Authority control databases: Artists
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Broery Marantika | |
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| Birth name | Simon Dominggus Pesulima |
| Also known as | Broery Pesulima |
| Born | 25 June 1942 Ambon, Maluku, Japanese-occupied East Indies |
| Died | 7 April 2000 (aged 57) Cinere, Indonesia |
| Genres | Blues, jazz |
| Occupations | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1971–2000 |
| Labels | Musica Studio's |
| Website | http://www.broery.com |
Simon Dominggus "Broery" Pesulima (25 June 1942 – 7 April 2000)[1] was an Indonesian singer and actor.
During his career he also used the name Broery Marantika taken from his mother's family name. He was raised by the family of his mother's uncle, Simon Marantika. His father named Gijsberth Pesulima while her mother called Wilmintje Marantika.[2] Broery had three brothers, namely Henky, Freejohn and Helmi. Since young age Broery is a member of the church choir in Ambon.
In 1964 he won the singing contest held by Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) in Ambon. A year after he moved to Cinere, Jakarta and started his career as a professional singer with Remy Leimena. Helmi Pesulima was a known singer. Broery made the first album recorded in 1968–1969. He was known for starring a role in movie "Akhir Sebuah Impian" in 1971 and in the movie Pesulima sang two songs "Angin Malam" and "Mimpi Sedih". One of the famous song is "Duri Dalam Cinta".
Pesulima had a stroke in 1998 and on 7 April 2000, he died in hospital Cinere Puri, Cinere. He was in and out of hospital before that. Pesulima left a wife and two children.
Broery got married for the first time in Singapore to local performer, Anita Sarawak and subsequently took on the name Broery Abdullah. After his divorce from Sarawak, he reverted to using his original name and to his Christian faith.[3] Later, he married Wanda Irene Latuperisa. They had two children, named Indonesia Putra Pesulima and Nabila Methaya Pesulima.