JAKARTA - Currently, the Indonesian music world knows several female singers who are studying formal music, such as Isyana Sarasvati, Eva Celia, Endah Widiastuti, to Salma Salsabil.
However, as far as Dewa Budjana's memory is concerned, Irianti Erningpraja is a pioneer of Indonesian female singers who first pursued formal music education.
As is known, Irianti Erningpraja passed away on Tuesday, May 27 at noon. Dewa Budjana also came to the funeral home in Pejaten, South Jakarta, at night.
"What I know is that (Irianti) was one of the women who went to music first," said Budjana, when asked about her memories of the deceased.
Before people went to music school first, he had taken a music school in California. That's what I remember," he continued.
Budjana himself admitted that he had known Irianti since the mid-1980s, when he shared learning music with the Indonesian jazz maestro, Jack Lesmana.
"I knew Mba Irianti in '85, because they both studied at Om Jack's school. Exactly in '85, knew him there, but ended up just going off," said guitarist GIGI.
"Meet again, because he's a songwriter and a singer too, but the intense cooperation has never been, maybe because our house is close, the power has been here too or he's been to the house," he added.
Irianti herself has been diagnosed with cancer since mid-2024. He also had time to go in and out of the hospital to undergo treatment for the past eight months.
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"I don't know if he's sick, really. I got the news earlier, I was really shocked. But other friends already know, he said he's been sick for a year," said Budjana.
For information, Irianti Erningpraja was born in Jakarta on November 18, 1965. She is the daughter of Raden Maria Erningpraja, Minister of Labor (Tenaga Kerja) during President Soekarno's administration.
From an early age, Irianti showed talent in swimming. He started competing and won various medals in national and international championships.
However, his swimming career was stopped due to sinusitis when he was in junior high school. Furthermore, Irianti joined the dance group Swara Maharddhika led by Guruh Soekarnoputra, where she appeared as a professional dancer at various performances, both at home and abroad.
In 1983, Itianti began writing songs and won the National Pop Song Festival with songs sung by Vina Panduwinata. Since then, he has been active as a songwriter and singer, working with various well-known musicians such as Vina Panduwinata, Titi DJ, and Indra Lesmana.
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