Persik is the youngest of four children born to Mochammad Aidil and Sri Muna. She also has some
Chinese ancestry. She later became a dangdut singer, becoming noticed for her "saw move" (), so named because it resembles the back and forth movement of a saw. She was given the stage name Persik after the Indonesian word for
peach, which is thought to bring good luck in
Chinese culture. She is also known by the nickname "Depe". During 2008, she raised controversy for her "vulgar" movements and outfits while performing onstage and was banned from performing in
Tangerang and
Bandung; Bandung mayor
Dada Rosada stated that her "sexually provocative" movements did not qualify as art or culture. After she apologized and promised to keep her performances tamer, Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs
Adhyaksa Dault said that she should be respected for "admitting her mistake". Two years later, she raised controversy after several nude pictures of her were released online. The
Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) reported her to the Jakarta police, alleging that the pictures violated the 2008
Bill against Pornography and Pornoaction. The FPI also made plans to throw rotten eggs at her house, and a spokesman compared her to Japanese pornographic actress
Maria Ozawa. Persik later admitted that the pictures were of her, and that she often posed in the nude with her hair covering her breasts; however, she also noted that the pictures were meant to be private and that said that she was surprised that they had found their way to the internet. During the filming of
Arwah Goyang Karawang (
The Dancing Spirit of Karawang), Persik got into a "catfight" with fellow actress
Julia Perez. Both later filed police reports, with Perez later being brought to trial in May 2011. In early 2011, Persik underwent
hymen reconstruction surgery in As-Salam International Hospital, Cairo, Egypt after going on the
hajj. She said that she didn't want to "disappoint her future husband"; she noted that she was proud of her secondary virginity. After facing incredulity, she produced medical records to prove that she was "officially" a virgin. , she is expected to act in the horror/comedy
Pacar Hantu Perawan (
Boyfriend of a Virgin Ghost) along with an unnamed foreign porn star. She noted that, although there would be a love story in the movie, it would be chaste enough for
Indonesian culture. She is currently managed by
Ahmad Dhani's Republik Cinta Manajemen. ==Personal life==