Biography
Who is Krisdayanti?
Early life and career beginnings
Krisdayanti was born in Batu, Indonesia, to parents Trenggono and Rachma Widadiningsih. She is the younger sibling of Yuni Shara, who also works as a singer. Her early interest in performing arts started when she was nine years old by singing for the film Megaloman. By age twelve, she released her debut album titled Biasa Saja and recorded the soundtrack for the movie Catatan Si Emon.
During her high school years, she pursued various modeling and singing opportunities. In 1991, she participated in the GADIS Sampul competition as a finalist. With assistance from Chris Pattikawa and Younky Soewarno, she entered the Asia Bagus star-search program in 1992. She eventually won the grand prize at the Asia Bagus film festival held in Japan, which helped launch her professional music career.
Rise to musical fame
Following her success in Japan, she recorded an album in Singapore with Pony Canyon in 1993. She also released a single titled Show Me the Way to Your Heart in several Asian countries. In 1997, she received the title The Best of Asia Bagus. Her discography includes hit songs that led to numerous accolades.
She won the Best Indonesian Album award for Menghitung Hari at the 1999 Anugerah Industri Muzik. That same year, she received the Most Wanted Female Artist award from MTV Southeast Asia for the same song. Her album Cinta earned her the Best Pop Album award at the 1997 Anugerah Musik Indonesia. Also, she was recognized as the Most Favorite Female artist for the song Jangan Pergi, Yang Kumau at the 2002 MTV Indonesia Awards.
Political career
In 2018, Krisdayanti selected to run as a candidate for the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia. She represented the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle in the 2019 election. Her campaign focused on the Electoral District of East Java V, which includes her birthplace of Batu as well as Malang.
On May 14, 2019, she secured a position as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 2019 to 2024 term. She achieved this after receiving 132,131 votes during the election process.
Family and personal life
Krisdayanti married musician Anang Hermansyah in 1996. The couple had two children, a son named Azriel Akbar Hermansyah and a daughter named Aurel Hermansyah. They divorced in August 2009. During their marriage, tabloids reported rumors of her being linked to other individuals, including Ari Sigit and Dicky Wahyudi, though she denied these claims and stated her marriage was stable.
In 2011, she married businessman Raul Lemos. They have two children together, Ariannha Amora Lemos and Kellen Alexander Lemos. Following her second marriage, she briefly announced plans to retire and live in East Timor, but she later retracted this statement to continue her singing career.
Birthday and age
Krisdayanti was born on March 24, 1975, which makes Krisdayanti 51 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Krisdayanti shares the date with 61 other famous people.
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