Nafa Urbach

Nafa Indria Urbach (born 15 June 1980) is an Indonesian soap opera actress and singer. She began her career in the entertainment world through with her song "Bagai Lilin Kecil" composed by Deddy Dores. She is often referred to as the successor to the singer Nike Ardilla.

Nafa Urbach
Born	Nafa Indria Urbach (1980-06-15) 15 June 1980 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupations	Singer Dancer Actress Businesswoman Model
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Zack Lee ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2017)​
Partner	Primus Yustisio (1997–2001)
Children	Mikhaela Lee Jowono
Parent(s)	Ronald Walter Urbach (father) Neneng Maria Kusuma (mother)
Relatives	Alam Urbach (brother) Joey Alexander (nephew)
Musical career
Genres	Rock Dangdut Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Labels	Metrotama Records Musica Studios

Biography

Nafa Indria Urbach was born 15 June 1980 in Magelang to Ronald Urbach and Neneng Maria Kusuma. Nafa is the third of the couple's four children; she has two older sisters named Farah and Maya and a younger brother named Alam. His father was an Ashkenazi Jew of Turkish-Uzbeks descent from his grandmother on his father's side and German from his grandfather also on his father's side while his mother was Dutch from his grandmother on his mother's side and Javanese from grandfather is also from the mother's side. She is the aunt of the Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander.

Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Urbach was in a relationship with Iranian-Indonesian actor Primus Yustisio, who has made appearances in these music videos, starting with "Hatiku Bagai Terpenjara" and ending with "Tiada Dusta Di Hatiku", from 1997 to 2001. Urbach was born a muslim but after hearing Pastor John Hartman's oath following their separation, she decided to convert to Christianity. Urbach married the Chinese Indonesian actor Zack Lee in Jakarta on 16 February 2007. Urbach had met Lee in a nightclub, four years earlier. Though Urbach and Lee had different religious origins, in September 2003 Urbach announced that she had converted from Islam to Christianity before marrying Lee.

After her wedding Nafa had a miscarriage in September 2007, when she was two months pregnant. She gave birth on 8 February 2011 to a daughter, Mikhaela Lee Jowono. On October 23, 2017 they had officially divorced.

Filmography

Year	Title
2018	Kembang Kantil

Soap operas

• Deru Debu (1996–1997) as Nafa
• Kembalinya Si Manis Jembatan Ancol (1996) as Linda
• Bidadari Yang Terluka (1997) as Utari
• Permataku (1999)
• Terpikat (1999–2000)
• Pertalian (2000)
• Dua Kali Aku Mencintamu
• Kehormatan
• Kalau Cinta Sudah Bicara
• Kalau Cinta Sudah Bicara 2
• Mau Nggak Mau Harus Mau
• Pelangi Bidadariku
• Putih Merah
• Permaisari Hatiku
• Langkahku
• Penconpet Cinta 3
• Kurindu Jiwaku
• Pelangi di Wajahku 1
• Pelangi di Wajahku 2
• Aishiteru (2012) as fairy godmother
• Raja Dan Aku
• Segalanya Cinta
• Juna Cinta Juni
• Sepatu Super
• Misteri Toko Antik
• Rahasia Aura
• Malu Malu Kucing

Discography

Albums

• Bagai Lilin Kecil (1995)
• Hatiku Bagai Terpenjara (1996)
• Hati Tergores Cinta (1996)
• Hati Yang Kecewa (1997)
• Hatiku Bagai Di Sangkar Emas (1998)
• Tiada Dusta Di Hatiku (1999)
• Bilakah (2000)
• Gita Cinta (2000)
• Jujur Saja (2001)
• Berlari (2004)
• Ku Tak Sempurna (2010)

Singles

• Deru Debu (1997)
• Bandung Menangis Lagi (1995)
• Hati Yang Rindu (1998)
• Wanita Super (2009)
• Cinta Abadi (2009)
• Belahan Jiwa (2014)
• Melepasmu Kelemahanku (2017)

Unreleased Song

• Ost Ku rindu Jiwaku (2004)
• Pertamaku Jatuh Cinta (2014/2017)
• Cintaku Bukan Hiasan (2014/2017)
• Selamatkan Cinta (2014/2021)

External links

• Nafa Urbach at IMDb
• (in Indonesian) Profil Nafa Urbach Kapanlagi.com
• Instagram Nafa Urbach