage years, and drummer in Dana Nalbaru's band.^[3]

Awards and nominations[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• www.paulaseling.ro
• www.paulaseling.com
• Interview @ Radio Lynx Romania

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Proconsul	Golden Stag Trofee at the Golden Stag Festival 2002	Succeeded by Sha Baoliang
Preceded by Elena Gheorghe with The Balkan Girls	Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 (with Ovi)	Succeeded by Hotel FM with Change

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Alexander Rybak
Rybak after he had won Eurovision 2009
Background information
Born	(1986-05-13) 13 May 1986 (age 26) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Pop, folk, classical, Baroque pop
Occupations	Singer, actor, songwriter, composer, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, violin, piano
Years active	2009–present
Associated acts	Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Frikar
Website	www.alexanderrybak.com

Alexander Igoryevich Rybak (Russian: Алекса́ндр И́горевич Рыба́к) or in Belarusian Alyaxandr Igaravich Rybak (Аляксандр І́гаравіч Рыбак), born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union is a Norwegian^[1] singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor. Representing Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, Rybak won the contest with 387 points—the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision—with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed. His debut album, Fairytales, charted in the top 20 in nine European countries, including a No. 1 position in Norway and Russia.

Personal life[link]

Rybak was born on 13 May 1986, in Minsk, Belarus—which at that time was the Belarusian SSR in the Soviet Union. When he was 4 years old, he and his family moved to Norway.^[2] Rybak was baptized and raised in the Orthodox religion.^[3] At the age of five, Rybak began to play the piano and the violin.^[2] His parents are Natalia Valentinovna Rybak, a classical pianist, and Igor Alexandrovich Rybak, a well-known classical violinist who performs alongside Pinchas Zukerman.^[4] He stated "I always liked to entertain and somehow that is my vocation".^[5] Rybak bought a new apartment and lives now at Aker Brygge (Oslo, Norway).

In 2010, several incidents of uncontrolled anger caused commentators to question whether Rybak has an anger control problem. During the trials for the ESC 2010 finals in Bærum, Rybak became so infuriated when a sound technician was not doing what he wanted that he smashed his own hand, breaking his fingers. Also, during trials for Swedish television in June 2010, he smashed his violin on the floor. His appearance was then canceled. According to his manager, Kjell Arild Tiltnes, Rybak does not have an issue with aggression. Tiltnes stated that "as long as he abreacts on objects and on himself, I see no reason for this to be something that he needs help dealing with." Rybak said, "I never raised my voice before, and that's why I did what I did. I'm just a human being—and perhaps not the glossy image many believe. So it was good to get out frustrations so I could go on. It's only me that goes beyond the same."^[6][7]

Career[link]

Alexander at the ESC 2009

Rybak has been a student at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo since the age of 10. Due to his success in the Eurovision Song Contest, he is currently taking a break from his bachelor's degree studies at the Institute.^[8][9] In 2004, Rybak was awarded the Anders Jahre Culture Prize.^[10] In 2005, he entered the Norwegian version of Idol, Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne, reaching the semifinal. In 2006, Rybak won Kjempesjansen (“The Great Opportunity”), a talent competition hosted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), with his own song, "Foolin".^[5] Alexander Rybak has collaborated with artists such as a-ha's lead singer Morten Harket and Arve Tellefsen. As of 2007, Rybak has played the fiddler in Oslo Nye Teater's production of Fiddler on the Roof and won the Hedda Award for this role.^[5]

Eurovision 2009[link]

Rybak won the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, with a record 387 points, singing "Fairytale",^[11] a song inspired by Norwegian folk music. The song was composed and written by Rybak^[12] and was performed together with the modern folk dance company Frikar. The song received good reviews with a score of 6 out of 6 in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet,^[5] and, in an ESCtoday poll, he scored 71.3%, making him the favourite to get into the final.^[13]

In the Norwegian national heats, Rybak achieved a clean sweep, gaining the top score from all nine voting districts and ending with a combined televote and jury score of 747,888, while the runner up, Tone Damli Aaberge, received a combined score of 121,856 (out of a total population of less then 5 million)^[14]

The song competed in the second semi-final and won a place in the Eurovision final.

Rybak later won the Eurovision final with a landslide victory, receiving votes from all the participating countries (except Norway, which was not allowed to vote for itself). Rybak finished with a total of 387 points, breaking the previous record of 292 points scored by Lordi in 2006 and scoring 169 points more than the runner-up, Iceland.

After Eurovision, film and the first album[link]

Rybak and a dancer from Frikar, at a concert in Norway, September 2009

Rybak's first album, Fairytales, was released after his Eurovision win. Rybak also co-stars as Levi in the film Yohan directed by Grete Salomonsen, which was released in March 2010.^[15] Rybak also went on a tour in Norway with former Norwegian Eurovision winner Elisabeth Andreassen, something that had been decided before his Eurovision win and participation. He and Frikar also toured Norway and Europe in 2009. In a December 2009 performance of his hit "Fairytale" at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spektrum, Rybak shared the stage with nine other acts.^[16] Too EMI Norway has just released a film entitled Fairytale, the movie, directed by acclaimed Norwegian director, Rune Langlo, documenting the journey of Alexander Rybak since claiming the top prize for Norway in Moscow.^[17]

In 2009, he recorded the theme song, called "I Don't Believe in Miracles / Superhero", for the Russian action movie Black Lightning produced by Timur Bekmambetov.^[18]-

[edit] 2010–present: 2nd album and Let's dance Sweden

On 30 January 2010, Rybak performed one of his new singles, "Europe Skies", in national final, Euroviisut 2010, to select the 2010 Finnish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. On 12 March 2010, Alexander Rybak performed his Eurovision 2009 winning song "Fairytale" on UK TV show Eurovision: Your Country Needs You. In April 2010, Rybak released a new song, featuring Opptur, called "Fela Igjen".^[19] Alexander released his second album on 14 June 2010, called No Boundaries. It was not as successuful as his first album, so far it has peaked at number 7 in Norway, number 8 in Sweden and 32 in Finland. On 7 January 2011, Rybak was one of twelve contestant on the next Swedish season of the dancing show Let's dance (Swedish version of television franchise Strictly come dancing), in the show Rybak danced to win the competition against other Swedish celebrities.^[20] Rybak made it to the Top 4 before being voted off on 11 March, having received the lowest scores from both juries and the voting public.^[21] In 2011 he released the album "Visa vid vindens ängar, a collaboration with Mats Paulson whom he describes as "a legend and a great friend" In 2012 he will release a new music video for his russian song "Strela Amura". http://www.facebookies.org/2011/01/05/9607/ The 30th of may he released a song together with Paula Seling called "I'll show you"

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Other songs[link]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

• Hyllet i hjembygda (Norwegian), Østlands-Posten, 18 May 2009, about the official Alexander Rybak Fanclub on Facebook
• Du kan bli med Alex til Moskva (Norwegian), Akershus Amtstidende, 15 April 2009, about the official Alexander Rybak Fanclub on Facebook

External links[link]

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• Official homepage
• Official Facebook Page
• Official International Fansite of Alexander Rybak
• Fan web-site of Alexander Rybak
• Alexander Rybak PR in Republic of Ireland

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Dima Bilan with "Believe"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009	Succeeded by Lena with "Satellite"
Preceded by Maria Haukaas Storeng with "Hold On Be Strong"	Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009	Succeeded by Didrik Solli-Tangen with "My Heart Is Yours"