Krakatau are an Indonesian band founded by Pra Budi Dharma and Dwiki Dharmawan in 1984.
Dwiki Dharmawan founded Krakatau in 1984, with his bandmates Pra Budi Dharma and Donny Suhendra.
The band participated at the 1985 Light Music Contest in Tokyo, Japan.
[citation needed] In 1986, the band has changed its formation in addition of Trie Utami, Indra Lesmana and Gilang Ramadhan.
[1] The title track "Gemilang" ("Dazzling") composed by Dharmawan and written by filmmaker Mira Lesmana, became a critical and commercial success, selling over 800.000 copies.