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.
Mimpi is a compilation album by Indonesian singer Anggun, features 2 hit singles "Mimpi" and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". The album was released in 1989 under label Atlantic Records, Indonesia. The song "Mimpi" eventually got placed at number 47 on Rolling Stone Indonesia's "150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" list. Mimpi has sold approximately 1 million copies in Indonesia.
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 Jaffré and Niels Brinck. Anggun co-wrote music and lyrics of the entire album, except two tracks on the French version.
Best-Of is a greatest hits album by Anggun. The album was released in December 2006 in Indonesia, May 2007 in Malaysia and June 2007 in Italy, to celebrate the first decade of Anggun's international career. It features hit singles from her first three international studio albums, as well as her soundtrack and collaborations with other artists. Anggun also re-recorded three of her old Indonesian hits—"Mimpi", "Bayang Bayang Ilusi" and "Takut". A deluxe edition features bonus VCD and DVD were released for Indonesia and Italy.
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.
Dunia Aku Punya is the debut studio album by Indonesian singer-songwriter Anggun. It was released by Billboard Indonesia in 1986, when she was 12 years old. The album was produced by Indonesian rock musician Ian Antono and features various songwriters, including Anggun herself, who wrote two songs. "Tegang" and "Dunia Aku Punya" were released as promotional singles from the album.
Yang Hilang is a greatest hits album by Indonesian singer Anggun. It was released in 1994 by Blackboard Indonesia, compiling her past Indonesian hits with two brand new songs, "Yang Hilang" and "Masa Masa Remaja".
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.
"Si Tu L'avoues" is the first French single from her fourth French album, Elevation by Anggun. There's also an English version of the song, "Crazy", for the international edition and "Jadi Milikmu" for Indonesian and Malaysian edition. "Jadi Milikmu" received heavy airplay in Indonesia, causing the song to top the Indonesian Airplay Chart. It has been certified Platinum Export Award for selling more than 250.000 copies outside France.
The Anugerah Musik Indonesia, also known as AMI or colloquially AMI Awards, is an annual Indonesian music award ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in improving the quality and quantity of artists in the mainly Indonesian-language music industry. It has been compared to the American Grammy Awards and British Brit Awards. It provides recognition of the music industry similarly as other entertainment awards such as the Panasonic Gobel Awards (television) and Festival Film Indonesia.
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.
Nicky Nastiti Karya Dewi, better known by her stage name Nicky Astria, is an Indonesian musician.
H. Virdy Megananda, known popularly as Bebi Romeo, is an Indonesian musician. He began his career in the mid-1990s as the vocalist of band Bima. Before their disbandment, the band released their only studio album, Sebuah Awal (1996), which featured single "Dua Hati". Bebi achieved his prominence in music scene after forming band Romeo in 1998. The band's most popular hit "Bunga Terakhir" (1999) was composed by Bebi himself. He has released four studio albums as the vocalist of the band.
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.
Rif which stands for Rhythm in Freedom, is an Alternative rock band formed in Bandung, Indonesia in 1995.
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.
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.
"What We Remember" is a song recorded by Indonesian-French singer Anggun for her seventh international album 8 (2017). It was written by the singer alongside Silvio Lisbonne and Guillaume Boscaro. The song was released as the album's lead single on 13 October 2017 on all digital music platforms.
