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FEMUSINDO.com - Officially established in Bandung, West Java Province (Jabar), on January 20, 2004, ST12 is an Indonesian pop rock and Malay pop music group.
The name ST12 itself is short for Jalan Stasiun Timur No. 12 which is the headquarters of this music group. The name was given by Pepep's father, Helmy Aziz.
ST12 was founded by Ilham Febry alias Pepep (drums), Dedy Sudrajat alias Pepeng (guitar), Muhammad Charly Van Houten alias Charly van Houten (vocalist), and Iman Rush (guitarist).
Currently, ST12 is led by Pepep as drummer, Indra as bass player, and Aris Idol as vocalist. Until now, ST12 has produced 5 albums.
First Album
Their first album, Jalan Terbaik, was released since June 2005 and was only distributed before Iman Rush died through the label PT Gita Mitra Persada which is a sublabel of Musica Studio's.
Iman Rush died due to a ruptured blood vessel in the brain in October 2005 during the album's promotional tour in Semarang.
The success of ST12's first album made them noticed by Trinity Optima Production. ST12 then released their second album P.U.S.P.A (2008) which was dedicated to Iman Rush.
On October 13, 2011, Pepeng left ST12 after following Charly. In 2012, the music group returned with its newest formation, namely the vocal position was filled by Ridho as Charly's replacement.
Album Release and New Members
In 2013, the music group officially released the album Lentera Hati at Wisma Bentley Music, Malaysia, under the auspices of Universal Music Indonesia.
At the same time, ST12 introduced new members, namely Koko (guitar) and Indra (bass). The song "Putih Putih Melati" in this album has also become a Hits Single in Malaysia.
ST12's success in Malaysia is marked by winning 16 Platinum Awards for the Lentera Hati album, which equals a total download number of more than 4 million times.
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In Ramadan 2014, ST12 released a religious song titled "Ampunan-Mu" on YouTube. This song is ST12's initial introduction in introducing their latest album.
The emergence of this video clip was a surprise for fans of this band from Bandung, because ST12 featured a new vocalist named Dimas as a replacement for Rido Tuah.
Single Cover Version
In August 2014, they released a single cover version titled "Salam Terakhir" which is a lover version of the legendary song by the famous Malaysian singer, Sudirman.
In October 2014, ST12 released their latest album titled Terjemahan Hati which contains 11 songs and 1 song with a bonus track "Terbaik Buatmu".
A short while later, Dimas also left and Pepep and Indra had no choice but to find a new vocalist. It was later discovered that ST12 already had a new vocalist named Zaini or who is familiarly called Zai.
Since Ramadan 2019, ST12 returned to its original formation with the joining of Charly and Pepeng—who previously formed the group Setia Band.
ST12 returned to the recording process during the month of Ramadan for a new album and released the single "Jangan Marah-marah".
Change of Vocalists
After the release of the single, Charly and Pepeng left again due to label contract issues which ended up being just a reunion project.
Indra who was an additional bass player was now appointed as an official member, and ST12 management recruited Firman Siagian (former vocalist of The Fly) as the new vocalist.
With this formation, ST12 released a new single titled "Kepingan Hati". Firman Siagian, the vocalist, joined ST12 only in 2019–2020.
Now, Firman Siagian, an alumni of Indonesian Idol in the second season, the former vocalist of The Fly and ST12 has a career as a solo singer. (*)
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