Gordon Tobing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gordon Tobing

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1925

Place of Birth: Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1993

Profession: singer

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gordon Lumban Tobing (27 August 1925 – 13 January 1993) was an Indonesian singer of folk songs, particularly those in the Batak language.
Born to a Batak family in Medan, North Sumatra, Tobing moved to Jakarta in 1950 and began working in the entertainment industry.
While with Radio Republik Indonesia, he participated in an Indonesian cultural envoy to the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students.
Over the remainder of his life Tobing was included in numerous similar envoys, ultimately travelling to five continents.