Raden Nike Ratnadilla or commonly known as Nike Ardilla (27 December 1975 - 19 March 1995) was a rock singer from Bandung

Bandung

Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...

, West Java

West Java

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 Indonesia

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. Ardilla died in a car accident in Bandung at the age of 19, while her fame was at its peak. Known as an Indonesian singer prodigy, her name remains well-known throughout Indonesia. Until now, Ardilla is still one of the most successful musicians, singer, movie star and model in the history of the show biz industry in Indonesia.

With 30 million albums sold worldwide, Ardilla had the prestigious honor of being the only Indonesian artist under the age of 15 who can sold an album over 2 million copies. Ardilla was the drove the return of teen pop Rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 in the late '80s, more than any other artists of her time. Being not only are celebrity, she was a bona fide pop phenomenon and media fixture regardless of what her humble backgrounds. Among female singers of the era, in which many of the, too, followed her footsteps, she was known as the most influential.

From the outset, Ardilla's general appeal was an important part of her image. When Ardilla's debut album, titled Seberkas Sinar, was released in mid 1989, it made a debut in the charts at #1 and remained at the first position there for ten more consecutive weeks. Once the ubiquitous lead single died down, the album kept spinning off hits: Number one single "Seberkas Sinar", the Top 10 ballad "Cinta Pertama", and the Top 5 "Tembang Asmara". By the end of 1989. Seberkas Sinar had sold 1 million copies in the first month, and continued to sell a three million more copies in the subsequent months. Its success triggered a wave of young "Lady Rockers", including Anggun C Sasmi

Anggun

Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...

, Poppy Mercury, Inka Christie, and Mayang Sari.

Shortly after the public had lost interest in her first album, Ardilla was ready to release her follow-up, "Bintang Kehidupan", which appeared in the spring of 1990. The title track was an instant smash hit, racing into the Top Number One. The album itself also topped the charts at debut and sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of release, setting a new record for single-week sales by a female artist. Follow-up singles included "Salut," the gold-certified "Putih". A year after its release, Bintang Kehidupan had sold over two million copies. Since then numerous more albums were released, such as : Nyalakan Api 1991, Matahariku 1992, Biarlah Aku Mengalah 1993, Tinggalah Aku Sendiri 1994, Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu 1994, Sandiwara Cinta 1995, etc. http://nikeardilla.webs.com/

Early life

Born Raden Rara Nike Ratnadilla on December 27, 1975, in Bandung, her parents were of Siamese and Bandung decent. Her father’s PJKA career resulted in the family having to move a few times throughout her childhood. They eventually settled in Bandung, West Java, where Ardilla began performing in talent shows at the age of 5. She made little fame and success, until her appearance in Lagu Pilihanku TVRI

TVRI

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 in 1980. She became the Champion in the local singing competition and then in 1986 joined the cast of the film "Kasmaran", also starring Ida Iasha, and Slamet Rahardjo. Ardilla played Ida Iasha's daughter.

In 1988 Ardilla starred in the movie "Kabayan Saba Kota", when she recorded the single for the movie soundtrack. She also appeared in the movie as a singer. Ardilla was asked to make a cameo appearance by Harry Roesly. Before the film she was on a compilation album in 1987 titled Bandung Rock Power with Nicky Astria, Mel Shandy, and other well-known artistes. Ardilla won Best Model Catwalk in 1988 in the "LA model Contest" in Bandung.

Music career

Deny Sabry helped her to sign a record deal with ARISTA Records. Her debut album titled Seberkas Sinar was released in the summer of 1989, and with teen-oriented pop-rock all the rage, the lead single “Seberkas Sinar” shot to the top of the charts for 10 weeks; the album also hit number one on its way to sales of over 500,000 copies in Indonesia alone.

The follow-up, “Bintang Kehidupan,” was the first number one album of the year in 1990 and Ardilla consolidated her near-instant stardom by performing at the Istana Merdeka appearing with Vina Panduwinata in the Independence Day Party and the concert in Lapangan Merdeka Malaysia, and winning a BASF Award for Best New Artist, and Best Selling Album in 1990 with sales over 2 million in Indonesia alone beating Anggun, Nicky Astria, and Iwan Fals. Further greater album sales followed when “Nyalakan Api“ won the BASF Award for best selling album in 1991 with sales over 2 million and her 4th album, “Matahariku.” In 1992 was failed to the chart, seeking a place in that year’s Film boom. Ardilla's Grandfather was an early movie star in Indonesia in 1940 called Loetung Kasarung, co-star in Ricky Nakalnya Anak Muda 1990 duet with Ryan HIdayat made this movie booming around Indonesia and became a box office hit. In the spring of 1991, Ardilla was featured — along with Dessy Ratnasari on ” Olga Sepatu Roda “, and with Ryan Hidayat : Lupus V “, and also on drama romantic movie ” cinta Anak Muda “.Ardilla was by now a fixture at music industry awards shows; as she enjoyed her celebrity,Ardila received Awards Gadis Sampul 1990 automatically it is made Ardilla as a Singer, Actrees,and also Model in the same time. When she famous goes like rocket her next studio album in fall 1993. Biarlah Aku Mengalah, which appeared in October on Music Plus, was quickly criticized for its adult yet confident approach.,and sales ran into 1.3 million copies alone in Indonesia and 3 million south east Asia, it’s mean she accepted award for best selling album at BASF Award 1993. Meanwhile she wait for next album Ardilla released best of the best Nike Ardilla with the smash-hits single Tinggal lah aku Sendiri, Ardilla Move from Billboar Record ( now EMI ) to Musica Studio’s. For the 1994 Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu, which debuted at number one on the top-chart. The album sales 1.7 million copies alone in Indonesia and made her accepted award best selling album HDX award 1994 the album was dominated music industry period 1994, the last album Sandiwara Cinta released on 1 March 1995, the single first airing on radion in late February the first version of sandiwara cinta video began airing on TV in late February 1995 she also made second version of this video ten days before she pass away directed by rizal mantovany the shooting video was unfinished because nike should be finished this video in 21 March but she died at car acciden in 19 March. 40 days after death of nike the second video version was released, it become huge succes the video featured nike in very like Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

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 her idol and this album made a history sales over 5 million alone in Indonesia and 10 million copies in South Pacific and accepted HDX award best selling album of the years, best single Deru Debu, Best Video Klip MTV Indonesia. Nike Ardilla died on March 19, 1995 by car accident. Even she died but until now her name still famous in Indonesia she become Indonesian music legend, because her popularity was soared even she died

Death

Nike died in a car accident in Bandung on Sunday morning, March 1995, at approximately 05.30 am local time.

On the day before the accident, she met with some friends from ANEKA-YES, a popular teenage magazine, at 23.30 pm in Jayakarta Hotel Bandung to discuss the agenda for the election of cover girl and cover boy which would be held on the next day since she would become the guest star in the particular event.
After the meeting she and her manager, Sofiatun, came to a night club called Pollo Club in Jl. Asia Africa at 00.30 am local time to meet with other friends. At 03.30 am, they left Pollo Club and later come to Kintamani restaurant, at 04.30 am she left the restaurant and then accompanied her friend to a hotel. She and Sofiatun left the hotel at 05.15 am to head home. She was the one behind the wheel however her car, Honda Genio D27K, was felt unstable at times. After overtaken a red car in front of her, Nike lost control and hit the fence of the wall in JL. Remartadinata Bandung. Nike dies instantly due to the serious head trauma. There were issues circulated that she was drunk or had been taking drugs at that time, but these false accusations were later denied by her family.

Thousands of fans, friends along with family came to her funeral in Bandung. Nike is buried in Ciamis, West Java on the same day whilst family, friends, fans and reporters from various televisions, radio and magazines sources gathered and mourned her death. It was reported that flow of devoted fans still come into her house until a month after her death.

Pop culture

Even she died but until now her name still famous in Indonesia she become Indonesian music legend, because her popularity was soared even she died. every year her million fans who had joined in NIKE ARDILLA FANSCLUB commemorate her death by visiting the grave and the nike ardilla museum. The lot of Indonesian media called her as "THE LEGENDARY ROCKQUEEN" or the legend of slowrock music, her fanclubs still exist since 1990, The publication of the Nike Ardilla stamp by two Russian states Abkasia and Tauva in 1996 (the stamp of the world artist among them Michael Jackson, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley) and The appreciation from PT.POS Indonesia with the publication of the postcard and the commemorative envelope a Nike Ardilla death year in the exhibition of youth philately a world in 1996. The sale of the "Sandiwara Cinta" Album in 1995 penetrated the figure 3 million copies 900,000 copies in only 3 months. That was very fantastic for a solo singer in Indonesia. She also released album "MAMA AKU INGIN PULANG" in 1995, two months after her death which huge success despite there is only one new single, Nike recorded this song in 1993 but the song never appears in her previous album where Nike released when she still alive, in 1996 Nike released "SUARA HATI" in fact this album would be released in 1994, but Nike too busy that year where has released two albums "BIARKAN CINTAMU BERLALU" and "DURI TERLINDUNG"(for Malaysian market only) and "suara hati" album receive multiplatinum and has sold over 1 million. She also released more singles after she died like "CINTA DIANTARA KITA"(1996) a remake from her previous song "selamat jalan duka", "panggung sandiwara", copies PT. Telkomsel published the Telepon Card illustrated Nike Ardilla 2000. In 2009 musicas studios released Nike Ardilla ringbacktone album for ringbacktone sale.

Nike Ardilla Instant Pop Saint/Wali Songo In Pop Culture

is George Quinn, a dean at the Faculty of Science Study Asia. conduct research on Nike Ardilla. where according to Quinn, Nike Ardilla intensity equivalent to the story and the greatness of the saints Songo in Java. Even the honor like this has ever happened at a time when the guardian dies. And just happened to Nike Ardilla. So Quinn, Nike Ardilla equated with the Wali Songo (Islamic Java Saints Or Nike Ardilla is a saint in pop culture). http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/indonesiaproject/2008/07/17/new-honour-for-anu-indonesianist-george-quinn/

Nike Ardilla, Instant Pop Saint

George Quinn, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University
Pop singer Nike Ardilla was one of the first popular artists in Indonesia to whom the title selebriti could be applied. In the early 1990s cassette sales of her songs ran into millions. She was a polished performer on stage and developed a high profile career as an actress in romantic sinetron melodramas. Her private life filled the columns of newspapers and popular gossip magazines. Her songs were tailored to the narrow space allowed to popular artists by the moral conservatism of Soeharto’s New Order. Yet she was an exuberant teenager who loved night clubs and eating out with friends. One of her early hits was Honky Tonk Woman, a song made famous by Mick Jagger. She was an admirer of Madonna and Marilyn Monroe.
After her sudden death in a motor accident in 1995 Nike Ardilla’s profile abruptly changed. Her teenage high spirits were quickly painted over and memory of her was appropriated by the Islamic establishment. Much was made of her piety and charitable works. Her life story has increasingly exhibited the characteristics of myth. Today her tomb near Ciamis, West Java, is a place of pilgrimage where some of the practices common at the tombs of Muslim saints can be seen. To some degree, Nike Ardilla has been incorporated into Java’s powerful discourse of saint veneration.

http://www.fisip.ui.ac.id/antropologi/httpdocs/events/sympo/4th_dpk/amrih_widodo.htm#%282%29

Discography

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|-
|1989
|Seberkas Sinar
|A bundle of the rays
|500,000
|6X Platinum
|-
|1990
|Bintang kehidupan
|A Star of life
|2,000,000
|2X Diamond
|-
|1991
|Nyalakan api
|Light fire
|1,500,000
|Diamond
|-
|1992
|Matahariku
|My Sun
|300,000
|4X Platinum
|-
|1993
|Biarlah Aku Mengalah
|Let me be the one who loseout
|1,000,000
|Diamond
|-
|1994
|Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu
|Let your love pass by
|1,500,000
|Diamond
|-
|1994
|Duri Terlindung (for the Malaysian market only)
|The protected thorn
|500,000
|Diamond(Malaysia certification)
|-
|1995
|Sandiwara Cinta
|The love play
|3,000,000
|3X Diamond
|-
|1995
|Mama Aku Ingin Pulang
|Mama I Wanna Go Home
|1,000,000
|Diamond
|-
|1996
|Suara Hatiku
|Sound Of My Heart
|1,000,000
|Diamond
Greatest Hits Album

• Golden Hits Nike Ardilla 1991
• 20 The Best of Nike Ardilla 1992
• 20 Mega Hit Nike Ardilla 1995
• Best Slow Nike Ardilla Vol. 1 1996
• Best Slow Nike Ardilla Vol. 2 1997
• Best of the Best Nike Ardilla Vol. 1 1998
• Best of the Best Nike Ardilla Vol. 2 1999
• BEST BEAT -2002

Singles soundtrack

• Ost Nuansa Gadis Suci 1992
• Ost Nakalnya Anak Muda 1992
• Ost Aksara Bisu 1992
• Ost Lupus 1992
• Ost Deru Debu 1994

Singles Released

• Rona rona biru 1990
• Star Of Life 1991
• Tinggalah Kusendiri 1993
• Cinta Di Antara Kita 1996
• Panggung Sandiwara 1997
• Ingin kulupakan 1998
• Belenggu Cinta 2000

Awards

• International Awards

1. GOLD Prize Asian Song Festival 1991, Shianghai China.
2. GRAND PRIX WINNER – Cerbul de Aur – The Golden Stag International Singing Contest – Brasov - Romania 1993
3. Best Indonesian Selling Album in Malaysia Anugerah Musik 1994, Duri Terlindung Album
4. 2nd Runner Up Best Performer – ABU Golden Kite World Song Festival Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1994
5. Nike Ardilla Stamp had been released in Russia (Abkasia and Tauva Region), 1996.
6. Golden Prize Malaysia Music Awards for 10 Tahun Koleksi terunggul Album, 2005.

• National Music Awards

1. 1st Champion "Lagu Pilihanku", TVRI Jakarta, 1980.
2. 1st Champion Pop Singing HAPMI, 1985 Bandung.
3. 3rd winner "TERUNA Festival Indonesia", 1986.
4. 1st Champion " 3 Genre Singing Festival West Java", 1987.
5. Multi-platinum Awards for Seberkas Sinar Album, 1989.
6. Best Selling Album, BASF Awards 1990, For Bintang Kehidupan Album.
7. The Best Performer – Indonesian Popular Song Festival 1990.
8. Best Selling Album, BASF Awards 1991, For Nyalakan Api Album.
9. Multi-platinum Awards for Matahariku Album, 1992.
10. Best Selling Album, BASF Awards, for Biarlah Aku Mengalah Album, 1993.
11. Multi-platinum Awards for The Best Of (Tinggalah Aku Sendiri) Album, 1993.
12. Best Selling Album, HDX Awards, for Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu Album, 1994.
13. Best Selling Album, HDX Awards, for Sandiwara Cinta Album, 1995.
14. Biggest Omzet Album, HDX Awards, for Sandiwara Cinta Album, 1995.
15. Best Selling Album, HDX Awards, for Suara Hatiku Album, 1996.
16. Music Mingguan Awards ANTeve, Best Selling Album for Suara Hatiku Album, 1996.
17. Best Selling Album, HDX Awards, for The Best (Deru Debu) Album, 1996.
18. Triple Platinum Album, BASF Awards, for Mama Aku Ingin Pulang Album, 1996.
19. Multi-platinum Awards for The Best of Panggung Sandiwara Album, 1997.
20. Multi-platinum Awards for The Best of Cinta Diantara Kita Album, 1997.
21. Multi-platinum Awards for The Best of Ingin Ku Lupakan Album, 1998.
22. Multi-platinum Awards for The Best of Belenggu Cinta Album,1999.
23. Multi-Platinum Awards for The Best of Volume II Album, 2000.
24. Multi-Platinum Awards for The Best Beat Album, 2002.
25. Multi-platinum Awards for Best of The Best Album,2004.
26. Multi-platinum Awards for Golden Memories Album, 2005.
27. Multi-platinum Awards for 11 tahun Nike Ardilla Album, 2006.
28. Multi-platinum Awards for Lagu Pilihan Fans Album, 2007.
29. Multi-platinum Awards for The Best Of Tinggalah Ku Sendiri CDAlbum, 2008.
30. Multi-platinum Awards for Number One RBT Album, 2009.
31. Triple Platinum Awards for Koleksi Lenggkap Album, 2010. In 2 days album sold 500.000 copies.

• Video Music Awards

1. Video Musik Indonesia, Video Favorite of The Month Tinggalah aku Sendiri, 1993.
2. Video Musik Indonesia, Video Favorite of The Month Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu, 1994.
3. Video Musik Indonesia, Video Favorite of The Year, Director Ria Irawan, BIarkan Cintamu Berlalu, 1994.
4. Best Female Video, MTV Viewer Choice Indonesia, 1997.

• Television Awards

1. Dunia Bintang SCTV Awards 1995, Favorite Viewer Artis.
2. Dunia Bintang SCTV Awards 1995, Favorite Journalist Artis.
3. Silet Infotainment Highest 2nd Rating " Nike Ardilla Episode", 2003
4. SCTV Programe Eko Patrio Show, BEST Legend, Beat Titik Puspa and Benyamin S, Viewers Choice,2005

• Modeling/Magazine/Tabloid/Newspaper

1. Cover SAHABAT PENA Magazine, 1986.
2. 3rd Winner LA Clerk Model Contest, 1989.
3. GADIS SAMPUL Favorite, 1990.
4. Best Performer on TV – from Monitor Magazine 1990
5. Best actress, readers choice Tabloid Citra 30th TVRI Anniv.1992. (LTB)
6. Most Wanted Actress, readers choice Tabloid Nyata (Jawa Pos), 1993.
7. Most Popular Artis, Popular Magazine, 1994.
8. URTV Magazine favorite Cover, 1994.
9. Indonesian Most Dedicated and Creative Singer – 1994
10. Indonesian Best Female Singer – from CITRA Magazine 1995
11. Nike Ardilla Stamp and Post Card edition, Tribute, from PT.POS Indonesia,1996.
12. Best Selling Cover Tabloid Nova for Nike Ardilla Cover Headline, sold 850.000 eksemplar, 2007.