Anggun

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Anggun Cipta Sasmi born 29 April 1974 is an IndonesianFrench singer songwriter and television personality Born in Jakarta she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a childrens album two years later She rose to fame in 1989 as a teenage rock star and by 1993 she had released five Indonesianlanguage studio albums Rolling Stone listed her single Mimpi as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time Anggun left Indonesia for England in 1994 to pursue an international career She later moved to France and recorded her first international album Snow on the Sahara 1997 It was released in 33 countries by Sony Music and sold more than one million copies worldwide Since then Anggun has released another six studio albumsin English and Frenchand a soundtrack album to the Danish film Open Hearts 2002 Her singles Snow on the Sahara What We Remember The Good Is Back and Perfect World entered the Billboard charts in the United States while In Your Mind Saviour and Ill Be Alright charted on the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song Echo You and I Anggun also ventured into television becoming the judge for the Indonesian versions of The X Factor 2013 Got Talent 2014 and The Voice 2018 the pancontinental Asias Got Talent 20152019 the French version of Masked Singer 20192022 and the Belgian version of StarMaker 2023 She also performed as the leading actress in musical theater show Al Capone 2023 and played supporting roles in the film Coup de foudre Γ Bangkok 2020 and TV series Profession ComΓ©dien 2021 Aside from her career in entertainment Anggun 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 Anggun is one of the bestselling Asian artists 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 the World Music Award for Worlds BestSelling Indonesian Artist and the Asian Television Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Television Performing Arts She also became the first woman from Indonesia to be immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds Source Article Anggun from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30
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