6 Street Musicians Who Are Now Famous Artists

Iwan Fals (Instagram @officialrcti)

DENPASAR Before it was successful in the Indonesian music industry, some singers had been street musicians. They made various efforts to achieve success through the world of singing. So, who are the musicians who have been buskers on the streets?

5 Street Musicians Who Are Now Famous Artists

Compiled by VOI from various sources, here are five street musicians who are now famous artists or singers:

Who doesn't know Iwan Fals? The owner of the real name Virgiawan Listianto is a singer, musician, songwriter, and critic who became one of the music legends in Indonesia. The songs made by Iwan Flas many recount the dark times of the 1970s to 1980s, especially in the political field.

Iwan Fals' work is widely liked by the public because it is thick with social criticism. However, who would have thought that Iwan Fals would start his career as a street musician. Iwan is said to have been a busker on the streets of Bandung City.

Charly Van Houten is the vocalist of Setia Band. The group Grub was founded by Charly after ST12 disbanded.

When he was still the vocalist of ST12, Charlie with Pepep, Pepeng, and Imam Rush had produced hits, such as Princess Advertising, At the Last Moment and Joining Only My Love (PUSPA).

Before achieving success, Charlie had become a busker. He used to busker around the stations and streets of Bandung City.

The name Via Vallen became known to the wider community after singing a song called Sayang. His presence had made the Indonesian dangdut music industry excited.

How could I not, Via succeeded in displacing several of her predecessors in terms of winning awards. At the 2017 Indonesian Dangdut Awards, Via managed to beat the famous dangduts such as Ayu Ting, Ting, Zaskia Gotik, and Cita Citata as the most popular female solo dangdut singers.

Behind the success achieved by Via, there is a story of joy and sorrow. Via is said to have been a busker when she sat in a clear 4 elementary school. At that time he was singing at the red light because he was looking for pocket money.

The owner's real name Rian Ekky Pradipta is the vocalist of the grub band dMasiv. The group was founded by Ryan with Kiki, Rai, Rama and Wahyu in 2003.

Before becoming a famous singer, Ryan and dMasiv apparently had a difficult time serving as buskers. The change obtained from the results of the ngamen was used for training at Studio. Ryan admitted that he often busted the Ciledug-Pe carpang-Blok M route.

Kaka Slank (Instagram @fishgod)

Who would have thought that the legendary rock band, which has fans all over the country, apparently started its career as a road musician. The band, driven by Bimbim cs, often sings Rolling Stones songs on small and beautiful stages.

Slank became known to the wider community when he released the album Suit.. Suit..He.He in 1990. Slank, who has worked in the music industry for more than 3 decades, has released 21 studio albums containing 274 song titles.

Janusman alias Aris Idol is a singer who is known for his talent search event Indonesian Idol. In the competition, Aris came out as the winner.

At that time, Aris managed to meet the jury and outperformed Gisella Anastasia alias Gisel who was in second place.

Before being famous, Aries had been a street singer. Aris used to bus on electric trains and buses.

Those are six street musicians who become famous artists. Which one is your idol?