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Facts About Ahmad Dhani That Are Rarely Known, From Musical Taste to Great-Grandfather

Facts About Ahmad Dhani That Are Rarely Known, From Musical Taste to Great-Grandfather

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Facts About Ahmad Dhani That Are Rarely Known, From Musical Taste to Great-Grandfather

Ahmad Dhani is known as one of the legendary musicians of the homeland with a plethora of works that are widely recognized. Although his personal life often attracts controversy, this biological father of five children remains a respected figure in the music scene of the homeland. KLovers, here are a series of facts about Ahmad Dhani that are rarely revealed to the public. 

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Born in Surabaya, Ahmad Dhani has a Sundanese father named Eddy Abdul Manaf. Dhani's father is from Garut, the same as the hometown of Mulan Jameela. 

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Ahmad Dhani's great-grandfather on his mother's side, Jan Pieter Friederich Kohler, was of German descent born in the Dutch East Indies in 1883.

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While studying at SMPN 6 Surabaya, Dhani met Andra Ramadhan, who became the guitarist of the band he founded. To this day, Andra Ramadhan remains loyal to Dhani in Dewa 19. 

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Throughout his career, Dhani has created more than 200 songs that have been sung by various artists such as Reza Artamevia, Anang Hermansyah, Ari Lasso, Judika, Agnes Monica, Ratu, Mulan Jameela, and others.

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He is also known as a musician with musical experimentation and poetic lyrics that quote pearls of wisdom from famous poets such as Jalaluddin Rumi to Kahlil Gibran. 

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Ahmad Dhani is greatly influenced by the English rock band Queen. He also has a large collection of Queen memorabilia, including Brian May's "Red Special" guitar that he uses during tours; that guitar also appears in the music video Bukan Rahasia.

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Ahmad Dhani also enjoys jazz. He has collaborated with jazz musicians in Australia. There are four jazz songs on the album The Rock, and in April 2009, he released the album 100% Jazz titled The Best Is Yet To Come with Dhani and the Swinger, his formed side project.