Editing Anggun (section)

==Artistry and legacy==

[[File:Anggun in Bandung crop.jpg|thumb|Anggun playing piano during her 2006 concert in Bandung, Indonesia.]]

Anggun possesses a three-octave [[contralto]] voice, which has been described as "husky", "soulful", and "distinctive" by [[music journalism|music critics]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anggun: Lady Rocker Yang Telah Berubah |url=http://www.tembang.com/profil/default.asp?i=11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030516141034/http://tembang.com/profil/default.asp?i=11 |archive-date=16 May 2003 |access-date=12 February 2013 |website=Tembang.com}}</ref><ref name="diva">{{Cite web |last=Benke |first=Benny |date=17 June 2003 |title=Anggun, Diva Sebenarnya |url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0306/17/nas8.htm |access-date=21 July 2011 |website=Suara Merdeka |language=id |archive-date=3 February 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203054607/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0306/17/nas8.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Figge |first=Katrin |date=19 June 2013 |title=From Jakarta to Paris and Beyond, Anggun Celebrates Her Career |work=[[Jakarta Globe]] |url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/features/from-jakarta-to-paris-and-beyond-anggun-celebrates-her-career-2/ |access-date=19 June 2014 |archive-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129042648/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/features/from-jakarta-to-paris-and-beyond-anggun-celebrates-her-career-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)|Chuck Taylor]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' commented: "Vocally, Anggun is a fortress of power, easing from a delicate whisper into a brand of cloud-parting fortitude commonly associated with grade-A divas."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Chuck |date=6 March 1999 |title=Reviews & Previews > Anggun Rose in the Wind |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location=New York |volume=111 |issue=10 |page=26}}</ref> [[John Everson]] from ''[[The SouthtownStar]]'' noted that "Anggun is gifted with a warm, full voice that can tackle slight pop songs without overpowering them as well as swoop with depth and ease over heavier emotional numbers."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Everson |first=John |date=20 August 1998 |title=Anggun – Snow on the Sahara (Epic) |work=[[The SouthtownStar]] |url=http://www.popstops.net/anggun.htm |access-date=25 January 2013 |archive-date=26 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926182335/http://www.popstops.net/anggun.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Anggun received her first songwriting credit at the age of twelve on her debut album ''Dunia Aku Punya'' (1986). Anggun said, "I was writing songs all the time, but my specialty was classical piano and singing."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anggun Interview |url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Special/Anggun/Interview/ |access-date=19 June 2014 |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]] |language=ja |archive-date=19 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619025206/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Special/Anggun/Interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anggun started as a rock singer and given nickname as "''Lady Rocker''" in Indonesia, and was influenced by rock bands such as [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Bon Jovi]], and [[Megadeth]]. She was a big fan of [[Metallica]].<ref name="gadfly"/> After her initial international success, she showed her versatility by changing her musical style for each album.<ref name="transformasi"/> Her later influences cover a wide range of styles from jazz to pop, extending from [[Joni Mitchell]] to [[Madonna]].<ref name="rfimusique.com 2005-02-25">{{Cite web |last1=Greffe |first1=Anne |last2=Street |first2=Julie |date=25 February 2005 |title=Anggun – Luminescence |url=http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/062/article_7477.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529162815/http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/062/article_7477.asp |archive-date=29 May 2014 |access-date=19 June 2014 |publisher=Radio France Internationale}}</ref> She told [[Vogue Italia|VOGUE Italia]] that she listened to wide range of artists from [[The Beatles]] to [[David Bowie]], [[Billie Holiday]] to [[Leonard Cohen]], up to [[Dave Grohl]], [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]] and [[Bruno Mars]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cubello |first=Stefania |date=22 November 2013 |title=Q n A: Anggun |language=it |work=[[Vogue Italia]] |url=https://www.vogue.it/uomo-vogue/people-stars/2013/11/anggun |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029180758/https://www.vogue.it/uomo-vogue/people-stars/2013/11/anggun |url-status=live }}</ref> Anggun identified [[Nine Inch Nails]]'s ''[[The Fragile (Nine Inch Nails album)|The Fragile]]'' (1999) as "the album that changed my life" and the band's frontman [[Trent Reznor]] as "the man of my musical life."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Solihun |first=Soleh |date=2 January 2012 |title=Q n A: Anggun |language=id |work=Rolling Stone Indonesia |url=http://rollingstone.co.id/read/2012/01/02/095441/1804424/1095/q-n-a-anggun |url-status=dead |access-date=19 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115252/http://rollingstone.co.id/read/2012/01/02/095441/1804424/1095/q-n-a-anggun |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pichon |first=Jérôme |date=2 January 2012 |title=Anggun wins the French vote |url=http://www.rfimusic.com/news-music/pop/album/20120102-anggun-wins-french-vote-eurovision |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006212858/http://www.rfimusic.com/news-music/pop/album/20120102-anggun-wins-french-vote-eurovision |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=19 June 2014 |publisher=Radio France Internationale}}</ref> Her other musical influences include [[Tracy Chapman]], [[Sheila Chandra]] and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].<ref name="makes name"/> Anggun, who studied [[Balinese dance]] since childhood, uses the traditional art in her performances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adystiani |first=Renny Y. |date=25 May 2011 |title=Anggun: "Nasionalisme Tak Harus Pakai Batik" |url=http://www.tabloidbintang.com/berita/polah/12452-anggun-qnasionalisme-tak-harus-pakai-batikq.html |access-date=14 January 2012 |website=Tabloid Bintang |language=id |archive-date=30 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830173451/http://www.tabloidbintang.com/berita/polah/12452-anggun-qnasionalisme-tak-harus-pakai-batikq.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anggun's image has been compared to that of [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kompas Cyber Media |date=15 May 2015 |title=Di Grand Final Asia's Got Talent 2015, Anggun Disebut Mirip Pocahontas |work=KOMPAS.com |url=http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2015/05/15/193000510/Di.Grand.Final.Asia.s.Got.Talent.2015.Anggun.Disebut.Mirip.Pocahontas |access-date=11 October 2015 |archive-date=21 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121045148/http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2015/05/15/193000510/Di.Grand.Final.Asia.s.Got.Talent.2015.Anggun.Disebut.Mirip.Pocahontas |url-status=live }}</ref> Some international articles and magazines give a nickname for Anggun as "Indonesian Madonna (''Madonna Indonésienne'')" or even "Madonna from Asia (''Madonna de l'Asie'')".<ref>{{Cite web |last=TF1 |date=29 November 2015 |title=Surnommée la "Madonna indonésienne", Anggun est célèbre depuis l'âge de 9 ans dans son pays d'origine |url=https://www.lci.fr/culture/anggun-chante-ses-envies-dailleurs-avec-son-ami-florent-pagny-1226362.html |access-date=29 September 2021 |archive-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929143313/https://www.lci.fr/culture/anggun-chante-ses-envies-dailleurs-avec-son-ami-florent-pagny-1226362.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cortinovis |first=Olivier |date=14 May 2020 |title=Anggun : cette célèbre série qui l'a aidée à apprendre le français |url=https://www.voici.fr/news-people/anggun-cette-celebre-serie-qui-la-aidee-a-apprendre-le-francais-729332 |website=www.lci.fr |language=fr |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004053618/https://www.voici.fr/news-people/anggun-cette-celebre-serie-qui-la-aidee-a-apprendre-le-francais-729332 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the early stage of her career as a rock singer, Anggun was known for her tomboy look—wearing a crooked beret, shorts, studded jacket, and large belt; this set a trend during the early 1990s. Later, she has focused on her femininity and sexuality, emphasising her long black hair and brown skin.<ref name="cokelat">{{Cite web |date=3 August 2010 |title=Anggun C. Sasmi Berharap Anaknya Berkulit Cokelat |url=http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/gosip/2010/08/03/brk,20100803-268297,id.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812031121/http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/gosip/2010/08/03/brk,20100803-268297,id.html |archive-date=12 August 2011 |access-date=20 July 2011 |website=[[Tempo (Indonesian magazine)|Tempo]] |language=id}}</ref> For this look she uses the work of fashion designers like [[Roberto Cavalli]], [[Azzedine Alaïa]], [[Jean Paul Gaultier]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]], and many more.<ref name="level"/> Other couture fashion designers that Anggun often wears include [[Givenchy]], [[Elie Saab]], [[Victoria Beckham]], [[Georges Chakra]], [[Tony Ward (designer)|Tony Ward]], [[Blufin|Blumarine]], and [[Zuhair Murad]]. She also stated that most likely to wear high-heels and [[Christian Louboutin|Louboutin]]'s suits her.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anggun, l'élue de Point de Vue |date=6 January 2016 |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/styles/people/anggun-l-elue-de-point-de-vue_1750723.html |access-date=14 December 2024 |publisher=[[L'Express]] |language=fr }}</ref> In 2001, Anggun was ranked No. 6 in a list of Sexiest Women of Asia by ''[[FHM]]'' magazine.<ref name="annoying">{{Cite web |title=Vocalist: Anggun |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%28rz5mortizhz5tlitsk2vkjnr%29%29/view.aspx?id=13246&collection=4203 |access-date=1 July 2014 |publisher=[[AmIAnnoying.com]] |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627183754/https://www.amiannoying.com/(S(pcsshu3f2q2x3a4dcpxxgozx))/view.aspx?id=13246&collection=4203 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in 2010, she was ranked at number 18 on the French version of ''FHM''{{'}}s list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World.<ref name="photobucket1">{{Cite web |title=Les 100 femmes les plus sexy du monde 2010 |url=http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae118/phijatphantai/album13/JB4PP_FHM100femmesplussexy.jpg |access-date=28 December 2012 |website=[[FHM]]}}</ref>

When promoting her first international album in the United States, she was reportedly offered a role as a [[Bond Girl]] in ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', as well as in ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kartikawati |first=Eny |date=20 December 2006 |title=Anggun Tolak Jadi Gadis Bond |url=http://movie.detikhot.com/read/2006/12/20/135155/722389/229/speakup/speakup/index.html |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=DetikCom}}</ref> Anggun declined to be labeled an actress and said, "I was born a singer. I won't go into another profession, because I think there are still many people out there who were born to be movie stars or models. My calling is music."<ref name="agnes">{{Cite web |title=ANGGUN: Aku Suka Suara Agnes Monica |trans-title=Anggun: I like the voice of [[Agnes Monica]] |url=http://www.tembang.com/info_detail.asp?id=2756&kategori=news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817135440/http://tembang.com/info_detail.asp?id=2756&kategori=news |archive-date=17 August 2007 |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=Tembang.com |language=id}}</ref> As for [[commercials]], she tends to be selective when choosing products to promote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2005 |title=Anggun Jadi Duta Perhiasan Audemars Piguet |url=http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/anggun-jadi-duta-perhiasan-audemars-piguet-21kbgrs.html |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=KapanLagi.com}}</ref>

Anggun's success in Europe and America has been credited with helping other Asian singers such as [[Coco Lee]], [[Hikaru Utada]], and [[Tata Young]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aziz |first=Muhammad |date=13 October 2012 |title=Berkilaulah, Anggun! |url=http://www.harpersbazaar.co.id/articles/read/10/2012/13/Berkilaulah-ANGGUN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630090600/http://www.harpersbazaar.co.id/articles/read/10/2012/13/Berkilaulah-ANGGUN |archive-date=30 June 2014 |access-date=11 February 2013 |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] Indonesia |language=id}}</ref> Malaysian singer [[Yuna (singer)|Yuna]] asked Anggun for guidance when launching her recording career in the United States in 2011 and supporting each other career since then.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2016 |title=Singer-Songwriter Anggun Doesn't Believe in Miracle Creams |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/04/136837/singer-songwriter-anggun-doesnt-believe-miracle-creams-video |website=[[New Straits Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Ian De Cotta from Singapore newspaper ''[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]]'' called her the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Voice of Asia]]" as well as "Southeast Asia's international singing sensation."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cotta |first=Ian De |date=30 April 2001 |title=Anggun: Voice of Asia? |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]] |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/today20010430-2.1.15.aspx |access-date=25 June 2014}}</ref> Filipino music journalist Lionel Zivan S. Valdellon described Anggun as "a very good ambassadress for Indonesia and Asia in general".<ref name="around"/> Regarding the role of Asia in the Western music industry, Anggun said "I think it's about time people know something more about Asia, not only as a vacation place."<ref name="around"/>