This is a list of Indonesian musicians and musical groups from various genres.

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7icons 7icons ( or ) is an Indonesian girl group formed on 28 October 28 2010. The group originally consisted of seven members: A.Tee, Gc, Linzy, Mezty, Natly, PJ, and Vanila who departed in 2013; T-Sha was then added to the group after an audition. Th ...

— Girlband

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* A. Rafiq — Dangdut male singer *

Acha Septriasa Jelita Septriasa or better known as Acha Septriasa (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 1, 1989) is an Indonesian actress and singer of Minangkabau descent. Biography Septriasa was born Jelita Septriasa in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 1 September ...

— Pop female singer and actress * ADA Band — Pop rock/alternative rock band * Addie MS — Music composer, producer and conductor * Afgan — Pop/R&B/soul male singer and actor * Agnez Mo — Indonesian-American pop/R&B/soul singer/songwriter, dancer and actress *

Ahmad Albar Ahmad Syech Albar ( ar, أحمد شيخ البار ') or better known as Ahmad Albar (born 16 July 1946) is an Indonesian rock musician and vocalist of mixed ethnic Arabic and Javanese descent . He is the founding member of God Bless. Biograph ...

— Rock musician and vocalist of

God Bless God Bless is an Indonesian rock band founded in Jakarta in 1973 by Ahmad Albar, Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Fuad Hassan, Donny Fattah, and Ludwig Lemans. It continues to be active and has received several awards from the Indonesian music industry. H ...

* Ahmad Band — Rock band whose led by Ahmad Dhani *

Ahmad Dhani Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo (born Dhani Ahmad Prasetyo; 26 May 1972), better known as Ahmad Dhani, Dhani Muhammad Prasetyo or Dhani S. Manaf, is an Indonesian musician. He was the frontman of Dewa 19 with his colleague Once Mekel as the co-lead singer, ...

— Pop singer/songwriter, composer and record producer who owner of label music Republik Cinta Management * Amara — Soul/country singer and personnel of vocal group Lingua * Andien — Jazz female singer *

Anggun Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; born 29 April 1974), better known as Anggun C. Sasmi or more often mononymously as Anggun, is an Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of sev ...

— Indonesian and French naturalised singer/songwriter *

Ari Lasso Ari Bernardus Lasso (born 17 January 1973 in Madiun, East Java) is an Indonesian singer of Minahasan origin. Songwriter, musician and former lead vocalist of Dewa 19. Biography Lasso was born in Madiun, East Java on 17 January 1973 to Barthol ...

— Pop/rock solo singer who was ex-vocalist of

Dewa 19 Dewa 19 (pronounced in Indonesian as ''Dewa Sembilan Belas'') is an Indonesian rock band from Surabaya, East Java. Along with God Bless and Slank, they are dubbed as one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music. The ...

* Armageddon Holocaust — Old school black metal band * Ashilla Zee — Pop/rock singer * Ayu Ting Ting — Dangdut female singer * Ariel - male singer, singer/songwriter, musician

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* Balawan — Jazz/rock/traditional/fusion guitarist and double neck guitar virtuoso * Benyamin Sueb — Traditional male singer and actor of Betawi descent * Bimbo — Religious group vocals *

Bing Slamet Ahmad Syech Albar (27 September 1927 – 17 December 1974), better known by his stage name Bing Slamet, was an Indonesian singer, songwriter, comedian, and actor. During his career, he acted in 17 films and released "dozens" of albums. Shortl ...

— Indonesian singer, actor, and comedian *

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— Pop/jazz girlband * Broery Marantika — Tenor male singer * Bunga Citra Lestari — Pop singer and actress * Burgerkill — Metalcore/death metal/metal core band who won 2013 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in UK

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* Camelia Malik — Dangdut female singer *

Cherrybelle Cherrybelle, later known as Chibi Chibi, is an Indonesian girl group formed in 2011 under CBM Entertainment. The group debuted in 2011 with nine members consisting of Angel, Anisa, Cherly, Christy, Devi, Felly, Gigi, Ryn, and Wenda. In the follo ...

— Pop girlband *

Chrisye Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi (; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), born Christian Rahadi (), better known by his stage name Chrisye (), was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In 2011 ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' declared ...

— Pop/soul/progressive rock male singer *

Cinta Laura Cinta Laura Kiehl (; ; born August 17, 1993) is a German actress, singer, and model based in Indonesia. She was appointed ambassador of anti-violence against women and children by the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Indone ...

— Electropop female singer, dancer, and actress who had begun her debut international career (as actress) in United States * Cita Citata — Dangdut female singer and actress * Citra Scholastika — Pop/jazz female singer and actress who was selected as runner-up of Indonesian Idol of season 6 * CJR — Pop boyband *

Cokelat Cokelat ( en, Chocolate) are an Indonesian rock band, formed in Bandung, West Java, in 1996. They have released seven albums. Career The band was formed at thSekolah Tinggi Seni Rupa & Desain Indonesiain Bandung in 1996. The band's name, Coke ...

— Hard rock/alternative rock band who won the category of Favorite Artist (Indonesia) at the 2003 MTV Asia Awards

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* D'Cinnamons *

D'Masiv D'Masiv is an Indonesian musical group which based in Jakarta. It consists of six members: Rian Ekky Pradipta (vocals), Dwiki Aditya Marsall (guitar),Nurul Damar Ramadan (guitar), Rayyi Kurniawan Iskandar Dinata (bass), Wahyu Piadji (drums), a ...

* Danilla Riyadi — Indie singer *

Dara Puspita Dara Puspita were an all-female pop group from Surabaya, Indonesia active in the 1960s and early 1970s. The band consisted of Titiek Adji Rachman (lead guitar), Susy Nander (drums), Lies Adji Rachman (rhythm guitar) and Titiek Hamzah (bass). The ...

— Indonesian flower generation girl group * Deadsquad * Detty Kurnia — Sundanese pop singer *

— Indonesian rock band *

Dewa Budjana I Dewa Gede Budjana (born August 30, 1963) is an Indonesian guitarist, songwriter and composer. He is the lead guitarist and songwriter of the band Gigi. Budjana's style changed dramatically to jazz as he got to know John McLaughlin, Pat Met ...

— Indonesian jazz guitarist *

Dewi Lestari Dewi "Dee" Lestari Simangunsong (born 20 January 1976, in Bandung, West Java) is an Indonesian writer, singer, and songwriter. Biography Dee was born in Bandung, West Java on 20 January 1976; she was the fourth of five children born to a reli ...

— Indonesian singer/songwriter and best selling author * Dewi Persik — Dangdut singer *

Dewiq Cynthia Dewi Bayu Wardani (born 15 June 1975), better known by her stage name Dewiq, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter. Known for her "ear-catching and easy-to-listen-to" songs, she has been described as being one of Indonesia's most sought- ...

— Rock singer and songwriter * Dewi Sandra — Pop/R&B singer, dancer, actress and model * Didi Kempot — Campursari singer

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* Ebiet G Ade — Country/ballad/folk male singer *

Efek Rumah Kaca Efek Rumah Kaca ( en, Greenhouse Effect) is an Indonesian indie band, indie rock band, formed in 2001. The band consists of Cholil Mahmud (lead vocal, guitar), Adrian Yunan Faisal (back vocals, bass, guitar), Airil "Poppie" Nur Abadiansyah (back v ...

Elvy Sukaesih Elvy Sukaesih (born June 25, 1951 in Jakarta) is one of the most popular dangdut singers in Indonesia, and has been dubbed the Queen of Dangdut. Sukaesih has a significant fan base in other Asian countries such as Japan. She has been a prolifi ...

— Dangdut female diva and known as Queen of Dangdut Indonesia * Elwin Hendrijanto — Composer, producer, and pianist *

Emilia Contessa Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi (born 23 September 1957 in Banyuwangi, Indonesia), commonly known as Emilia Contessa is a former Indonesian pop singer and actress. She was a member of the Regional Representative Council, representing East Java, f ...

— Dangdut/Indo pop/keroncong female singer *

Eros Djarot Erros Djarot (born 22 July 1950) is an Indonesian songwriter, director and politician. Beginning his music career with the soundtrack of ''Kawin Lari'' in 1976, Djarot became famous with the success of '' Badai Pasti Berlalu'' and its soundtrack ...

— Pop male singer/songwriter *

Erwin Gutawa Erwin Gutawa Sumapraja (born 16 May 1962) is an Indonesian composer. In 1985, he started his professional music career by joining the jazz band Karimata, later becoming an independent composer in 1991. As a composer, he won the 1992 Midnight S ...

— Indonesian composer, songwriter, and bassist *

Eva Celia Eva Celia Lesmana or better known as Eva Celia (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 21, 1992) is an Indonesian actress and singer-songwriter of mixed Dutch, German-Jewish, Bugis, Javanese, Minangkabau and Madurese descent. She is the daugh ...

* Evie Tamala — Dangdut female singer

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Fatin Shidqia Fatin Shidqia Lubis (born 30 July 1996), better known as Fatin Shidqia or Fatin, is an Indonesian singer and actress who won the first season of '' X Factor Indonesia'' in May 2013. Fatin currently stands as the most successful winner of ''X Fa ...

— Indonesian Pop Singer, winner of the first season of

X Factor Indonesia The ''X Factor Indonesia'' is an Indonesian reality television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public audition. The show was adopted from British ''The X Factor'' and produced by FremantleMed ...

Fariz RM Fariz Rustam Munaf or better known as Fariz RM (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 5 January 1959) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of mixed ethnic Betawi people, Betawi, Dutch people, Dutch and Minangkabau people, Minangk ...

— Indonesian Pop Music Maestro * .Feast — Rock band

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Gesang Gesang Martohartono (1 October 1917 – 20 May 2010) was an Indonesian singer-songwriter from central Java. He is the composer of the " Bengawan Solo," famous song throughout Indonesia, Japan, part of Asia, and some other countries. The song is ...

— Keroncong musician * Gigi — Rock band * Glenn Fredly — Pop/R&B/jazz musician *

Gita Gutawa Aluna Sagita Gutawa (born 11 August 1993), better known as Gita Gutawa, is an Indonesian soprano, actress, and lyricist songwriter. She is also the daughter of composer Erwin Gutawa. Although she originally studied piano, Gutawa later switche ...

— Pop/classical female singer, she won The 6th International Nile Children Song Festival in

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— Rock group *

Gombloh Soedjarwoto Soemarsono (July 14, 1948January 9, 1988), better known by his stage name Gombloh, was an Indonesian singer and songwriter. He received the Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia award from the Association of Singer Artists, Songwriters a ...

— Pop singer and songwriter * Gordon Tobing — Folk singer and songwriter *

Guruh Sukarnoputra Muhammad Guruh Irianto Sukarnoputra (born 13 January 1953) is a member of Indonesia's People's Representative Council and an artist. He is the youngest son of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno with his third wife, Fatmawati, and the brother t ...

— Musician/songwriter

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* Harmony Chinese Music Group *

Harry Roesli Djauhar Zaharsjah Fachruddin Roesli (10 September 1951 – 11 December 2004), better known as Harry Roesli, was an Indonesian singer-songwriter. Biography Roesli was born with the full name Djauhar Zaharsjah Fachruddin Roesli in Bandung, We ...

— Avant-garde musician * Hellcrust * HMGNC

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* Ian Antono — Indonesian guitarist and songwriter * Ida Laila — Female dangdut singer * Iis Dahlia — Female dangdut singer *

Ikke Nurjanah Hartini Erpi Nurjanah (born May 18, 1974), better known as Ikke Nurjanah, is an Indonesian dangdut singer and actress. She was born in Pademangan Timur, Pademangan, North Jakarta. Career She won the award for Best Dangdut Female Soloist at t ...

— Female dangdut singer * Indra Lesmana — Jazz musician, singer, songwriter and record producer * Indah Dewi Pertiwi — Indonesian pop singer, dancer, model * Inul Daratista — Dangdut female singer * Irma Pane — Pop female singer * Irwansyah — Pop singer and actor * Ismail Marzuki — Writer of patriotic songs * Iwa K — Male rapper *

Iwan Fals Virgiawan Listanto or better known as Iwan Fals (born September 3, 1961) is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and guitarist of Javanese descent. In 2002, ''Time'' named him as a Great Asian Hero. Early life Iwan was born Virgiawan Listanto in J ...

— Folk/country/ballad male singer *

Isyana Sarasvati Isyana Sarasvati (born 2 May 1993) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She is a graduate of Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and London's Royal College of Music. Known for her original compositions, she wrote all of the songs on her 2 ...

— Pop/RnB/jazz/soul female singer, pianist, and songwriter

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* James F. Sundah — Songwriter * Jamrud — Hard rock/heavy metal band. * Jikustik — Pop rock band *

JKT48 JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. forty-eight") is an Indonesian-Japanese idol girl group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, the group is the first AKB48 sister group outside Japan and ...

— Idol group, Indonesian sister band of Japanese

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with i ...

* Jockie Soerjoprajogo — Musician, keyboarder, and songwriter * Joy Tobing — Winner of ''Indonesian Idol'' season 1 *

J-Rocks J-Rocks is an Indonesian rock band formed in 2003 consists of Iman (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Sony (lead guitar), Wima ( bass guitar) and Anton ( drums). Their music is mainly heavily influenced by Japanese rock bands. J-Rocks fans are called ...

— Rock band * Julia Perez — Dangdut singer, actress, and model for FHM and Maxim France

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Kahitna Kahitna (pronounced ), a music group from Bandung, Indonesia was formed in 1986 and founded by Yovie Widianto. Although most of the songs contains love themes in the lyrics, the group is also well known to be able to combine elements of other m ...

— Pop band * Kekal — Heavy metal and electronic music band * Kerispatih — Pop band *

Koes Plus Koes Plus, formerly Koes Bersaudara (Koes Brothers), is an Indonesian musical group that enjoyed success in the 1960s and 1970s. Known as one of Indonesia's classic musical acts, the band peaked in popularity in the days far before the advent of ...

— One of Indonesia's earliest pop band * Koil — Industrial rock/heavy metal band * Kotak — Pop/rock band * Krisdayanti — Pop/R&B female singer * Killing Me Inside — Modern rock emo

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* Lilis Suryani *

Lingua Lingua (Latin, 'tongue') may refer to: * ''Lingua'' (journal), a peer-reviewed academic journal of general linguistics * ''Lingua'' (sculpture), by Jim Sanborn * ''Lingua'' (play), a 17th-century play attributed to Thomas Tomkis * Project Ling ...

- Indonesian vocal group * Lesti Kejora - Female dangdut singer *

Letto Letto is a Pop Rock band formed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Suma ...

- Indonesian pop band *

Lyodra Ginting Lyodra Margareta Ginting (born 21 June 2003) is an Indonesian singer from Medan, North Sumatera. She was the winner of the A3 category (aged 13–15 years) at the ''2017 Sanremo Junior'' children's international solo singing competition in Sanre ...

- Indonesian pop singer

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* Maliq & D'Essentials — Jazz group * Marshanda — Pop/R&B female singer and actress *

Mansyur S. Mansyur S. (born Mansyur Subhawannur; November 30, 1948) is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and actor. He is a star of the ''dangdut'' style of Indonesian music.Colin BassIndonesia:Pop and Folk ''The Rough Guide to World Music'', 2nd edn. Rough ...

— Dangdut male singer * Marthino Lio *

Maudy Ayunda Ayunda Faza Maudya (born 19 December 1994), known as Maudy Ayunda, is an Indonesian pop singer and actress. Personal life and education Ayunda was born to parents Didit Jasmedi R. Irawan and Mauren Jasmedi (born 1968). She has a younger sister ...

— Female singer/songwriter and actress * Melky Goeslaw — Pop Male Singer * Melly Goeslaw — Pop/R&B/dance singer/songwriter, record producer *

Meriam Bellina Ellisa Meriam Bellina Maria Bamboe (born 10 April 1964), or better known by her stage name as Meriam Bellina, is an Indonesian actress who has won three Citra Awards and acted in more than 50 films. Born and raised in Bandung, she dropped ...

— Pop singer and actress * Mike Mohede — Winner of Indonesian Idol season 2 * Mocca — Retro swing/jazz band * Mulan Jameela — Pop singer and formerly of duo Ratu

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Nafa Urbach Nafa Indria Urbach (born 15 June 1980) is an Indonesian soap opera actress and singer. She began her career in the entertainment world through with her song "Bagai Lilin Kecil" composed by Deddy Dores. She is often referred to as the successor to ...

— Indonesian rock/dangdut singer * Naif — Rock band * Nasida Ria — Qasidah modern group * Naura Ayu * Neonomora * Netral — Indonesian rock/punk band * Nicky Astria — Indonesian rock singer *

Nike Ardilla Raden Rara Nike Ratnadilla (27 December 1975 – 19 March 1995), better known as Nike Ardilla (), was an Indonesian singer, actress, model, and philanthropist of Sundanese descent. Usually referred to as the Lady Rocker and the Queen of ...

— Indonesia Rock, Pop Rock, Blues, metal singer *

Niki __NOTOC__ Niki may refer to: People * Niki (given name) * NIKI (singer), Indonesian singer and songwriter * Niki DeMar, American singer * Niki Etsuko (1928–1986), Japanese author of mystery fiction Places * Niki, Hokkaido, a town in Japan ...

— R&B singer, record producer * Nidji — Pop band * Noah (band), Noah — alternative pop/rock band * Norazia — Funk/soul/pop singer * Novita Dewi — Indonesian pop/rock/gospel singer, grand champion of Astana International Song Festival 2005 in Kazakhstan * Nu Dimension — Indonesian boy band, 2nd runner-up of

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*Once (singer), Once — Pop singer

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* Padi (band), Padi — Alternative rock band, MTV Asia Awards 2002's winner on the category Most Favourite Indonesian Artist * Pamungkas * Panbers — Pop/rock/spiritual/keroncong group * Pasto-1 — Pop/rock/R&B group * Pee Wee Gaskins (band), Pee Wee Gaskins — Rock/pop-punk band * Pinkan Mambo — Pop/R&B female singer, formerly of duo Ratu * Prilly Latuconsina — Pop female singer and actress * Project Pop — Indonesian comedic band * Purgatory (Indonesian band), Purgatory — Metal band

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* Radja — Pop/rock band * Rainych — J-Pop/City Pop female singer * Ratu — Female pop/R&B/rock duo * RAN (Indonesian group), RAN — Jazz/funk/hip-hop/pop group * Rhoma Irama — Dangdut male singer/songwriter, musician, actor, politician. He recognised as The King of Dangdut Indonesia * Rini Wulandari — Indonesian pop/RnB singer. Winner of Indonesian Idol season 4 * Rizky Febian — Male pop, RnB, soul & jazz singer, songwriter. He is the son of the comedian Sule (comedian), Sule * Rossa (singer), Rossa — pop/R&B/soul female singer * Ruth Sahanaya — Pop/R&B/classic female singer * Raisa (singer), Raisa — Pop/R&B/soul/jazz female singer * Rich Brian — Indonesian rapper/comedian

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*Sajama Cut — Indie rock band *SambaSunda — Ethnic music fusion group *Samsons — Pop rock band *Sandhy Sondoro — Pop/adult contemporary male singer and winner of the 2009 International Contest of Young Pop Singer New wave music, New Wave in Latvia *Seringai — Rock/stoner band *Seventeen (Indonesian band), Seventeen — Pop rock band *Sheila on 7 — Pop/alternative rock band *Sherina Munaf — Female pop singer/songwriter and former most popular child star *Sheryl Sheinafia — Female pop/soul singer *Siksakubur *Siti Badriah — Female dangdut singer *Slamet Abdul Sjukur — Contemporary musician *Slank — Rock band *SM*SH — Boyband *Soimah Pancawati *Sore (band), Sore — Indonesian rock revival/psychedelic band *SOS (Indonesian group), SOS — Girlband * Raden Ajeng Srimulat — Keroncong singer *ST 12 — Pop band *Stephanie Poetri *Sule (comedian), Sule — Comedian and pop singer *Superman Is Dead — Punk rock band *Super Girlies *Super7 (band), Super 7 — Pop boyband *Syahrini — Pop female singer/songwriter and actress

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*Tantowi Yahya — Indonesian well-known country singer, TV presenter and member of Indonesian house of representative *Terry Shahab — Pop female singer *Tiara Andini *Tielman Brothers — First Indonesian band *Tika and The Dissidents - Indonesian indie pop *Tipe-X — Ska band *Titi DJ — Pop/R&B/soul female singer, Indonesian representative at Miss World 1983 *Titiek Puspa — Pop female singer *The Changcuters — Garage rock/rock & roll band *The S.I.G.I.T. — Garage rock band *Trees & Wild — Post-rock/folk band *Tulus (singer), Tulus — Pop/soul/jazz male singer

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*Ungu — Pop/rock band *UN1TY

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*Via Vallen — Dangdut/pop female singer *Vidi Aldiano — Pop male singer *Vina Panduwinata — Pop female singer

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*Wage Rudolf Supratman — Musician/songwriter, creator of Indonesia national anthem *Wali (band), Wali — Pop creative band *Waljinah — Keroncong female singer *Weird Genius — Electro-pop group *West Java Syndicate — Ethnic-fusion group *White Shoes & The Couples Company — Rock/pop/jazz band

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*Yana Julio — Pop jazzy male artist *Yovie & Nuno — Pop band *Yuni Shara — Pop female singer *Yura (Indonesian singer), Yura Yunita — Pop female singer

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*Zeke and the Popo — Psychedelic/folkrock/ambient band *Ziva Magnolya

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