Ahmad Albar
Ahmad Albar Ahmad Syech Albar is an Indonesian rock star and founding member of God Bless; in the band he is known as Iyek. Albar was born in Surabaya, East Java on 16 July 1946 to Syech Albar and his wife Farida Alhasni. He was the couple's 4th child. In 1958 he played in the film Djenderal Kantjil. Albar moved to the Netherlands in 1965. In 1970 he sang "Don't Spoil My Day" and "Tell Me the World" with Clover Leaf, which charted. After his return to Indonesia, he founded God Bless with Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Fuad Hassan, Donny Fattah, and his friend from Clover Leaf, Ludwig Lemans; Albar was lead vocalist. The band's 1st performance was in Taman Ismail Marzuki on 5 May 1973, and on 16 August 1973 they held the Summer 28 concert, the 1st open air concert in Indonesia. The band, with Albar, also played in the 1973 comedy Ambisi (Ambition), directed by Nya Abbas Akup. In 1975, Albar and God Bless opened for Deep Purple at a concert in Jakarta. On 27 Sept...