Eros Djarot

Erros Djarot (born 22 July 1950) is an Indonesian songwriter, director and politician. Beginning his music career with the soundtrack of Kawin Lari in 1976, Djarot became famous with the success of Badai Pasti Berlalu and its soundtrack album. In 1988, he directed Tjoet Nja' Dhien which received nine Citra Awards and was Indonesia's submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In the late 1990s, Djarot entered politics, later forming the Bung Karno National Party in 2002.

Biography Djarot was born in Rangkasbitung, Banten on 22 July 1950. He attended elementary and junior high school in Yogyakarta, where he became active with the student organization Gerakan Siswa Nasional Indonesia. He then attended senior high school in Belitung, South Sumatra. In 1969, he went to Cologne, West Germany to study Industrial Engineering at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences.

In 1975, Djarot returned to Indonesia and formed the music group Barong. The following year, the American Embassy offered Djarot a chance to study at the London International Film School. was eventually selected by Rolling Stone Indonesia as the best Indonesian album of all time.

Together with Chrisye and Jockie Soerjoprajogo, Erros produced a trilogy of albums, Resesi (, 1983), Metropolitan (1984), and Nona (, 1984). Of these, Resesi was received best, selling 350,000 copies and being certified silver.

In 1988, Djarot made his directorial debut with Tjoet Nja' Dhien, which received 9 Citra Awards, including Best Director, and was Indonesia's submission to the 62nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Djarot first entered politics with the Indonesian Democratic Party. However, after a disagreement with then-party leader Soerjadi, Djarot joined the Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI-P).

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