Chrisye (born Chrismansyah Rahadi) was a popular Indonesian pop singer, of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent. He was born in Jakarta on September 16, 1949, and died there on March 30 2007 following a long battle with lung cancer.[LINK: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=254126] [1][LINK: http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2007/3/30/chrisye-meninggal-dunia-dunia-musik-indonesia-berduka/] [2]. He recorded 28 albums in his lifetime. He married in 1982 to G.F. Damayanti Noor; they had four children. Chrisye started recording in the band Gipsy in 1969. The band covered music including Procol Harum, King Crimson, ELP, Genesis and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and ventured to the USA to play in New York. The band in 1977 collaborated with Guruh Soekarno Putra, one of the sons of former Indonesian President Soekarno, and brother of Megawati Soekarnoputri, subsequnet Indonesian President, on Guruh Gipsy, a pr

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