Dorce Gamalama
(重定向自Dorce)
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Dorce Gamalama (born Dedi Yuliardi Ashadi, July 21, 1963) is an Indonesian trans woman, who is a pop singer, actress, presenter, and comedian.
Gamalama was born in Solok, West Sumatra, Indonesia. She was raised by her grandmother after both parents died when she was a year old. Her grandmother introduced her to music while she was still at elementary school, singing with a group called the Bambang Brothers. In her teens she began to appear on stage in women's clothes, and took the stage name Dorce Ashadi. She later underwent sex reassignment surgery in Surabaya. Her stage name derived from mount Gamalama in Ternate.