
Uki, Ariel, and Lukman decided to left the band after seeing no vision on the band that leading Topi to broke up. Topi also performed in some birthday party, independence day, and art festival. Topi started to played in cafés, which they started in the B Club café as their first appearance. Ariel then proposed Mohammad Kautsar Hikmat as guitarist and Lukman approved it. Lukman later asked his friend, Nazril Irham, to filling the vocals for the band after interested with Ariel's voice. In 1997, Andika Naliputra Wirahardja, a keyboardist, formed a school band in Bandung, Indonesia that called Topi, with Abel as bass player, Ari as drummer, and Loekman Hakim who joined the band after Abel invites. History 1997–2000: Formation and early years

Noah regained their popularity in 2012 with their first album, Seperti Seharusnya, which gained a huge success by selling more than 1.9 million copies in Indonesia and winning their second AMI Awards for Best of the Best Album.

After Ariel was released in 2012, the new name, Noah, was announced. The announcement of a new name was planned in 2010, but it was delayed because vocalist Ariel was arrested that year. After keyboardist Andika and bassist Indra split from the band in 2006 and keyboardist David joined in 2006, and later as a permanent member 2 years after, the band agreed to change their name in 2009. Peterpan have won various awards including two MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Indonesia and Best Contribution Award at the 2007 Asia Song Festival. Their third album, a soundtrack album for the 2005 film Alexandria, also sold over a million copies. They gained further popularity in 2004 with their second album Bintang di Surga, which sold over three millions copies and won Best of the Best Album in Indonesian Music Awards (AMI) among other awards. Starting their career by playing in cafés, Peterpan gained popularity in 2002 after recording "Mimpi yang Sempurna" for a compilation album Kisah 2002 Malam, followed by a debut album Taman Langit in 2003.

The band currently consists of Ariel, Lukman, and David. Founded as Peterpan in Bandung, West Java in 2000 by Ariel, Andika, Indra, Lukman, Reza and Uki. Noah (former name Peterpan and stylized as NOAH) is an Indonesian rock band that well known in Indonesia for their simple lyrics and catchy beats.
