Fame is for the Birds

(3/8/2004)

During a promotional tour to Bali the 12 finalists in Akademi Fantasi Indosiar national telequest were hosted to an afternoon with the more than 1,500 birds at Bali's Bird Park in Singapadu, just north of the capital, Denpasar.

The 12 finalists who sang and danced each week on a nationally televised musical show to defeat thousands of other contestants across the nation were in Bali as part of their package of prizes, meeting the thousands of fans who have been following their fast track to stardom.

Following the visit to the Bali Bird Park the contestants were escorted to a private residence of a royal family in Sanur to enjoy lunch at the Puri Santrian Hotel. The talented finalists met a tourism industry veteran Mr. Ida Bagus Tjetana, together with two young tourism entrepreneurs Mr. Ida Bagus Ngurah Kumbayana and Mr. Ida Bagus Gde Sidartha Putra familiarizing themselves with Sanur's famed tourism industry.