Biography:

Yuyun Nabiela ( Soewandi spelling : Jujun Nabiela , also known as Yunita Ababiel ; January 15, 1964 – July 13, 2025) was an Indonesian dangdut singer . She rose to fame with the 1999 song “Trauma.”

Career

In the early days of her career, she used the stage names Jujun N. (pop singer 1979-1990), Yuyun Nabiela and Yunita Irani. Her first album Maafkan Sayang was the beginning of the Dangdut Singer’s career in the Indonesian entertainment world. This album was released in 1979 and still used the name Sriwahyuni. Sriwahyuni’s name changed to Jujun N. when she moved to the pop track in the 80s. Jujun was first discovered by songwriter A. Riyanto when Jujun was serving his friends, in the 1980s . In the early days of her career, she sang more pop songs and 12 pop albums created by A. Riyanto, Rinto Harahap and Pompy . in 1979 to 1990. Then she changed her name to Yunita Ababiel which she used in the album Pertengkaran which was released in 1997, which became a turning point in the progress of her singing career. The peak of his success was when he released his second album, Trauma in 1999, because the song “Trauma” became a big hit .

Since wearing the hijab, Yunita has focused more on producing qasidah albums.

Personal life

Yunita is the fourth of nine siblings and was engaged to Alik Ababiel, the former lead guitarist, founder and leader of the 70s hard rock/rock n’ roll/heavy metal band “Mountain Boys” (1974–1983) and songwriter since June 29, 1979. They married on January 11, 1980. Originally scheduled for January 11, 1980 , their wedding was postponed. Their marriage was blessed with six children. Yunita Ababil died at 01.00 WIB, Sunday (13/7) at her residence, Depok, West Java.

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