HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Elvy Sukaesih (born 25 June 1951) is an Indonesian
dangdut Dangdut () is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic, and, to a lesser extent, Javanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese and local folk music. Dangdut is the most popular musical genre in Indon ...
singer and actress who has been dubbed the Queen of Dangdut. Sukaesih has a significant fan base in other Asian countries such as
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. She has been a prolific recording artist since the late 1960s.


Discography

;Albums *''Raja Dan Ratu'' - Rhoma Irama and Elvy Sukaesih 1975 *''Pesta Panen'', 1990 *''The Return of Diva'', 1992 ;Contributing artist * '' The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia'' (2000, World Music Network)


References


Further reading

*The Rough Guide To The Music Of Indonesia *The Far Eastern Audio Review (Web site) *Lonely Planet Theme Guide, Dangdut, Indonesia *Weintraub, Andrew N. 2010. ''Dangdut Stories: a social and musical history of Indonesia’s most popular music''. Oxford University Press. (hardback) (paperback)


External links


Profile
In Indonesian 1951 births Living people Indonesian dangdut singers Indonesian actresses 20th-century Indonesian women singers Anugerah Musik Indonesia winners Place of birth missing (living people) {{Indonesia-singer-stub