Blink or Blink Indonesia is a

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from

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. Blink formed in Jakarta on 23 July 2011. They later appeared in the musical

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called '' Putih Abu-Abu'' in 2012. They started their career by carrying Pop and

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stream and eventually mixed with

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. Blink consists of four people: Alyssa Saufika Umari (Ify), Sivia Azizah (Sivia), Agatha Pricilla (Pricilla), and Febby Rastanty (Febby). All of them play

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s, and sing.

History

The band often perform

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s of other songs to practice ''

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'', including ''

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'' by

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, and ''

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'' by ''

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''.

2011-2012: Debut and ''Putih Abu Abu''

Their first television appearance was on

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on 14 August 2011, with their first single, titled "''Sendiri Lagi''" which directly improvised by Sivia and Ify. Then they are invited to perform at Inbox SCTV on 20 August 2011. In addition to singing songs, they performed an ''

'' cover of the song ''

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''. They released their second single titled ''"Dag Dig Dug"'' on 19 November 2011 at Inbox SCTV. Through that single, they was asked to be the central character in the musical television series '' Putih Abu-Abu'', and their single became the theme song for that television series, which aired on SCTV. On the series '' Putih Abu-Abu'' the band released their songs one by one, with at least three versions of each song, the acoustic (live), pop, and electropop. They performed in the '' Putih Abu-Abu Music Concert'' (musical concert version of the television series) on SCTV, followed with their next concert, ''Putih Abu-Abu Music Concert, 2nd Chapter''. While appearing in the ''Putih Abu-Abu'' series, they also held concerts, while maintaining their school studies, as all of them were high school students, aged 15–16 years old.

Discography

Singles

Albums

* BLINK (2013) * Heart Beat (2015)

Mini Albums and CDs

* SOPHIE & BLINK (2013)

Concert Tours

Putih Abu Abu

* Putih Abu Abu Concert * Putih Abu Abu Concert Chapter 2

Concert participation

* SMASH Special Concert: Ready to Blast * SMASH Concert: Step Forward * K20 Concert Special Melly Goeslaw * Masterpiece of Koes Plus * Konser Lagu Anak * Purwacaraka Music Studio's 25th Anniversary Concert

Videography

Music videos

* ''Sendiri Lagi'' (2011) * ''Hellow Mellow ''(2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blink Musical groups from Jakarta Indonesian pop music groups Indonesian girl groups Musical groups established in 2011 2011 establishments in Indonesia