Iwan Fals, born Virgiawan Listanto on 3 September 1961 in Jakarta, is a charismatic Indonesian singer/songwriter and remembered as Indonesia<#8217;s the most dangerous singer on the <#8217;80s and <#8217;90s.
He was popular for his gritty-witty ballads accentuated on life of Indonesia<#8217;s marginalized groups or political satire on the troubled Indonesian social/political scene under Suharto. His socially aware hit-songs including: <#8220;Omar Bakri<#8221; tells about teacher, <#8220;Lonteku<#8221; is a love story between a criminal and a prostitute, and <#8220;Wakil Rakyat<#8221; is about members of parliament.
After Reformasi movement on 1997 which leads to democratisation he was a kind of losing the edge for political satire, but his mature musical experience keeps him on Indonesian pop chart with inward-looking songs and songs about personal relationships.