Elvy Sukaesih (born June 25, 1951 in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital city, capital and list of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coa ...

) is one of the most popular

dangdut Dangdut () is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic and to lesser extent, Malay and local folk music. Dangdut is a most popular musical genre in Indonesia and a very popular in other Malay w ...

singers in

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 Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

, and has been dubbed the Queen of Dangdut. Sukaesih has a significant fan base in other Asian countries such as

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

. She has been a prolific recording artist since the late 1960s.

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;Albums *''Raja Dan Ratu'' -

Rhoma Irama Raden Haji Oma Irama, better known as Rhoma Irama (born December 11, 1946), is an Indonesian dangdut singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sundanese descent. Starting from the late 1960s, he began his musical career as Rhoma Irama as a part o ...

and Elvy Sukaesih 1975 *''Pesta Panen'', 1990 *''The Return of Diva'', 1992 ;Contributing artist * ''

The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia ''The Rough Guide to the Music of Indonesia'' is a world music compilation album originally released in 2000. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers a broad swathe of the music of Indonesia, both traditional and m ...

'' (2000,

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)

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In Indonesian 1951 births Living people Indonesian dangdut singers 20th-century Indonesian women singers Anugerah Musik Indonesia winners Place of birth missing (living people) {{Indonesia-singer-stub

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