Chrismansyah Rahadi (born Christian Rahadi on September 16, 1949 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, 2007 following a long battle with lung cancer. He recorded 21 solo albums in his lifetime. He married in 1982 to G.F. Damayanti Noor, who was also a singer; they had four children.
Chrisye started recording in the band Gipsy in 1969. 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 1976 with Guruh Soekarno Putra, one of the sons of former In...
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