Anggun

Anggun

CountryIndonesia Indonesia
GenderFemale
BirthdayApr. 29, 1974
BiographyAnggun Cipta Sasmi (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌaŋɡʊn ˌt͡ʃip̚t̪a ˈsasmi]; (born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian-French singer-songwriter, actress, 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.

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 albums—in English and French—and 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 "I'll 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 joined the judging panel in various TV shows, including Asia's Got Talent (2015–2019), as well as the Indonesian versions of The X Factor (2013) and The Voice (2018); the French version of Masked Singer (2019–2022); and the Belgian version of StarMaker (2023). Her acting works include supporting roles in films Coup de foudre à Bangkok (2020) and Levitating (Para Perasuk) (2025), as well as American TV series Reacher (2025). For theatre productions, Anggun was the leading actress in 2023 French musical Al Capone and 2024 Italian revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. She 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 best-selling 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 accolades for her achievements, including the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the Government of France, the World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Indonesian Artist, and the Asian Television Award for Outstanding Contribution to Asian Television Performing Arts. She became the first woman from Indonesia to be immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds.

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