Anggun C Sasmi

Indonesian Artist - Artis Indonesia

Anggun C Sasmi

 

 

Anggun Cipta Sasmi was born in Jakarta, 29 April 1974 is Indonesian singer who now have French nationality. Until now he is still the only Indonesian singer who managed to conquer the world music market. He currently lives in Paris, France and Montreal, Canada to continue his international career. Until 2005, it had sold 12 million albums worldwide internationalnya, making it the most successful Asian artist outside Asia.Early life and career in IndonesiaAnggun is the daughter of the couple Darto Singo, an Indonesian artist, with Dien Herdina, a housewife alone bloody Sultan Palace.


Anggun essentially educated in a Catholic school in Jakarta, although Anggun is Muslim. Gracious living in a family full of art. Since the age of 7 years Anggun vocal exercises every day was trained by his father. Anggun vocal techniques are taught a variety of exercises with discipline. His mother then acts as manager and in charge of receiving orders for Anggun singing. At the age of 9, Anggun began creating her own songs and began recording albums of children.International CareerAnggun intenasionalnya career began at the age of 19 in 1994. After selling her record company and leave all the popularity it has in Indonesia. Anggun kemudain settled in London, England for a year. Eventually Anggun aware that his career would not flourish in the UK finally graciously decided to emigrate to the Netherlands, where many Indonesian people are settled. But On the way to the Netherlands, Anggun stop in Paris, France, the hometown of her husband, Michel de Ghea. then, Anggun ended up canceling his intention to the Netherlands and then settle down and start a career in France.In 1996, Anggun finally managed to meet with Erick Benzi, one of the great French producer who once worked with album number of famous singers like Celine Dion, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Johnny Hallyday and more. Benzi was captivated by Anggun vocal ability and offered him a solo album recorded in France. After studying French at the Alliance Français for a month, Anggun and Benzi began recording the album.After the recording was complete, Sony Music France was interested and recruit them Graceful as a recording artist. Not only that, Anggun was signed in 2 albums, namely the French-language album and the album in English.June 24th 1997 is the date sacred to Anggun when his first album Au Nom de la Lune (In the Name of the Moon) released into the French market. Anggun's first single, "La Neige au Sahara", a place in the hearts of music enthusiasts France even to Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada. The single was recorded as the most played song on French radio in 1997 and became one of the Hit Summer '97. Album that contains elements of pop plus the sounds of traditional Indonesian instruments (drums, flutes, pecan) is successfully reaping success with sales of over 150,000 copies in France, making Indonesia the first nation artist who managed to put the name of the artists aligned with the existing French .The following year, Anggun launched his first English-language album, Snow on the Sahara. The album was released in more than 33 countries in Europe, Asia, and America. Especially for Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia, the album was released in a special edition titled Anggun (in Indonesia along with single titled "Return"). Single Snow on the Sahara was once a big hits. The single was hovering almost all the charts in Europe during 1998 to 1999. This single had reached position 1 in Italy, Spain and some countries in East Asia. In Europe, the single has even managed to occupy the Top 5 on the UK Club Charts, England.In the United States, Snow on the Sahara was released in May, 1998 by Epick Record. Gait Anggun in the U.S. began when she performed on the TV show Rosie O'Donnell Show. Anggun also appeared in the New York West 54th Session [3] [4] and shelled a number of media including CNN, Billboard, and Rollingstone. Anggun was also invited by Sarah McLachlan to perform at Lilith Fair stage, touring the U.S. women's music festival and became the only Asian singer to have the honor of appearing on the show Divas Live Las Vegas. Nevertheless, Snow on the Sahara was not a significant success in the U.S. and only sold 200,000 copies.

However, Anggun managed to make history by becoming the first Asian artist to penetrate the Billboard charts at # 16 (followed seven years later by Utada Hikaru). While the album Snow on the Sahara itself is at position # 23 Billboard Heat Seekers Charts.Album Snow on the Sahara has successfully won a number of platinum in several countries with total sales exceeding 1 million copies worldwide, making it as an artist Anggun Asia with the highest album sales outside Asia (a record that Anggun still held to this day). Snow on the Sahara Anggun also became the most successful album of his career.Personal lifeGraceful young married Michael de Gea, a French citizen in 1992. It is said that marriage is less approved by the family because of the huge age difference. Together with Michel, Anggun then moved to Europe to realize his dream. The couple then settled in London (since 1995), then in Paris. But unfortunately, after 7 years, the marriage foundered in 1999.In 2003, Anggun met Olivier Maury, a Canadian political scientist. This relationship continues to pursue marriage in the next year through a simple ceremony in Bali. Maury later became his manager. However, since mid-2006, their relationship also ended in divorce.Since 8 November 2007, Anggun blessed with a daughter named Kirana of relationship with Cyril Montana. French writer.For religious affairs, hear-hear ya Anggun is one of the adherents of Pluralism. That is, people who mix different religions because they think that all religions are equally good. And now he's reportedly studying Buddhist religion of his friend who is also from Indonesia.But, beyond all that. Musicians this one deserves to be proud of. Because, Anggun has raised the reputation internasinal Indonesia to the scene with his achievements in the music world. yes, even though he has let his Indonesian citizenship. But Anggun still known image of nationalism, and it can be seen from the long hair and black-owned ya Anggun that characterizes an Indonesian woman. In his albums were also still have the songs and the music used in Indonesian traditional music of Indonesia. and, her dialect when the Indonesian language, he did not mix with the English language or the French language, although Ms. Anggun for both languages ​​fluently.