Goodbye Dorce Gamalama, A Versatile Artist Who Smiles And Has Thousands Of Foster Children

Dorce Gamalama (Photo: IG @dg_kcp)

JAKARTA - Sad news, Dorce Gamalama passed away. This versatile artist breathed his last today, Wednesday, February 16 at Pertamina Hospital, South Jakarta.

Hetty Sunjaya, a relative of Dorce, confirmed the news. "It's true, he died at Pertamina Hospital. It's still at the mortuary hospital," said Hetty when contacted.

The name Dorce Gamalama is the stage name of Dedi Yuliardi Ashadi given by Myrna, the leader of the Fantastic Dolls transgender dance group. Dedi more often positioned himself as a woman.

Feeling increasingly trapped in a man's body, Dedi then decided to have sex change surgery. He then had sex change surgery in 1983.

Dorce started playing films in 1990 with two films at once, namely Dorce Sok Familiar and Dorce Ketemu Jodoh. Apart from acting, Dorce is also known as a singer. In fact, Dorce is known as a prolific songwriter.

As a singer, Dorce Gamalama once entertained Megawati Soekarnoputri. Meanwhile in front of Jokowi. Dorce also did not hesitate to provide support during Jokowi. In 2014, as a form of support for the presidential and vice presidential candidates Jokowi - JK, Dorce made a song entitled For Mu Jokowi.

In the early 2000s, Dorce became a presenter of the Dorce Show. All activities in the entertainment world are carried out by this versatile artist. Even the last year, Dorce tried to be active as a YouTuber.

In social life, Dorce is known as a generous figure. Having no biological children, Dorce adopted a child. Apart from that, Dorce Gamalama is also active in social activities, managing the Dorce Halimatussa'diyah Foundation which supports around 1,600 orphans and children from poor families.