#SHOWBIZ: Ade Govinda to collaborate with Siti again
"The song for her is ready and we'll do a vocal test tomorrow," said Ade, 41, when he met reporters at a press conference here yesterday.
The event was held to promote Bella Astillah's new single, 'Lebih Indah Berpisah', which he also wrote and composed.
Ade, whose full name is Ade Nurulianto and who is also the guitarist for the band Govinda, mentioned that he received a request from Siti to be part of the project.
"I don't know when the song will be released, but my guess is that it will be sometime this year," added Ade, who previously collaborated with Siti in 2016 on the song 'Terbaik Bagimu'.
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