Rossa (singer)
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Sri Rossa Roslaina Handiyani,[1] known simply as Rossa in Indonesia and Dato' Sri Rossa in Malaysia,[2] is an Indonesian singer, businesswoman, actress, producer and presenter.[3] Born in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia on 9 October 1978. SM Entertainment, Anugerah Planet Muzik, Asia Pop 40 & Indonesia Media mentions that Rossa is the "Queen of Indonesian Pop."[4][5][6][7][8] She is one of the most popular artists in Indonesian and Malay-speaking countries,[9] and the most expensive Indonesian singer in Malaysia & Singapore.[10] She's the best-selling Indonesian artists of all-time based on album sales, selling over eleven million copies in the region until 2021.[11] As an Indonesian diva, Rossa has produced numerous hit songs and gained Multi-Platinum Award & Million Award for her albums. Since 1999, her albums have been released in Southeast Asia and also Japan.[12]
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Born | Sri Rossa Roslaina Handiyani (1978-10-09) 9 October 1978 (age 45) |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Alma mater | University of Indonesia |
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Children | Rizky Langit Ramadhan |
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Years active | 1988–present |
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Website | rossaofficial |
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Even until Rossa's songs were famous, she was once paid 150 million rupiah to sing one of her songs entitled "Sakura" and 210 million rupiah to sing one of her songs entitled "Ayat-Ayat Cinta".[13] Meanwhile, the prominent presenter of Metro TV, Alvin Adam, mentioned in his biography "The Story Book Just Alvin Part.2" that Rossa is the "Queen of Concert in Indonesia" because there are too many requests to sing at concerts.[14] Singer and judge for the talent show Judika also shares the same view as Alvin Adam that Rossa is the "Queen of Concerts Indonesia".[15][16]
Her second compilation album, The Best of Rossa (2011) is included in the 10th list of best-selling albums of all time in Indonesia in 5th position with album sales more than 2 million copies.[17][18][19] Her solo album Love, Life & Music also broke the Indonesian Record World Museum (MURI) and Indonesia Recording Industry Association (ASIRI) as the highest-selling Indonesian album of all time with over 100,000 copies CD sold in a day.[20] Her songs have been used for over 160 soundtrack titles, both for films and soap operas until 2022. Rossa has won many awards with a total of more than 120 awards until 2022; she is one of the most awarded Indonesian artist in history.[21]
At the beginning of 2017, Rossa launched her latest album "A New Chapter" which incorporates collaborations with international musicians such as Mitch Allan, Tushar Apte, Fiona Bevan, and others. It was awarded 4× Platinum Awards on 5 October 2017.[22] She also received the "Planet Muzik Special Award (Category : Legend Award)" from Anugerah Planet Muzik (Regional Grammy Awards) in Singapore on 28 October 2018.[23] The first Indonesian singer to receive a special award for this category.
In February 2019, Rossa became the first Indonesian artist and first Southeast Asian solo artist to join SM Entertainment, an International label and management group from South Korea that handles famous artists such as Kangta, BoA, TVXQ!, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f(x), EXO, Red Velvet, NCT, aespa and many others.[24]
Rossa released the album Trilogy Part 1 entitled "Another Journey: The Beginning" which was inspired by various Pop Icons from various generations in February 2023. This album, which was produced by Rossa, immediately received Double Platinum (150,000 copies) in just 22 days after its launch and became the fastest and highest selling album in 2023. Meanwhile on iTunes this album occupied the No.1 position just a few minutes after its release , as well as becoming the No.1 best-selling pop album for Indonesian female singers. 3 months after its release, this album received 4 times Platinum because it sold more than 300,000 copies.[25]