BIOGRAPHY OF IWAN FALS

Virgiawan Listanto is a musician from Indonesia who is highly regarded for his work that is
criticized. He was born in Jakarta on September 3rd, 1961. His father is Haryoso, while his mother, Lies
Suudijah is a beautiful woman from Tasikmalaya. When born, his parents gave him the name Virgiawan
Listanto, but now more known as Iwan Fals.
Iwan Fals childhood was spent in Bandung, then in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for 8 months. He
never went to school in SMPN 5 Bandung, West Java. After graduating from SMPN 5 he continued his
study at the SMAK BPK Bandung and then continued his study at STP (Sekolah Tinggi Publistik) and
his last study at the Jakarta Art Institute.
His musical talent had been seen since the age of 13 years. At that time, Iwan spent more time
with singing in Bandung. From a young age, Iwan had fun playing the guitar singing even he was
willing to train the ability to play the guitar and composing songs.
In 1980, Iwan was married to a beautiful girl named Rosana (Mbak Yos). His marriage to Mbak
Yos has three children, namely, Galang Rambu Anarki, Annisa Cikal Rambu Bassae, and Raya Rambu
Rabbani.
Iwan is also very active in sports. He won Second Place in National Karate Championship, The
forth place at National Karate Championship in 1989, and he had entered the national training and
practice karate in college, STP (High School Publication).
His consistency in the music marked in the number of albums that have been released since
1978. Then, its not infrequently that young singers in Indonesia are idolized his works. Until now,
more than 45 successful albums have been created by him. So it is natural that hes called a legend!