Anggun

Anggun (2011).

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. 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 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Anggun C Sasmi at Le Trianon, Paris, in June 2012
Born	Anggun Cipta Sasmi (1974-04-29) April 29, 1974 Jakarta, Indonesia
Other names	Anggun C Sasmi
Occupation	Singer Songwriter Record producer Recording artist Author Talent show judge Panelist Celebrity Voice actress Television personality Philanthropist
Musical career
Genres	Rock Pop-rock world pop Electropop R&B urban dance
Instruments	Vocal Piano
Years active	1986 - present
Labels	April Earth Universal Sony TF1 Musique Warner
Website	www.anggun.com

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. Her first international album, Snow on the Sahara (1997), was released in 33 countries and became the best-selling album by an Asian artist outside Asia. The album spawned her signature hit "Snow on the Sahara", which reached number one in several countries. Since her international breakthrough, Anggun has released five English-language studio albums and six French-language studio albums, as well as a soundtrack album to the Danish film Open Hearts (2002). She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Echo (You and I)". She joined the judging panel of talent shows X Factor Indonesia (2013) and Asia's Got Talent (2015); the former made her the highest-paid judge in Indonesian television history.

Anggun is the Asian artist with the highest album sales outside Asia, with her releases being certified gold and platinum in some European countries. She is the first Indonesian artist to have success in European and American record charts. 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 appointed as the global ambassador of the United Nations twice, first for the International Year of Microcredit in 2005 and then for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2009 onwards.

Album

• Dunia Aku Punya
• Elevation

Anggun Media

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  Anggun at Fete de l'Espoir, Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2005

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  Anggun performing in Hannover, Germany, during the Schiller's Atemlos Tour in May 2010.

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  Anggun performing at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan on 26 May 2012.

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  Anggun with Malaysian singers Siti Nurhaliza and Jaclyn Victor in April 2016.

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  Anggun playing piano during her 2006 concert in Bandung, Indonesia.

Other websites

• Anggun official website Archived 2001-09-24 at the Wayback Machine