Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-12-11 (Age: 80)
Place of Birth
Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
Rhoma Irama
Biography
Raden Haji Oma Irama (born December 11, 1946, in Tasikmalaya, West Java), known as Rhoma Irama, is an Indonesian dangdut musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. Starting from the late 1960's, he began his musical career as Oma Irama as a part of the pop band Orkes Melayu Purnama, pioneering several dangdut music elements. He then formed his band Soneta Group, achieving multitudes of musical successes with groundbreaking dangdut style which incorporates Western, Malay, and Bollywood influences. From the late 1970s, he began transforming into more Islamic-oriented style, commanding the religiously pious popular music culture. During the height of his stardom in the 1970s, he was dubbed "Raja Dangdut" ("the King of Dangdut") with his Soneta Group.
Filmography (26)
Sajadah Ka'bah
2011
Dawai 2 Asmara
2010
Tabir Biru
1994
Nada dan Dakwah
1991
Jaka swara
1990
Bunga Desa
1988
Nada-Nada Rindu
1987
Menggapai Matahari 2
1986
Menggapai Matahari
1986
Kemilau Cinta di Langit Jingga
1985
Cinta Kembar
1984
Pengabdian
1984
Satria Bergitar
1984
Pengorbanan
1982
