Sonia Dronnier,known by her stage name Viktor Lazlo,is a French-Belgian singer.
Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian-French singer,songwriter,and television personality. Born in Jakarta,she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two years later. She rose to fame in 1989 as a teenage rock star and by 1993 she had released five Indonesian-language studio albums. Rolling Stone listed her single "Mimpi" as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time.
Chrysalis / Désirs contraires is the second international studio album by Indonesian French singer Anggun. It was released by Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment in over fifteen countries in Europe and Asia,with the English version being first released in Japan on 30 August 2000 and the French version premiering in France on 2 October 2000. A major departure from her non-Indonesian debut album's world music composition,Chrysalis features electropop sounds with elements of R&B and ambient music. The album was again produced by Erick Benzi and featured some of Anggun's own compositions. She also co-wrote the entire material on the English version.
Snow on the Sahara / Au nom de la lune is the fifth studio album and first international release by Indonesian singer Anggun. The French version was first released in France on 24 June 1997 by Columbia Records,while the English version was later released internationally by major label Sony Music Entertainment in 33 countries throughout Asia,Europe,and America between late 1997 to early 1999. Having various editions with different track listing and artwork,the album was also marketed as Anggun's self-titled album in several countries,such as Indonesia and Japan. The album was a huge artistic departure to Anggun's earlier rock style,experimenting with world music sounds.
Luminescence is the third international studio album by Anggun. The French-language version was released in France on 22 February 2005,while English-language version,also with the same title,was first released in Italy on 18 May 2005. The album was later repackaged in August 2006 as Luminescence:Special Edition with three brand new songs. Following her departure from Columbia Records in 2003,Anggun signed a recording contract with Heben Music. The album features production by several musicians,including Jean-Pierre Taïeb,Frédéric Jaffréand Niels Brinck. Anggun co-wrote music and lyrics of the entire album,except two tracks on the French version.
"Let's Groove" is a song by American band Earth,Wind &Fire,released as the first single from their eleventh studio album,Raise! (1981). It is written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn,and produced by White. The song was a commercial success,and was the band's highest-charting single in various territories. It peaked inside the top 20 in countries including the United States,New Zealand,United Kingdom,Canada and other component charts in America. In 1979 and the early 1980s,there was a severe backlash against disco music. In spite of this,the band decided to revive the disco sound that was included on their previous works and later records. Musically,"Let's Groove" is post-disco,pop and funk which includes instrumentation of synthesizers and keyboards along with live electric guitars.
Elevation is the fourth international studio album by Indonesian singer-songwriter,Anggun. The album was released with the same title for the English-language version and the French-language version. The album was certified Gold Export Award for its sales outside France.
"Still Reminds Me" is a song by Indonesian singer Anggun,released as the first single from her second international album Chrysalis. There's also a French version titled "Derriere la Porte",recorded for the French version of Anggun's second international album,Désirs Contraires. Originally the song was written in French by Erick Benzi and then Anggun adapted it in English. The song was a hit in several countries across Europe and Asia. It became a number-one hit in Indonesia and charted inside the top 20 in Italy and the top 5 on the "Music &Media Europe Border Breakers Chart". Moreover,the French version "Derriere la Porte" was awarded as "French Song of the Year" by Radio France Internationale,the French radio network throughout the world.
The discography of Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter Anggun consists of eleven studio albums,two soundtrack albums,three greatest hits albums,seven single compilations,38 singles and 20 music videos. Anggun began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two years later. Her debut studio album,Dunia Aku Punya,was released in 1986 under Billboard Indonesia,but did not achieve commercial success. Her popularity was later established after the success of the single "Mimpi",which was listed as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time. With the release of subsequent singles and three more studio albums—Anak Putih Abu Abu,Nocturno and Anggun C. Sasmi... Lah!!!—Anggun became one of the most successful Indonesian rock singers in the early 1990s. In 1993,she became the youngest Indonesian singer to found her own record company,Bali Cipta Records. By the age of 19,she had sold over four million albums in Indonesia.
"I'll Be Alright" is a song recorded by Indonesian-born French singer Anggun for the special edition of her third international studio album Luminescence. It was written by the singer alongside Evelyne Kral,Alice L.B.,and Cyril Paulus,and was produced by FB Cool and SDO. "I'll Be Alright" was released as the fourth single from the album for international market,while "Juste avant toi" was released as the third single in France and French-speaking countries.
"Saviour" (English) / "Cesse la pluie" (French) / "Mantra" (Indonesian) is a song recorded by Indonesian singer Anggun. Written originally in French by Evelyne Kral and Frédéric Jaffré,the song was adapted to English and Indonesian by Anggun. Released as the second single from Anggun's third international album,Luminescence (2005),it was also used as the soundtrack of the U.S. box office number-one film Transporter 2. The song remains one of Anggun's most popular single internationally.
Erick Benzi is a French musician,songwriter,composer,and record producer from Marseille.
"Un geste d'amour" or "Look Into Yourself" is the first single from Anggun's second French studio album,Désirs contraires. It was released in September 2000 by Columbia and Sony Music France.
"Snow on the Sahara" is a song by Indonesian singer Anggun from her first international studio album Snow on the Sahara. Written originally in French by Erick Benzi titled "La neige au Sahara",the song was adapted to English by Nikki Matheson. The French version was recorded for Anggun's first French album Au nom de la lune. The song was released in 1997 as her debut international single in 33 countries worldwide. It topped the charts in Italy,Spain and several countries in Asia. The French version quickly became a hit in France,peaking at number 1 on the French Airplay Chart and number 16 on the French Singles Chart. It became the most-played single in France in 1997,with a total of 7,900 radio airplays,and was certified gold for shipment of 250,000 copies. While in Italy,it sold 100,000 copies.
Echoes / Échos is the fifth international studio album by Indonesian recording artist Anggun. The English version was first released by Sony Music in Anggun's native country on 20 May 2011 and the French version was released by Warner Music in Belgium on 4 November 2011. The album was re-packaged in 2012 to promote her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The album was produced by Anggun—the first time since her international career—under her own record label April Earth. She co-wrote all original materials on Echoes,alongside Gioacchino Maurici,Pierre Jaconelli,Jean-Pierre Pilot and William Rousseau. However,Échos also became her first French album on which she does not have any writing credit.
"Echo (You and I)" is a song by Indonesian/French singer-songwriter Anggun. A mixed French-English song,it was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The song was released as the lead single from the international edition of her album Echoes and the third single in France. The full English version of "Echo (You and I)" was later included on her Indonesia-only compilation Best-Of:Design of a Decade 2003–2013 (2013).
Best-Of:Design of a Decade 2003–2013 is a greatest hits album by Anggun,released on 10 May 2013 by Sony Music Indonesia. It comprises some of Anggun's notable works since her departure from Columbia Records in 2003. A sequel to her previous Best-Of album in 2006,the album included only one song,"Saviour",appearing on the previous compilation. The album features four unreleased tracks in Indonesia—"Echo " from its French CD single,"Lie to Me" from the European edition of Echoes,as well as her collaborations with German musician Schiller,"Blind" and "Innocent Lies". Anggun also re-recorded her debut international single,"Snow on the Sahara",which was released as a single to promote the album. An uptempo dance track,the new version was produced by Lebanese-Canadian musician K.Maro.
Toujours un ailleurs is the sixth international studio album by Anggun. It was released physically in France and Belgium by TF1 Musique on 20 November 2015,and as a digital album worldwide. It became her first French-language album not to have its standalone English-language version. The album revisited the world music direction of her debut international album,Snow on the Sahara (1997). Toujours un ailleurs was produced by Frédéric Chateau and Brian Rawling,and features guest vocals by singers Florent Pagny,Yuri Buenaventura,and Angélique Kidjo.
"Only Love" (English) / "Mon meilleur amour" (French) / "Hanyalah Cinta" (Indonesian) is a song recorded by Indonesian singer Anggun. The song was written by the singer alongside Marie Bastide and Gioacchino Maurici for her sixth international album Echoes. "Only Love" and "Hanyalah Cinta" were released as the album's lead single in Indonesia and Malaysia. Both versions were premiered on 100 Indonesian radio stations on 6 April 2012,making Anggun the only Indonesian act in history to enter the local and international charts simultaneously. "Mon meilleur amour" was originally planned as the lead single for the French album Échos. However "Je partirai" was eventually released as the lead single and "Mon meilleur amour" became the second single instead. The single received Platinum Export Award for selling more than 300.500 copies outside France as of 30 September 2011.
8 is the seventh international studio album by Indonesian-French singer Anggun and her eleventh overall. It was released by Universal Music on 8 December 2017 and became her first English-language album not to have a standalone French version. The album's first single,"What We Remember",was released digitally on 13 October 2017 and reached number eight on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the United States.
