{{short description|Indonesian dangdut singer}} {{Indonesian name|patronymic=no||Dewi Muria}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dewi Perssik | image = Dewi-persik.jpg | caption = Perssik in 2008 | image_size = 200px | birth_name = Dewi Muria Agung | birth_date = | origin = | genre = Dangdut | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress<!---occupation(s) artist is notable for, per: Template:Infobox_person#Parameters-->}} | years_active = 2003–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = }} '''Dewi Muria Agung''', better known by her stage name '''Dewi Perssik''' (also spelled '''Dewi Persik''') and nicknamed '''Depe''' after her monogram, is an Indonesian dangdut singer.
==Biography== Persik is the youngest of four children born to Mochammad Aidil and Sri Muna. She also has some Chinese ancestry. She later became a dangdut singer, becoming noticed for her "saw move" ({{langx|id|Goyang Gergaji}}), so named because it resembles the back and forth movement of a saw. She was given the stage name Persik after the Indonesian word for peach, which is thought to bring good luck in Chinese culture.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Dewi Perssik}} She is also known by the nickname "Depe".{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Depe denies illness}}
During 2008, she raised controversy for her "vulgar" movements and outfits while performing onstage and was banned from performing in Tangerang and Bandung;{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2008, Minister praises Dewi}} Bandung mayor Dada Rosada stated that her "sexually provocative" movements did not qualify as art or culture.{{sfn|Suwarni 2008, Dangdut singer faces}} After she apologized and promised to keep her performances tamer, Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs Adhyaksa Dault said that she should be respected for "admitting her mistake".{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2008, Minister praises Dewi}}
Two years later, she raised controversy after several nude pictures of her were released online. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) reported her to the Jakarta police, alleging that the pictures violated the 2008 Bill against Pornography and Pornoaction. The FPI also made plans to throw rotten eggs at her house, and a spokesman compared her to Japanese pornographic actress Maria Ozawa.{{sfn|Pawas 2010, Sexy online pictures}} Persik later admitted that the pictures were of her, and that she often posed in the nude with her hair covering her breasts; however, she also noted that the pictures were meant to be private and that said that she was surprised that they had found their way to the internet.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2010, Dewi Perssik apologizes}}
During the filming of ''Arwah Goyang Karawang'' (''The Dancing Spirit of Karawang''), Persik got into a "catfight" with fellow actress Julia Perez. Both later filed police reports, with Perez later being brought to trial in May 2011.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi will Give}}
In early 2011, Persik underwent hymen reconstruction surgery in As-Salam International Hospital, Cairo, Egypt{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Perssik proves}} after going on the hajj. She said that she didn't want to "disappoint her future husband"; she noted that she was proud of her secondary virginity.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Persik feels}} After facing incredulity, she produced medical records to prove that she was "officially" a virgin.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Perssik proves}}
{{As of|September 2011}}, she is expected to act in the horror/comedy ''Pacar Hantu Perawan'' (''Boyfriend of a Virgin Ghost'') along with an unnamed foreign porn star. She noted that, although there would be a love story in the movie, it would be chaste enough for Indonesian culture.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Persik starring}} She is currently managed by Ahmad Dhani's Republik Cinta Manajemen.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Dewi Perssik}}
==Personal life== Persik has been married two times. Her first marriage was to fellow dangdut singer Saiful Jamil;{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Persik feels}} they were married on 26 June 2005 and divorced on 14 January 2008.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Dewi Perssik}} Her second was to actor Aldiansyah Taher;{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Persik feels}} they entered a ''siri'' marriage (unrecognized by the government, but recognized by tradition) on 4 July 2008, later splitting in 2009.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Dewi Perssik}}
==Case== Following her on-set clash with Julia Perez, Persik was in February 2014 sentenced to three months in jail by the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wartakota.tribunnews.com/2014/02/05/dibui-3-bulan-depe-kok-ma-tega-sama-janda |title=Dibui 3 Bulan, Depe: Kok MA Tega Sama Janda? |date=5 February 2014}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|Class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film title ! Role |- |Rowspan=4|2008 |''Tali Pocong Perawan'' |Virnie |- |''Tiren: Mati Kemaren'' |Ranti |- |''Ku Tunggu Jandamu'' |Persik Wulandari |- |''Setan Budeg'' |Anita |- |Rowspan=2|2009 |''Susuk Pocong'' |Klien Zul |- |''Paku Kuntilanak''<ref>[http://www.kapanlagi.com/film/indonesia/paku-kuntilanak.html pemain di Paku Kunitilanak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708182612/https://www.kapanlagi.com/film/indonesia/paku-kuntilanak.html |date=8 July 2017 }}, diakses 26 September 2011</ref> |Kuntilanak |- |Rowspan=2|2010 | ''Tiran: Mati di Ranjang'' |Susan |- |''Lihat Boleh, Pegang Jangan'' |Salma |- |Rowspan=3|2011 |''Arwah Goyang Jupe-Depe'' |Lilis |- |''Pacar Hantu Perawan'' |Mandy |- |''Arwah Kuntilanak Duyung'' |Linda |- |2012 |''Mr. Bean Kesurupan Depe'' |Marny |- |Rowspan=2|2013 |''Pantai Selatan'' |Larasati |- |''Bangkit dari Lumpur'' |Shakira |- |}
===TV Series=== {|Class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Network |- |2006–2007 |''Mimpi Manis'' |Lilis / Desi | |- |2009 |''Laila'' |Laila | |- |2011 |''Saudara Oesman'' | | Trans 7 |- |2016 |''Centini'' |Centini | MNCTV |- | 2017 | ''Nadin'' | Nadin | ANTV |}
==References== ;Footnotes {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
;Bibliography {{refbegin}} *{{cite news |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/28/depe-denies-illness-due-hymenoplasty.html |title=Depe denies illness due to hymenoplasty |work=The Jakarta Post |date=18 September 2011 |accessdate=3 October 2011 |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011, Depe denies illness}} }} *{{cite news |title=Dewi Persik feels like a virgin |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/06/dewi-persik-feels-a-virgin.html |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Persik feels}} |date=6 June 2011 |accessdate=23 September 2011 }} *{{cite news |title=Dewi Persik starring in 'Virgin Ghost' film |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/08/dewi-persik-starring-%E2%80%98virgin-ghost%E2%80%99-film.html |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Persik starring}} |date=8 September 2011 |accessdate=23 September 2011 |archive-date=15 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015133923/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/08/dewi-persik-starring-%E2%80%98virgin-ghost%E2%80%99-film.html |url-status=dead }} *{{cite web |title=Dewi Perssik |language=Indonesian |url=http://selebriti.kapanlagi.com/indonesia/d/dewi_perssik/ |publisher=KapanLagi.com |ref={{harvid|KapanLagi.com, Dewi Perssik}} |accessdate=23 September 2011 }} *{{cite news |title=Dewi Perssik apologizes for topless photo |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/30/dewi-perssik-apologizes-topless-photo.html |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2010, Dewi Perssik apologizes}} |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=23 September 2011 }} *{{cite news |title=Dewi Perssik 'proves' she's a virgin |url=http://beta.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/05/dewi-perssik-%E2%80%98proves%E2%80%99-she%E2%80%99s-a-virgin.html |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi Perssik proves}} |date=5 July 2011 |accessdate=23 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008173400/http://beta.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/05/dewi-perssik-%E2%80%98proves%E2%80%99-she%E2%80%99s-a-virgin.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }} *{{cite news |title=Dewi will give positive testimony on Jupe |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/11/dewi-will-give-positive-testimony-jupe.html |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2011, Dewi will Give}} |date=11 May 2011 |accessdate=23 September 2011 }} *{{cite news |title=Minister praises Dewi Persik |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/04/15/minister-praises-dewi-persik.html |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|The Jakarta Post 2008, Minister praises Dewi}} |date=15 April 2008 |accessdate=23 September 2011 }} *{{cite news |title=Sexy Online Pictures Draw FPI's Ire to Dangdut Star Dewi Persik |url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/sexy-online-pictures-draw-fpis-ire-to-dangdut-star-dewi-persik/410715 |work=Jakarta Globe |last=Pawas |first=Zaky |ref={{harvid|Pawas 2010, Sexy online pictures}} |date=9 December 2010 |accessdate=23 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220181318/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/sexy-online-pictures-draw-fpis-ire-to-dangdut-star-dewi-persik/410715 |archive-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=dead }} *{{cite news |title=Dangdut singer faces Bandung ban over 'sexy' act |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/04/16/dangdut-singer-faces-bandung-ban-over-039sexy039-act.html |last=Suwarni |first=Yuli Tri |work=The Jakarta Post |ref={{harvid|Suwarni 2008, Dangdut singer faces}} |date=16 April 2008 |accessdate=23 September 2011 }} {{refend}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|3024100|Dewi Persik}}
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