Dennis Linggar has learned that trying to control everything rarely gets him where he wants to go. On his upcoming single “Same Page,” the R&B singer turns that frustration into a candid conversation with God.
“I run, but I stay in the same place,” he sings, recognizing a pattern of relying on himself even when that approach continues to fail. The song eventually arrives at a simple admission: “I need to get on the same page with you.”
For Linggar, faith is something he works through in his music, including the doubt, mistakes and repeated attempts to surrender control.
“I don’t want to only show the polished side of faith,” Linggar told The Source. “The doubt, the trying and failing, the surrendering over and over, that’s real too. If I’m only honest about the good parts, then I’m not really being honest. I’d rather people see the whole thing and know they’re not alone in it.”
That openness gives his music a different place within contemporary R&B. Linggar brings the warmth of neo soul and the emotional directness of gospel into songs about experiences that are deeply personal but easy to recognize. He is not preaching from a distance. He is writing while still working through the same questions as the people listening.
“Same Page” follows his single “Siren Song,” a song inspired by a difficult breakup. Instead of treating the end of the relationship only as a loss, Linggar began to consider the possibility that he was being protected from someone who was not right for him.
The two releases approach faith from different moments. “Siren Song” looks back with a clearer understanding of what happened, while “Same Page” remains inside the struggle. One finds gratitude after heartbreak. The other admits how difficult it can be to trust God before the outcome is known.
Dennis Linggar was born in Jakarta and later decided to move to Los Angeles. He grew up with R&B and with gospel music in church. Both influences can be heard in the way he sings. His voice carries the control of a trained vocalist, but he leaves enough emotion in the performance for the words to feel lived in.
That ability led to a featured vocal performance with his band, the three-time Dove Awards nominated Mosaic MSC, during an official GRAMMY Museum program in Los Angeles. Linggar took the lead on “Love of a Lifetime” and later received a performance credit on the live recording included on the deluxe edition of This Is How I Thank the Lord.
He is now considered one of the recognized names in contemporary Christian music while showing that both gospel and modern R&B are an essential part of his sound. Linggar does not treat those sounds as separate parts of his identity. In his music, they come from the same place.
Recording artist and Hollywood celebrity trainer Adan Castillo Jr. has seen the work behind that voice.
“As a recording artist, I’ve seen how seriously Dennis takes his music,” Castillo said. “He has an incredible voice, and he knows how to use it to bring real feeling to a song and connect with the audience.”
That balance is important to Linggar. He has the vocal strength to make a performance impressive, but the emotion comes first, particularly when he is writing about faith. He writes about the challenges of maintaining faith and learning to give up control.
On “Same Page,” Linggar admits that giving up control is something he is still learning to do. That honesty makes the song relatable to anyone who has struggled with the same thing.