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Date of Birth
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29-April-1974
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Place of Birth
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Jakarta
(Indonesia, Java, Jabodetabek)
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Nationality
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France, Indonesia
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Also know as
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Anggun Cipta Sasmi, Anggun C. Sasmi
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Profession
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Singer-songwriter, Businessperson, Record producer, Spokesperson, Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist
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Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian and French-naturalised singer-songwriter. 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", 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, Anggun met French producer Erick Benzi and signed to Sony Music Entertainment. She released her first international album, Snow on the Sahara, in 33 countries worldwide; this album spawned her international signature hit "Snow on the Sahara", which reached number one in several countries. Since her international breakthrough, Anggun has released five studio albums in English and French, as well as a soundtrack album to the Danish film Open Hearts.
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