peterpan

Peterpan is an Indonesian pop rock band from Antapani, Bandung. They are well known for such songs as: "Mimpi yang Sempurna", "Ada Apa Denganmu", "Topeng", and "Kukatakan Dengan Indah".

The band originally began in 1997 when Andika Naliputra Wirahardja formed a band called Topi with guitarist Uki (Mohammad Kautsar Hikmat), his junior at Bandung 2 High School. Uki then asked Ariel (Nazril Irham) to join as vocalist and Andika asked his friend Abel to play bass and Ari to play drums.

Topi held amateur gigs, mainly playing Alternative brit-pop until Ari left the group. This signaled the end for Topi.

Andika started to regroup former Topi members in 2000. The drummer was replaced by Reza (Ilsyah Ryan Reza), a college student from Palu. Loekman (Loekman Hakim), Indra's elder brother's friend, also joined them as their lead guitarist, which added a sense of maturity to their sound and enriched the melody in their songs.

Andika then suggested Peter-Pan as the name for the band. Peter Pan is an obvious reference to the Disney cartoon character of the same name. After the name was chosen, Peterpan was formally founded on September 1st 2000.

Peterpan has released three studio albums, "Taman Langit", "Bintang di Surga", and "Hari Yang Cerah...", and one remix album for the "Alexandria" film soundtrack. Andika and Indra have since left the band, leaving Ariel, Loekman, Uki, and Reza as the remaining members.