In 1957 Puspa married Mus Mualim, a Radio Republik Indonesia employee. Her stage name was chosen by President Sukarno during the 1950s. After her performance of Ismail Marzuki's song "Chandra Buana", the group elected to keep her as their regular singer. Īfter winning the Radio Republik Indonesia singing competition in Semarang, Central Java, Puspa was asked by Sjaiful Bachri of the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra to sing for them. ![]() However, after winning several singing competitions she decided to become an entertainer, making the decision around age 14. As a child, she wanted to be a kindergarten teacher. Her family later changed her name to Kadarwati and then finally Sumarti. ![]() ![]() Puspa was born with the name Sudarwati in Tanjung, South Kalimantan on 1 November 1937 to Tugeno Puspowidjojo and Siti Mariam.
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