Anggun
Singer
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
"Microfinance provides access to important
services that harness women's potential and revolutionize
their status at home, in their communities, and in
the world."
Click below to view a public service video by singer Anggun
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Anggun Cipta Sasmi was born in April 1974 in Djakarta, Indonesia
and became a professional singer at age nine, later coming
under the tutelage of producer Ian Antono, with whom she
recorded six best-selling pop metal albums. Though she was
the best-known and most commercially successful musician
in her homeland, Anggun was unknown outside Indonesia until
the mid 1990s when she moved to Paris to seek an international
audience. Hooking up with producer/songwriter Erick Benzi,
Anggun released her U.S. debut album, Snow on the Sahara in
1998, a fusion of Indonesian music and Western pop. The title
song became an instant #1 hit in Spain, Italy and Eastern
Asia, while being charted Top 5 in the Club Charts in the
United Kingdom. Her second album, Chrysalis, became
Gold in Italy in one week and reached multi-Gold and multi-Platinum
in numerous countries across Asia. In 2003, France's Culture
Minister presented her with the prestigious Diamond Award
for selling more than 1.2 million copies abroad, making her
one of the best selling French music export success stories
ever. A year later, she received the distinction of "Chevalier
des Arts et Lettres" for her worldwide achievements
and for her support of French culture.
L'Oriente é pop
rock
e reggae d'asia
il
volto del microcredito
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