Sparx (band)
Encyclopedia
SparX is the pop group
formed by the top five winners of the first season of Popstars
Indonesia in 2003. They launched their self-titled debut album in 2004, spawning a one-hit wonder
Sayangi Aku Apa Adanya. The name SparX originates from the word sparkling to reflect the sparkle in the talent of each member.
Indonesia has not launched another season since. The band members are still bound to a 10-year contract with Popstars, but to date has no scheduled recording projects or public appearances as a band. However, the band has not yet disbanded and its members are known to say that they are currently "assembling material for their next album", whose due date is yet unannounced. The members are currently working other jobs individually, including singing at shows, acting for movies and TV, supporting recording projects for more prominent artists, side projects in Contemporary Christian Music
and Performing Arts
, hosting shows, managing a record shop, and teaching kindergarten.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
formed by the top five winners of the first season of Popstars
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
Indonesia in 2003. They launched their self-titled debut album in 2004, spawning a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
Sayangi Aku Apa Adanya. The name SparX originates from the word sparkling to reflect the sparkle in the talent of each member.
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PopstarsPopstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
Indonesia has not launched another season since. The band members are still bound to a 10-year contract with Popstars, but to date has no scheduled recording projects or public appearances as a band. However, the band has not yet disbanded and its members are known to say that they are currently "assembling material for their next album", whose due date is yet unannounced. The members are currently working other jobs individually, including singing at shows, acting for movies and TV, supporting recording projects for more prominent artists, side projects in Contemporary Christian Music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
and Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
, hosting shows, managing a record shop, and teaching kindergarten.
Members
- Dandy Sosiawan Ginanjar
- Dini Alamanda Arizully
- Handiyanto "Andi Lee"
- Jelita Elsa Tanjung
- Josiah Joko "Jojo" Iswanto
Trivia
- In 2007 Jojo was a top 12 finalist of the interactive reality show/comedy camp Kampus ExtravaganzaExtravaganzaAn extravaganza is a literary or musical work characterized by freedom of style and structure and usually containing elements of burlesque, pantomime, music hall and parody. It sometimes also has elements of cabaret, circus, revue, variety, vaudeville and mime...
on Trans TVTrans TVTrans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7...
. He auditioned in SemarangSemarang- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...
. While Jojo did not make it to the show's final selection of cast member, he now acts in another popular Trans TV sitcom, Akhirnya Datang Juga (adapted from a Western skit show Thank God You're Here). - Jojo and Dandy have a side project with Indonesian diva Imaniar Nursaid called "The Bloods". The trio sings R&B live performances in various venues in JakartaJakartaJakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. - Andi Lee is currently a popular radio chart show host in Bogor.
External links
- SparX full story by DiscTarra (Indonesian)