Iwan Fals ( Virgiawan Listianto ) BIOGRAPHY

Virgiawan Listianto (Iwan Fals)
Vocals
Place/ Date of Birth
Jakarta/ September 3, 1961
Interests
Soccer, karate, painting

Iwan Fals why things: why boy bands do not dictatorships. Do not stand when everyone else is hunkering down. They will not jeopardize his copy what others do not dare to introduce a print. The pop star should be the start - when they are, significant changes are possible.

When Iwan Fals holding a benefit concert for flood victims stadium in Surabaya, in 2002, was the largest performance group of more than a decade. Although not prolific as it once was, his face is still visible three-wheel tricycles and fenders and street-side food stalls in the smallest villages across the Indonesian archipelago. Iwan Fals to live in Maine - the underclass, especially the heart - because its message is always an issue. When the crowd 22 years, Ali, a waiter in muddy sandals and pants rolled up to his knees, said he waited because he was a child to see his idol: "He's the voice of the people." He is a thorn in the side who would abuse their power.

In 1984, FALS to move up a song that has touched a nerve with the former Suharto regime. Mbak Tini (Tini Miss) tells the story of a prostitute, who opened a coffee stall in roadside bombings and married a truck driver pulling the dirt. The problem is that the man's name was Suharto and the woman was short and fat, a bit like the First Lady, Ibu Tien (Mrs. Tien). FALS insisted that the song was not on the former first couple. But it is as convincing today as it was then. FALS was confined to his hotel for two weeks while officials have prepared charges ofinsulting head of state - which could lead to prison. Ultimately, he was never charged, but from that moment FALS was rebellious heroes and star all in one. Today, there is no Suharto around the needle. But recall FALS' legislators do not sleep during the hearings and calls for fight against oppression has never been more relevant.