Yuni Shara

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Yuni Shara
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Born
Wahyu Setyaning Budi

(1972-06-03) 3 June 1972 (age 52)
Nationality Indonesian
Other namesYuni Shara
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)Raymond Manthey (divorced)
Henry Siahaan (divorced)
ChildrenCavin Obient Salomo Siahaan
Cello Obient Siahaan
Parent(s)Trenggono
Rachma Widianingsih
Musical career
Genres Pop
Labels

Yuni Shara is an Indonesian singer and actress. she is the elder sister of singer Krisdayanti. [1] She was born as Wahyu Setyaning Budi in Batu, East Java on 3 June 1972. Her debut was in a music festival called Festival Bintang Radio & Televisi in 1987 when she was 15 years old and won 2nd place. In 1989, she participated in the same festival and eventually she won the first place. This is where she was offered a record deal by Billboard. She released her first record in 1990, titled Jatuh Cinta Lagi. In 1991, she released another record, titled Hilang Permataku, while in 1992 she released Salah Tingkah. Her career peaked with the release of the record Mengapa Tiada Maaf in 1995. The record were sold as many as 1.5 million copies, thus BASF awarded her with 4 Platinum Records. She also received 3 more Platinum Record for the Indonesian version of the soundtrack of the martial arts TV series Return of the Condor Heroes.

Her choice of songs are mainly popular old melancholic songs, one of which is the Keroncong style. However, her career stopped to a halt due to a surge in new pop groups that appealed more to young audience. [2]

Her ex-partner is the actor, Raffi Ahmad, with whom she released a duet Cinta Ini in 2011. [3]

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References

  1. Kurniasari, Triwik (26 July 2009). "Krisdayanti (finally) reveals the unrevealed". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. Yuni Shara profile Archived October 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Raffi and Yuni release another love duet". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. 21 January 2011.