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Rhoma Irama

1946 - Today

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Raden Haji Oma Irama, better known as Rhoma Irama (born 11 December 1946), is an Indonesian dangdut singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sundanese descent. Starting in the late 1960s, he began his musical career as Rhoma Irama as a part of the pop band Orkes Melayu Purnama, pioneering several dangdut music elements. He then formed his band, Soneta Group, achieving multitudes of musical successes with groundbreaking dangdut style that incorporates Western, Malay, and Bollywood influences. From the late 1970s, he began transforming into more Islamic-oriented style, commanding the religiously pious popular music culture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rhoma Irama is the 1,404th most popular musician (down from 1,375th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 64th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rhoma Irama ranks 1,404 out of 3,175. Before him are Simon Gallup, Jack Irons, Edo de Waart, Peter Grant, Taylor Hawkins, and Wynton Kelly. After him are Gordon Haskell, Mike Dirnt, Igor Cavalera, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Bell, and Country Joe McDonald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Rhoma Irama ranks 511. Before him are Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Ryszard Szurkowski, Juan Pons, Patrick Baudry, Michael Green, and Hervé Revelli. After him are Gordon Haskell, Vladimir Bortko, Peter Simonischek, Natalya Arinbasarova, Lennox Miller, and Leif Mortensen.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Rhoma Irama ranks 62 out of 158. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903), Boediono (1943), Chrisye (1949), Sudirman (1916), Dewi Sartika (1884), and Nh. Dini (1936). After him are Beb Bakhuys (1909), Henk Badings (1907), Eetje Sol (1881), Hamengkubuwono X (1946), Rudy Hartono (1949), and Sandra Reemer (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In Indonesia

Among musicians born in Indonesia, Rhoma Irama ranks 3. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903), and Chrisye (1949). After him are Niki (1999).

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