Biography Reading Blog

BIOGRAPHY

Day 1 Wednesday Date : 26 February 2020 Time: 11.00 – 12.00
First Person	Iwan Fals
His/Her biography	Virgiawan Listanto, as known as Iwan Fals (Jakarta, 3 September 1961; 58 years old) is a singer, musician, song creater, and criticus who become one of the legendary musician in Indonesia. His style of music is pop, rock, country and folk pop and the lyrics are tell us about dark period on 1970 to 1980 in political issues.
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Sources	https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals
The amount of words on text	529
What makes you interested in this person	I really like his songs, his kindness and I like the lyrics
Comment after reading	I just knew that his real name is Virgiawan Listanto
New Vocabularies found	Pursuing, formative, steps, toward, effort
Time	11.00 – 12.00
Second Person	Nazril Irham
His/Her biography	Nazril Irham, more popularly known as Ariel (born September 16, 1981), is an Indonesian rock star. He is the lead singer of Indonesian band Noah (former name Peterpan). Ariel is of Minangkabau-Mandailing descent from his father's side and Minangkabau from his mother's side, he has appeared in advertisements. He was arrested in 2010 on charges relating to celebrity sex tapes found circulating on the internet after his laptop was stolen.
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazril_Irham
The amount of words on text	187
What makes you interested in this person	I really like his song, his personality
Comment after reading	I know he formed the bands named Sliver, Cholesterol, and Topi. All broke up in the middle of the road.
New Vocabularies found	Rose, fame, debut, self-titled

Day 2 Thursday Date : 27 February 2020 Time: 14.00 – 15.00
First Person	Ebiet G.  Ade
His/Her biography	Ebiet G. Ade (born Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja’far; 21 April 1954) is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. His musical styles are pop, ballad and country. He has released 21 studio albums and 25 compilation albums. Ebiet G. Ade was born in Wonodadi, Banjarnegara, Central Java on 21 April 1954. He lived in Yogyakarta since elementary school. During high school, he joined Pelajar Islam Indonesia. In 1971, he associated with artists Yogyakarta, including Emha Ainun Nadjib. He was interested in poetry and wanted to be a poet.  However, he was unable to read poems properly. He instead sang his poems after adding melodies.
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebiet_G._Ade
The amount of words on text	121
What makes you interested in this person	I like his song, because me and my father usually listen his song.
Comment after reading	I know his real name.
New Vocabularies found	remained, divinely
Time	14.00 – 15.00
Second Person	Nike Ardila
His/Her biography	Raden Rara Nike Ratnadilla (27 December 1975 – 19 March 1995), better known as Nike Ardilla, was an Indonesian singer, actress and model. Ardilla was instrumental in the return of teen pop rock in the country's music scene, and a dominant presence during the first half of the 1990s. Ardilla died in a car accident at the age of 19 in 1995 during the height of her career and fame. She is generally regarded as one of the most successful figures in Indonesia's entertainment industry, and the media regularly refers to the fact that she is the only musician in the country whose death continues to be mourned even after more than 20 years. She has sold 30 million albums to date, and her 1995 album Sandiwara Cinta remains the best-selling Indonesian album of all time.
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_Ardilla
The amount of words on text	193
What makes you interested in this person	I really like her song, the tittle is “seberkas sinar”
Comment after reading	I just know that she died beause of car accident
New Vocabularies found	Earned, peaked

Day 3 Friday Date : 28 february 2020 Time: 13.00 – 13.10
First Person	Conor Maynard
His/Her biography	Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is a British singer, songwriter, and YouTuber. Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011. Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award.His debut album, Contrast, was released in July 2012 which respectively produced the successful single “Can't Say No".
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_Maynard
The amount of words on text	103
What makes you interested in this person	I really like his voice that’s voice I really want to have
Comment after reading	I felt sad that his song not on top chart
New Vocabularies found	Subsequently, respectively
Time	13.10 – 13.20
Second Person	Khalid
His/Her biography	Khalid Donnel Robinson (born February 11, 1998) is an American singer and songwriter. He is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. His debut single, "Location", was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was later certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His debut studio album, American Teen, was released on March 3, 2017. Since then he has achieved several top 10 hits, a top-ten charting EP, a number one album and six Grammy nominations.
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_(singer)
The amount of words on text	92
What makes you interested in this person	I really like his vocal
Comment after reading	His debut not a long time but he is so very popular
New Vocabularies found	Certified, quadruple, platinum.

Day 4 Saturday Date : 29 February 2020 Time: 16.00 – 16.10
First Person	Chrisye
His/Her biography	Chrismansyah Rahadi (16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), born Christian Rahadi but better known by his stage name of Chrisye, was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In his 40-year career he won many awards and accolades; in 2011 Rolling Stone Indonesia declared him the third-greatest Indonesian musician of all time. Born in Jakarta of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent, Chrisye became interested in music at an early age. At high school he played bass guitar in a band he formed with his brother, Joris. In the late 1960s he joined Sabda Nada (later Gipsy), a band led by his neighbours, the Nasutions. In 1973, after a short hiatus, he rejoined the band to play in New York for a year. He briefly returned to Indonesia and then went back to New York with another band, the Pro's. After once again returning to Indonesia, he collaborated with Gipsy and Guruh Sukarnoputra to record the 1976 indie album Guruh Gipsy. Following the success of Guruh Gipsy, in 1977 Chrisye recorded two of his most critically acclaimed works: "Lilin-Lilin Kecil" by James F. Sundah, which eventually became his signature song, and the soundtrack album Badai Pasti Berlalu. Their success landed him a recording contract with Musica Studios, with whom he released his first solo album, Sabda Alam, in 1978. Over his almost 25-year career with Musica he recorded a further eighteen albums, and in 1980 acted in a film, Seindah Rembulan. Chrisye died in his Jakarta home on 30 March 2007 after a long battle with lung cancer. Known for his stiff stage persona and smooth vocals, Chrisye was critically acclaimed in Indonesia. Five albums to which he contributed were included in Rolling Stone Indonesia's list of the 150 Best Indonesian Albums of All Time; another four of his songs (and a fifth to which he contributed) were classified as some of the best Indonesian songs of all time in a later issue of the same magazine. Several of his albums received certification of silver or gold. He received two lifetime achievement awards, one in 1993 from the BASF Awards and another posthumously in 2007 from Indonesian television station SCTV.
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrisye
The amount of words on text	230
What makes you interested in this person	My Father love his song
Comment after reading	He got a lot of achivement
New Vocabularies found	Inaugural, accolades, collaborates
Time	16.10– 16.20
Second Person	Zayn Malik
His/Her biography	Zain Javadd Malik (/ˈmælɪk/; born 12 January 1993), known mononymously as Zayn, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with four other contestants, to form the boy band that would later be known as One Direction. Malik left the group in March 2015 and subsequently signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records. Adopting a more alternative R&B music style with his debut studio album Mind of Mine (2016) and its lead single, "Pillowtalk", Malik became the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US, with his debut single and debut album. His subsequent singles, including "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", and "Dusk Till Dawn", were also hits. In December 2018, he released his second studio album, Icarus Falls. Malik is the recipient of several accolades, including an American Music Award, Billboard Music Award and MTV Video Music Award.
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Sources	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayn_Malik
The amount of words on text	183
What makes you interested in this person	His high voice is amazing
Comment after reading	He pursue a career as an English teacher like me
New Vocabularies found	Recipient