Nike Ardilla

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Raden Nike Ratnadilla or commonly known as Nike Ardilla (27 December 1975 - 19 March 1995) Bandung, West Java was a rock singer from Indonesia. She died as the result of a car accident in Bandung at the age of 19. She died when she in the height of popularity until now her name still famous in Indonesia and people called her "Young Legend".

Early life

Born Raden Rara Nike Ratnadilla on December 27, 1975, on Bandung, her parents were of Ciamis and Bandung stock and her father’s PJKA career meant the family moved quite a bit during her childhood. They eventually settled in Bandung, West Java, where Ardilla began performing in talent shows at age 5, with considerable success. She appeared on Lagu Pilihanku TVRI in 1980 (she win became 1st Champion) and in 1986 joined the cast of the Film Kasmaran, which also included Ida Iasha, and Slamet Rahardjo, Ardilla became Ida Iasha daughter.

After two years, in 1988 Ardilla joined in the bos office movie Kabayan Saba Kota, where she recorded the single song for that movie soundtrack and also appeared on that movie as a singer, Ardilla joined on that movie because Harry Roesly asked her. Before Ardilla Joined on the Film she wason the compilation album in 1987 titled Bandung Rock Power signed with Nicky Astria, Mel Shandy, etc.Ardilla won Best Model Catwalk in 1988 in LA model Contest Bandung

Music career

Deny Sabry helped her a record deal with ARISTA Record. Her Seberkas Sinar titled debut album 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 the Indonesia. alone.

The follow-up, “Bintang Kehidupan,” was the first number one album of the year 1990 and Ardilla consolidated her near-instant stardom by performing at the Istana Merdeka performed with Vina Panduwinata in the Independent Day Party and the concert in Lapangan Merdeka Malaysia, and winning a BASF Award for Best New Artist. And Best Selling Abum in 1990 sales over 2 million alone in Indonesia beat Anggun, Nicky Astria, and Iwan Fals Further greater sales album followed in “Nyalakan Api “won BASF Award best selling album in 1991 sales over 2 million and 4th album, “Matahariku.” In 1992 was failed to the chart, seeking a place in that year’s Film boom, Ardilla Grandfather was a first 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 box office. 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 in late February 1995 the first version of sandiwara cinta video began airing on TV in 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 her idol and this album made a history sales over 5 million alone in Indonesia and 10 million copies in South Pasific and accepted HDX award best selling album of the years, best single Deru Debu, Best Video Klip MTV Indonesia. Nike Ardilla died in 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 passed away 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 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 his death by visiting to the grave and the museum nike ardilla. The lot of Indonesian media called her as "THE LEGENDEARY ROCKQUEEN" or the legend of slowrock music, her fansclub 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.

Discography

• Seberkas Sinar 1990
• Bintang Kehidupan - 1990
• Nyalakan Api - 1991
• Matahariku/Izinkanlah - 1991
• Biarkan Aku Mengalah 1993
• Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu -1994
• Duri Terlindung -1994
• Sandiwara Cinta - 1995
• Mama Aku Ingin Pulang - 1995
• Suara Hatiku - 1996