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Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian and French singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she recorded a children's album at the age of nine and rose to fame as a teen rock star in the late 1980s. By 1993 she had released five Indonesian-language studio albums. Rolling Stone listed her breakthrough single "Mimpi" as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Tim…
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Born 29 April 1974 · Q221310
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Public attention spiked: 3,784 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.4× the usual 514, with 12 article edits. Coverage that week: “INTERVIEW: Agnez Mo and Anggun Discuss ‘Reacher’ Season 4 and Asian Representation” (Nexus Point News).
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Nexus Point News: INTERVIEW: Agnez Mo and Anggun Discuss ‘Reacher’ Season 4 and Asian Representation
Public attention spiked: 4,381 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.5× the usual 514, with 1 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 3,525 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.9× the usual 514, with 1 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 5,822 Wikipedia readers in one day, 11.3× the usual 514, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 4,569 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.9× the usual 514, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 6,460 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.6× the usual 514, with 0 article edits.
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Mshale: PERTAMA KALI! Kompaknya Agnez Mo Bareng Anggun Dan Alan Ritchson Promo Reacher Season 4 Di San Diego Gabby Williams (IVq443dX44)
MetroTVNews.com: Di Sidang Tahunan dan Sidang Bersama 2026, Puan Tampak Anggun Kenakan Kebaya Brokat Hijau Olive
Public attention spiked: 8,747 Wikipedia readers in one day, 29.3× the usual 299, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Di Sidang Tahunan dan Sidang Bersama 2026, Puan Tampak Anggun Kenakan Kebaya Brokat Hijau Olive” (MetroTVNews.com).
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VOI.ID: Anggun C Sasmi Reveals the Reason for Being Loyal to Wanda Ponika's Works
Mshale: Agnes Monica & Anggun Bikin Bangga Indonesia 🇮🇩 Dalam Film Reacher Season 4 Meteo Napoli (o5ibvMcSON)
Eurovision News%2c Polls and Information by ESCToday: France: Anggun confirmed as judge for Drag Race France Season 4
Screen International: ‘Levitating’ review: Global singing star Anggun impresses in ambitious, lyrical Indonesian drama
Visited Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist temple
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French musical Al Capone and 2024 Italian revival of Jesus Christ Superstar
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Published video “Anggun - La neige au Sahara”.
Awarded Asia's Most Influential Indonesia (2021).
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NME: Anggun shares ‘Dreams’ cover to honour the late Eddie Van Halen
Published video “Are you ready for Asia's Got Talent Season 3?”.
“Intervista di Maurizio Donini, tuttorock.com, 26 marzo 2019.”
The Jakarta Post: Anggun shares reason behind her article on communism
Published video “Anggun - The Good is Back (Offer Nissim Remix)”.
Published video “Siapa Bilang Gak Bisa (Official Pantene Anthem)”.
Published video “The Good is Back (feat. Fazura) - Audio file”.
Published video “The Good is Back (feat. Rossa) - Audio file”.
philstar.com: Anggun finds right time for new album
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Anggun: Being Asian can be an advantage
The Jakarta Post: Anggun’s new single lands on Billboard chart
Published video “Anggun - What We Remember (Official U.S. Remix by Junotrix) / Billboard® Dance Charts single”.
Silent Night — A Song for the World, re-produced by The CW and took a date on 10 December 2020 for its special premiere
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On 16 August 2018 Anggun married for the fourth time in Ubud, Bali, with a German musician and photographer, Christian Kretschmar.
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The Jakarta Post: Anggun, a Muslim, has serenaded 3 Popes
Published video “Exclusive behind the scenes of Anggun's spectacular video / What We Remember”.
GMA Network: WATCH: Indonesian artist Anggun likens a Filipino singer to Audrey Hepburn
Released album “8”.
Published video “Anggun's new album "8" - International TVC”.
Eurovision News%2c Polls and Information by ESCToday: France: Anggun unveils What We Remember ahead of album release
Published video “Anggun - What We Remember (Official video - Directed by Roy Raz)”.
Published video “What We Remember - Exclusive video teaser (directed by Roy Raz)”.
Published video “AnggunVEVO Live Stream”.
In Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Published video “Anggun - Face au vent (radio edit)”.
Anggun sat on the panel as judges for SK-II Beauty Bound Indonesia
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Released album “Toujours un ailleurs”.
Yahoo News Singapore: Anggun: I experienced rejection after rejection
Published video “Anggun, Florent Pagny - Nos Vies Parallèles (Vidéo Lyrics Officielle)”.
Published video “Anggun - A nos enfants”.
Anggun, alongside David Foster, Melanie C (Spice Girls) and Vanness Wu (F4), was announced as a judge on the debut of Asia's Got Talent
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Released album “Persembahan Terbaik”.
“Sono cresciuta ascoltando molta musica rock occidentale come Deep Purple, Black Sabbath e cantanti indonesiani.”
“[Su Piero Pelù] Ho incontrato Piero molte volte durante il Festivalbar in giro per l'Italia e abbiamo parlato di una possibilità di collaborazione. La collaborazione è nata in maniera del tutto naturale e facile, lo rispetto molto come artista e come essere umano. È veramente un grande uomo!”
“Sono molto fortunata che la mia musica mi dia accesso a luoghi ed esperienze cui non avrei mai pensato di arrivare. Ovviamente è una sensazione incredibile e sono molto felice di poter avere una vita piena e potere realizzare quello che mi appassiona; per questo cerco di essere quanto più possibile sincera quando scrivo i miei testi.”
Anggun re-recorded her debut international single as a French-Portuguese duet with Tony Carreira, retitled "La neige au Sahara (Faço Chover No Deserto)", for Carreira's album Nos fiançailles, France/Portugal
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Released album “Best-of: Design of a Decade (2003-2013)”.
Released ep “Quelques mots d’amour”.
Anggun served as the international judge for the first season of the Indonesian version of The X Factor, making her the highest-paid judge in Indonesian television history
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Times of Malta: Anggun, Faniello in Pure duet
Career landmark: Participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 (tournament / event).
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Released album “Échos / Echoes”.
And supporting each other career since then
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Released ep “Always You / Innocent Lies”.
Was ranked at number 18 on the French version of FHM's list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World
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Anggun was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), part of the United Nations
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Italian singer Mina did a cover from one of Anggun's songs, "A Rose in the Wind", in her album Riassunti d'amore - Mina Cover
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Released album “Élévation”.
Released album “Si tu l'avoues / Crazy (Remixes)”.
Anggun released her fourth international studio album, Elevation
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People: Indonesian singer Anggun welcomes first child
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Kirana Cipta Montana, on 8 November 2007.
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Began a relationship with French writer Cyril Montana, whom she eventually married
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Released album “Best Of”.
And then for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2009
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Awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2004).
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Released album “Luminescence”.
Anggun returned to Paris and landed a record deal with Heben Music
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Anggun and Maury were married in a private ceremony in Bali
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Including with Italian rock singers Piero Pelù, Serge Lama and Tri Yann
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Received the Women Inspire Award from Singapore's Beacon of Light for "her achievements as a role model for many young women in Asia
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Released album “Open Hearts”.
And the entire soundtrack for Open Hearts in 2002
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Released album “Désirs contraires / Chrysalis”.
In 2000, Anggun became a French citizen, thus automatically renouncing her 26-year Indonesian citizenship.
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Anggun became a French citizen, thus automatically renouncing her 26-year Indonesian citizenship
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Anggun worked on her second French album, Désirs contraires, released in September 1999
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Released album “Anggun”.
Released album “Au nom de la lune / Snow on the Sahara”.
Met French singer Florent Pagny, who became her mentor
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Met French singer Florent Pagny, who became her mentor and introduced her to French producer Erick Benzi
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And recorded her first international album, Snow on the Sahara (1997)
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Anggun released Yang Hilang, a greatest hits album of her Indonesian popular songs
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After releasing the greatest hits album Yang Hilang, Anggun sold her record company to fund her move to London, England
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Released album “…Lah!!!”.
Released album “Nocturno”.
Was to Michel Georgea, a French engineer, which was met with criticism in Indonesia for allegedly marrying to advance her career
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Her first marriage, in 1992, was to Michel Georgea, a French engineer, which was met with criticism in Indonesia for allegedly marrying to advance her career.
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Anggun began a relationship with Michel Georgea, a French engineer
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Released album “Tua Tua Keladi”.
As a teenage rock star and by 1993 she had released five Indonesian-language studio albums
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“I was writing songs all the time, but my specialty was classical piano and singing.”
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Met Ian Antono, the guitarist and music producer of God Bless, and released her first commercial studio album, Dunia Aku Punya; however, it did not achieve commercial success
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Released album “Kepada Alam & Pencintanya”.
Born 1974-04-29.
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Her second husband was Louis-Olivier Maury (born March 1972) whom she met in Canada.
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[Su Piero Pelù] Ho incontrato Piero molte volte durante il Festivalbar in giro per l'Italia e abbiamo parlato di una possibilità di collaborazione. La collaborazione è nata in maniera del tutto naturale e facile, lo rispetto molto come artista e come essere umano. È veramente un grande uomo!
Sono molto fortunata che la mia musica mi dia accesso a luoghi ed esperienze cui non avrei mai pensato di arrivare. Ovviamente è una sensazione incredibile e sono molto felice di poter avere una vita piena e potere realizzare quello che mi appassiona; per questo cerco di essere quanto più possibile sincera quando scrivo i miei testi.
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