05 Nov 2008 -
Gigi is an Indonesian poprock band led by founder, Armand Maulana, and songwriter Dewa Budjana. Formed in March 1994, the band has released fifteen studio albums. The name "Gigi" (teeth) itself is named after the laugh members of the group had after the name "Orang Utan" nearly was decided as the name of the band.
Aria Baron, Thomas Ramadan, Ronald Sristisnto, Dewa Budjana and Armand Maulana. That is the founder of Band Gigi at first, which was established on March 22, 1994.
Imagination is the debut album from the Angan, the album sold 100,000 copies, it made quite the size of a bygone era. The amount is already quite a lot.
The promise is one hit song on the second album Dunia, the second album was released in 1995. The album sold 400,000 copies hinnga, really a very good improvement, with the success of the second album made a lot of requests from the masses to re-print first album. At the time Gigi was named best band.
Aria Baron left Gigi in September 1995, followed by Thomas and Ronald who left in November 1996. As a result, there were only two members left; they persisted and recruited Opet Alatas (bass) and Budhy Hartono (drums).
'3/4' is a unique name for an album, it's the third album from Gigi, the album sold in the market the program with the amount not much different from selling on its second album, which is 400,000 copies. At the time Gigi was named the most shining band in 1996.
Studio albums
- Angan, 1994
- Dunia, 1995
- 3/4, 1996
- 2 X 2, 1997
- Kilas Balik, 1998
- Baik, 1999
- The Greatest Hits Live, 2000
- Untuk Semua Umur, 2001
- The Best of Gigi, 2002
- Salam Kedelapan, 2003
- Ost. Brownies, 2004
- Raihlah Kemenangan, 2004
- Raihlah Kemenangan (repackage), 2005
- Next Chapter, 2006
- Pintu Sorga, 2006
- Peace, Love 'n Respect, 2007
- Gigi, 2009
Current members
- Armand Maulana - vocals (1994-present0
- Dewa Budjana - Guitar (1994-present)
- Thomas Ramdhan - Bass (1994-1996, 1999-present)
- Gusti Hendy - drums (2004-present)
Former members
- Aria Baron - Guitar (1994-1995)
- Ronald Fristianto - Drums (1994-1996)
- Opet Alatas - Bass (1996-1999)
- Budhy Haryono - Drums (1996-2004)
