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===2000–2003: ''Chrysalis'' and ''Open Hearts''=== After divorcing Michel Georgea in 1999, Anggun worked on her second French album, ''[[Désirs contraires]]'', released in September 1999. It experimented with [[electropop]] and ambient elements as well as [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]].<ref name="transformasi"/> The album was produced by Benzi, with some of Anggun's compositions. It peaked at number 48 on the French albums chart and sold about 30,000 copies there.<ref name="snep"/> The album's first single, "[[Un geste d'amour]]", reached 62 on the French Singles Chart.<ref name="snep"/> The English version enjoyed more success. ''[[Chrysalis (Anggun album)|Chrysalis]]'' was released at the same time as ''Désirs contraires''<ref name="chrysalis"/> Distributed simultaneously in 15 countries, it spawned the hit single "[[Still Reminds Me]]", which received high airplay across Asia and Europe.<ref name="chrysalis"/> It became her third number-one hit in Indonesia since her international career and her third top 20 single in Italy (peaking at number 17).<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2000 |title=Italian chart portal: Single Top 20 |url=http://italiancharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2000&date=20001019&lang= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091156/http://italiancharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2000&date=20001019&lang= |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=1 January 2012 |publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]]}}</ref> It reached the top five on the ''Music & Media'' European Border Breakers Chart. She released a single especially for the Indonesian and Malaysian market, "Yang 'Ku Tunggu" (the Indonesian version of "Un geste d'amour"), which became a number-one hit in the region.<ref name="jogja"/> At the end of 2000 Anggun the [[Holy See|Vatican]] invited her to appear at a Christmas concert.<ref name="rfibio"/> The following month, she started a tour across Asia and Europe, including her first concert in France at [[Bataclan (theatre)|Le Bataclan]] on 1 February 2001. The tour ended on 30 April 2001 at [[Kallang Theatre]], [[Singapore]].<ref name="rfibio"/> In 2002, she received the Women Inspire Award from Singapore's Beacon of Light for "her achievements as a role model for many young women in Asia."<ref name="Raih Woman Inspire Award 2002">{{Cite news |date=3 December 2002 |title=Raih Woman Inspire Award 2002 |language=id |work=[[Suara Merdeka]] |url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0212/03/bud4.htm |access-date=21 July 2011 |archive-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915071112/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0212/03/bud4.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The next year, she was honored with [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan Indonesia]]{{'}}s Fun Fearless Female of the Year Award.<ref name="annoying"/> Collaborations, soundtrack projects, and charity albums included a French-English song with [[DJ Cam]] entitled "Summer in Paris" on his 2002 album, ''[[Soulshine]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soulshine – DJ Cam |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/soulshine-r592506 |access-date=31 December 2011 |publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation |archive-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231163027/http://allmusic.com/album/soulshine-r592506 |url-status=live }}</ref> an Indonesian-English song with [[Deep Forest]] entitled "Deep Blue Sea" on their 2002 album, ''[[Music Detected]]''; and three collaborations in 2003, including with Italian rock singers [[Piero Pelù]], [[Serge Lama]] and [[Tri Yann]].<ref name="musicactu"/> Her duet with Pelù entitled "{{ill|Amore immaginato|it}}" became a hit in Italy, spending over two months at the top of the Italian Airplay Chart; she sung it at the [[Italian Music Awards]] in 2003.<ref name="italia">{{Cite web |date=15 June 2007 |title=Anggun, punto e a capo in musica |url=http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo366405.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820093631/http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo366405.shtml |archive-date=20 August 2007 |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=[[TGCOM]]. [[Mediaset]]}}</ref> Anggun participated in two Scandinavian movies: contributing the song "Rain (Here Without You)" for ''Anja & Viktor'' in 2001, and the entire soundtrack for ''[[Open Hearts]]'' in 2002.<ref name="rfibio"/> For ''Open Hearts'', Anggun worked with two Danish producers, {{ill|Jesper Winge Leisner|da}} and [[Niels Brinck]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |date=18 February 2003 |title=Open Hearts – Anggun |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/open-hearts-r629672 |access-date=20 July 2011 |publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220061144/https://www.allmusic.com/album/open-hearts-mw0000020301 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Open Your Heart" was released as a single from the soundtrack album and charted at 51 on the [[VG-lista|Norwegian Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFPI Norsk platebransje |url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_charts.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722122648/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_charts.htm |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=20 July 2011 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Norway]]}}</ref> It earned Anggun a nomination for Best Original Song at the Danish Film Academy's [[Robert Awards]] in 2003.<ref name="Danish Film Academy">{{Cite web |title=Danmarks Film Akademi's Robert nomineringer 2003 |url=http://filmakademiet.dk/Robert/Nomineringer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030806025455/http://www.filmakademiet.dk/ |archive-date=6 August 2003 |access-date=3 July 2014 |publisher=Danish Film Academy |language=da}}</ref> "Counting Down" was released as a single and became a top-ten airplay hit in Indonesia.<ref name="jogja"/> Anggun left Sony Music in 2003 after its merger with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG Music]]. She moved to Montreal, Canada where Olivier Maury became her manager. In 2004, Anggun and Maury were married in a private ceremony in Bali.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diani |first=Hera |date=22 June 2003 |title=Singer Anggun still Indonesian at heart |work=The Jakarta Post |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/06/22/singer-anggun-still-indonesian-heart.html |url-status=dead |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119002511/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/06/22/singer-anggun-still-indonesian-heart.html |archive-date=19 January 2012}}</ref>
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