Biography

Christopher Kerry
Real name: Christopher Kerry Ochida Anak Landong
The late Christopher Kerry Ochida Landong (1946 - 24 July 2018) was a Simanggang born Iban singer. He had the honour of becoming one of the first Iban to record an EP record for the Singapore based Nanyang Radio before the emergence of other renowned Iban artists such as Michael Jemat and Christopher Kelly. Different from other Iban artists, he preferred to record Iban language covers of songs by Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck when many of his contemporaries borrowed tunes of Malay or Bollywood songs. His distintive voice has won him many fans over the years with songs such as Maria Ambai Aku, Lebak Pengerindu, Benak Menua and the list just goes on! In recordings, he was often accompanied by The Peaks Electrical, a band from Singapore. He worked as a policeman and passed away on 24th July 2018.