Nidji

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Nidji
Origin	Indonesia
Genre(s)	Rock, Pop punk, Britpop
Instrument(s)	guitar, bass, drum, vocal, keyboard
Years active	2002-present
Label(s)	Musica Studios
Website	http://www.nidjiholic.com/
Members
Giring Andro Run-D Rama Ariel Adri

Nidji is a band from Jakarta, Indonesia. Formed in 2002, Nidji's name comes from the Japanese word niji, meaning 'rainbow'.

Their music can be classified under alternative pop genre. The band consists of Giring (vocalist), Andro (bassist), Run-D (keyboardist), Rama (guitarist), Ariel (guitarist), and Adri (drummer). They have released six singles so far singles "Child", "Sudah", "Hapus Aku", "Kau dan Aku", "Disco Lazy Time" & "Biarlah".

Their debut album, "Breakhtru'" was released in 2006 with the English language version released the following year. The second, "Top Up", was recently released in 2007.

1 History
2 Band Members
3 Discography
4 Singles
5 Awards

[edit] History

The beginnings of Nidji came about through the friendship between Rama and Andro, and their friendship continued to develop in the world of music. Eventually with Ariel, who had joined the two, they wrote a song entitled "Maria". However, "Maria" was not yet complete and still needed vocals. After Giring met with the three, he was able to complete "Maria" by giving it some vocals.

Afterwards, Andro recommended Adri who have often done jam sessions with him to fill the position of drummer. The four of hem together (Ariel, Andro, Adri, and Giring) then contacted Rama and they played music together until they eventually discovered a suitable vision.

At the beginning of February 2002, Nidji had its initial formation. At the beginning of April 2005, Nidji added another member so that the band totaled six musicians. This was a keyboardist named Randy who was also a close friend of Giring. With his unique vocal style, Giring helped create Nidji into a band that is unique and attractive.

[edit] Band Members

Giring Ganesha (Giring)
Muhammad Ramadista Akbar (Rama)
Andi Ariel Harsya (Ariel)
Muhammad Andro Regantoro (Andro)
Muhammad Adri Prakarsa (Adri)
Randy Danistha (Run-D)

[edit] Discography

Album	Year
Breakthru'	2006
Top Up	2007

[edit] Singles

Year	Song
2006	Heaven (has been used as a theme song for Heroes)
2007	Sudah
2007	Hapus Aku
2007	Bila Aku Jatuh Cinta
2007	Kau dan Aku
2007	Disco Lazy Time
2007	Angel
2007	Biarlah
2008	Arti Sahabat (has been used for theme song of "Superstar Show", a singing contest in Indosiar)
2008	Jangan Lupakan (has been used for theme song for the TV drama "Namaku Mentari/My name is Mentari")