Giring Ganesha
Giring was born with the full name Giring Ganesha Djumaryo in Jakarta on 14 July 1983. His father's name was Djumaryo Imam Muhni. Giring became interested in Britpop when he was in school.
In 2002, Giring became a founding member of the band Nidji together with Muhammad Ramadista Akbar (Rama), Ariel, Muhammad Andro Regantoro (Andro), and Muhammad Adri Prakarsa (Adri). They released their 1st album, Breakthru', in 2006. Their 2nd album, Top Up, followed in 2007.
In 2008, Giring and his bandmates wrote "Laskar Pelangi", the title track for the film of the same name, while in Makassar for a concert. Giring later told Rolling Stone Indonesia that as soon as he had finished reading Andrea Hirata's original bookâ€"the source material for the filmâ€"he knew he would write the song. Giring went on the hajj with his mother in late 2008/early 2009. That same year, Giring appeared in the music video for Chrisye's posthumous single "Lirih" ("Gentle Voice").
In 2009, Giring and Nidji released their 3rd album, Let's Play. The album included a song written for Chintya Riza, at the time Giring's girlfriend, entitle "Dosakah Aku". That same year Giring provided a voice for the animated film Paddle Pop Kombatei the Movie, a tie-in for the Paddle Pop ice cream marketed in Indonesia by Wall's. In an interview with Tempo magazine, he said he was nervous when providing the dubbing.
On 22 November 2011, Giring, Agnes Monica, and Afgan Syahreza sang the song "Kita Bisa" at the closing ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Rolling Stone Indonesia ranked "Laskar Pelangi" 134th on their list of the best Indonesian songs of all time. In his review, Hasief Ardiasyah wrote that it was difficult to believe the song had been written without divine intervention.
In July 2010, Giring married Chintya Riza, six years his younger, in a Javanese style ceremony. The couple had their 1st daughter in January 2011. He cites Chris Martin of Coldplay as one of his inspirations and favourite performers.
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