Agnes Monica
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| Agnes Monica | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Agnes Monica Muljoto |
| Also known as | NEZ, Agnes Monica |
| Born | July 1, 1986 |
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | Pop R&B Dance Urban pop Jazz Rock Hip Hop |
| Occupations | Singer, dancer, actress, producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, pianists |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Labels | Aquarius Musikindo, Indonesia |
| Website | official Site |
Agnes Monica (born Agnes Monica Muljoto on July 1, 1986) is an Indonesian pop singer, dancer, actress, songwriter, and producer Her career started when she was only 6 years old.
Her album "..And the Story Goes" (2003) made her popular as a teenage singer.[1] It was a big success in Indonesia with the singles "Bilang Saja", "Jera" and "Cinta Mati". The album sold 30.000 copies in only 3 days and eventually got double platinum. In 2005 she released her second album "Whaddup A.. '?!" with the hit single, "Tak Ada Logika". It sold 50,000 copies in 10 days and went to triple platinum (with no album promotion in Malaysia). Her third album was "Sacredly Agnezious" (2009), with the hit single, Teruskanlah.[2] Her biggest hit to date is "Matahariku".
Her success brought her fame not only in her homeland, Indonesia, but also in neighboring Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and even in the Netherlands in Europe. Her performance at the 2008 Asia Song Festival in Seoul, Korea, led her to fame in Taiwan, Korea, China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. She is the only singer in Indonesia who has her own dance group called, Nezindahood, who always perform with Agnes on stage.[3] In 2009, she began planning to launch her international career, and started taking Mandarin lessons. A result of this was her role in two Taiwanese drama series, "Romance in the White House" with Peter Ho, and "The Hospital" with Jerry Yan.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 1995-2002: Career breakthrough
Agnes started her career at the age of 6 as a singer and host of a children's TV show. As a child singer she released three albums; Si Meong, Yess and Bala-bala. Besides her singing career she also was a presenter of VAN (Video Anak Antv) on Antv, Tralala-Trilili on RCTI and Diva Romeo on Trans TV. In 1999 and 2000 she won a Panasonic Award.[4] She became the most favorite children presenter of Tralala-Trilili. Her second children album, Yess won the Best Kid Album in 1999.[5] When Agnes was 15 years old she played in the big hit drama series Pernikahan Dini and even sung the series' theme song.[6] In the series she played a teenager who got married by accident and had a child. This role was surely hard to act because she was only 15 years old, however she proved that she could handle the part even at that age. Her performance in Pernikahan Dini resulted into four awards; two Panasonic Awards in 2001, for The most popular drama series by viewers choice and most favorite drama actress, and two SCTV awards in 2002 for Most Popular Drama and Best Actress.[7] It is said that she was one of the most highly paid actresses in Indonesia at that time.[8] Because of her work in Pernikahan Dini, she had a very busy life in the year 2002.
In 2002, she played in 3 drama series; "Lupus Milenia", "Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap" and "Amanda". "Kejarlah Daku kau Kutangkap" is a remake of a 1986 Indonesian hit movie.[9]
[edit] 2003-2004: And The Story Goes...
In 2003, Agnes released the album And The Story Goes....[10] The album shows that her voice had matured. A lot of famous Indonesian singers helped her produce this album including: Ahmad Dhani, Abdee Negara(one of the personnel of Slank) and Titi DJ. She also starred in TV series including Cewekku Jutek, for which she also recorded the theme song "Indah" and "Kau yang terindah". She won a Panasonic Award for Favorite TV Drama Star and also a SCTV Award for Best Actress.[11]
In 2004, she starred in two series, Bunga Perawan and Cantik. She won a Planet Music Award for New Female Artist, and three AMI Awards for Best Duo for her collaboration with Ahmad Dhani in the song "Cinta Mati", Best singer and Best dance and techno for her song "Bilang Saja", plus a SCTV Award for her role in Cantik. She was nominee in MTV Asia Awards 2004, she was the youngest artist of all the nominees in Asia that year.[12]
[edit] 2005-2007: Whaddup A.. '?! and overseas career development
In 2005, Agnes released her album Whaddup A.. ?! in collaboration with US singer Keith Martin.[13] Because of huge success the album was re-released with a VCD bonus. Two singles, "Bukan Milikmu Lagi" and "Tanpa Kekasihku" had reached number 1 in MTV AMPUH charts(Indonesian). She won a SCTV Award for best actress and an award from Indonesian News Channel for Music Video Favorite Female.[14][15]
In 2006, She won many awards such as : SCTV Music Awards for Famous Pop Solo Album, MTV Indonesia Music Awards for favorite female artist, Panasonic Awards for Favorite Female TV Drama Star, 2 awards from VMI awards (Indonesian) for Favorite Video Clip and Best Actress in Video Clip "Tanpa Kekasihku", 3 awards from AMI Awards for Best Pop Female Solo Artist, Best R&B production for Solo, Duo, or Group category, and Best Design Graphis : Lesin Design, and Gadis Award for Go Regional. Agnes was involved in shooting the drama The Hospital in Taiwan, where she acted alongside Jerry Yan, a member of the band F4.[16] She also acted in the drama Romance in the White House alongside Peter Ho, though she only appeared in a few episodes.[17] For her brainpower, achievements and strong determination, a Korean Electronic brand LG picked her as their ambassador in Indonesia. Alongside with LG, she has numerous advertisements appear on media everyday, from a fashionable Japanese motorcycle, to a traditional Javanese Jamu.[18] She also has been nominated by "Dewan Pimpinan Persatuan Artis Penyanyi, Pencipta Lagu dan Penata Musik Rekaman Indonesia" as Phenomenal New Generation Indonesia Music Artist
By the end of 2006, Agnes had her first concert in Malaysia. A concert in Brunei was planned as well, but the government of Brunei forced her to cancel it due to the objection from local religious counselor. But, after 2 years, a top company from Brunei managed to invite Agnes to perform in there in a private celebration concert.[19]
In 2007, She won two more awards for Best Performance Artist from Go Show and Extravaganza 3rd birthday. She became the special guest star for The first Asian Idol, that held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[20][21] Agnes Monica was also appointed by DEA (Drugs Enforcement Administration) and IDEC Far East Region as the Anti Drugs Ambassador to promote a drug-free life to youngsters in Indonesia. The task required Agnes Monica to travel to 18 Asian countries in support of the international anti-drugs campaign, including Nepal, South Korea, China, India and Australia. According to the Chairman of IDEC Far East Region, Mr. Thanos, they chose Agnes after a long observation. They considered her a perfect choice as apart from being famous in east and south-east Asia, Agnes has a healthy life-style and has achieved many successes.[22] She also became the Brand Ambassador for Japan's Honda Motors in Indonesia. In the end of 2007, Agnes Monica has been called Star Entertainer 2007.
[edit] 2008-present: NEZ, Sacredly Agnezious
Composing and writing her own songs was not enough for her, so she had produced her latest album.
In 2008, Agnes released a mini album titled NEZ in DVD/VCD format. It contains two new videos, "Matahariku" and "Godai Aku Lagi".[23] This mini album is also released in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei with different packaging and different title of Matahariku. Although this is a mini album with only two new videos, it had reached more than 100.000 copies.
Agnes won an MTV Indonesia Award for Most Favorite Female Artist. Because of her work in the past, Agnes received the Most Favorite Singer and Wannabe Award in the Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids Choice Awards 2008 (The first Kids Choice Awards in Asia).[24] Agnes still has not started her "international debut" but she won an award at the Asia Song Festival 2008 held in Seoul, Korea as The Best Singer from the committee of Asia Song Festival 2008.[25] Her appearance in the series Jelita made her popular in Malaysia. It was watched by nearly two million Malaysians.
In 2009, Agnes released her album Sacredly Agnezious in two versions with the first one containing 10 songs and the second being a limited edition, containing 13 songs (10 songs from the first version plus three songs, Intro, Interlude and Outro). The special limited edition version is recognized through the front cover, with both the text and logo Sacredly Agnezious coated in gold.[26]
Agnes become one of 17 musicians to receive a Talk Less Do More Award from Class Mild Award, naming her a Class Music Hero. Agnes Monica also became the youngest of all Class Music Heroes. That was her first award received in 2009.[27] On February, she became the new Channel V AMP (Asia Music Platform) Artiste and was featured for two days on the channel.[28]
On 23 May 2009, Agnes was one of the guess stars on a grand event called "Festival Of Life" which took place at Garuda Wisnu Kencana (Bali). The big cultural event was celebrating the 50-year anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Japan-Indonesia. Agnes Monica sang one of Indonesian national songs titled "Indonesia Pusaka" composed by Ismail Marzuki. Along with Agnes Monica, Rei Kikukawa (Japanese Actress) was also one of the guess stars in that event.[29]
While most Indonesian students finish their high schools in six years, Agnes did it in four years. She took a one-year break from studying to act in Shanghai and Taiwan in 2008. In 2009 she dropped out from University of Pelita Harapan and is now taking Political Science major at Oregon State University with Online education.[30] Agnes Monica is now the highest paid actress in Indonesia. She is paid 60 million Rupiahs or about 6000 U.S. Dollars per TV series episode.[31]
[edit] Fundraising
Agnes has conducted fundraising activities for victims of the 2004 Tsunami in Aceh and the earthquake victims in Java. In 2009, Agnes visited Situ Gintung and helped many disaster victims there by singing a few of her songs.[32] Agnes Monica also helped raise over Rp 400 million for Persis, Surakarta’s soccer team, through a benefit concert held at the Diamond Convention Center in Surakarta.[33]
[edit] About The Song
"Godai Aku Lagi", the second single of her album, Sacredly Agnezious , was heavily inspired by several international acts. The opening of the clip mimicked the music video Moulin Rouge,while the ending of the video was a tribute to the international blockbuster Æon Flux. There is a scene in the video where Agnes Monica, wearing a white wig, is strapped on a chair but vanishes into thin air when she is about to be injected with a toxic chemical substance. This scene was based on Madonna's music video of Die Another Day.[34] "Godai Aku Lagi" set a record of hitting 1.5 million personalized ring-back tone sales, resulting in the song going triple platinum.[35]
The limited edition of her mini album sold well not only in her homeland, Indonesia, but also in Malaysia and Singapore. In addition, "Matahariku", the first single of the album, Sacredly Agnezious, was certified platinum folllwing the activation of 1.5 million ring-back tones in 2008, and also became one of the most watched Indonesian female Singer videos on YouTube, garnering over one million views less than 5 months. After 10 months, the figure rose to more than two million viewers.Then, After one year of it published, it rising again over 2.5 million viewers and rise up to 3 million viewers after one-half years.[36]
[edit] Discography
- 1992: Si Meong
- 1993: Yess!
- 1993: Bala-Bala
- 2003: ..And the Story Goes
- 2005: Whaddup A.. '?!
- 2008: NEZ
- 2009: Sacredly Agnezious
[edit] TV Series
- 1999: Lupus Milenia
- 1999: Mr Hologram
- 2002: Amanda
- 2002: Pernikahan Dini (Early Marriage)
- 2002: Ciuman Pertama (First Kiss)
- 2002: Cinta Selembut Awan (Love as Soft as the Clouds)
- 2003: Cewekku Jutek (My Sassy Girl)
- 2004: Cantik (Pretty)
- 2004: Bunga Perawan (The Virgin)
- 2005: Ku Tlah Jatuh Cinta (I've Fallen In Love)
- 2005: Romance In The White House (a Taiwanese Drama)
- 2006: Pink
- 2006: The Hospital (a Taiwanese Drama)
- 2007: Kawin Muda (Youth Marriage)
- 2008: Jelita (Beautiful)
- 2008: Kawin Masal (Mass Marriage)
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[edit] Awards and achievements
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[edit] References
- ^ Agnes Monica autobiography Retrieved on 2007-12-08
- ^ Dewiq, Songwriter for the song Teruskanlah
- ^ Agnes Monica Official Dancer Retrieved on 2009-04-19
- ^ Agnes official achievements retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ Agnes official Achievements retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ TV series. Pernikahan Dini
- ^ Agnes Official Achievements retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ Agnes Official Achievements retrieved on 2010-01-22
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- ^ Aquarius Musikindo: And The Story Goes... retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Agnes Official Achievements retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ Agnes official Achievements retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ Aquarius Musikindo: Whaddup A.. '?! retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Indonesian News Channel retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Indonesian News Channel retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ The Hospital (Drama) retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Romance in the White House (Drama) retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ the brand ambassador for Korea's LG
- ^ Finally, Agnes performed in Brunei retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ Agnes Monica- Get Up, RCTI Telecast
- ^ News about Asian Idol
- ^ Regional Icon for Anti-Drugs Reinforcement for Far East Region Retrieved on 2009-04-29
- ^ Aquarius Musikindo: NEZ retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Indonesian Nickelodeon retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Asia Song Festival 2008 retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Aquarius Musikindo: Sacredly Agnezious retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Class Music Heroes retrieved on 2009-04-29
- ^ Agnes on Channel V AMP retrieved on 2009-04-29
- ^ celebrating 50-years anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Indonesia and Japan retrieved on 2010-01-25
- ^ Agnes Monica's Article retrieved on 2010-03-19
- ^ Blogspot: The Highest Paid Actress and a trendsetter retrieved on 2010-01-22
- ^ (Indonesian) Agnes Monica Situ Gintung retrieved on 2009-05-05
- ^ Agnes raises money for the soccer team retrieved on 2009-05-12
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-NLpU2gNRQ
- ^ Agnes Gets Triple Platinum retrieved on 2009-05-13
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMGrux86L8&feature=related
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