Blink (or Blink Indonesia) were an Indonesian girl group formed in Jakarta on 23 July 2011. They later appeared in the musical television series called Putih Abu-Abu in 2012. They started their career by carrying Pop and Jazz stream and eventually mixed with electropop.
Blink consists of four members: Alyssa Saufika Umari (Ify), Sivia Azizah (Sivia), Agatha Pricilla (Pricilla), and Febby Rastanty (Febby). All of them play acoustic instruments, and sing.
History The girl group often perform cover versions of other songs to practice a cappella, including Firework by Katy Perry,Blink – Cover Firework and What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction.Blink – Cover What Makes You Beautiful
2011-2012: Debut and Putih Abu Abu Their first television appearance was on RCTI on 14 August 2011, with their first single, titled "Sendiri Lagi" which was directly improvised by Sivia and Ify.Blink- "Sendiri Lagi" – First Television Performance
Then they were invited to perform at Inbox SCTV on 20 August 2011. In addition to singing songs, they performed an a cappella cover of the song Price Tag.
They released their second single, titled "Dag Dig Dug", on 19 November 2011 at Inbox SCTV. Through that single, they were asked to be the central characters in the musical television series Putih Abu-Abu, and their single became the theme song for that series, which aired on SCTV.
On the series Putih Abu-Abu, the band released their songs one by one, with at least three versions of each song: the acoustic (live), pop, and electropop.
They performed in the Putih Abu-Abu Music Concert (musical concert version of the television series) on SCTV, followed with their next concert, Putih Abu-Abu Music Concert, 2nd Chapter.
While appearing in the Putih Abu-Abu series, they also held concerts while maintaining their school studies, as all of them were high school students aged 15–16 years old.
Discography
Singles
Year Title Notes 2011 Sendiri Lagi Recycle from Bonus Band 2011 Dag Dig Dug/Putih Abu-Abu OST Television series: Putih Abu-Abu 2012 About You 2012 Andaikan 2012 Takut 2012 Sejuta Rasanya 2012 Jatuh Cinta 2012 Cinta Pertama 2012 Best Friend 2012 Blinkin' 2012 Salamun Alaik 2012 Oh My God (OMG) 2012 Hellow Mellow 2012 Ga Tahan Lagi 2012 Gila 2012 Pacar Pertama 2012 Jatuh Cinta Lagi 2013 Love You Kamu OST Television series: Putih Abu-Abu 2 2013 That's My Boy 2013 CLBK 2013 Rindu 2013 Setia 2013 Blinkstar Dedicated to Blinkstar 2013 Ini Cinta OST Television series: Diam-Diam Suka 2013 Twitter Dunia
Albums BLINK (2013) Heart Beat (2015)
Mini Albums and CDs SOPHIE & BLINK (2013)
Concert Tours Putih Abu Abu Putih Abu Abu Concert Putih Abu Abu Concert Chapter 2
Concert participation SMASH Special Concert: Ready to Blast SMASH Concert: Step Forward K20 Concert Special Melly Goeslaw Masterpiece of Koes Plus Konser Lagu Anak Purwacaraka Music Studio's 25th Anniversary Concert
Videography
Music videos Sendiri Lagi (2011) Hellow Mellow (2013)
References