Cita Rahayu, stage name Cita Citata (born 14 August 1994), is an Indonesian singer and actress. Cita is known for her song "Sakitnya Tuh Disini" (The Pain is here in my heart) introduced in the soap opera Diam-Diam Suka: Cinta Lama Bersemi Kembali. The song won an award for "Most Famous Soap Opera Soundtrack" at the 2014 SCTV Awards. She has also played a role in a soap opera.[1]
Career
When she was young, Cita Citata often sang dangdut at wedding receptions with Gemilang Abdi Pratama. She began to sing pop in high school. Then, she began to sing jazz. She started her career as a jazz singer, but joined Sani Music Indonesia in mid 2014 as a dangdut singer. Her single "Kalimera Athena" was written by Doel Sumbang. Citata released the single "Sakitnya Tuh Disini" because of a breakup with Gemilang (familiarly called Shahmi).[2] In a few weeks, the song topped various radio stations in Indonesia. Subsequently, she was earning an award for Best Contemporary Dangdut Female Solo Artist at the 18th Annual Anugerah Musik Indonesia
In addition, Cita has released her second single, "Goyang Dumang" and returned to reaching success, like her debut single. YouTube Rewind listed her music video for 2015 Most Popular Music Video, which was released by YouTube, occupied position No. 2. Soon after that, Cita was the No. 1 most requested artist on Google in Indonesia. Cita had released her EP album Sakitnya Tuh Disini and produced other singles, such as "Aku Mah Apa Atuh" and "Meriang".