
Both members had invited Duta - who had been performing with Adam at as a singer and acoustic guitar duo at their neighbourhood 17 August celebrations - to join their band practice to be a vocalist. The band came from an earlier incarnation called " W.H.Y Gank " which was headed by Adam and Sakti. By now, Sheila on 7 has sold estimated more than 8 million copies album in Indonesia. Kisah Klasik Untuk Masa Depan charted at #1 on Hits Albums of the World on Billboard Malaysia. Sheila on 7 is the first ever band in Indonesia with their first 3 albums sold more than 1 million copies in Indonesia only, with Kisah Klasik Untuk Masa Depan ranked #8 and Sheila on 7 ranked #13 on the list of Indonesian all time best selling albums. The magazine also listed the songs "Dan" (#29) and "Melompat Lebih Tinggi" (#147) on "The 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time". Their self titled debut album Sheila on 7 was ranked #33 by Rolling Stone Indonesia on " The 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time". Anton left in 2004 while Sakti left in 2006, leaving their current lineup as it is but with Brian Kresna Putro replacing Anton in the drums until his departure in 2022. Their first lineup consisted of Akhdiyat Duta Modjo (also known as Duta, vocals), Saktia "Sakti" Ari Seno ( guitar), Eross Candra ( guitar), Adam Muhammad Subarkah ( bass) and Anton Widiastanto ( drums). They have changed their lineup several times since their formation on. Sheila on 7 is a pop rock band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Massive Music Entertainment (2017-present).Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia (1998–2017).The results of this study also proves that the lyrics of the song Sheila On 7 in the album Determining the Direction can be used as subjects of Indonesian language subjects in junior high school in poetry material. The researchers found the elements contained in the lyrics of this song in the study of stilistika, which consists of diction elements, language style or majas, images, and relevance to teaching materials of Indonesian subjects in SMP class VII. The results of this study indicate that the lyrics of the song Sheila On 7 album Determine the Direction consists of sentences that can be examined its aspects through stilistic studies. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative. This study aims to describe and explain about (1) aspects of diction (2) aspects of the style of language (3) aspects of the image and (4) relevance as teaching material of Indonesian language subjects in junior high school which is in the lyrics of Sheila On 7 in the album Determining the Direction (2008).
