Nu Dimension are an Indonesian four-piece boy band formed in 2012, consisting of members Romy Syalasa Putra, Johanan Ariel Matulessy, Bagus Cahya Adi and Ryan Hartanto Tedja. They were formed exclusively for the first season Indonesian version of The X Factor. They signed with Ahmad Dhani's Republik Cinta Management after being formed and finishing third in the first season X Factor Indonesia.
History
2012-present: Formation and The X Factor Nu Dimension are four solo artists who met during boot camp for the first season Indonesian version of The X Factor. The members of the group are Romy Syalasa, Joel Matulessy, Bagus Cahya and Ryan Hartanto. They successfully auditioned as soloists but failed on a bootcamp challenge. Then they were later formed as a group by the judges to give them another chance. They performed Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" at the judges' home visit round and was selected to join Dhani in the live shows. In week 1, they sang George Michael's "Careless Whisper" and received positive feedback from the judges. They successfully surprised the judges after performing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with Halloween-themed setting in week 3. For the first 3 weeks, Nu Dimension always placed number one at the end of the episodes. In week 4, they sang Brian McKnight's "One Last Cry". In week 6, they sang Queen's "Killer Queen" and received mixed feedback from the judges, where some judges were not impressed with the song choice. Despite this, they received another praise from the judges in the following week after performing Britney Spears' "Toxic". In week 8, they sang "Istimewa" and "Don't You Worry Child". Despite receiving positive feedback from the judges, they were in the bottom two with Isa Raja and sang "After the Love Has Gone" for survival. Dhani and Rossa voted in their favor, but Anggun and Bebi voted to save Isa Raja instead, causing the judges' votes to be deadlocked and reverted to the public vote. It was then revealed that Isa Raja received fewer votes, causing Nu Dimension to stay in the competition for another week. In week 9, they collaborate with Mulan Jameela sing "Cinta Mati III" and received a negative feedback by the judges and said that they just sounds like a 'backing vocalists'. In week 10 they sang an epic performance "Supermassive Black Hole" and received praises by the judges. In week 11, they sang "Points of Authority" by Linkin Park and the judges said that it was the best performance of the night, And a tribute song "Cobalah Mengerti" by Noah. In The Top Three, They sang "Only Girl" by Rihanna and received a positive feedback from the judges. In the second song, they sang "Virtual Insanity" with collaborated with Their mentor and received a funny feedback, other judges said Nu Dimension shouldn't be in wrong way and shouldn't collaborated with their mentor.
Performances on X Factor Indonesia season 1
Nu Dimension performed the following songs on X Factor Indonesia:
ShowThemeSongOrderResultRomyElBagusRyanAuditionFree choice"Wild World""Kasih Putih""Just The Way You Are""I Believe I Can Fly"Through to bootcampBootcamp 1Group Challenge "Separuh Aku" "Hargai Aku" "Harus Terpisah" "Harus Terpisah"Through to Bootcamp 2Bootcamp 2Free choice "Bento" "Semua Untuk Cinta"Through to Bootcamp 3Bootcamp 3Free Choice"Mobil Balap""Kisah Romantis""Cemburu""This Love"Regrouped/Through to Judges' Home VisitJudges' Home VisitFree Choice"Man in the Mirror"Through to ShowcaseShow CaseFree Choice"Crazy"12Through to Live ShowLive Show 1Mentor's Choice"Careless Whisper"7SafeLive Show 2Songs from my mentor"Cinta Itu Buta"1SafeLive Show 3My favorite song"Thriller"11SafeLive Show 4Songs from 90's"One Last Cry"2SafeLive Show 5Indonesia's mega hits"Kirana"5SafeLive Show 6My musical inspiration"Killer Queen"7SafeLive Show 7Hits of the century"Toxic"7SafeLive Show 8East's song"Istimewa"3Bottom twoWest's song"Don't You Worry Child"9Live Show 9Music of the women of Indonesia"Jatuh Cinta Lagi"4SafeDuet with Indonesian female singers"Cinta Mati III"with Mulan Jameela9Live Show 10Mentor's choice"Masih Ada"5SafeMovie soundtrack"Supermassive Black Hole"from Twilight10Live Show 11Contestant's choice"Points of Authority"3SafeSongs by Noah/Peterpan"Cobalah Mengerti"7Live Show 12Viewers' choice"Only Girl (In the World)"2SafeMentor duets"Virtual Insanity" 5Song of the season"Man in the Mirror"8Grand Finale Round 1Superstar duet "Musnah"/"Immortal Love Song"with Andra and The BackBone 3 EliminatedContestant's choice "A Little Piece of Heaven" 6
Members
Romy Syalasa Romy Syalasa Putra, born , is from Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. His first audition was "Wild World" by Mr. Big's version.
Bagus Cahya Bagus Cahya Adi, born , is from Wonogiri, Central Java. His first audition was "Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars.
Joel Matulessy Johanan Ariel "El" Matulessy, born , is from Makassar. His first audition was "Kasih Putih" by Glenn Fredly.
Ryan Hartanto Ryan Hartanto Tedja, born , is from Surabaya, East Java. His first audition was "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly.
References
External links Official fansite Nu Dimension on Twitter Contestant - Nu Dimension :: X Factor Indonesia