This album has the concept of pop rock music which was developed by adding elements of jazz, folk, funk and ballad. During the making of the second album Format Masa Depan which was released in 1994, Wawan left the band again due to incompatibility between the members.ДЎ995вЂ“1999: Terbaik Terbaik, Pandawa Lima, mainstream success, and conflict ДЄfter their 1995 album Terbaik-Terbaik was completed, Wong Aksan joined the band as drummer. In this album their signature songs are 'Kangen' and 'Kita Tidak Sedang Bercinta Lagi'. Exceeding expectations, the album received awards from BASF in the categories of Best Newcomer and Most Popular Album of 1993. The first album Dewa 19 was released in 1992. Due to the lack of a studio that met their requirements in Surabaya, the band moved to Jakarta, where after a number of rejections by record companies, a Dewa 19 master was finally recorded by Team Records.ДЎ992-1994: First album and early success When the band's members were 19 years old, Down Beat changed its name to Dewa 19. When rock band Slank became famous, Wawan was asked to rejoin Dewa to rejuvenate the band and Ari Lasso was invited too. The name Dewa was changed to Down Beat which became reasonably well-known in East Java during that time. Wanting to take a different direction, Wawan left the band in 1988 and formed Outsider with Raihan. The band was initially based at Wawan's dorm at Airlangga University. Dewa is also an Indonesian word meaning 'god', or 'deity'. The name Dewa is an acronym of the founding members' names: D from Dhani (keyboard, vocals), E from Erwin Prasetya (bass guitar), W from Wawan Juniarso (drums) and A from Andra (guitar). History Beginnings (1986вЂ“1991) Дewa was formed in 1986 by four students from SMAN 2 Surabaya. 1.4 2000-2011: blockbuster success and disbanded.1.3 1995вЂ“1999: Terbaik Terbaik, Pandawa Lima, mainstream success, and conflict.1.2 1992-1994: First album and early success.In 2008, Dewa 19 entered the list of 'The Immortals: The 25 Greatest Indonesian Artists of All Time' by Rolling Stone magazine. They have also won the LibForAll Award in the United States for their contributions to peace efforts and religious tolerance. Throughout his career, Dewa 19 has received many awards, both BASF Awards and AMI Awards. In the midst of the success he achieved, this group had stumbled several times over legal issues, including issues of copyright infringement and feud with Islamic organizations. In 2005, Hai magazine named Dewa 19 as the richest band in Indonesia with revenues reaching more than 14 billion a year. The album they released almost always received good reception in the market, even their album released in 2000, Bintang Lima, is #9 list of Indonesian all time best selling albums with sales of nearly 2 million copies. This group has achieved success throughout the 1990s with Ari Lasso's vocals and the 2000s with Once's vocals. Their last members lineup was: Ahmad Dhani (keyboard), Andra (guitar), Agung Yudha (drums), Yuke (bass guitar), and Once (vocals). There have been a number of changes to the lineup and finally they were disbanded in 2011. Along with God Bless and Slank, they are dubbed as one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music. Team Records, Aquarius Musikindo, EMI IndonesiaДewa 19 (pronounced in Indonesian as Dewa Sembilan Belas) is an Indonesian rock band from Surabaya, East Java.

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