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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