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Archibald Poernomosoegih was born in Jakarta, Hindia Belanda to a middle-class {{wp|Peranakan}} family. He is the second of three children. His father is a partner at a law firm in Jakarta whilst his mother runs an artisanal tea-shop in [[Weltevreden]] district, near [[Pandokion]] plaza. | Archibald Poernomosoegih was born in Jakarta, Hindia Belanda to a middle-class {{wp|Peranakan}} family. He is the second of three children. His father is a partner at a law firm in Jakarta whilst his mother runs an artisanal tea-shop in [[Weltevreden]] district, near [[Pandokion]] plaza. Poernomosoegih started playing music at the age of twelve, learning to play the piano and the guitar, before being exposed to Astyrian rappers at the age of eleven. | ||
Poernomosoegih went to school in Jakarta. He began writing his own songs and recording himself rapping over musical instrumentals of various Astyrian hip-hop singers in 2014. Some of these homemade original songs were uploaded to the internet in 2015, gaining him a considerable following on his social media profiles and caught the attention of label head [[Tamara Riyanti]] of [[Noon PM]], a Hindia Belandan music label and mass media company. Pelago was approached by Riyanti in December 2015 and offered to sign into the label, although Riyanti did not give a deadline for a decision on his part and said that he could "take his time". | |||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
=== 2016-2017: ''Anarcho-Lorecianism'' === | === 2016-2017: ''Anarcho-Lorecianism'' === | ||
In February 2016, two months after getting in contact with the head label of Noon PM, Pelago released his first self-produced single ''Anarcho-Lorecianism'' to the internet through [[Sunrise Collective]], an imprint of [[Noon PM]], which became an instant hit whose music video, shot with a smartphone, garnered two million views in two weeks. The single ''Anarcho-Lorecianism'' topped the Commonwealth Top 100 for 13 weeks and became his breakthrough into the mainstream musical industry. He along with XY, XY and XY, all fellow up and coming musicians signed into Sunrise Collective, performed as a collective at [[Covert]], a beach club in Tanau for an exclusive musical soirée attended by personages from the Hindia Belandan musical industry. | |||
He has said that he drew much inspiration from XY and XY in his creative process. | |||
=== 2018-2020: ''Amen, etc'' === | === 2018-2020: ''Amen, etc'' === | ||
=== 2020-present: ''Mentaiko Sushi'' and ''Class Consciousness'' === | === 2020-present: ''Mentaiko Sushi'' and ''Class Consciousness'' === | ||
[[File:Archie Pelago - Class consciousness.jpg|300px|thumb|On 1 August 2021, Pelago shared the cover art for his upcoming album ''Class Consciousness'' on Twitter.]] | |||
== Public image == | == Public image == | ||
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Archie Pelago ارچي ڤعلاݢو ᮃᮞᮤᮠᮊ | |
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 Archie Pelago performing at The Avalon in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Archibald Poernomosoegih |
| Also known as | Archie Pelago |
| Born | 8 October 1999 Jakarta, Hindia Belanda |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, recording artist, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Noon PM, Sunrise Collective |
| Associated acts | Yung Kim, Vendredi Sur Terre, Ranti Sawayama |
Archibald Poernomosoegih (born 8 October, 1999), known professionally as Archie Pelago, is a Hindia Belandan rapper, singer-songwriter and producer. Pelago rose to international prominence in February 2016 with the release of his single Anarcho-Lorecianism, a self-produced track accompanied with a music video shot by a smartphone that topped the Commonwealth Top 100 for 13 weeks. In May 2016, Pelago became the first Hindia Belandan artist to be invited to perform at the annual Weltevredefest musical and cultural festival in Jakarta without having at least one year of musical career. In July of that year, Pelago released his second single Cookie Dough, which rose to the top 20 in several musical charts, and headlined the Tanau Music Festival in Tanau.
Pelago is one of the fastest-rising musical artists in Hindia Belandan music history. He is currently signed to Noon PM and reportedly working on a new album titled Class Consciousness.
Early life and education
Archibald Poernomosoegih was born in Jakarta, Hindia Belanda to a middle-class Peranakan family. He is the second of three children. His father is a partner at a law firm in Jakarta whilst his mother runs an artisanal tea-shop in Weltevreden district, near Pandokion plaza. Poernomosoegih started playing music at the age of twelve, learning to play the piano and the guitar, before being exposed to Astyrian rappers at the age of eleven.
Poernomosoegih went to school in Jakarta. He began writing his own songs and recording himself rapping over musical instrumentals of various Astyrian hip-hop singers in 2014. Some of these homemade original songs were uploaded to the internet in 2015, gaining him a considerable following on his social media profiles and caught the attention of label head Tamara Riyanti of Noon PM, a Hindia Belandan music label and mass media company. Pelago was approached by Riyanti in December 2015 and offered to sign into the label, although Riyanti did not give a deadline for a decision on his part and said that he could "take his time".
Career
2016-2017: Anarcho-Lorecianism
In February 2016, two months after getting in contact with the head label of Noon PM, Pelago released his first self-produced single Anarcho-Lorecianism to the internet through Sunrise Collective, an imprint of Noon PM, which became an instant hit whose music video, shot with a smartphone, garnered two million views in two weeks. The single Anarcho-Lorecianism topped the Commonwealth Top 100 for 13 weeks and became his breakthrough into the mainstream musical industry. He along with XY, XY and XY, all fellow up and coming musicians signed into Sunrise Collective, performed as a collective at Covert, a beach club in Tanau for an exclusive musical soirée attended by personages from the Hindia Belandan musical industry.
He has said that he drew much inspiration from XY and XY in his creative process.
2018-2020: Amen, etc
2020-present: Mentaiko Sushi and Class Consciousness
Public image
Personal life
Pelago lives in Bandar Kunti, Hindia Belanda.