niki ardillah

 Raden Nike Ratnadilla or commonly known as Nike Ardilla (27 December 1975 - 19 March 1995) was a rock singer from Bandung, West Java Indonesia. Ardilla died in a car accident in Bandung at the age of 19, while her fame was at its peak. Known as an Indonesian singer prodigy, her name remains well-known throughout Indonesia. Until now, Ardilla is still one of the most successful musicians, singer, movie star and model in the history of the show biz industry in Indonesia.

  With 30 million albums sold worldwide, Ardilla had the prestigious honor of being the only Indonesian artist under the age of 15 who can sold an album over 2 million copies. Ardilla was the drove the return of teen pop Rock in the late '80s, more than any other artists of her time. Being not only are celebrity, she was a bona fide pop phenomenon and media fixture regardless of what her humble backgrounds. Among female singers of the era, in which many of the, too, followed her footsteps, she was known as the most influential

From the outset, Ardilla's general appeal was an important part of her image. When Ardilla's debut album, titled Seberkas Sinar, was released in mid 1989, it made a debut in the charts and remained at the first position there for ten more consecutive weeks. Once the ubiquitous lead single died down, the album kept spinning off hits: Number one single "Seberkas Sinar", the Top 10 ballad "Cinta Pertama", and the Top 5 "Tembang Asmara". By the end of 1989. Seberkas Sinar had sold 1 million copies in the first month, and continued to sell a three million more copies in the subsequent months. Its success triggered a wave of young "Lady Rockers", including Anggun C Sasmi, Poppy Mercury, Inka Christie, and Mayang Sari.

 

Shortly after the public had lost interest in her first album, Ardilla was ready to release her follow-up, "Bintang Kehidupan", which appeared in the spring of 1990. The title track was an instant smash hit, racing into the Top Number One. The album itself also topped the charts at debut and sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of release, setting a new record for single-week sales by a female artist. Follow-up singles included "Salut," the gold-certified "Putih". A year after its release, Bintang Kehidupan had sold over two million copies. Since then numerous more albums were released, such as : Nyalakan Api 1991, Matahariku 1992, Biarlah Aku Mengalah 1993, Tinggalah Aku Sendiri 1994, Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu 1994, Sandiwara Cinta 1995, etc