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Anggun

Also known as Anggun Cipta Sasmi, Anggun Sasmi

Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; (born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian and 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.

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Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter, recording artist, and philanthropist. Born in Jakarta in 1974, she works in music composing and singing, performing in pop, rhythm and blues, world, and rock genres. She plays the piano and uses her voice, singing in Indonesian, French, English, and Javanese. Her discography includes works such as "It's My Life!" and she has been associated with record labels including Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Groupe TF1.

She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and has received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres award. Anggun is employed by Europe 1 and maintains an official website. She is married to Cyril Montana and follows Buddhism. Her music has attracted listeners on platforms like Last.fm, where she is tagged as a female vocalist and alternative artist. She is also referenced by numerous other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 1

Top works

It's My Life!

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Film & TV

Jakarta, Indonesia

Anggun Cipta Sasmi (born 29 April 1974) 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…

Known for

Levitating — Guru Asri2026
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel — Self2025
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier — Self : Guest2025
Starmaker — Jury2024
Starmaker : la nouvelle chance — Jury2024
Le grand concert des régions2024
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA — Self2023
Cannes Confidential — Céleste Badeaux2023
The Unexpected Getaway — Self2022
Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac — Self2020

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: France
Active from: 1974

Discography

Kepada Alam & Pencintanya1983
Tua Tua Keladi1990
Nocturno1992
…Lah!!!1993
Au nom de la lune / Snow on the Sahara1997
Snow on the Sahara1997
Anggun1998
A Rose in the Wind1998
Au nom de la lune1998
Désirs contraires / Chrysalis2000

Member of

Les Enfoirés1999–1999

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 131,194
Total plays: 1,922,510

Key facts

Person.name: Anggun
Person.image: Anggun at Taormina Film Fest.png
Person.alt: A black-haired wearing a silver gown
Person.caption: Anggun in 2014
Person.birth_name: Anggun Cipta Sasmi
Person.alias: Anggun C. Sasmi
Person.birth_place: Jakarta, Indonesia
Person.years_active: 1983–present
Person.children: 1
Person.signature: Anggun C. Sasmi signature.svg
Musical artist.embed: yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Indonesia
Place of birth: Jakarta
Occupation: television personality
Employer: Europe 1
Languages spoken: Malay
Native language: Indonesian
Religion: Buddhism
Participant in: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Field of work: singing
Genre: urban contemporary
Instrument: voice
Record label: Groupe TF1
Discography: Anggun discography
Official website: www.anggun.com
Image: Anggun, Paris, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Height: 1.63

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Commons category: Anggun
topic's main category: Category:Anggun
date of birth: 1974-04-29
name in native language: Anggun Cipta Sasmi
start of work period: 1983-00-00
birth name: Ciptaa Anggun Sasmi
social media followers: 3856375
described at URL: www.tatlerasia.com/people/anggun-sasmi

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

Life and career
1974–1993: Early life and career in Indonesia
1994–1999: International breakthrough with ''Snow on the Sahara''
2000–2003: ''Chrysalis'' and ''Open Hearts''
2004–2009: ''Luminescence'' and ''Elevation''
2010–2013: ''Echoes'', Eurovision, and ''The X Factor''
2014–2016: ''Got Talent'' and ''Toujours un ailleurs''
2017–2019: Television projects, ''8'' and Asian Games 2018
2020–present: Further television works, music collaborations and acting debut
Artistry and legacy
Other activities
Philanthropy and activism
Ambassadorship
Writing
Personal life
Paris burglary incidents
Backing band
In popular culture
Discography
Filmography
Accolades
Bibliography
See also
Footnotes
References
External links

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)".

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