Nike Ardilla

Raden Nike Ratnadilla or commonly known as Nike Ardilla (27 December 1975 - 19 March 1995) was a rock singer from Bandung, West Java Indonesia. She died as the result of a car accident in Bandung at the age of 19, right at the top of  her popularity. She was known as "Young Legend". Until now, Nike Ardilla is the most successful singer, movie star, and model in Indonesia show biz history.

With 30 million albums sold worldwide and the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 15 who can sold an album over 2 million copies ever in Indonesia. More than any other single artist, Nike Ardilla was the driving force behind the return of teen pop Rock in the late '80s. Nike Ardilla didn't just become a star—she was a bonafide pop phenomenon. Not only she had sell millions of records, she was a media fixture regardless of what she was (or wasn't) doing; among female singers of the era (many of whom followed in her footsteps). 

From the outset, Nike Ardilla sex appeal was an important part of her image. Men loves her and every women try to be like her. She was a trend setter in Indonesia that moments.

When Nike Ardilla's debut album of titled Seberkas Sinar was released in mid 1989, it entered the charts at number one and stayed there for ten weeks. Once the ubiquitous lead single died down, the album kept spinning off hits: Number one single "Seberkas Sinar," the Top 10 ballad "Cinta Pertama," and the Top 5 "Tembang Asmara." By the end of 1989, Seberkas Sinar had sold 1 million copies, and went on to sell a good three million more on top of that. Its success touched off a wave of young Lady Rocker that included Anggun C Sasmi, Poppy Mercury, Inka Christie, and Mayang sari. Nike Ardilla was a superstar, drooled over in countless magazines. 

By the time, the album Seberkas Sinar finally started to lose steam on the singles and album charts, Nike Ardilla was ready to release her follow-up. Bintang Kehidupan appeared in the spring of 1990, and the title track was an instant smash, racing into the Top Number One. The album itself entered the charts at number one and sold over 500.000 copies in its first week of release, setting a new record for single-week sales by a female artist. Follow-up singles included "Salut," the gold-selling "Putih." A year after its release, Bintang Kehidupan had sold over two million copies. After that so many album had released such as : Nyalakan Api 1991, Matahariku 1992, Biarlah Aku Mengalah 1993, Tinggalah Aku Sendiri 1994, Biarkan Cintamu Berlalu 1994, Sandiwara Cinta 1995, etc. 

She also joined the cast of the film Kasmaran (1986), Kabayan Saba Kota (1988), Ricky Nakalnya Anak Muda (1990), and other movies and sinetron.

Even she has passed away, until now her name still famous in Indonesia and become Indonesian music legend. Her million fans who had joined in Nike Ardilla Fans Club commemorate her death by visiting the grave and the Nike Ardilla Museum in every single year. Most of Indonesian media called her as "THE LEGENDARY ROCK QUEEN".

Nike Ardilla has a stamp publication by two Russian states Abkasia and Tauva in 1996 (the stamp of the world artist among them Michael Jackson, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley).  PT. POS Indonesia  also gives a special appreciation with the publication of the postcard and the commemorative envelope of Nike Ardilla death year in the world exhibition of youth philately in 1996. 

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