As a temporary measure, several singers were contracted to perform with Maia, although not signed as members. Maia, left as the only member of the band, insisted that it was not dissolving, and would soon hold auditions for a new vocalist. Reports indicated that she may have left the group because of Maia's more dominant personality and conflicts between the two.
However, on 14 October 2004 Mambo announced she was leaving the group amidst widespread media coverage of her being pregnant outside of wedlock.
Īfter the success of Bersama, Maia and Mambo began to work on a second album, scheduled for a 2004 release. At the 2006 MTV Ampuh awards, Ratu was awarded Artist of the Year and Group/Duo Artist of The Year. Ratu won Best Newcomer at the 2003 Clear Top Ten Awards. Ratu also provided a new sound, as the Indonesian music industry of the time was dominated by male groups. This first album was well-received and sold more than 250,000 copies. The music was R&B-influenced, with added piano for a "feminine touch." With the album several singles, "Aku Baik-Baik Saja" ("I'm Fine"), "Salahkah Aku Terlalu Mencintaimu" ("Blame Me For Loving You Too Much") and "Jangan Bilang Siapa Siapa" ("Don't Tell Anyone"), were released. Other musicians involved on the album included Bintang (bass), Denny Chasmala, Andra Ramadhan and Taras (guitar), Agil Cinere (drums), Donni (flute), Sa'unine (strings) and Henry Lamiri (violin). The album included ten songs, seven written by Maia and three by Dhani Maia also did the arrangement and served as backing vocalist. Īfter three years of preparation, in January 2003 Ratu launched their debut album Bersama with Sony Music Indonesia. Before she began work with Ratu, Pinkan was given training as a backing vocalist for Dewa 19. Although Mambo wanted to be a soloist, she accepted and had an audition at Maia's home, where she was accepted before she could finish singing. On the fifth day, Maia answered the phone and eventually offered Mambo the position of vocalist with Ratu. as good as Mariah Carey." Mambo then received Dhani's number, which she used to call him repeatedly and ask for an album. When Dhani asked how good, she replied "Amazing. She introduced herself to him, saying that she had a good voice. In mid-1999, she met Dhani at a café in Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta.
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Pinkan Mambo, who at the time sang at a café, was working towards a career as a professional musician. Maia set herself as a keyboardist, then began to look for a vocalist. The concept was based on that of international bands like Roxette and Savage Garden. Dhani only gave me the time then, as our children were getting older and I could focus on my music." With Dhani's guidance, in 1999 Maia decided to form a duo consisting of a singer and a musician, with the name Ratu. In a later interview, she explained her motivations: "I wasn't following on the success of Krisdayanti dan Anang, a husband and wife who had made an album together. She intended to be like her husband and enter the music industry as a headline performer. She had been musically inclined since childhood and had formed a band while a teenager. Maia Ahmad, at the time wife of the musician Ahmad Dhani, had been a background singer for her husband's band Dewa 19 since 1993. The vocalist-musician duo concept for Ratu was based on that of the Swedish band Roxette. This success inspired numerous other groups to follow in their tracks. Throughout their career, the band won numerous awards they were the first musical act to twice be declared "Artist of the Year" and "Group/Duo Artist of The Year" at the MTV Ampuh music awards. Through their choice in costumes, Ratu popularised Harajuku styles in Indonesia. Aside from their music, they were known for their physical appearance and wide coverage in infotainment media. Ratu was the most successful female Indonesian music group of the 2000s. Satu ( Number One 2006), sold 200,000 copies on the day of its release, a record for an album by an Indonesian female group. This new line-up proved more successful, with their most successful songs – "Teman Tapi Mesra" ("Friends with Benefits") and "Lelaki Buaya Darat" ("Womaniser" ) – released in this period both song titles later became common terms in the Indonesian vocabulary. After a short break caused by Mambo's departure in 2004, the group formed anew with Mulan Kwok as vocalist. Ratu entered the Indonesian musical scene with their first album, Bersama ( Together 2003). Ratu was an Indonesian music duo formed in 1999 with Maia Estianty, then the wife of musician Ahmad Dhani, on instruments and Pinkan Mambo on vocals.
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