Pamungkas

Biography

Rizki Rahmahadian Pamungkas (born 14 April 1993), better known by his stage name Pamungkas, is an Indonesian singer, record producer, songwriter, and actor.

Early life

Pamungkas' introduction to music began at the age of 8, when he took drum lessons at the prompting of his mother, who had hoped that his hearing might improve in his left ear, which is half deaf. The drum lessons did not last long because Pamungkas wanted to drum fast, when he was taught to play slowly in stages. He also tried learning the piano and guitar by himself, but his guitar lessons had lasted only one month. At the age of 10, he told his father that he wanted to pursue music and not go to school. His father, who owns an artist management company named Oxygen Entertainment, got him to join the crew of a number of band tours.
After elementary school, Pamungkas attended SMP 200 Jakarta. While still at school, he performed at a café called La Piazza, where he was able to earn a regular income. Uninterested in formal education in school, he was eventually homeschooled for a year and 8 months.
Pamungkas delayed going to college for 4 years. Even though he was accepted for the Jakarta Arts Institute as well as for studying music at Pelita Harapan University, he eventually went to study Visual Communication Design at Paramadina University in 2014.

Music career

Pamungkas joined a band called Potenzio in 2009, and they released an album titled Jingga.
Pamungkas released his debut solo album, Walk the Talk×Walk the Talk15 July 2018 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Intro I0:472Walk the Talk3:233We'll Carry On3:234Boy2:565Sorry3:076One Only4:157Wait a Minute4:538Kenangan Manis3:279Jejak3:4610Bottle Me Your Tears3:4811Slow Down3:3912Bambina3:5113Intro II0:5414I Love You but I'm Letting Go3:4015Once3:1616Monolog3:27, in 2018 to popular acclaim. The album was in fact first released in 2017 with 10 songs, but re-released in 2018 with six more songs and a new cover. Most of the songs are written in English but three are in Indonesian. Songs in the album such as "Sorry", "One Only" and "Kenangan Manis" ("Sweet Memories") received over 30 million streams.
In 2019, he released his second album Flying Solo×Flying Solo14 June 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Intro III1:372Modern Love4:053Flying Solo3:494The Retirement of U4:335Break It5:456Intro IV2:567To the Bone5:448Nice Day5:079Lover Stay3:5410Untitled3:0911Outro I3:00. This was followed by remixed albums of Walk The Talk as well as Flying Solo, and in 2020 The End Of Flying Solo Era×The End of Flying Solo Era12 June 2020 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 27 tracks1Intro I1:012Bambina2:553Untitled3:354Boy5:085Kenangan Manis5:476Walk the Talk3:307We'll Carry On4:038Break It6:279Monolog2:3310The Retirement of U4:3311Nice Day5:3312Jejak4:2613Bottle Me Your Tears5:0814Outro I2:4415Intro V2:4916Wait a Minute5:2217Lover Stay3:5918Once3:4819Slow Down4:2920Intro III2:0321Modern Love4:3722Sorry5:1923I Love You but I'm Letting Go9:5824Flying Solo3:4925Intro IV2:5226To the Bone5:4727One Only4:32.
In 2020, he released Solipsism and then a reworked companion album Solipsism×Solipsism26 June 2020 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Closure6:462I Don't Wanna Be Alone3:233Still Can't Call Your Name5:134Be Okay Again Today6:225Be My Friend4:156Deeper6:497Live Forever5:258Higher Than Ever4:449Intentions5:1110Queen of the Hearts4:0711Riding the Wave5:44Disc 21Hello (voice memo)1:15 0.2 in 2021. Pamungkas became the most-streamed Indonesian artist in 2020 on Spotify Wrapped list. The Walk the Walk album was also the most-streamed album of 2020 in Indonesia, and the track "One Only" one of the top five most-streamed Indonesian songs.
In April 2021, Pamungkas' song "To the Bone" from Flying Solo became the longest-running top song on Spotify's Indonesia Top 50 chart. The video for the song has received over 240 million views on YouTube by July 2022.
He recorded two covers of songs by Dewa 19 in 2021: "Pupus" and "Risalah Hati".
In June 2022, Pamungkas released an album titled Birdy×Birdy16 June 2022 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1A Day That Feels Better3:512(Beep)3:503Trust Me With This (Mama)3:454Purple Sigh3:425Happy Birthday to You2:206Please Baby Please3:327Jealousy4:248I Got to Get You3:489Intro VI1:0210Birdy4:3411Begin Again4:24. The title track was released as a single, however, it caused controversy when it was revealed to show similarity to Charles Bukowski's poem "The Bluebird". He announced his first tour outside Indonesia, starting with shows in Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
In January 2024, Pamungkas announced that he has joined a rock band, The Krankers, as the drummer. He released his fifth studio album, Hardcore Romance×Hardcore Romance21 August 2024 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1One Bad Day3:542Wanna Be Yours3:093New Feeling4:174Putus3:335I Love About You3:056Fight Some More3:487Let Me Cry3:368Riddle of the Night3:229Outro II2:43, in August 2024.

Television

He was part of the music crew in the audio broadcaster section from 2013 to 2014 in a Trans TV television show entitled Islam Itu Indah (2013–2014).