Anggun
Anggun is an Indonesian French singer and songwriter whose music moves between Indonesian, French and English, with a growing screen career alongside her recordings and live performances.
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Official music video
Album
Eurovision
FilmOverview
- Full name
- Anggun Cipta Sasmi
- Born
- 29 April 1974, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, actress and television personality
- Breakout in Indonesia
- Mimpi, as a teenage rock singer
- International breakthrough
- Snow on the Sahara, 1997
- Languages in her music
- Indonesian, French and English
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Jakarta, Anggun recorded a children’s album at nine and became a teenage rock singer in Indonesia. Mimpi helped establish her voice at home before she set out to build an international career.
Starting again in Europe.
She moved first to London, then to France, where she worked with producer Erick Benzi. Snow on the Sahara and its French counterpart La neige au Sahara brought her music to listeners beyond Indonesia in 1997.
A voice across languages.
Her recordings span Indonesian, French and English. Albums such as Luminescence sit alongside soundtrack work and her 2012 Eurovision appearance for France with Echo (You and I). In interviews, she describes drawing songs from other people’s stories as well as her own memories.
Beyond the recording studio.
Fans also know her from judging Asia’s Got Talent and France’s Mask Singer. She became an FAO Goodwill Ambassador in 2009 and has supported youth engagement with environmental issues. In 2026, Levitating and Reacher added new acting roles to her work.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film and television
- 2026Reacher, season 4Amisha Hoth
- 2026Levitating (Para Perasuk)Guru Asri
- 2015–2019Asia’s Got TalentJudge
Music
- 2025Roh Kerbau (From “Para Perasuk”)Recording artist with Yennu Ariendra
- 2025Para Perasuk Roh Bulus (Original Score)Recording artist with Yennu Ariendra
- 2012Echo (You and I)Singer representing France at Eurovision
- 2005LuminescenceSinger and songwriter
- 1997Snow on the SaharaSinger
Awards
- Asian Academy Creative Awards, 2026Indonesia national winner, Best Actress in a Leading Role, for Levitating (Para Perasuk).
- Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des LettresFrench arts and literature honor, reported by CNN Indonesia in October 2026.
- Women Inspire AwardListed among her international awards by the FAO’s YUNGA program.
Quotes
A lot of my songs are personal but not autobiographical.Anggun, Harvard Political Review
In an April 2020 interview, she explained how listening to other people’s stories informs her songwriting.
Trivia
- She practiced French by talking to people, including grandmothers at bus stops whose stories she enjoyed hearing.
- Freddie Mercury and Billie Holiday were among the guests she chose for an imaginary dinner in her Harvard Political Review interview.
- For Levitating, director Wregas Bhanuteja says she improvised 15 mantras, each recorded in a single take.
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