Dewa 19

Dewa 19 is a musical group formed in 1986 in Surabaya, Indonesia. This group has several times experienced personnel changes and currently consists of Ahmad Dhani (keyboard), Andra Junaidi (guitar), Yuke Sampurna (bass) and Supreme Yudha (drums). Having dominated the festival stages in the late 1980s, Dewa 19 and then moved to Jakarta and released his first album in 1992 under the label Team Records. This group has achieved success throughout the decade of the 1990s and 2000s through a series of pop songs and rock genre. The album that they release almost always get good reception in the market, even their album which was released in 2000, Five Star, is one of Indonesia's best-selling album with sales of nearly 2 million copies. In 2005, the magazine named Hi band Dewa 19 as Indonesia's richest with revenues reaching more than 14 billion a year. In the midst of success he achieved, this group had several times stumbled legal issues, including issues of copyright infringement and feud with Islamic organizations.

Throughout her career journey, Dewa 19 has received many awards, both BASF and AMI Awards. They also have won awards in the United States LibForAll Award for their contributions to peace efforts and religious tolerance. In 2008, Dewa 19 included in the list of "The Immortals: 25 Artis Indonesia Greatest of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine. Deity is recognized as one of the greatest legends or icons in the history of popular music of Indonesia.

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