Starting from playing music from one stage to another, the group was finally contracted to enter the recording world. Furthermore, they not only adopt their philosophy, they contain more and more ducking, but also see their function that symbolizes prosperity. This name was chosen because it is down to earth. It was originally called 'Soda', but was later changed to 'Padi'. įormed on April 8, 1997, this group is a place for the art creativity of five students at Airlangga University, Surabaya. The songs are "Mahadewi" (#87) and "Sobat" (#109), both came from the debut album Lain Dunia (1999), which was not included in the magazine's list of Best Albums. In addition, Rolling Stone also put two of Padi's songs on the " 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" list.
Those are Sesuatu Yang Tertunda at #55 and Save My Soul at #110. In late 2007, Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine placed 2 of their albums on their " 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time" list. Padi has sold approximately 4 million albums in Indonesia only, as of 2012. Their second album, Sesuatu Yang Tertunda (2001), recorded one of the highest domestic sales of music records in Indonesia by selling approximately 2 million copies, with 450,000 copies of which sold in just 2 weeks. The band consists of Satrio Yudi Wahono better known as "Piyu" (lead guitar, backing vocals), Andi Fadly Arifuddin (lead vocals), Ari Tri Sosianto (guitar, backing vocals), Rindra Risyanto Noor (bass), and Surendro Prasetyo better known as "Yoyo" (drums). When the band formed on Apthrough the rename from Soda to Padi, all of its members were still studying at Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
It is formed in 1996 with their early name Soda. Padi (Indonesian for Oryza sativa) is an Indonesian rock band.