1. Giring Ganesha Djumaryo was born on 14 July 1983 and is an Indonesian vocalist and political activist who is currently serving as Deputy Minister for Culture.
11 Facts About Giring Ganesha
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Giring Ganesha is a former lead singer of the Indonesian rock band, Nidji.
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Giring Ganesha was previously Acting Leader to cover for Grace Natalie while she pursued her master's degree.
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Giring Ganesha Djumaryo was born in Jakarta on 14 July 1983.
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Giring Ganesha became interested in Britpop when he was in school.
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That same year, Giring Ganesha appeared in the music video for Chrisye's posthumous single "Lirih".
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The album included a song written for Chintya Riza, at the time Giring Ganesha's girlfriend, entitled "Dosakah Aku".
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Giring Ganesha played the role of Sudja, a student of Ahmad Dahlan, in Hanung Bramantyo's biopic Sang Pencerah in 2010; it was his first acting role.
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Giring Ganesha wrote a song for the film, titled "Allah Maha Suci", over a period of two days.
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In July 2010, Giring Ganesha married Cynthia Riza, six years his junior, in a Javanese style ceremony.
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Giring Ganesha cites Chris Martin of Coldplay as one of his inspirations and favourite performers.