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Genres
  
Pop

Name
  
Rossa Handayani

Instruments
  
Vocals

Role
  
Singer

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, Businesswoman

Years active
  
1988-present

Children
  
Rizky Langit Ramadhan

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Birth name
  
Rossa Roslaina Sri Handayani

Born
  
October 9, 1978 (age 46) (
1978-10-09
)

Origin
  
Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia

Spouse
  
Surendro Prasetyo (m. 2004–2009)

Albums
  
Yang Terpilih, The Best of Rossa, Love - Life & Music, Rossa, Platinum Collection



Similar
  
Bunga Citra Lestari, Melly Goeslaw, Ari Lasso

Profiles

Rossa Roslaina Sri Handayani, known mononymously as Rossa, also known as Te' Ocha a.k.a. Teteh Ocha by fans in Indonesia or Dato' Rossa in Malaysia (born October 9, 1978 in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian singer. She remains one of the most popular artists in Indonesia and Malay-speaking countries, and one of the best selling Indonesian artist based on album sales which has sold approximately 5 million copies in the region. Her second compilation album, The Best of Rossa, ranked 10th on the List of Indonesian all time best selling albums.

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Career

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Rossa started singing at ten years old when she released her first ever album, Untuk Sahabatku in 1988. This children's album was produced by Dian Records. However, the album failed to gain attention.

Rossa's fame began when she released her first adult album Nada Nada Cinta in 1996. Then, followed by Tegar in 2000 which made Rossa's name more prominent in the Indonesian music scene. She won a MTV Indonesia Awards 2000 for "Most Favorite Female Artist". Rossa also performed in Asian music festival, My Love in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 26, 2000.

Rossa graduated from University of Indonesia, Faculty of Social and Political Science on February 2002. In the same year, she released album Kini which dominated by ballad songs. She received "Best Female Solo Artist" at Indonesian Music Awards (AMI) 2002.

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In 2003, Rossa released the repackage album of Kini with a new song, "Malam Pertama", composed by Melly Goeslaw. This album got Double Platinum in 2004.

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At the end of 2004, Rossa released album Kembali with nine progressive-pop songs. This album spawned hit singles "Aku Bukan Untukmu" and "Pudar". This album was certified Platinum only for three months, and six months later this album got Double Platinum. Her single, "Pudar" also gained commercial success in Malaysia. Kembali was released in Malaysia on May 23, 2005 and Rossa held a show in Planet Hollywood, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to promote her album.

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On December 2006, Rossa released her greatest-hits compilation album entitled Yang Terpilih. Rossa inserted 3 new songs, "Atas Nama Cinta", "Terlalu Cinta", and "Cinta Tak Termiliki". Yang Terpilih was released in Malaysia on May 16, 2007.

In 2008, Rossa participated in a soundtrack-album for film, Ayat Ayat Cinta (English: "Verses of Love"), contributed the theme song "Ayat Ayat Cinta" and "Takdir Cinta". These singles gave her an Indonesian Music Awards (AMI) 2008 for "Best Pop Female Solo Artist" and a SCTV Awards 2008 for "Famous Singer". She also got an award from Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia for "Best Malay Language Song Performed by Foreign Artist" for her song "Terlalu Cinta". Rossa held her first concert titled "Persembahan Cinta" in Jakarta Convention Center on November 26, 2008. In this concert, Rossa was helped by Indonesian famous composer, Erwin Gutawa and Jay Subiakto.

In nearly 3 years, Rossa released her self-titled album on January 14, 2009. Her first single, "Terlanjur Cinta", was a duet with Pasha, the vocalist of band Ungu.

On May 2, 2009, Rossa received an award from Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia again for "Best Malay Language Song Performed by Foreign Artist" category. This time, the award is given for her mega hit single "Ayat-Ayat Cinta". She defeated other 4 nominated songs; "Aku Dan Dirimu" by Ari Lasso & Bunga Citra Lestari, "Matahariku" by Agnes Monica, "Bila Rasaku Ini Rasamu" by Kerispatih, and "Menjaga Hati" by Yovie & Nuno. She also had a duet performance with Faizal Tahir on that night. Both of them performed "Terlanjur Cinta" and Faizal Tahir's "Cuba".

On November 12, 2011, Rossa repeated her achievement in the 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia when her single "Ku Menunggu" has been awarded as the "Best Malay Language Song Performed by Foreign Artist". Rossa, who could not be present during the awards ceremony has set a new record of her own - winning the categories for the third time, out of her four nominations received throughout four years.

Rossa also won the Best Female Artiste (Artis Wanita Terbaik) at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011 in Singapore. At her first sold-out solo concert at the Esplanade, she soft-launched her duet single with Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah entitled "Aku Bersahaja". The duet received good response from their fans in Singapore as well as in Malaysia. It topped radio charts in both countries for a couple of weeks.

Personal life

In March 2004, Rossa married Yoyo, the drummer from the band Padi. They had a lavish style wedding in Sumedang, West Java, where Rossa was born.

Rossa filed for divorce from her husband in June 2009, in which Yoyo's and Rossa's families supported. The divorce happened due to a reported affair that Yoyo had with a model. The South Jakarta Religious Court granted Rossa the custody of their son, Rizki Langit Ramadhan.

Studio album

  • Untuk Sahabatku (1988)
  • Nada Nada Cinta (1996)
  • Tegar (1999)
  • Kini (2002)
  • Kembali (2004)
  • Rossa (2008)
  • Harmoni Jalinan Nada & Cerita (2010)
  • Love, Life & Music (2014)
  • Compilation album

  • Yang Terpilih (2006)
  • The Best of Rossa (2011)
  • Platinum Collection (2013)
  • Soundtrack album

  • OST Ayat Ayat Cinta (2008)
  • OST Soekarno (2013)
  • OST Hijrah Cinta (2014)
  • Business

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    Songs

    Kamu Yang Kutunggu
    Hati Yang Kau Sakiti
    Aku Bukan Untukmu
    Ku Menunggu
    Atas Nama Cinta
    Terlanjur Cinta
    Hijrah Cinta
    Tegar
    Pudar
    Ayat-Ayat Cinta
    Takkan Berpaling Dari-Mu
    Terlalu Cinta
    Hey Ladies
    Salahkah
    Perawan Cinta
    Wanita Yang Kau Pilih
    Memeluk Bulan
    Nada Nada Cinta
    Hati Tak Bertuan
    Setia Menanti
    Marilah Kemari
    Malam Pertama
    Bicara Pada Bintang
    Sakit Hatiku
    Takdir Cinta
    Cintai Aku
    Rasa Terindah
    Cerita Cinta
    Bukan Cinta Biasa
    Keajaiban Cinta
    Cinta
    Sakura

    References

    Rossa (singer) Wikipedia


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