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The vacant drummer's seat will be sitted by Tyo Nugros. Ari Lasso also experienced drug addiction problem that affected to his vocal difficulties which makes Ari departed from the band in 1999, and Dhani insisted that the vocalist role will be replaced by Once whom he met in 1997. Erwin entered a rehabilitation program to end a drug dependency which was ultimately successful. In addition to the problem of frequent changes to the lineup, Dewa 19 also suffered from the implications of the alleged drug addiction problems of two other band members. Not long thereafter Bimo left Dewa 19 and together with Bebi formed the band Romeo. Wong departed too after the following album Pandawa Lima was finished in 1997 and was replaced by Bimo Sulaksono, a former member of Netral. After their 1995 album Terbaik-Terbaik which enjoyed sales of more than half a million units was completed, Wong Aksan joined the band as drummer. In this album their signature songs are "Kangen" & "Kita Tidak Sedang Bercinta Lagi".ĭuring the making of the second album Format Masa Depan which was released in 1994, Wawan left the band again due to incompatibility between the members. Exceeding expectations, the album received awards from BASF in the categories of Best Newcomer and Most Popular Album of 1993. The first album Dewa 19 was released in 1992. Mainstream success, line-up instability, & disbanding (1991-2011) Due to the lack of a studio that met their requirements in Surabaya, the band was forced to move to Jakarta where after a number of rejections by record companies, a Dewa 19 master was finally recorded by Team Records. As the age of the band's members was 19 years at the time, Down Beat was changed to Dewa 19. When Slank became well-known, Wawan was asked to rejoin Dewa to rejuvenate the band and Ari Lasso was invited too. The name Dewa was changed to Down Beat which became a reasonably well-known name in East Java during that time. Wanting to take a different direction, Wawan left the band in 1988 and formed Outsider with Ari Lasso. The band was initially based at Wawan's dorm in the Airlangga University complex. Dewa is also an Indonesian word meaning 'god', or 'deity'. The name Dewa originated as an acronym of the founding members' names: D from Dhani (keyboard, vocals), E from Erwin Prasetya (bass guitar), W from Wawan Juniarso (drums) and A from Andra (guitar). Dewa was first formed in 1986 by four students from a junior high school SMPN 6 in Surabaya.