Broery

Broery (June 25, 1948 – April 7, 2000) was the stage name of the Indonesian singer Broery Pesulima, also known as Broery Marantika.
Broery was born in Ambon, Maluku as "Simon Dominggus Pesulima". His parents were Gijsberth Pesulima and Wilmintje Marantika.
He died on April 7, 2000 in Cinere.
Early life.
Broery Pesulima or also known by the name Broery Marantika (June 25, 1948 – April 7, 2000) was a singer and musician born in Indonesia's Ambon.
His real name was Simon Dominggus Pesulima, 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. 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 Broery sang two songs "Angin Malam" and "Mimpi Sedih". One of the famous song is "Duri Dalam Cinta".
Broery had a stroke in 1998 and on April 7, 2000, Broery died in hospital Cinere Puri, Cinere. He was in and out of hospital before that. Broery left a wife and two children.
Personal life.
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. Later, he married Wanda Irene Latuperisa. They have two children, named Indonesia Putra Pesulima and Nabila Methaya Pesulima.