Hetty Koes Endang~keroncong terpopuler

Hajjah Hetty Koes Endang (born 6 August 1957) is an Indonesian kroncong singer. Her 1977 duet with Ajie Bandi, "Damai Tapi Gersang" ("Peaceful Yet Arid"), was the first Indonesian song to win the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo. The song was selected by Rolling Stone Indonesia in 2009 as one of the best Indonesian songs of all time.
Endang was born on 6 August 1957[1] to Raden Endang Umar, a soldier,[2] and R.S. Koerniwulan, a housewife.[3] She made her musical debut in 1974.[4]

In 1976, Endang and Ajie Bandi performed "Damai Tapi Gersang" ("Peaceful Yet Arid") at the seventh Indonesian Popular Song Festival, in which they placed second. They later won the World Popular Song Festival, held that year at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, with the song; they were the first Indonesian act to win the festival.[5] Also in 1977 she won the Indonesian Popular Song Festival with Titiek Puspa's "Cinta Putih" ("White Love").[6]

In February 1981, Endang was charged with defamation for telling the press that her birth father was dead, when he was in fact alive; Endang stated that she intended the statement to mean that her father had abandoned all of his responsibilities after divorcing her mother in 1971.[2] In April she was found not guilty of all charges, which could have brought her three months in jail and six of probation.[7] Later that year Endang won Best Performance at the 1981 Indonesian Popular Song Festival together with her childhood friend Euis Darliah. The pair sang a rock-influenced version of Titik Hamzah's "Siksa" ("Torture").[8] They then went on to sing at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, which they lost.[3] The following year, she and her family opened Hedick's, a company which worked in import-export; she also opened a fried chicken restaurant in Karet, Central Jakarta.[9]

With the orchestra led by Addie MS, in 1983 Endang won third place at the Chile Song Festival with Titik Hamzah's song "Sayang" ("Dear"); Endang herself was chosen as best singer.[10] In 1984, Endang performed a duet, "Sayang" ("Dear"; written by Eros Djarot and Jockie Soerjoprajogo) with Chrisye on his album Nona; she also provided backing vocals for "Gadis Manja" ("Spoiled Girl").[11] At first Chrisye was unsure of the duet, as his and Endang's vocal styles were quite different. However, the album was successful.[12] In 1986 she won a BASF Award for Berdiri Bulu Roma-ku (My Spine is Tingling), which sold over a million copies in Indonesia Hajjah Hetty Koes Endang (born 6 August 1957) is an Indonesian singer kroncong. Her 1977 duet with Ajie Bandi, "Peaceful But Gersang" ( "Peaceful Yet Arid"), was the first Indonesian song to win the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo. The song was selected by Rolling Stone Indonesia in 2009 as one of the best Indonesian songs of all time.
Endang was born on 6 August 1957 [1] to Raden Endang Umar, a soldier, [2] and R.S. Koerniwulan, a housewife. [3] She made her musical debut in 1974. [4]

In 1976, Endang and Ajie Bandi performed "Peaceful But Gersang" ( "Peaceful Yet Arid") at the seventh Indonesian Popular Song Festival, in the which they placed second. They later won the World Popular Song Festival, held that year at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, with the song; they were the first Indonesian to win the festival act. [5] Also in 1977 she won the Indonesian Popular Song Festival with Titik Puspa's "Cinta" ( "White Love"). [6]

In February 1981, Endang was charged with defamation for telling the press that her birth father was dead, when he was in fact alive; Endang stated that she intended the statement to mean that her father had abandoned all of his responsibilities after divorcing her mother in 1971. [2] In April she was found not guilty of all charges, the which could have brought her three months in jail and six of probation. [7] Later that year Endang won Best Performance at the 1981 Indonesian Popular Song Festival together with her childhood friend Euis Darliah. The pair her a rock-influenced version of Point Hamzah's "Torment" ( "Torture"). [8] They then went on to sing at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, the which they lost. [3] The following year, she and her family opened Hedick's, a company the which worked in the import-export; Also she opened a fried chicken restaurant in Karet, Central Jakarta. [9]

With the orchestra led by Addie MS, in 1983 Endang won third place at the Chilean Song Festival with point Hamzah's song "Honey" ( "Dear"); Endang herself was chosen as best singer. [10] In 1984, Endang performed a duet, "Honey" ( "Dear"; written by Eros Djarot and Jockie Soerjoprajogo) with Christophe on his album Miss; she also provided backing vocals for "Spoiled Girl" ( "Spoiled Girl"). [11] At first Christophe was unsure of the duet, as his and Endang's vocal styles were quite different. However, the album was successful. [12] In 1986 she won a BASF Award for Roma Fur Stand-ku (My Spine is tingling), the which sold over a million copies in Indonesia