Anggun Cipta Sasmi Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Anggun Cipta Sasmi (Indonesian pronunciation: [aŋˈɡun ˈt͡ʃipta ˈsasmi]; born 29 April 1974), is an Indonesian and French-naturalised singer-songwriter. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two years later. With the help of famed Indonesian producer, Ian Antono, in 1986, Anggun released her first rock-influenced studio album, Dunia Aku Punya (The World is Mine). She became further well known with the single, "Mimpi" (1989), which was listed as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone. She followed it with a series of singles and three more studio albums, which established her as one of the most prominent Indonesian rock stars of the early 1990s.Anggun left Indonesia in 1994 to pursue an international career. After two years struggling in London and Paris, Anggun met French producer, Erick Benzi, and signed to Sony Music Entertainment. She released her first international album, Snow on the Sahara (1997), in 33 countries worldwide; this album spawned her international signature hit, "Snow on the Sahara", which reached number one in several countries. Since her international breakthrough, Anggun has released five studio albums in English and French, as well as a soundtrack album to the Danish film, Open Hearts (2002). She also represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Echo (You and I)".Anggun is the first Indonesian artist to break into European and American record charts. Her albums have been certified gold and platinum in several European countries. Anggun also became the highest-paid judge in Indonesian television history, with her involvement on X Factor Indonesia. She has received a number of accolades for her achievements, including the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the Government of France, and the World Music Award for World's Best Selling Indonesian Artist. Aside from her musical career, Anggun has been involved in numerous environmental and humanitarian works. She has been twice appointed as the global ambassador of the United Nations, first for the International Year of Microcredit in 2005, and then for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2009 onwards.
Cyril Montana, Olivier Maury, Michel Georgea, La Neige au Sahara, Nos vies parallèles, A Rose in the Wind
Children
Kirana Cipta Montana
Parents
Darto Singo, Dien Herdina, La Neige au Sahara, Nos vies parallèles, A Rose in the Wind
Awards
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, World Music Award for World's Best Selling Indonesian Artist, La Neige au Sahara, Nos vies parallèles, A Rose in the Wind
Nominations
Indonesian Movie Award for Favorite Soundtrack, World Music Award for World’s Best Female Artist, World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act, World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year, World Music Award for World’s Best Album, Robert Award for Best Song, La Neige au Sahara,...
Movies
What Love May Bring, Raped by Saitan
TV Shows
Asia's Got Talent, X Factor Indonesia
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Sang the theme song to the short-lived French TV series Manatea, les perles du Pacifique (1999). The song, "La Perle Noire", has never been included on any of her albums and was only released as a scarce CD single in France, making it one of her rarest releases.
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Anggun is the first Indonesian artist to win a World Music Award.
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She and her husband Cyril Montana, welcomed their first child, a girl named Kirana, on November 8, 2007 in France.
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Her daughter's name Kirana means Beautiful sunbeam in Indonesian.
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Anggun is the best-selling Asian artist outside Asia and was the first Indonesian artist to break into the international music scene in 1997.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
La nouvelle génération chante Goldman
2013
TV Movie performer: "Né en 17 à Leidenstadt"
The Eurovision Song Contest
2012
TV Special lyrics: "Echo You and I" / performer: "Echo You and I"
La chanson de l'année
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Music Nuggets
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Earth
2007
Documentary performer: "Un Jour Sur Terre", "World"