Blink Indonesia

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Blink Indonesia
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From left to right: Sivia, Ify, Febby, Pricilla
Background information
Also known asBlink Indonesia
Origin Indonesia
Genres Pop, R&B, jazz, electropop, dance-pop
Years active2011-2017 [1]
Labels Music Factory Indonesia
Past members

Blink or Blink Indonesia was an Indonesian girl group that was formed in Jakarta on 23 July 2011. They later appeared in the musical television series called Putih Abu-Abu in 2012. They started their career by carrying Pop and Jazz stream and eventually mixed with electropop.

Contents

Blink consists of four members: Alyssa Saufika Umari (Ify), Sivia Azizah (Sivia), Agatha Pricilla (Pricilla), and Febby Rastanty (Febby). All of them play acoustic instruments, and sing. [2]

History

The band often perform cover versions of other songs to practice a cappella , including Firework by Katy Perry, [3] and What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction . [4]

2011-2012: Debut and Putih Abu Abu

Their first television appearance was on RCTI on 14 August 2011, with their first single, titled "Sendiri Lagi" which directly improvised by Sivia and Ify. [5]

Then they are invited to perform at Inbox SCTV on 20 August 2011. In addition to singing songs, they performed an a cappella cover of the song Price Tag . [6]

They released their second single, titled "Dag Dig Dug", on 19 November 2011 at Inbox SCTV. Through that single, they were asked to be the central character in the musical television series Putih Abu-Abu , and their single became the theme song for that series, which aired on SCTV.[ citation needed ]

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. [7]

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.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Singles

YearTitleNotes
2011Sendiri LagiRecycle from Bonus Band
2011Dag Dig Dug/Putih Abu-AbuOST Television series: Putih Abu-Abu
2012About You
2012Andaikan
2012Takut
2012Sejuta Rasanya
2012Jatuh Cinta
2012Cinta Pertama
2012Best Friend
2012Blinkin'
2012Salamun Alaik
2012Oh My God (OMG)
2012Hellow Mellow
2012Ga Tahan Lagi
2012Gila
2012Pacar Pertama
2012Jatuh Cinta Lagi
2013Love You KamuOST Television series: Putih Abu-Abu 2
2013That's My Boy
2013CLBK
2013Rindu
2013Setia
2013BlinkstarDedicated to Blinkstar
2013Ini CintaOST Television series: Diam-Diam Suka
2013Twitter Dunia

Albums

Mini Albums and CDs

Concert Tours

Putih Abu Abu

Concert participation

Videography

Music videos

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References

  1. "Girlband Blink Bubar Karena Masalah Ini?". 9 June 2017.
  2. "Blink, girl band yang juga punya kualitas suara". kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
  3. Blink – Cover Firework
  4. Blink – Cover What Makes You Beautiful
  5. Blink- "Sendiri Lagi" – First Television Performance
  6. "– YouTube" via YouTube.
  7. "Konser Istimewa Putih Abu-Abu raih rating nomor 1". tabloidbintang.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.