Susi Susanti

Lucia Francisca Susi Susanti born in Tasikmalaya, West Java on 11 February 1971) was an Indonesian badminton player. Sometimes her name is also spelled Susy Susanti. She won the Olympic Gold medal for woman's singles in the 1992 Olympic in Barcelona and the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Susi Susanti is married to Alan Budikusuma, who also won a gold medal winner in 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Often considered the finest female badminton player Indonesia produced, Susi Susanti dominated the women's singles event in the early 1990s, winning the All-England in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, the World Grand Prix from 1990-1994, and the World Championships in 1993. Susi Susanti also led the Indonesian team to win the Uber Cup in 1994 and 1996.
Susi Susanti was running a badminton racket company with her husband called Alan Susy Technology (Astec) after her retirement.

Jaya Suprana

Jaya Suprana, also Poa Kok Tjin (born January 27, 1949), is an Indonesian composer, pianist, businessman, and television presenter.
Jaya Suprana was born in Denpasar, Bali to Lambang and Lily Suprana; Jaya Suprana is of Chinese descent but grew up within Javanese culture. Jaya Suprana is married to Julia Suprana and has no biological children. Jaya Suprana studied music at Musikhochschule Muenster and Folkwanghochsule Essen, West Germany, between 1967 and 1976, and since then has given piano recitals worldwide, as well as composing his own music. Jaya Suprana also presents his own national weekly talkshow called the Jaya Suprana Show.

Jaya Suprana has been President Director of PT Jamu Jago, one of Indonesia's largest manufacturers of herbal medicine, since 1983, having worked there as Marketing Director since 1976. Apart from his business and musical activities, he established the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) on January 27, 1990, and is its director. Jaya Suprana also founded an orphanage, Panti Asuhan Rotary-Suprana.

Jaya Suprana claims a PhD degree in philosophy and social sciences from the unaccredited Pacific Western University. Jaya Suprana is the chief commissioner of his family-run medicinal herbs producing firm, PT Jamu Cap Jago, in the Central Java capital of Semarang.
Jaya Suprana tours with the group Kwartet Punakawan.

Jahja Ling

Jahja Ling (Chinese ???) is an orchestra conductor. Jahja Ling was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, of Chinese descent and is now an American citizen. Jahja Ling began to play the piano at age 4 and studied at the Jakarta School of Music. At age 17, he won the Jakarta Piano Competition and, one year later, was awarded a Rockefeller grant to attend The Juilliard School. There he completed a master's degree and studied piano with Mieczyslaw Munz and conducting with John Nelson. He then studied orchestral conducting at the Yale School of Music under Otto-Werner Mueller and received a doctor of musical arts degree.

Jahja Ling founded the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra in 1981, and served as its first Music Director from 1981-1984. Jahja Ling was on the conducting roster of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1984-2005, serving as Resident Conductor from 1985-2002. During that time, he also founded the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and was its first music director from 1986-1993. From 2000-2005, Ling was Music Director of the Blossom Music Festival.
From 1988-2002, Jahja Ling was Music Director of the Florida Orchestra, and is now its Music Director Laureate. Since 2004, he has been the Music Director of the San Diego Symphony, with an initial contract for 5 years.

Jahja Ling has been married twice. Jahja Ling and his late first wife, Jane, had two sons, Gabriel and Daniel. His second wife, since 2001, is the pianist Jesse Chang, and they have two children.

Yuni Shara

Yuni Shara is an Indonesian singer, Yuni Shara is the elder sister of singer Krisdayanti. Yuni Shara was born as Wahyu Setyaning Budi in Batu, Malang. Her first debut was in a music festival called Festival Bintang Radio & Televisi in 1987 when she was 15 years old, she won 2nd place. In 1989, Yuni Shara participated in the same festival and she managed to win 1st place. This is where she was offered a record deal by Billboard. Yuni Shara released her first record in 1990 titled Jatuh Cinta Lagi which means Falling In Love Again in English. In 1991 she released another record titled Hilang Permataku, in 1992 she released Salah Tingkah. Her career peaked with the release of the record Mengapa Tiada Maaf in 1995. The record sold 1.5 million copies and BASF awarded her with 4 Platimun Records. She also received 3 more Platinum Record for the Indonesian version of the soundtrack to the martial arts TV series Return of the Condor Heroes.

Her choice of songs are mainly popular old melancholic songs, an example is the Keroncong style. However her career stopped to a halt due to a surge in new pop groups that appealed more to young audience.

Tora Sudiro

Tora Sudiro (born May 10, 1973 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian actor. Tora Sudiro's famous comedy show is Extravaganza, broadcasted by Trans TV. Tora Sudiro movie which received award in the 2004 Indonesia Film Festival (FFI) was Arisan!.

Rhoma Irama

Rhoma Irama (born December 11, 1946, in Tasikmalaya, West Java) is an Indonesian dangdut singer. During the height of his stardom in the 1970s, Rhoma Irama became the self-proclaimed Raja Dangdut (King of Dangdut) with the group Soneta.

Rhoma Irama was known as his stage name Oma Irama before he made a pilgrimage to Mecca and became a haji. He later took the name Rhoma Irama, which is an abbreviation of "Raden Haji Oma Irama" (Raden is an aristocracy title for Javanese and Sundanese cultures, but it is still unknown whether Rhoma Irama is a member of aristocrat class of Sundanese, which is known as his ethnic background).

Rhoma Irama is also well-known as an imam and is the chairman of the Muslim Forum (FUI), a nonpartisan religious organization. In 1992 he taught Cahyono, one of the Indonesian comedians according to his conversion to Islam. Once, Cahyono stated that Rhoma knew all of the Catholic principles as well as its mistakes.

Rhoma Irama was in the news in 2003 for his criticism of the suggestive dancing of fellow dangdut singer Inul Daratista. Recently, he was ineligible to receive the PhD award from the American University of Hawaii in February 2005 after being busted for plagiarizing his title.

In a comprehensive research about dangdut, a local journalist cited an allegation that Rhoma Irama may have stolen some of the tune of his songs from Indian movie theme songs. He also one of the artists on the only CD containing dangdut music in the United States, which was released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings as part of its Indonesian music series.

Mariana Renata

Mariana Renata (born December 31, 1983 in Paris, France) is an Indonesian actress.
Born to a French father Andre Dantec and an Indonesian mother of Javanese-Chinese-Italian descent, Anita Kirana, Mariana Renata has graced the catwalks of Paris, Jakarta, Singapore, Vietnam before she became one of the nationwide icons for Lux's soap brand.

A former student of English Literature at Sorbonne University by LIF-graduated, Paris, Mariana Renata has enrolled herself in a master's degree program, majoring in Business & Commerce at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

In 2005 she took a small-role in an Indonesian movie titled Joni's Promise.
Mariana Renata was featured in the made-for-Indonesian-market version of Josh Groban's music video, "She's Out of My Life".
Mariana Renata was featured in Indonesia TV Series Dunia Tanpa Koma (DTK), playing the role of herself.
Mariana Renata is currently dating her co-star in movie Joni’s Promise, Indonesian actor Nicholas Saputra.

Nadine Chandrawinata

Nadine Chandrawinata (born May 8, 1984 in Hannover, Germany) was Miss Indonesia 2005, and a delegate representing Indonesia in the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant. Nadine Chandrawinata was the second Miss Indonesia to participate in the pageant (preceded by Artika Sari Devi) after a long hiatus in 1996. Her mother is German and her father is Chinese-Indonesian. She has two siblings, twins Marcel and Mischa, who are also models and actors. She measures 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) in height and 114 lb (52 kg) in weight

Despite her stunning beauty and modelesque figure, many doubted her public speaking ability since she stuttered a lot during interviews. Nadine Chandrawinata has also repeatedly used incorrect words from time to time. Her English is limited, which was made obvious in an interview published in the Miss Universe 2006 website. For subsequent question and answer sessions, she used a translator.Although she was born in Hannover and is of German descent, her family relocated to Jakarta when she was 3 years old, which explains her limited German. Currently, Nadine Chandrawinata is pursuing her studies at the London School of Public Relations in Jakarta. During her Miss Universe 2006 interview, Nadine Chandrawinata mistakenly stated that "Indonesia is a beautiful 'city'".Her ethnicity was one of the reasons she was being criticized. Her physical features were deemed 'too foreign' and not representative of the typical Indonesian women. Some people, however, commended her victory as there were not many people of minority ethnic groups who had accomplished such fea

Mike Mohede

Michael Prabawa Mohede aka Mike (born November 7, 1983 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian singer who rose to popularity after winning Indonesian Idol 2, the Indonesian version of Pop Idol, shown by RCTI.

Michael Prabawa Mohede- Indonesian Idol 2 performances

Top 24: Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx

Top 12: Pupus by Dewa

Top 11: Kamulah Satu-Satunya by Dewa

Top 10: Bahasa Kalbu by Titi DJ

Top 9: Sinaran by Sheila Majid

Top 8: Mengejar Matahari by Ari Lasso

Top 7: Nada Kasih by Fariz RM

Top 6: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen

Top 5: Jadikanlah Aku Pacarmu by Sheila On 7

Top 5: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers

Top 4: Enggak Ngerti by Kahitna

Top 4: Roman Picisan by Dewa

Top 3: Bunda by Melly Goeslaw

Top 3: Because Of You by Keith Martin

Grand Final: Semua Untuk Cinta by Hendy Irvan

Grand Final: Bahasa Kalbu by Titi DJ

Grand Final: Ketika Kau Menyapa by Marcell

Iwan Fals

Iwan Fals (born 3 September 1961 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. Iwan Fals has released several dozen albums of mostly solo guitar-based material in a style said to be influenced by Bob Dylan.

Iwan Fals is considered a popular singer in the country. He is known as a social observer and protest singer, although he has sung many songs about love and romance.
Iwan Fals has two children, Annisa Cikal Rambu Basae and Rayya Rambu Robbani. His eldest son, Galang Rambu Anarki, died in April 1997 of asthma, with speculation of a morphine overdose. Iwan Fals wrote an eponymously titled song for him following his death.

Inul Daratista

Inul Daratista (born Ainur Rokhimah, 3 January 1979) is a dangdut singer and performance artist from Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia. Inul Daratista became nationally famous in 2003, and is known for her suggestive style of dancing that has caused major controversy in Indonesia. Inul Daratista is a corrupted version of Ainur, and the singer's childhood pet name. As she began her musical career singing in a rock band, she adopted the stage name Daratista.

Inul Daratista rose to national fame after a televised January 2003 concert in Jakarta. Her dance moves, which she calls Goyang Inul or Ngebor (lit. 'drilling'), quickly became the source of controversy due to her suggestive gyrating hip motions. Some conservative Muslim organizations such as the Indonesian Muslim Council (MUI) called for a ban on her concerts.

Inul Daratista was cited as a reason to pass a national anti-pornography bill that was drafted during the height of the controversy in mid-2003, but as of 2005 has not passed. Inul's dance styles was also criticised by other dangdut singers, most vocally Rhoma Irama, for "corrupting" the genre, though these criticisms did little to dent her popularity.

Indra Lesmana

Indra Lesmana (born March 28, 1966) is an Indonesian jazz pianist.

Indra Lesmana was introduced to jazz music by his father, Jack Lesmana, who is also a jazz musician. His musical career with keyboards instrument started at age 10. He first performed with his father in March 1976 in Bandung.
In 1978, Indra Lesmana went to Australia with his father to perform at cultural event of the ASEAN Trade Fair. During the stay his father encouraged Indra to take a qualification test at the Conservatorium of Music. Indra Lesmana passed the test and was accepted at the school.

Music career

In 1981, both Indra Lesmana and his father formed a band called Jack and Indra Lesmana Quartet with Jack Lesmana, Karim Suweileh and James Morrison. They took a recording session during their visit in Indonesia in the same year and dealt with Queen Record to release the record called “Children of Fantasy“.

When Indra Lesmana returned to Australia, he formed a latin jazz fusion band with Jack Lesmana, Steve Brien, Dale Barlow, Tony Thijssen and Harry Rivers called “Children of Fantasy“. The band visited Indonesia in August 1982 to work on their tours.

In 1982, Indra Lesmana explored his fusion jazz styles of music and formed another band called Nebula with Steve Hunter, Andy Evans, Ken James, Vince Genova, Carlinhos Gonzalves. The band had recorded their session in No Standing that contained 4 compositions by Indra (No Standing, The First, Sleeping Beauty, ‘Tis time to part) and a Steve Hunter’s “Samba for ET“. The album released in Australia by Jasmine Records and also in Indonesia by Jackson Records.
In 1983, he joined Sandy Evans, Tony Buck and Steve Elphick to form a modern jazz band called “ Women and Children First “ and recorded their first album in 1983.

Zebra Records, an affiliate of MCA Records sent their interest to sign him as the solo artist and release the album “ No Standing “ as Indra Lesmana’ s solo album. The agreement met in 1984 and the album was remastered by Bernie Grundman before released in the US.

Indra Lesmana moved to California, US in 1985 and did the recording with Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael Landau, Jimmy Haslip, Airto Moreira, Charlie Haden, Bobby Shew, Tooty Heath for his album called “ For Earth and Heaven “. The album released in 1986 and happened to be his second internationally distributed album.

His two albums “ No Standing “ and “ For Earth and Heaven “ appeared to be his highlight debut in USA. His singles “ No Standing “ ( from No Standing album ) and “ Stephanie “ ( from For Earth and Heaven album ) became the hits and entered the Billboard Charts for Jazz in US and number one in radio charts.

Besides his perform duties as an artist and record producer, Indra Lesmana has deep interest in audio or sound recording technology. His album called Tragedi released in 1984 happened to be his first debut in becoming a sound designer. In 1998 Indra firstly produced the master quality sound of the Sabda Prana album by Java Jazz. In 1999 he decided to establish his independent mixing and mastering house specializing in jazz. Indra Lesmana has personally mixed and mastered more than 20 albums of Indonesian distinguished artists, such as The Groove, Maliq & d’Essential, Andien, Donny Suhendra, Rika Roeslan, Delon, Simak Dialog, Chlorophyl, Dewa Budjana, Humania, Ermy Kullit and many more. He was also nominated for Best Mixing Engineer for album “ Rumah Ke Tujuh “ on AMI Awards 2003.

In 2000, his first single-instrumental jazz music video called “Reborn“ was heavily aired on Indonesia's national television.

Indra Lesmana formed his first 17-piece big band project in March 2002 in order to record his 17th solo album that also happened to be his first big band arrangement of original soundtrack album “ Rumah Ke Tujuh “ film produced by his sister, Mira Lesmana.

Gesang Martohartono

Gesang Martohartono (b. 1917) is a renowned Indonesian singer-songwriter from central Java, and composer of the song Bengawan Solo, a tune which has become famous throughout Indonesia, Japan and much of Asia, and which is almost synonymous with the kroncong style of Javanese music. He is most commonly known simply as Gesang.

Gesang Martohartono was born in the central Javanese city of Surakarta (Solo). His father owned a batik-fabric business, which however went bankrupt when Gesang Martohartono was still in his teens, plunging the family into poverty. Gesang Martohartono, a self-taught musician who was however illiterate in musical notation, supported himself and his family by writing songs and singing at local functions such as weddings and other formal occasions.

In 1940, during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II, the impoverished 23 year-old musician composed a tune (using a flute) in the popular urban local style known as kroncong, a musical tradition of the region which combined Javanese chord progressions with Westernised vocal stylings, instrumental arrangements and melodies. The style had its origins in the 17th century Portuguese influences on the region, and was at the time associated with the urban poor and as such had somewhat of an unsavoury reputation, particularly among traditionalists.

For the lyrics, Gesang Martohartono turned to the city's river for inspiration. The Bengawan Solo River is Java's longest river and most important waterway for trade and agriculture, and seemed to Gesang to symbolise the durability of Javanese culture in those troubled times. Gesang himself would later remark "I had dreamt since my childhood about writing a song of praise for the immortal Solo River".

Gesang Martohartono added the song, Bengawan Solo, to his repertoire, and it soon became widely popular among the local Javanese community. The song rose to national prominence when recordings of it were aired on local radio stations. It also found an appreciative audience among the Japanese occupation forces, some of whom took to singing it with lyrics translated into Japanese. It was popular also among the non-Javanese prisoners (principally Dutch civilians) of the Japanese internment camps, many of whom also spoke Indonesian. The simple but nostalgic lyrics and popular-sounding melody held equal appeal to the long-standing resident and the homesick soldier.

As World War II drew to a close, the returning soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army brought the song back to Japan. In the dark period immediately after Japan's defeat, the song caught the public mood, and its fame soon spread throughout the country after best-selling recordings of it were released by popular singers, starting with Toshi Matsuda's 1947 recording. It was to be periodically re-released by various popular artists, and the song soon became almost synonymous in Japan with Indonesian music, many assuming that it was a centuries-old traditional song.

Versions of the song were also released in other Asian countries, and it has since been recorded many times by famous artists worldwide.

Gesang Martohartono remained in the city of his birth, continuing to compose and sing, his fame spreading through the decades. He became regarded as the leading exponent and senior figurehead of the Solonese kroncong style, which is now regarded as a respectable, even somewhat starchy and dated style, well and truly assimilated from its humble and scandalous prior associations.

In 1991, a group of appreciative Japanese war veterans arranged for a life-sized statue of Gesang Martohartono to be erected in a Surakarta park, to mark their respects for the composer of the tune that had managed to cross the cultural barriers of wartime.

Ebiet G. Ade

Ebiet G. Ade (born 21 April 1955) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter close to the suppressed society. His musical touch has influenced Indonesian pop music. His lyrics are made by himself, Ebiet G. Ade never collaborates with other musicians to arrange the lyrics, but he can collaborate with them to arrange his musical arrangement.

Born as Abdul Gafar Abdullah in Wonodadi, Banjarnegara; Ebiet G. Ade is the youngest son of Aboe Ja'far. Ebiet G. Ade had many desires: engineer, doctor, and painter. But as it turned out, eventually he became a famous singer, although he only wants to be called a poet.

In 1970s, Ebiet G. Ade was close to Yogyakarta young artist society. It formed his musical style. Close to a prolific artist Emha Ainun Nadjib, he often sang his friend’s poems with his guitar. But, when entering recording studio, he did not sing any of Emha’s songs. Although Ebiet G. Ade felt sorry to leave Yogyakarta, he concentrated to try his luck and natural talent in Jakarta. The recording of his songs were successful. He recorded in the Philippines to get the better recording. But he refused to record his songs in Japanese, when he had a chance to have a concert there.

Married with Yayuk Sugianto (Iis Sugianto’s old sister), in 1982; he has 4 sons: Abietyasakti Ksatria Kinasih, Adaprabu Hantip Trengginas, Byatuasa Pakarti Hinuwih, and Segara Banyu Bening. They lived in Ciganjur, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. In his house Ebiet G. Ade raises about 20 birds.

Later, he recorded in Colombia Record, the United States. Ebiet G. Ade also involved Adie MS and Jimmy Manoppo to assist his music.

Ebiet G. Ade was chosen as the favorite singer of ABRI Radio Broadcasting (1989-1992), BASF Awards winner 1984 until 1988, and the best singer in 1997 Indonesian Musical Awards.
Until 1990, he has launched 12 albums, Camellia I (1979), Camellia II (1979), Camellia III (1980), Camellia IV (1980), Langkah Berikutnya (1982), Tokoh-Tokoh (1982), 1984 (1984), Zaman (1985), Isyu! (1986), Menjaring Matahari (1987), Sketsa Rembulan Emas (1988), and Seraut Wajah (1990). But Ebiet "went to seclusion" for the next 5 years. In 1995, the albums he launched were Kupu-Kupu Kertas and Cinta Sebening Embun. In 1996, Ebiet launched Aku Ingin Pulang. Kupu-Kupu Kertas was supported by musicians such as Ian Antono, Billy J. Budiardjo, Purwacaraka, and Erwin Gutawa.
On the following years, Ebiet G. Ade launched 3 albums, Gamelan (1998), Balada Sinetron Cinta (2000), and Bahasa Langit (2001).

Dian Sastrowardoyo

Diandra Paramitha Sastrowardoyo (born March 16, 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia) -- more popularly known as Dian Sastro or Dian Sastrowardoyo -- is an Indonesian model and actress. In 1996, she was the cover girl of Gadis, a teen magazine in Indonesia. Dian Sastrowardoyo later became popular as Daya, the protagonist in Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sand), and established herself as one of Indonesia's most influential actresses by starring in films such as Ada Apa dengan Cinta?, Banyu Biru, Ungu Violet and Belahan Jiwa.

Family - Dian Sastrowardoyo

Ms. Sastrowardoyo is the daughter and only child of the late Ariawan Sastrowardoyo (1955-1995) and Dewi Parwati Sastrowardoyo (née Setyorini). Her paternal grandparents are Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, a retired physician and surgeon (and author of the memoir Kembali ke Uteran (Return to Uteran)), and the late Ina Sastrowardoyo.
She is the niece of the artist Marina Joesoef and the grand-niece of, among others, Sunario (1902-1997), Indonesia's minister of foreign affairs from 1953 to 1956; Dra. Sukanti Suryochondro, a former instructor in women's studies at the University of Indonesia; and Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924-1995), a noted poet and literary critic.
A screenplay based on Kembali ke Uteran is in the works, with plans for Ms. Sastrowardoyo to play her own great-grandmother in the film adaptation.
Her family name is derived from sastra (Sanskrit, writings) and wardaya (Sanskrit, heart), so literally means "writings of the heart."
Her paternal great-grandfather, Sutejo Sastrowardoyo, traced the family's ancestry back to 15th century Java.

Film - Dian Sastrowardoyo

Ungu Violet (2005) - KalinBanyu Biru (2005) - SulaPuteri Gunung Ledang (2005) - Medicine Seller's Daughter (cameo)Arisan! (2004) - Woman in Gallery (cameo)Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (2002) - CintaPasir Berbisik (2001) - DayaBintang Jatuh (2000) - Donna

Television - Dian Sastrowardoyo

Dunia Tanpa Koma (2006) - Raya

Music Videos - Dian Sastrowardoyo

T-Five "Yang Terindah" (2002)Dewa "Sayap-sayap Patah" (2001)Shelomita "Langkah" (2000)Katon Bagaskara "Cinta Selembut Awan" (2000)Sheila on 7 "Anugerah Terindah" (1999)The Fly "Air Mata Sunyi" (1999)KLA Project "Gerimis" (1996)

Awards - Dian Sastrowardoyo

Best Indonesian Female Actress of Year 2002

Best Actress of Festival du Film Asiatique de Deauville, France 2002

Best Actress of 15th Singapore International Film Festival 2002

Delon Thamrin

Delon (born Stanislaus Alexander Liauw Delon Thamrin on May 20 1978 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is a Chinese-Indonesian singer and runner-up in the hit reality series Indonesian Idol. Delon Thamrin, the youngest of three boys, grew up in a neighborhood of Mangga Besar, a highly-populated district in Jakarta which is identified primarily with commerce and trading activities and not with art, with the exception of night shows at some hotels.

Prior to Indonesian Idol, Delon Thamrin never had formal music training. His first encounter with music was when he joined a choir in his parish, the St. Petrus and Paulus Church. Delon's classical tenor voice made him one of leading soloists of this choir.

He got his degree in English from the Saint Mary Academy of Foreign Language. After his father died in 2001, he was compelled to work laboriously to help finance his family. During this period, he became a door-to-door salesman selling spring-bed and plastic ware. Later on his singing ability opened the door for him to be a wedding singer and an emcee—a not-so-fabulous start since the gig did not pay enough. At the time he entered the Indonesian Idol contest, Delon Thamrin was a non-managerial employee in a Japanese import-export company. He had to quit the job so he can follow his dream to become a singer.

His participation in the Indonesian Idol became a controversy, as he split the Indonesian public into two groups, those who loved him and those who disliked him. In fact, it was thought that he would win with sympathy votes after one of the judges behaved towards him in a manner similar to that of Simon Cowell, when the judge apparently told Delon that the reason he was in the competition was because of his looks. Delon Thamrin said that the remark hurt him very much and caused him to become depressed. But Indonesians saw that he tried to give a sincere smile to answer this comment and that he tried to improve his performance thereafter. This controversy made him even more famous, causing him to become a singing heart-throb, especially among teenage girls. His loyal fans are called "Deloners," and they have even developed a club which consists of Delon’s fans from all over Indonesia.

On 9 September 2004, Delon Thamrin became a runner-up of the first Indonesian Idol contest after his rival, Joy Destiny Tobing. A turning point for the young singer who went from a church choir boy and wedding singer to Indonesian Idol runner-up, and from a salesman to a rising star, Delon Thamrin is now almost an icon for Indonesian youth culture.

Delon's first debut after Indonesian Idol took place when he got the chance for the opening act for Blue Concert in Jakarta in October 2004, followed by the Air Supply concert in December 2004. His first album, called Bahagiaku (My Joyfulness), sold more than 300,000 copies in just under three months. Recently, Delon was voted as MTV's "Most Favourite Male" 2005. Delon Thamrin just finished recording a song ("Kokoro No Tomo") with Mayumi Itsuwa in Japan and has already moved to wowing audiences behind the screen, featuring in several branded advertisements and releasing his first movie, Vina Bilang Cinta, a box office rave in Indonesia.
Delon Thamrin has recently performed internationally for charity in Perth, Australia & Vancouver, Canada.

Delon Thamrin Indonesian Idol performances

Top 30: Bunga Terakhir by Romeo

Top 11: Rahasia Perempuan by Ari Lasso

Top 9: Aku Ingin by Indra Lesmana

Top 8: How Do You Heal A Broken Heart? by Chris Walker

Top 7: Seperti Yang Kau Minta by Chrisye

Top 6: Kasih Tak Sampai by Padi

Top 5: Inikah Cinta by ME

Top 4: Seribu Tahun by Jikustik

Top 4: Sekali Ini Saja by Glenn FredlyTop 3: Dia by Vina Panduwinata

Top 3: Aku Makin Cinta by Vina Panduwinata

Grand Final: Karena Cinta by Glenn Fredly

Grand Final: Bukan Untukku by Rio Febrian

Grand Final: Invisible by Clay Aiken

Christine Hakim

Herlina Christine Natalia Hakim or known by the popular name Christine Hakim (born at Kuala Tungkal, Jambi, 25 Desember 1956 is one of the most well known actresses in Indonesia.

Christine Hakim has received several awards for her films:

Piala Citra as Best Lead Actress, in movie Cinta Pertama (1977)

Piala Citra as Best Lead Actress, in movie Sesuatu Yang Indah (1979)

Piala Citra as Best Lead Actress, in movie Pengemis dan Tukang Becak (1978)

Piala Citra as Best Lead Actress, in movie Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam (1984)

Piala Citra as Best Lead Actress, in movie Di Balik Kelambu (1982)

Piala Citra as Best Lead Actress, in movie Tjoet Nja' Dhien (1988)

Best Actrees at Asia Pasific International Film Festival

Christine Hakim Filmography

Cinta Pertama (1973) (awarded Citra FFI 1974, Surabaya)Atheis (1974)Ranjang Pengantin (1974)Kawin Lari (1975)Badai Pasti Berlalu (1976)Si Doel Anak Modern (1976)Sesuatu yang Indah (1977) (awarded Citra FFI 1977, Jakarta)Petualang-Petualang (1977)Pengemis dan Tukang Beca (1978) (awarded Citra FFI 1979, Palembang)Dr. Siti Pertiwi (1980)Seputih Hatinya, Semerah Bibirnya (1982)Di Balik Kelambu (1982) (awarded Citra FFI 1983, Medan)Ponirah Terpidana (1984)Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam (1984) (awarded Citra FFI 1985, Bandung)Tjoet Nja' Dhien (1988) ((awarded Citra FFI)Daun di Atas Bantal (1998)Pasir Berbisik (2001)

Broery Pesulima

On Friday the 7th of April 2000 many people were terribly shocked by the message that the Moluccan singer Broery Pesulima, had passed away. Broery Pesulima belonged to a small group of famous Indonesian artists that also was successful abroad. One of his most famous hits was called Mawar Widuri. His ballad Angin Malam (Night Breeze) skyrocketed through the charts. After he was hit by a stroke in 1998, he regularly went in and out of hospitals. He left a wife and two children.

Broery Pesulima is born in Ambon on the 25th of June 1948 as Simon Dominggus Pesulima. During his career he also uses the name Broery Marantika (after his mothers family name).His father is Gijsberth Pesulima and his mother is Wilmintje Marantika.His brothers are Henky, Freejohn and Hemi (†).

The singer was first married to singer and entertainer Anita Sarawak from Singapore. After their divorce Anita Sarawak moves to Las Vegas (USA). Broery Pesulima then marries Wanda Irene Latuperisa. They have two children: Indonesia Pesulima and Nabila Methaya Pesulima. Broery Pesulima dies in Jakarta on the 7th of April 2000 caused by a stroke. During his life and after his dead he is one of the foremost Indonesian artists.

As a kid Broery is member of a church choir in Ambon. In 1964 he joins a singing contest conducted by the Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) Ambon. A year later he moves to Jakarta. There his professional career as a singer is starting when he participates in the Remy Leimena group.

Broery Pesulima has his first records in the years 1968-1969. His popularity suddenly rises after his role in the movie Akhir Sebuah Impian (End of a Dream) that circulates in Malaysia in 1971. In this film he is singing two songs, Angin Malam (Night Breeze) and Mimpi Sedih (Sad dream). At that time he is not only respected as a singer but also as an entertainer.

Somewhere about 1975 Broery played in the band The Pro's, together with Chrisye (Chrismansyah Rahadi), Abadi Soesman, Dimas Wahab, Poma and Ronnie Makasutji.
In 1981 Broery falls in love with Anita Sarawak. Anita in October 1981: 'Broery and I are very much in love and we want to be together, whatever happens.' In the period of his marriage with Anita Sarawak, Broery lives in Malaysia. That was the time he changes his name into Broery Abdullah. After their divorce, Broery returns to Indonesia. He makes a comeback with his songs composed by Rinto Harahap. One of them is Aku Begini, Engkau Begitu.

In November 1991 Broery Pesulima wins in four of six categories at the Jakarta Music Festival: best video clip, best soundtrack, best composition, and best producer. That night he sings Once There Was Love (lyrics by Ian Rod Thompson).

Broery Pesulima for the first time suffers a stroke on September 23, 1998, after jogging with his wife Wanda. He stays in the hospital for one and a half month. After recovering he manages to complete his duet album with Dewi Yull, 20 Spesial Nostalgia. He also finishes Keroncong and 30 Years in Review (consisting of his most popular songs such as Angin Malam and Mimpi Sedih).
While his condition is improving Broery Pesulima gives testimonies at various church activities. However, on May 14, 1999, he suffers another stroke while singing in a church. It is this second stroke that paralyzes him. He is no longer able to speak and he spends most of the time lying down in bed with his eyes closed.

On Friday morning the 7th of April 2000 Broery Pesulima passes away, unattended by his wife Wanda. She is at a church mission in Los Angeles, USA. One and a half year after his first stroke he dies at the Puri Cinere Hospital in South Jakarta. He leaves his wife, Wanda Latuperisa, 31, and two children, Indonesia Pesulima Putra (10) and Nabilia Methaya Pesulima Putri (9).
Singer and tv-entertainer Bob Tutupoly, Broery's close friend, couldn't see Broery suffering. 'I just can't stand seeing him in convulsions,' Bob tells Sri Rahayu Drianurmini of GATRA. His colleague Chrisye also feels sad. 'Broery was a dedicated singer', Chrisye says. 'There are many singers, but only Broery could really sing, with all his heart and soul'.

Barry Prima

Barry Prima (born in Bandung, Indonesia 1955 as Bertus Knoch) is an Indonesian actor and martial artist who was one of the biggest stars of Indonesian cinema during the 1980s.

Anggun Cipta Sasmi

Anggun Cipta Sasmi (born April 29, 1974, in Jakarta) is an Indonesian singer. Her name means "Grace born out of a dream" in Indonesian.

At a young age, Anggun Cipta Sasmi decided to follow in her father, Darto Singo's footsteps, and become an entertainer. During her early years, she was influenced by rock sounds of native Javanese artists and the rock & roll icon, Elvis Presley. She was educated in Catholic schools because her father wanted Anggun Cipta Sasmi to have a high quality education, although she is a Muslim. Anggun Cipta Sasmi began performing at age 7 and recorded her first album two years later. By the time Anggun was 17, she was a successful national rock star.

Anggun Cipta Sasmi began to feel unsatisfied with her success in Asia and, at 19, she left Indonesia in hopes of breaking through in the European music charts. With her first husband, she moved to London and then Paris, where she met music producer Erick Benzi, who had produced music for stars such as Celine Dion, and Johnny Hallyday, a popular French singer. Benzi was quite impressed by Anggun's talent and immediately offered to work with her on her new album. Benzi persuaded Anggun Cipta Sasmi to move away from her original rock influences and experiment with a more sensual and romantic sound. Anggun's smooth new style would prove an immediate success in France. Her first French album, Au Nom de la Lune (titled Anggun for Indonesia and Japanese market and Snow On The Sahara in other 13 countries including the US) not only skyrocketed Anggun to fame in France, the album was also a major hit in her native country, Indonesia. Her second album Desirs Contraires (Chrysalis in foreign and US markets) proved to be a worldwide hit as well.

In 1998, Anggun Cipta Sasmi toured in Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan and other female musicians. In 2000, Anggun Cipta Sasmi received an invitation from the Vatican asking her to perform at a Christmas concert where she sang her rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" for the Pope, John Paul II. In 2000, she was also granted French citizenship.
Her duet with an Italian rockstar, Piero Pelù, entitled L'amore Immaginato reached #1 in the National Italian Airplay Charts for over two months. Anggun was also part of the charity driven project Gaia.
Anggun Cipta Sasmi also performed a duet with Gildas Arzel in the song "C'est le debut", which sounds nearly identical to Donna Lewis's collaboration with Richard Marx in "At the Beginning".
Anggun Cipta Sasmi has been known for her artistic music videos. Many of her videos use special effects, creating beautiful, evocative imagery (most notably "A Rose in the Wind").
Besides Indonesian, her native language, Anggun is fluent in French and English. She currently splits her time between Montreal and Paris.
In 2005 a new album, titled Luminescence, was released. In a departure from her previous two studio albums, the English, French, and international versions had the same titles. The album were also re-released as special edition version.
Being an artist as well as a fashion trendsetter, Anggun worked closely with famous European couturiers. Among designers who have worked with her for the previous albums include Frenchman Azzedine Alaïa who exclusively designed her outfit for Au Nom de la Lune/Snow on Sahara; the Italian duo Dolce & Gabbana for Chrysalis/Désirs Contraires and Roberto Cavalli for Luminescence.
She is now busy promoting the re-release of her new album with releasing a fourth single, "Garde-Moi/A Crime" and will release a "Best-Of" album at the end of the year.
Through the years, she has a few hits singles across the Europe and the Asia. Among her hit songs include "Snow On The Sahara/La Neige Au Sahara", "A Rose In The Wind/La Rose De Vents", "Still Reminds Me/Derriere La Porte", "Chrysalis/Tu Mens", "In Your Mind/Entre Une Femme", "Saviour/Cesse La Pluie", and "I'll Be Alright/Juste Avant Toi"

Tio Tjay

Tio Tjay (was born in 1946 by the name of Tio Hok Tjay) was a Indonesian painter who for a long time has reside in Brazil. At a very young age, young Tio Tjay enjoy studing chinese painting and calligraphy. His talent for art was already sensed by people at youth.

In 1967 he immigrated to the beautiful South American country with his family. Tio Tjay held many exhibitions, from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and even Paraguay. In 1971 till 1975 he resided in Manaus, where he befriend with many natives, which gives him an opputunity to enter the Amazon. It is Amazon Rainforest that really inspire him to draw painting about nature. In 1976, he moved back to São Paulo and participate in the exhibition of Bienal Nacional de São Paulo.

1980's was a great decade for Tio Tjay. He was invited to join an exihibition in Italy which was held in Naples for a cultural relationship between Brazil and Italy. A few years later, he was again invited to Tukuyama, Japan for a collective exhibition. And in the same year, he returned to Indonesia and worked in his birth country.

Tio Tjay's strong painting is affected by the latin colours that was dominant in Brazil. In Indonesia, he created unique style of art pieces by combining the brave colours of Latin, with an oriental style, applied in the wondrous Indonesia and the exotic and mysterious Amazon.

Raden Saleh

Raden Saleh Sjarif Bestaman (1807 - April 23, 1880) is one of the best known painters from Indonesia.

Raden Saleh, that was born into the noble Javanese family in 1807, was a pioneer of modern Indonesian art.

Although he was the first Indonesian artist to depict in the West style, the fact that he expressed the identity and the inventiveness in his work (seditentang to the traditional approach that stressed spread-culture the form and the established style) showed the method for the artist's Indonesian candidate to express their idea of being personally freer.

Young Raden Saleh first was taught, in Bogor, by Belgium the artist . A. J. Payen. Payen acknowledged the youth talent, and persuaded the government to be colonial the Netherlands to despatch Raden Pious to the Netherlands to study art. He arrived in Europe in 1829 and began to be studying under Cornelius Kruseman and Andries Schelfhout.

It was from Kruseman that Raden Pious studied his skills as portraitist, and later was accepted in various European courts where he was assigned by most to do the photograph. From 1839, he passed five years in the Ernst I court, Grand Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, that became an important patron.

From Schelfhout, Raden Pious studied skills of a scenery artist. Raden Saleh visited several European cities, as well as Algiers, whereas in The Hague, a lion tamer allowed Raden Saleh studied his lion, and after that wild animal scenery that were brought by the extraordinary fame artist.

Many of his paintings were exhibited in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. On 50 years after his death, several compositions that were created in this point were burnt in fire fire in the Colonial Dutch pavilion in Paris, in 1931.

The artist returned to Indonesia in 1851, has lived in Europe for 20 years. Here, he worked as conservator for the colonial collection of government art. He continued depicted, produced the photograph of the Javanese aristocracy, and much scenery. He died in 1880, after coming back from second stay in Europe.

One of the creations Raden Saleh that was most painful was the 'Capture of Prince Diponegoro' that was regiven to Indonesia from the Dutch royal Palace in 1978. Now depended in President's Palace Museum in Jakarta.

In the painting, Raden Saleh deliberately made Dutch's front big, the reference to them pomposity and pride, but also to make them somewhat ridiculous put the comparison with the balanced sum Indonesians in the calculation.

It is believed that the layer of the Javanese man his face with his hands, the position behind Diponegoro, and the position of the Javanese man with his head welcomed the crowd under the ladder, by bowing was second self-photograph.

Marina Joesoef

Marina Joesoef, born March 24, 1959, is an Indonesian artist. Marina Joesoef is an accomplished painter having recent exhibitions in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur[1], Malaysia.
Born in Jakarta, at an early age she joined the family to go to Los Angeles and Leiden, the Netherlands, where her father, Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, studied urology for six years. Marina Joesoef attended high school in Santa Monica and Leiden and is fluent in English and Dutch.
After returning home to Indonesia, in 1976 she participated in a Miss Teen pageant organized by Gadis magazine and won the first prize.

Family
Ms. Joesoef is the eldest daughter (and the second of four children) of Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, a physician, surgeon and memoirist, and the late Ina Sastrowardoyo. An older brother, Iwan Sastrowardoyo, died in 1995. Marina Joesoef also has another brother, Dr. Aswin W. Sastrowardoyo, and a younger sister, Damayanti Sastrowardoyo.
The actress Dian Sastrowardoyo is a niece of Ms. Joesoef.
Marina Joesoef is married to Mr. Iwan V. Joesoef[2], a businessman, and has two sons and a daughter.
Her paternal grandfather, Sutejo Sastrowardoyo, traced the family's ancestry back 18 generations to 15th century Java.

Lucia Hartini

Lucia Hartini is an Indonesian artist whose work addresses her status as a woman and Catholic in a predominantly Muslim environment.

Kartika Gunawan

Kartika Oktavini Gunawan (aka Ika) (born in Jakarta) is a Playmate for the Indonesian edition of Playboy. The 'Miss April 2006' posed in non-see-thru lingerie for her photospread (Playboy Indonesia features no nudity).

Playmate of the Month Kartika Oktavini Gunawan was the inaugural centerfold of the premiere issue of Playboy Indonesia. Kartika Oktavini Gunawan was the April 2006 PMOM (issue 1, volume 1).

Indonesian police arrested the inaugural 'Miss April' Kartika Oktavini Gunawan and Playboy Editor-in-chief Erwin Arnada in June 2006 on indecency charges.

Affandi

Affandi was born in Cirebon, West Java, in 1907, as the son of R. Koesoema, who was a surveyor at a local sugar factory. Affandi finished his upper secondary school in Jakarta, but Affandi forsook his study for the desire to become an artist. Affandi taught himself how to paint since 1934.

Artistic career
In the 1950s, Affandi began to create expressionistic paintings. Carrying the First Grandchild (1953) was the piece that marked his newfound style: “squeezing the tube.” Affandi paints by directly squeezing the paint out of its tube. Affandi came across this technique by accident, when he intended to draw a line one day. As he lost his patience when he sought for the missing pencil, he applied the paint directly from its tube. The resulting effect, as he found out, was that the painting object appeared more alive. He also felt more freedom to express his feelings when he used his own hands, instead of a painting brush. In certain respects, he has acknowledged similarities with Vincent van Gogh.

As a renowned artist, Affandi participated in various exhibitions abroad. Besides India, he has also displayed his works in the biennale in Brazil (1952), Venice (1954), and won an award therein), and Sao Paolo (1956). In 1957, he received a scholarship from the United States government to study the methods of arts education. He was appointed as Honorary Professor in Painting by Ohio State University in Columbus in the United States. In 1974, he received an honorary doctorate from University of Singapore, the Peace Award from the Dag Hammarskjoeld Foundation in 1977, and the title of Grand Maestro in Florence, Italy.

Museum
On the bank of the Gajah Wong River on Solo Street in Yogyakarta, Affandi designed and constructed a home for himself, which also functions as a museum to display his paintings. The building is uniquely constructed, with a roof that resembles a banana leaf. The museum has around 250 of Affandi’s paintings. Regrettably, the high air humidity and temperature are causing concerns about the condition of the paintings. The Affandi Foundation, who manages the museum, finds it difficult to manage the museum properly, due to a lack of funds and revenue.
Before passing away, Affandi spent a lot of time sitting around in his own museum, observing his paintings. He said once, “I want to die in simplicity without giving anyone unnecessary trouble, so I could go home to Him in peace.”
After suffering a complication of illnesses, on Wednesday, the May 23, 1990, Affandi died. He is now buried in the museum complex, as he wished to always be surrounded by his family and his works.