Agnes Monica Biography:
In early life, Agnes Monica with nickname Agnes, Amazing Agnes, NEZ, Aggy, Agnezmo was born July 1, 1986 with brith name is Agnes Monica Muljoto (This is a Chinese Indonesian name; the family name is Muljoto) at her hometown in Jakarta, Indonesia. Agnes Monica is the youngest of two siblings. Agnes Monica’s mother is Jenny Siswono, a former athlete, and Agnes Monica’s father is Ricky Suprapto Muljoto. Agnes Monica’s older brother, Steve Muljoto, is also her manager.
In her career, Agnes Monica started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of 6. Agnes Monica as a child singer was have three albums – Si Meong, Yess! and Bala-Bala – which made her as one of The Most Popular Children Singers. In the midst of creating her image as a kid singer,Agnes Monica broke into acting industry. Agnes Monica ’s popularity rose as she appeared in a soap opera “Pernikahan Dini” and eventually made her the highest paid teenage artist at that time.
Agnes Monica’s album, ..And the Story Goes (2003), marked her transition to adulthood and made her popular as a teenage singer. It was a big success in Indonesia in which the singles included in thealbum (“Bilang Saja”, “Jera” and “Cinta Mati”) became hits. The album itself sold 30.000 copies in only 3 days and eventually got double platinum. As a result, Agnes Monica’s record company, Aquarius Musikindo, billed Agnes Monica as a young diva in the Indonesian music scene. Agnes Monica on 2005 was released her second album Whaddup A.. ‘?! with a hit single, “Tak Ada Logika”. It sold 50,000 copies in 10 days and went to triple platinum (with no album promotion in Malaysia). Agnes Monica’s third album is Sacredly Agnezious (2010); it features a hit single, “Teruskanlah”. Agnes Monica’s biggest hit to date is “Matahariku”, which made her got triple platinum again. Throughout Agnes Monica’s career, many of her songs became hits, and that made her launched a greatest hits album “Agnes Is My Name” with two new hit singles, “Karena Ku Sanggup” and “Paralyzed”.
Agnes Monica’s success has expanded her fame far beyond the borders of her home country, Indonesia. Agnes Monica is known in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, South Korea, all Asia, and even in the world of international. Agnes Monica on 2009 was began planning her international career. As a first step, Agnes Monica started taking Mandarin lessons and played in two Taiwanese drama series, “Romance in the White House” with Peter Ho, and “The Hospital” with Jerry Yan.Agnes Monica on 2010 was invited to be a co-host in great event moment of American Music Award 2010 Red Carpet, and sang few songs there. Agnes Monica is the only singer in Indonesia who has her own dance group called Nezindahood, who always perform with Agnes Monica on stage. Dewan Pimpinan Persatuan Artis Penyanyi, Pencipta lagu dan Penata musik Rekaman Indonesia (PAPPRI) – Executive Board of Indonesian Singers and Song Writers – namedAgnes Monica as Phenomenal New Generation Indonesian Music Artist. Agnes Monica on the end of 2010 was chosen as The Sexiest Female Singer in Indonesia by Indonesian people polled by Indonesian Cosmopolitan magazine. Cosmopolitan magazine On February 1, 2011 also picked her out as The Most Fashionable Woman 2010.Agnes Monica is about to break into United State of America (USA).
In her voice artistry, Agnes Monica has been noted for being a powerful soprano with a range of 4 octaves, notable for the usage of whistle register in her song “Karena Ku Sanggup”, hitting a D#7. At some live performances,Agnes Monica reached F7.
In her artistry influences, “Godai Aku Lagi”, the second single of Agnes Monica’s 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 also a scene based on Madonna’s music video Die Another Day, in whichAgnes Monica, wearing a pretty white wig, is strapped on a chair but vanishes into thin air when Agnes Monica is about to be injected with a toxic chemical substance. Agnes Monica admitted that her influences include Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Angie Stone, Jill Scott, Beyoncé Knowles, and Fantasia Barrino, while sometimes compared to various American singers, notably Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. WithAgnes Monica’s music genre being pop, R&B, dance-pop, urban pop, hip hop, adult contemporary, Agnes Monica combines her upbeat songs with energetic choreography on stage, thus, sometimes requiring her to do lip sync. Agnes Monica ’s effort to go international included training in Los Angeles (LA), California (CA), United State of America (USA) under international dancer Tricia Miranda, notable for working with famous singers such as Destiny’s Child, Black Eyed Peas, etc.
In her activity fundraising in Indonesia country, Agnes Monica has conducted fundraising activities for victims of the 2004 Tsunami in Aceh and the earthquake victims in Java. Agnes Monica on 2009 visited Situ Gintung, where a dam failure had come about and led to flood. Not only did Agnes Monica donated sum of cash there, but Agnes Monica also sang few songs to cheer the victims up. Agnes Monica also helped raise over Rp. 400 million for Persis, Surakarta’s soccer sport team, through a benefit concert held at the Diamond Convention Center in Surakarta.
(Agnes Monica Profile and Biography source: Zimbio.Com, Wikipedia.Org, and various website in the internet)
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