Gigi
Gigi is an Indonesian pop rock band led by founder, Armand Maulana, and songwriter Dewa Budjana. Formed in March 1994, the band has released fifteen studio albums. The name "Gigi" (teeth) itself is named after the laugh members of the group had after the name "Orang Utan" nearly was decided as the name of the band.
Founding members in 1994 were Aria Baron, Thomas Ramadan, Ronald Sristisnto, Dewa Budjana,Armand Maulana.
| The debut album, Angan | sold over 150,000 copies. |
The 2nd album, Dunia,
copies. At the time Gigi was | released in 1995, sold 450,000
named best band. |
Aria Baron left
Gigi in September 1995, followed by Thomas and Ronald who left in November 1996. As a result, there were only two members left; they persisted and recruited Opet Alatas and Budhy Hartono (drums).
Gigi; it sold 550,000
named the most shining band in | copies. At the time Gigi was
1996. |
For the 1997 album 2 X 2, the band traveled to California and worked with American musicians such as Billy Sheehan from the band Mr. Big, but the album sold only 150,000 units. There were similar sales for the 1998 album Kilas Balik.
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