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Anggun Cipta Sasmi (born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian-born French-naturalised 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.With the help of famed Indonesian producer Ian Antono, in 1986 Anggun released her first rock-influenced studio album, Dunia Aku Punya.She became further well known with the single "Mimpi" (1989), which was listed as one of the 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone.She followed it with a series of singles and three more studio albums, which established her as one of the most prominent Indonesian rock stars of the early 1990s. Anggun left Indonesia in 1994 to pursue an international career.After two years struggling in London and Paris, she met French producer Erick Benzi and signed to Sony Music Entertainment.Her first international album, Snow on the Sahara (1997), was released in 33 countries and became the best-selling album by an Asian artist outside Asia.Since then, Anggun has released another six studio albums as well as a soundtrack album to the Danish film Open Hearts (2002).Her singles, "Snow on the Sahara", "What We Remember", and "The Good Is Back", 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 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song "Echo (You and I)".She became the judge for the pancontinental Asia's Got Talent from 2015 onward, as well as the Indonesian versions of The X Factor, Got Talent, and The Voice. Anggun is the Asian artist with the highest album sales 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 and the World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Indonesian Artist.She also became the first Indonesian woman to be immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds.Aside from her musical career, Anggun has been involved in numerous environmental and humanitarian works.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 onwards.

Since day one, Anggun has already been dreaming about pursuing international career. That was the main reason why she left to Europe in 1994, struggling in London and France before meeting music producer and got signed into Sony Music Entertainment. Her first global work is album Snow on the Sahara, hitting big as it launched. Another releases that comes after also earning good recognition from in and outside the country.

Mimpi - Best Of

Snow on the Sahara - Anggun

La neige au Sahara - Au Nom De La Lune

Anggun - Best International Artist - AMI Awards 2006

Anggun - World's Best Selling Indonesian Artist - World Music Awards 2014

Anggun - International Breakthru Artiste Award - Anugerah Planet Muzik 2015

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