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Life
and career
1986–2002:
Childhood and early career
Agnes Monica was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on
1 July 1986 to a family of Chinese ancestry.[3] She
is the youngest child of Jenny Siswono, a former table
tennis player, and Ricky Muljoto, a former badminton
player.[4][5] Her
older brother, Steve Muljoto, is her manager.[6] She
attended Tarakanita elementary school and Pelita Harapan junior high school.[7]
Her talent for the performing arts was evident in her childhood, especially in
singing; she sang in church and attended vocal courses.[8]
Agnes entered the entertainment
industry in 1992, when she was six years old, and released her first children's
album, Si Meong.[4]
In 1995, she released her second children's album, Yess!, which includes
a duet with fellow Indonesian child singer Eza Yayang.[4]
The album significantly boosted her popularity and was named "Best
Children's Album" in 1999.[9]
Her last children's album, Bala-Bala, was released the following year.[4][10]
Agnes also became the host for several children's programs, including Video
Anak Anteve (VAN) on Anteve, Tralala-Trilili on RCTI, and Diva Romeo
on Trans TV.[4]
She was awarded "Most Favorite Presenter of Children's Program" at
the Panasonic Awards in 1999 and 2000 for Tralala-Trilili.[9]
Agnes began acting as a teenager.
Her first two roles were on the soap operas Lupus Millennia and Mr
Hologram in 1999.[7]
The next year, she starred in the TV series Pernikahan Dini,[4]
which served as a turning point in her career by transforming her image from
that of a child artist to one of a teenage artist.[9]
The production was well received by audiences, and she received the
"Favorite Actress" award at the 2001 and 2002 Panasonic Awards, as well as the
"Popular Actress" award at the 2002 SCTV Awards.[9]
In 2002, Agnes starred in three soap operas, Ciuman Pertama, Kejar
Daku Kau Ku Tangkap, and Amanda.[9]
Due to her popularity, she became the highest-paid teenage artist in Indonesia.[11]
Agnes also recorded songs in her
early teens, including "Pernikahan Dini" and "Seputih Hati"
for the soundtrack of Pernikahan Dini, both of which are featured on the
2001 compilation album Love Theme.[12]
The following year, she collaborated with the Indonesian senior singer Yana
Julio in the song "Awan dan Ombak" for his studio album Jumpa Lagi.[13]
2003–2004:
And The Story Goes
Agnes, after winning at the 2004
Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards
On 8 October 2003, Agnes released
her first adult album, And the Story Goes. In this album, she
worked with several famed Indonesian producers and songwriters, including Ahmad Dhani,
Melly
Goeslaw, and Titi
DJ.[14]
The album production took a year and a half, including the audition process for
the dancers.[15]
According to her record label, Aquarius Musikindo, the album sold 35,000 copies
before its official release.[15]
It was later certified double platinum
after selling more than 300,000 copies.[7][16]
The album won three awards after receiving ten nominations at the 2004 Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards—the
highest music awards in Indonesia. They were "Best Female Solo Pop
Artist" for the song "Jera", "Best Dance/Techno
Production" for the song "Bilang Saja", and "Best Duo/Group"
for her duet with Ahmad Dhani in "Cinta Mati".[17]
She also won "Best Female Newcomer" at the 2004 Anugerah Planet Muzik awards in Singapore.
Because of her success at a young age, she was dubbed a "Young Diva"
by members of the media.[9]
At this point, she started broaching the idea of an international career.[17]
In addition to promoting her debut
album, Agnes also starred in several TV series during this time, playing the
lead role in three: Cewekku Jutek, Bunga Perawan, and Cantik.[18]
She won "Favorite Actress" at the 2003 Panasonic Awards and
"Famous Actress" at 2004 SCTV Awards.[19]
In 2004, after graduating from
Pelita Harapan senior high school, Agnes enrolled at Pelita Harapan University,
where she majored in Business Law.[20]
2005–2007:
Whaddup A.. '?!
Agnes launched her second studio
album, Whaddup A.. '?!, on 10 December 2005. It
featured five singles: "Bukan Milikmu Lagi", "Tanpa
Kekasihku", "Tak Ada Logika", "Cinta Di Ujung Jalan",
and "Tak Mungkin". In addition to working with Indonesian musicians
such as Melly Goeslaw, Andi Rianto, and Erwin
Gutawa, she also collaborated with American singer-songwriter Keith Martin.[7]
Martin wrote two English songs for the album, including the duet "I'll
Light a Candle".[16]
To promote the album, Agnes held a concert tour known as Clasnezenzation
in four Indonesian cities: Bandar Lampung, Surabaya, Bandung, and Makassar.[21]
The album was commercially successful and she won two 2006 Anugerah Musik
Indonesia awards for "Best Female Pop Artist" and "Best R&B
Production".[22]
She also won the "Most Favorite Female" award at the 2006 MTV
Indonesia Awards.[23]
Selling more than 450,000 copies, the album was one of the top-selling albums
of 2006 and was certified triple platinum.[24]
In 2005, Agnes appeared in the
Taiwanese drama The Hospital, co-starring with Jerry Yan,
a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4.[25]
She also appeared with Peter Ho in several episodes of the Taiwanese drama Romance
in the White House,[26]
and starred in two Indonesian soap operas, Ku Tlah Jatuh Cinta and Pink,
both televised on Indosiar.[27][28] In
2006, she starred in the RCTI soap opera Kawin Muda. She also decided to
take a break from her education that year to focus on her entertainment career.[29]
2008–2009:
Sacredly Agnezious
In 2008, Agnes began working on her
third studio album. She released the first single, "Matahariku",
earlier than she had planned. It became her best-selling single, with sales of
three million ringback tone downloads within nine months.[33]
The song received the "Most Favorite Female" award at the 2008 MTV
Indonesia Awards and the "Best Female Solo Pop Artist" award at the
2009 Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards.[34][35] In
September 2008, she released the second single, "Godai Aku Lagi",
which she wrote herself. She also released a mini
album containing the two singles.[36]
That same year she starred in the RCTI soap opera Jelita.[37]
On 4 October 2008, Agnes was invited
as the Indonesian representative at the Asia Song Festival. The event was organized by
the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in Seoul, South Korea.
She performed with 24 artists from 12 Asian countries. The event was viewed by
an audience of 35,000 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and was broadcast
in 30 countries.[38][39] She
performed two of her songs, "Godai Aku Lagi" and "Shake It
Off". During the performance, she incorporated elements of Indonesian
traditional dance from Bali.
Her performance received positive responses from the Korean media and won the
committee's "Best Asian Artist Award".[40]
The following year, she was invited again and performed three songs:
"Shake It Off", "Temperature", and Michael
Jackson's "Heal the World". This time, 14 artists from
across Asia participated and it was viewed by an audience of 40,000.[41] As
was the case with her previous performance, Agnes received good reviews and
earned the "Best Asian Artist Award".[42]
Agnes launched her third studio
album on 1 April 2009, Sacredly Agnezious. This time, she was involved
more in the album production. She worked with the renowned musicians Erwin
Gutawa, Dewiq,
Pay, and DJ Sumantri. She also acted as producer and songwriter.[43] In
addition to the two previous singles, "Matahariku" and "Godai
Aku Lagi", she produced two more singles: "Teruskanlah" and
"Janji-Janji". At the 2010 Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards, she won
three awards: "Best Pop Album", "Best Female Pop Solo
Artist", and "Best of the Best Album".[44] On
23 May 2009, she appeared as a guest star at the "Festival of Life"
in Bali. The celebration commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan.[45]
2010–present:
Upcoming international project
In 2010, Agnes served as a judge on Indonesian Idol season 6.[47]
Her selection for the panel caused controversy because of her age.[48]
That year, she was also appointed as an ambassador of the MTV EXIT (End
Exploitation and Trafficking) organization, which combats human trafficking,[49]
for which she performed at benefit concerts in Surabaya and Jakarta.[50]
In late 2010, Agnes experienced a
breakthrough into the international market when she was chosen as an
international red carpet host for the annual American Music Awards on 21 November 2010 at
the Nokia
Theatre in Los Angeles.[51]
Several months later, she announced that she had signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing and was working
on her debut English studio album in London and Los Angeles.[52] In
early 2011, she also recorded a duet version of "Said I Loved You...But I
Lied" with the American singer Michael
Bolton for his compilation album, Gems: The Duets Album.[53]
The duet was released in the album's international version in Asia.[54]
The next year, she was nominated in the Worldwide Acts Asia Pacific Nominees
category for the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.[55]
Consequently, her slogan "Dream, Believe, and Make it Happen" was
used in a 2011 cultural conference to inspire young people organized by the US
Embassy in Jakarta.[2]
Agnes released a greatest hits album
Agnes Is My Name on 2 February 2011. The album
compiled her top hit singles and two new songs, "Karena Ku Sanggup"
and "Paralyzed".[56]
The album sold one million copies in three months, earning her the
"Million Awards" award from Indonesian KFC, which had helped
market the album.[57]
"Karena Ku Sanggup" won her the "Best Pop Female Singer"
award at the 2011 AMI Awards.[58]
She also won the "Most Inbox Video Clip" award at the 2011 Inbox
Awards. The award, presented by SCTV, was given for the song
"Paralyzed", which was made in Indonesia and the United States.[59]
Artistry
Agnes has been noted as a powerful soprano with a
range of four octaves. Her use of whistle
register in her songs "Karena Ku Sanggup"[62]
and "Rindu" has also garnered attention.[63]
Her songs can be classified as pop, R&B, or hip-hop,
and she has named Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott,
Angie
Stone, Madonna, Michael
Jackson, Fantasia, and Beyoncé as
her musical influences,[64]
though she is often compared to American singers such as Britney
Spears and Christina Aguilera.[65] In
addition to her singing talent, she is also known as a strong dancer and
actress. She is the only Indonesian soloist with a personal dance group, known
as Nezindahood. They auditioned during the development of her first
album in 2003.[14]
She has also written some of her songs[66] and
produced her own music videos.[67]
She has been described as a perfectionist with a variety of talents
by Indonesian commentators.[68]
Agnes has become the most-awarded
Indonesia singer.[69]
Notable awards she has won include ten Anugerah Musik Indonesia, seven Panasonic
Awards, and four MTV
Indonesia Awards. She has also received many international awards, including an
Anugerah Planet Muzik award and two Best Asian Artist Awards. For her
contribution and support to Indonesian music, she was given the 2011 Nugraha
Bhakti Musik Indonesia (NBMI) award from The Minister of Culture and Tourism
and Association of Indonesian Singers, Songwriters and Music Record Producers.
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Relationships
and personal life
Agnes is close about her personal
relationships and she often said that having a boyfriend is not her priority in
life. She also stated that personal relationships should remain private.[70][71]
However, in November 2007 it was revealed that she was involved in a relationship
with Dirly, the runner-up of Indonesian Idol season 3, although the
relationship didn't last long.[72][73]
Agnes has conducted fundraising
activities for victims of the 2004 Tsunami in Aceh and the 2006 earthquake in Java. In 2009, Agnes
visited Situ
Gintung, where a dam failure had caused flooding. She also donated a sum of
money to relief efforts and performed several of her songs for the victims.[74]
Agnes also helped raise over Rp
400 million (approx. US$44,000
as of December 2011) for Persis, an association football team based in Surakarta,
through a benefit concert held at the Diamond Convention
Center in Surakarta.[75] In
2011, she participated at The Save Teen Charity Concert in Jakarta, a
benefit concert to raise money to help teenagers who have dropped out of
school.[76]
Discography
Throughout her career, Agnes has
released 6 studio albums (the first three are children's
albums), 1 mini album, and 1 greatest hits album.
Studio albums
|
Other albums
|
Television
series
- Lupus Milenia (1999)
- Mr Hologram (1999)
- Pernikahan Dini (2001)
- Amanda (2002)
- Ciuman Pertama (2002)
- Cinta Selembut Awan (2002)
|
- Cewekku Jutek (2003)
- Cantik (2004)
- Bunga Perawan (2004)
- Ku 'Tlah Jatuh Cinta (2005)
- Pink (2006)
- Romance In The White House (2006)
|
- The Hospital (2006)
- Kawin Muda (2006)
- Jelita (2008)
- Kawin Masal (2008)
- Pejantan Cantik (2010)
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