Samsons is a pop-rockband formed in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2003. The group comprises Ariadinata, Irfan Aulia, Erik Partogi Siagian, Aldri Dataviadi and Chandra 'Konde' Christanto. Samsons are known for their orchestral musical arrangements and for their anthemic singles, including "Naluri Lelaki", "Kenangan Terindah", "Bukan Diriku", "Akhir Rasa Ini", "Di Penghujung Muda", "Luluh", "Kisah Tak Sempurna", "Hey Gadis", "Seandainya", "Tak Bisa Memiliki", "Hening", "Tak Ada Tempat Seperti Surga", and "Masih ".
Naluri Lelaki (2006 - 2007)
The first album titled Naluri Lelaki, released on 15 April 2006, was a major success for their debut in music industry. It hits multi platinum award for the record sales, as well as winning some categories in a single night at Anugerah Musik Indonesia in 2006. The categories are Best Newcomer, Best Group/Duo, Best Song, Best Album, and RBT Award. the hit singles from this album are Kenangan Terindah, Naluri Lelaki, Akhir Rasa Ini, Bukan Diriku, and Di Penghujung Muda. During its heyday, this song occupied the first position on the MTV Ampuh chart from February 2006 to June 2006. Until now even the most beautiful song Memories are still pleasant to hear, apart from gossip that hit and climax.
Penantian Hidup (2007 - 2008))
The second albumPenantian Hidup released in May 25, 2007, produced in three countries. In this album, for the first time Samsons worked with an overseas orchestra group called Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra, which contains 55 of Australia's best musicians, playing an orchestra arrangement written by Erwin Gutawa. Penantian Hidup was mixed by a senior mixing engineer from Australia, Guy Grey in Singsing Studio, Melbourne. The mastering session Penantian Hidup takes place in Sterling Sound, New York. Mastered by Ted Jensen, an American mastering engineer, which known for having mastered many recordings including The Eagles, Green Day and Norah Jones. There are some hits that were born from this album. They are "Kisah Tak Sempurna", "Luluh", "Seandainya" and "For You".
Penantian Hidup: Platinum Edition (2008)
Celebrating the sale of the Penantian Hidup that touched platinum sales, in 2008 Samsons released an extended version of the album, named Penantian Hidup: Platinum Edition. Samsons also dedicate this album to Samsonia, a term for their fans, who have supported and appreciated their works since the beginning. The album contains eleven songs on the album Penantian Hidup, plus three new songs "Tak Bisa Memiliki", "Hening" and "Devil's Box".
SAMSONS (2009)
In 2009, Samsons released their third self-titled album, SAMSONS. The album was produced in Aquarius Studio, Jakarta and recorded using the analog system. Reasons why Samsons back to analog recording technology, is for their sound needs. They also noticed that analog recordings were a form of recording art that began to fade slowly at the time. The album has several hit singles like "Tak Ada Tempat Seperti Surga", "Masih " and "Percuma".
Perihal Besar (2013)
In 2013, they released their fourth album Perihal Besar, featured the hit ballad "Di Ujung Jalan". This album is a debut for the new frontman, Ariadinata, who joined Samsons in 2012 after the first vocalist, Bams, decided to split from the band in the late 2010. Beside "Di Ujung Jalan", Perihal Besar also has some other hits, like "Langit Runtuh", "Lara" and "Indonesia ".
In late 2016, Samsons released their single, I Love You. The song is an opening single from their upcoming fifth album. The song was inspired from the birth moment of Irfan Aulia's daughter. In this song, Irfan talks about the feelings of love at first sight, from the view of a father to his daughter. Not leaving their trademark in music, in this song Samsons back with an epic orchestral arrangements. This time, they had the opportunity to work together with the Budapest Scoring Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra consist a 55-member classical musician based in Budapest, who plays an orchestra arrangement written by Irfan himself.
Single: Cinta Mati (2017)
In 2017, Samsons returns with their single, "Cinta Mati". This song is a ballad song with the theme of love, which also became a part of their upcoming fifth album. The song is written by Irfan Aulia in 2012. Before performed by Samsons, Cinta Mati was sung by Marcell Siahaan in 2015. Samsons performed this song with a new arrangement and with one of their musical trademarks, which is orchestra. Just like in I Love You, in Cinta Mati they are still working with Budapest Scoring Symphony Orchestra. They picked up 55 best orchestra players in Budapest consisting of 40 strings players, 7 woodwinds players, 7 brass players, 1 percussionist who used to make scoring for Hollywood movies. The sound of the orchestra is not something new in Samsons music because in 2007 on the album Penantian Hidup, Samsons was working with the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra.
