Syifa Hadju

Syifa Safira Nuraisah was born on 13 July 2000 in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the first of three children of Andre Ariyantho and Shendy Hadju. Syifa Hadju has two younger sisters, Sherina and Manda.^[2]

Nuraisyah started using Syifa Hadju as a stage name, adopting her mother's clan name from Gorontalo as her surname.^[3]

She began her career as an actress in 2014. She appeared in the soap opera Bintang di Langit [id]. In the same year, she also played roles in the soap operas Catatan Hati Seorang Istri and Aisyah Putri The Series: Jilbab In Love.^[4] In addition to soap operas, she also played a role in several television films.^[5]

Syifa Hadju made her big-screen debut in 2016. She had the opportunity to act in the film Beauty and the Best [id], produced by MD Pictures. Her career soared even further when she starred in the soap opera Mermaid in Love, which continued into its second season, ''Mermaid in Love 2 Dunia [id].^[6]

In 2019, Syifa Hadju had the opportunity to play the lead role in The Way I Love You [id], directed by Rudi Aryanto [id].^[7] She also took part in the film titled Glorious Days, directed by Riri Riza as Mia after undergoing the casting process four times.^[8] Later, Syifa Hadju was involved in one of the Danur [id] film series, Danur 3: Sunyaruri [id], where she played the character of Raina. This film marked her debut in the horror genre.^[9]

In addition to her acting career, Syifa Hadju also ventured into singing. She first sang in 2016 for a song titled "Aladin & Putri Yasmin," which was part of the soundtrack for the soap opera Aladin & Putri Yasmin [id]. Her first single, "Jangan Pernah Berubah," was released in 2018. The song was written by Melly Goeslaw, who was the first person to encourage Syifa Hadju to try singing.^[10]

In 2020, Syifa Hadju starred in the SCTV mini-series Magic Tumbler [id], which continued for three seasons. In the same year, she acted alongside senior actor Deddy Mizwar in the Disney+ Hotstar film Sejuta Sayang Untuknya [id].^[11] She also appeared in several web series produced by MD Entertainment. One of the popular web series is Kisah untuk Geri [id], which was adapted from the novel, Kisah untuk Geri, authored by Erisca Febriani [id].^[12][13] In that series, Syifa Hadju also lent her voice together with Angga Yunanda for the song "Cinta Hebat."^[14] At the same year, Syifa Hadju released a single titled "Setia atau Bodoh" in 2020, which was also released by MD Music.^[15]