Facts:   - instrument: guitar , keyboards , synthesizers    - years active: 1977 -- present    - caption: james freddy sundah courtesy of rolling stone magazine 2008    - birth name: james freddy sundah    - origin: manado , north celebes , indonesia .    - genre: pop , rock , contemporary    - spouse: priscillia -lrb- lia -rrb- sundah suntoso    - chlid: philip      - birth date: 1 december 1955    - image size: 215    - background: solo_singer    - birth place: semarang , central java , indonesia .    - occupation: songwriter , composer , arranger , record producer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james f. sundah .
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ir .james f. sundah -lrb- born james freddy sundah -rrb- is a popular indonesian songwriter , of manadonese descent .he was born in semarang on december 1 , 1955 .a prominent figure in the indonesian music industry , sundah is best known for his evergreen song `` lilin lilin kecil '' -lrb- little candles -rrb- , sung by chrisye -lrb- released in 1977 -rrb- .which won the `` listeners ' favorite choice '' award from the prominent prambors rasisonia radio in jakarta .