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Chrisye
Musisi Terbaik Sepanjang MasaMusisi fenomenal Chrismansyah Rahadi atau lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung Chrisye, merupakan seorang penyanyi dan pencipta lagu asal Indonesia. Dilahirkan di Jakarta dari keluarga Tionghoa - Indonesia, Ayahnya bernama Laurens Rahadi dan ibu bernama Hanna Rahadi. Chrisye menjadi tertarik dengan musik saat masih muda.
Waktu masih belajar di SMA, Chrisye main gitar bas dalam sebuah band yang ia bentuk bersama kakaknya, Joris. Pada akhir dasawarsa an dia menjadi anggota band Sabda Nada (yang kemudian hari berganti nama menjadi Gipsy). Pada tahun , setelah mengambil cuti beberapa lama, dia mengikuti band tersebut ke New York untuk main musik. Setelah kembali ke Indonesia untuk waktu singkat, dia kembali ke New York dengan band lain, yaitu The Pro's. Sekembali ke Indonesia, pada tahun dia bekerja sama dengan Gipsy dan Guruh Soekarnoputra untuk merekam album indie Guruh Gipsy. Setelah keberhasilan Guruh Gipsy, pada tahun Chrisye menghasilkan dua karya terbaiknya, yaitu "Lilin-Lilin Kecil" tulisan James F. Sundah serta album jalur suara Badai Pasti Berlalu. Sukses kedua karya ini membuat Chrisye direkrut oleh Musi
Chrismansyah Rahadi (born Christian Rahadi on September 16, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia), better known by his stage name Chrisye, was an Indonesian progressive-pop singer, of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent (His mother was Javanese). He died in Jakarta on March 30, following a long battle with lung cancer. He recorded 21 solo albums in his lifetime. He married in to G.F. Damayanti Noor, who was also a singer; they had four children.
Chrisye started recording in the band Gipsy in The band covered music including Procol Harum, King Crimson, ELP, Genesis and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and ventured to the USA to play in New York. The band collaborated in with Guruh Soekarno Putra, one of the sons of former Indonesian President Soekarno, and brother of Megawati Soekarnoputri, subsequent Indonesian President, on Guruh Gipsy, a progressive rock album that combined prog rock with Balinese gamelan.
His raise to fame came with the release of the movie soundtrack “Badai Pasti Berlalu (The Storm Will Surely Pass)” in The album was done in collaboration with Eros Jarot (currently a member of Indonesian parliament) and Yockie Suryo Prayogo (a keyboard virtuoso). This album is considered as aBiografi Chrisye
Sekitar tahun , Chrisye baru memulai karir solonya. Nampaknya bintang keberuntungan sedang bersinar terang karena dalam waktu singkat namanya langsung meroket sebagai vokalis andal saat menembangkan lagu karya James F. Sundah yang berjudul Lilin-lilin Kecil. Di saat yang sama ia juga memenangkan ajang Lomba Karya Cipta Lagu Remaja Prambors (LCLR). Hebatnya lagi, sepanjang kurun era an hingga memasuki tahun , nama Chrisye tak pernah tenggelam. Hampir semua album yang dirilisnya selalu disambut baik di industri musik Indonesia.Penghargaan:
Dalam beberapa dekade itu Chrisye sudah menyabet beragam pencapaian internasional seperti menjuarai ajang Enka Song Festival yang diadakan oleh Fuji T.V., Tokyo, Jepang serta menjadi Video Klip Pertama Indonesia yang ditayangkan di MTV Hong Kong lewat klip Pergilah Kasih . Selain segudang prestasi musik Chrisye juga ternyata punya talenta lain, karena ternyata ia pernah tercatat bermain dalam beberapa film layar lebar seperti Seindah Rembulan () dan menjadi bintang tamu di Gita Cinta dari SMA ().Lima (5) dari delapan belas (18) album solo yang telah dirilis Chrisye berhasil mendapatkan penghargaan musik
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