MUSICIAN

Rhoma Irama

1946 - Today

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Raden Haji Oma Irama, better known as Rhoma Irama (born 11 December 1946), is an Indonesian dangdut singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sundanese descent. Starting in the late 1960s, he began his musical career as Rhoma 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 that incorporates Western, Malay, and Bollywood influences. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rhoma Irama has received more than 301,184 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rhoma Irama is the 1,375th most popular musician (down from 1,311th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 55th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rhoma Irama ranks 1,375 out of 3,175. Before him are Kenney Jones, Tim Hardin, Josef Lhévinne, Roy Wood, Marin Alsop, and Michel Sogny. After him are Andreas Kisser, Garth Hudson, Mark Lanegan, Ron Asheton, Yegor Letov, and Vlatko Stefanovski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Rhoma Irama ranks 501. Before him are Joe Spano, Beth Carvalho, Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Hiroshi Fushida, Roy Wood, and Jack Straw. After him are Robin Cook, Mary Beth Hurt, Erich Beer, Cornel Penu, Jean Thissen, and Edgar Winter.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Rhoma Irama ranks 64 out of 158. Before him are Xaviera Hollander (1943), Chrisye (1949), Beb Bakhuys (1909), Teuku Umar (1854), Ilse Werner (1921), and Adriaan Fokker (1887). After him are Willem Jacob Luyten (1899), Anies Baswedan (1969), Rudy Hartono (1949), Henk Badings (1907), Abdul Muis (1883), and Hary Gunarto (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In Indonesia

Among musicians born in Indonesia, Rhoma Irama ranks 3. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903), and Chrisye (1949). After him are Niki (1999).

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