Agnez Mo
| Agnez Mo |
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Agnes Monica Muljoto |
| Also known as |
Agnes Monica, Aggy, Agnez Monica, Momo |
| Born |
1 July 1986 (age 27) |
| Origin |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres |
Pop, R&B |
| Occupations |
Singer,Song Writer, Actrees, Dancer, Producer |
| Instruments |
Vocals |
| Years active |
1992 – Present |
| Labels |
Aquarius Musikindo, Sony Music Entertainment, The Cherry Party |
| Website |
www.agnezmo.com | | | | | |
Agnes Monica Muljoto (born 1 July 1986), known by her stage name
Agnez Mo, is an
Indonesian singer and actress. She started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of six as a
child singer.
She has recorded three children's albums. She also became a presenter
of several children's television programs. As a teenager, she expanded
her career to include acting. Her role in the soap opera
Pernikahan Dini rocketed her name into the industry.
In 2003, Agnez released her fourth studio album
And the Story Goes, which marked her transition from a child singer to a female artist. On her fifth studio album,
Whaddup A.. '?! (2005), she collaborated with American R&B singer
Keith Martin. She also appeared in two Taiwanese drama series,
The Hospital and
Romance in the White House. She participated in the 2008 and 2009
Asia Song Festival in
Seoul, South Korea, and received "Best Asian Artist Award" at each event. Agnez took creative control of her sixth studio album,
Sacredly Agnezious (2009), for which she served as the producer and songwriter.
In 2010, Agnez was appointed as one of the judges on the talent show
Indonesian Idol and was also one of the international hosts of the red carpet at the
American Music Awards of 2010 in Los Angeles. She introduced her new image with her seventh studio album,
Agnez Mo (2013). She signed a recording deal with the US label
The Cherry Party, which is owned by
Sony Music Entertainment. Her international debut single, "
Coke Bottle", was released in late 2013, featuring American rapper/producer
Timbaland and rapper
T.I.
In addition to her commercial success, Agnez is the most-awarded
Indonesian Artist. She has received numerous awards, including ten
Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards, seven
Panasonic Awards, and four
MTV Indonesia Awards.
She was also honored with a Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia (NBMI) from
the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Singers,
Songwriters, and Music Record Producers Association of Indonesia
(PAPPRI) for her contribution and support for the Indonesian music
industry.
[1] She was also appointed as an anti-drug ambassador of Asia, and as the ambassador of
MTV EXIT to combat
human trafficking.
Life and career
1986–2002: Childhood and early career
Agnes Monica Muldjoto was born in
Jakarta, Indonesia, on 1 July 1986 to a
Yang family of
Chinese ancestry.
She is the youngest child of Jenny Siswono, a former table tennis player, and Ricky Muljoto, a former badminton player.
Her older brother, Steve Muljoto, is her manager.
She attended Tarakanita elementary school and Pelita Harapan junior high school.
Her talent for the performing arts was evident in her childhood,
especially in singing; she sang in church and attended vocal courses.
Agnes entered the entertainment industry in 1992, when she was six years old, and released her first children's album,
Si Meong. In 1995, she released her second children's album,
Yess!, which includes a duet with fellow Indonesian child singer Eza Yayang.
Her last children's album,
Bala-Bala, was released the following year.
Agnes also became the host for several children's programs, including
Video Anak Anteve (VAN) on
Anteve,
Tralala-Trilili on
RCTI, and
Diva Romeo on
Trans TV.
She was awarded "Most Favorite Presenter of Children's Program" at the
Panasonic Awards in 1999 and 2000 for
Tralala-Trilili.
Agnes began acting as a teenager. Her first two roles were on the soap operas
Lupus Millennia and
Mr Hologram in 1999.
The next year, she starred in the TV series
Pernikahan Dini,
which served as a turning point in her career by transforming her image from that of a child artist to one of a teenage artist.
The production was well received by audiences, and she received the "Favorite Actress" award at the 2001 and 2002
Panasonic Awards, as well as the "Popular Actress" award at the 2002
SCTV Awards.
In 2002, Agnes starred in three soap operas,
Ciuman Pertama,
Kejar Daku Kau Ku Tangkap, and
Amanda.
Due to her popularity, she became the highest-paid teenage artist in Indonesia.
Agnes also recorded songs in her early teens, including "Pernikahan Dini" and "Seputih Hati" for the soundtrack of
Pernikahan Dini, both of which are featured on the 2001 compilation album
Love Theme.
The following year, she collaborated with the Indonesian senior singer
Yana Julio in the song "Awan dan Ombak" for his studio album
Jumpa Lagi.
2003–2004: And The Story Goes
Agnes Monica appearance as a guest star on
Asian Idol in 2007.
On 8 October 2003, Agnes released her first adult album,
And the Story Goes. In this album, she worked with aspiring famous Indonesian producers and singer/songwriters, including
Ahmad Dhani,
Melly Goeslaw, and
Titi DJ.
[13] The album production took a year and a half to get it done, including the audition process for the dancers.
[14] According to her record label, Aquarius Musikindo, the album sold 35,000 copies before its official release.
[14] It was later certified double
platinum after selling more than 300,000 copies.
[6][15] The album won three awards after receiving ten nominations at the 2004
Anugerah Musik Indonesia
Awards—the highest music awards in Indonesia. They were "Best Female
Solo Pop Artist" for the song "Jera", "Best Dance/Techno Production" for
the song "Bilang Saja", and "Best Duo/Group" for her duet with Ahmad
Dhani in "Cinta Mati".
[16] She also won "Best Female Newcomer" at the 2004
Anugerah Planet Muzik awards in Singapore. Because of her success at a young age, she was dubbed a "Young Diva" by members of the media.
[9] At this point, she started broaching the idea of an international career.
[16]
In addition to promoting her debut album, Agnes also starred in
several TV series during this time, playing the lead role in three:
Cewekku Jutek,
Bunga Perawan, and
Cantik.
[17] She won "Favorite Actress" at the 2003 Panasonic Awards and "Famous Actress" at 2004 SCTV Awards.
[18]
Graduated from Pelita Harapan high school In 2004, Agnes enrolled at Pelita Harapan University, where she majored
Business Law.
[19]
2005–2007: Whaddup A.. '?!
Agnes Monica receiving her first AMI Award in 2004.
Agnes launched her second studio album,
Whaddup A.. '?!,
on 10 December 2005. It featured five singles: "Bukan Milikmu Lagi",
"Tanpa Kekasihku", "Tak Ada Logika", "Cinta Di Ujung Jalan", and "Tak
Mungkin". In addition to working with Indonesian musicians such as Melly
Goeslaw,
Andi Rianto, and
Erwin Gutawa, she also collaborated with American singer-songwriter
Keith Martin.
[6] Martin wrote two English songs for the album, including the duet "I'll Light a Candle".
[15] To promote the album, Agnes held a concert tour known as
Clasnezenzation in four Indonesian cities:
Bandar Lampung,
Surabaya,
Bandung, and
Makassar.
[20]
The album was commercially successful and she won two 2006 Anugerah
Musik Indonesia awards for "Best Female Pop Artist" and "Best R&B
Production".
[21] She also won the "Most Favorite Female" award at the 2006
MTV Indonesia Awards.
[22] She was nominated for "
Favorite Indonesian Artist" award at the
MTV Asia Awards 2005 (beaten by
Peterpan) but, she grabs the youngest artist of all nominees in Asian category.
[23] Selling more than 450,000 copies, the album was one of the top-selling albums of 2006 and was certified triple platinum.
[24]
In 2005, Agnes appeared in the Taiwanese drama series
The Hospital, co-starring with
Jerry Yan, a member of the Taiwanese boyband
F4.
[25] She also appeared with
Peter Ho in several episodes of the Taiwanese drama
Romance in the White House,
[26] and starred in two Indonesian TV Series,
Ku Tlah Jatuh Cinta and
Pink, both televised on
Indosiar.
[27][28] In 2006, she starred in the RCTI soap opera
Kawin Muda. She also decided to take a break from her education that year to focus on her entertainment career.
[29]
In early 2007, Agnes was appointed by the United States of America's
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) Far East Region as an Asian anti-drug ambassador.
[30][31] On 15 May 2007, she did an opening act for American R&B group
Boyz II Men at a concert in
Istora Senayan, Jakarta,
[9] and on 23 June of that year, she held her first concert at
Stadium Negara in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[32] She also guest starred in the finale of
Asian Idol on 16 December 2007, and performed the song "Get Up".
2008–2009: Sacredly Agnezious
In 2008, Agnes began working on her third studio album. She released
the first single, "Matahariku", earlier than she had planned. It became
her best-selling single, with sales of three million
ringback tone downloads within nine months.
[33]
The song received the "Most Favorite Female" award at the 2008 MTV
Indonesia Awards and the "Best Female Solo Pop Artist" award at the 2009
Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards.
[34][35] In September 2008, she released the second single, "Godai Aku Lagi", which she wrote herself. She also released a
mini album containing the two singles.
[36] That same year she starred in the RCTI soap opera
Jelita.
[37]
On 4 October 2008, Agnes was invited as the Indonesian representative at the
Asia Song Festival. The event was organized by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in
Seoul, South Korea. She performed with 24 artists from 12 Asian countries. The event was viewed by an audience of 35,000 at the
Seoul World Cup Stadium and was broadcast in 30 countries.
[38][39]
She performed two of her songs, "Godai Aku Lagi" and "Shake It Off".
During the performance, she incorporated elements of Indonesian
traditional dance from
Bali. Her performance received positive responses from the Korean media and won the committee's "Best Asian Artist Award".
[40] The following year, she was invited again and performed three songs: "Shake It Off", "Temperature", and
Michael Jackson's "
Heal the World". This time, 14 artists from across Asia participated and it was viewed by an audience of 40,000.
[41] As was the case with her previous performance, Agnes received good reviews and earned the "Best Asian Artist Award".
[42]
Agnes launched her third studio album on 1 April 2009,
Sacredly Agnezious. This time, she was involved more in the album production. She worked with the renowned musicians Erwin Gutawa,
Dewiq, Pay, and DJ Sumantri. She also acted as producer and songwriter.
[43]
In addition to the two previous singles, "Matahariku" and "Godai Aku
Lagi", she produced two more singles: "Teruskanlah" and "Janji–Janji".
At the 2010 Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards, she won three awards: "Best
Pop Album", "Best Female Pop Solo Artist", and "Best of the Best
Album".
[44]
On 23 May 2009, she appeared as a guest star at the "Festival of Life"
in Bali. The celebration commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan.
[45]
Having already taken an extended break from the Pelita Harapan University, Agnes withdrew from the school.
[29] She then began taking
distance education classes as a Political Science major at
Oregon State University.
[46]
2010-2013: Breakthrough in the United States
In late 2010, Agnes experienced a breakthrough into the international
market when she was chosen as the international red carpet host for the
annual
American Music Awards on 21 November 2010 at the
Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
[47] Several months later, she announced that she had signed to
Sony/ATV Music Publishing and was working on her debut English studio album in London and Los Angeles.
[48] In early 2011, she also recorded a duet version of "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" with the American singer
Michael Bolton for his compilation album,
Gems: The Duets Album.
[49] The duet was released in the album's international version in Asia.
[50]
Consequently, her slogan "Dream, Believe, and Make it Happen" was used
in a 2011 cultural conference to inspire young people organized by the
US Embassy in Jakarta.
[51]
Agnes released a greatest hits album
Agnes Is My Name
on 2 February 2011. The album were sold via Indonesian franchise of the
American fast food restaurant, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). The album
can be obtained in all KFC stores throughout Indonesia bundled with
every chicken package purchase.
[citation needed] The album compiled her top hit singles and two new songs, "Karena Ku Sanggup" and "Paralyzed".
[52] The album sold one million copies in three months, earning her the "Million Awards" award from Indonesian
KFC, a fast food restaurant chain that marketed the album.
[53] Her new song in the album, "Karena Ku Sanggup", won her the "Best Pop Female Singer" award at the
2011 AMI Awards.
[54]
She also won the "Most Inbox Video Clip" award at the 2011 Inbox Awards
for the "Paralyzed" video clip, which was made in Indonesia and the
United States.
[55] Another single, "Muda", was released on 9 November 2012. This song is free to download for
simPATI subscribers.
[56]
In 2010 Agnes was the ambassador of the
MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) organization, which combats human trafficking,
[57] for which she performed at benefit concerts in Surabaya and Jakarta.
[58] She performed for the 26th
SEA Games 2011 Opening Ceremony, with
KC Concepcion from the
Philippines and the Malaysian singer
Jaclyn Victor. Their performance of "Together We Will Shine" was the highlight of the event.
[59]
In December 2012, she gave the opening and closing speeches at UN
Global Youth Forum and performed in the concert held for the event. Her
duet song with Timbaland would be one of the digital contents of mobile
application launched in 2013 by UN Global Youth.
[60]
Agnes got nominated for various international awards. In 2011 she was
nominated in the Worldwide Acts Asia Pacific Nominees category for the
2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.
[61] In March 2012 she was nominated for the American Nickleodeon Kids Choice Awards for a brand new category, Favorite Asian Act.
[62] Still in the same year, she won an
Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Asian Artis Indonesia.
[63]
She was also nominated for 2013 World Music Awards for Worlds Best
Song, Worlds Best Female Artist, Worlds Best Live Act and also Worlds
Best Entertainer of The Year.
Other important milestone in Agnes' career is her selection as a judge on
Indonesian Idol season 6 in 2010.
[64] Her selection for the panel caused controversy at first because of her age.
[65] In 2012 Agnes returned as one of the judges of
Indonesian Idol season 7.
[66]
On 1 June 2013, Monica released her fourth studio album
Agnez Mo
Although all songs were composed in English, the album was only
released for Indonesian market. The album released by Entertainment
Inc., digitally via
Souniq Music. The album's marketing was bundled with local coffee brand Kopi Kapal Api. She also released her first-line
eau de perfume called 'Rêve', means "dreams" in
French. The release of the perfume made a trending topic worldwide in
Twitter
with the hashtag "#DareToDreams". The release of the perfume itself
along with the very first live performance of "Bad Girl" and "Walk" from
Agnez Mo. The perfumes' 5000 limited edition were sold out in only few weeks in
Blibli
online store. On the release of the perfume in Blibli online store, the
perfume were sells for 359.000 IDR, but now at closeout be 99,000 IDR.
The regular edition were sold on Guardian Store in Indonesia.
On 1 August 2013, the Compact Disk of the fourth studio album was
sold via local mini market, Indomaret at 35.000 IDR. On every purchase
of the album will be gifted a 500.000 IDR shopping voucher on Indomaret.
[67]
On 30 August 2013, in a conference press at
Indomaret in
Jakarta, Agnez said that her new international single, Coke Bottle, would be released in less than a month.
[68] On the making of her first international single music video, she wore Indonesian traditional
batik costume to introduce the Indonesian culture to the wide world. The video was directed by
Colin Tilley and was shot in Miami.
[69]
2014: Coke Bottle and US label signing
On 24 September 2013, AGNEZ MO's first international single,
Coke Bottle featuring
Timbaland and
T.I[70] was premiered on
Power 106 FM in
Los Angeles and was available for live streaming for global audience.
[71][72]
On January 31, 2014 it was announced via her
Twitter that AGNEZ MO had officially signed with The Cherry Party/
RED Associated Labels.
[73]
On March 31, 2014 the
music video for her single,
Coke Bottle, was premiered after almost a year-long release date speculations.
Artistry and image
Agnes has been noted as a powerful
soprano with a range (in singing) of four octaves (Bes 2 - Bes 6). She often uses her
head voice in some of her songs. Her songs can be classified as
Pop,
R&B, or
hip-hop, and she has named
Lauryn Hill,
Aretha Franklin,
Brandy Norwood,
Janet Jackson,
Whitney Houston,
DMX,
Angie Stone,
Madonna,
Michael Jackson,
Christina Aguilera,
Fantasia, and
Beyoncé as her musical influences,.
[74]
In addition to her singing talent, she is also known as a strong dancer
and actress. She is the first Indonesian soloist with a personal dance
group, known as
Nezindahood. They auditioned during the development of her first album in 2003. Her official
fan club name is
NIC (NezindaClub).
[13] She has also written some of her songs
[75] and produced her own music videos.
[76] She has been described as a
perfectionist with a variety of talents by Indonesian commentators.
[77]
Throughout her career, she has often been controversial in Indonesia.
When she was a teenager, her frequent comments about her goal to break
into the international market was viewed by some as a pompous
proclamation. In 2010, however, she began work on a debut English studio
album. Consequently, her slogan "Dream, Believe, and Make it Happen"
was used in a 2011 cultural conference to inspire young people organized
by the
US Embassy in Jakarta.
[51]
Honors and awards
Agnes has become the most-awarded Indonesia singer.
[78] Notable awards she has won include ten
Anugerah Musik Indonesia, eight
Panasonic Awards,
and four MTV Indonesia Awards. She has also received many international
awards, including an Anugerah Planet Muzik award and two Best Asian
Artist Awards. For her contribution and support to Indonesian music, she
was given the 2011 Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia (NBMI) award from The
Minister of Culture and Tourism and Association of Indonesian Singers,
Songwriters and Music Record Producers. Until today Agnes Monica often
wins Indonesian
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award as the most inspiring actress, and seven JPOP Asia Awards.
Relationships and personal life
Agnes is discreet about her personal relationships and she often said
that having a boyfriend is not her priority in life. She also stated
that personal relationships should remain private.
[79][80] However, in 2003, there was a rumor that she had a special relationship with
Deddy Corbuzier, a mentalist and professional illusionist.
[81]
In November 2007, it was revealed that she was involved in a
relationship with Dirly, the runner-up of Indonesian Idol season 3,
although the relationship didn't last long.
[82][83]
In March 2009, she was rumored to have a close relationship with dr.
Neil, a doctor of Japanese descent. There was also a rumor that Agnes
has a special relation with
Daniel Mananta
and Rezky Aditya. In 2010, Agnes was rumored dating with Denny Sumargo,
a basketball player. In 2013, she was rumored to have a special
relationship with Bing Chen, Global Creator Development & Management
Lead from
YouTube. She nicknamed him "Baby Bear" and was seen wearing a bear sweatshirt while premiering her first single, "
Coke Bottle", on
Power 106 Radio in Los Angeles.
[84] She admits that she's a
spiritual
person and has her own experience with God. She shared that she often
takes time to have a personal prayer time before she does anything or
goes anywhere. She stated that: "I want to have an achievement, a lot of
it, in God's way."
[85]
Fundraising
Agnes has conducted fundraising activities for victims of the
2004 Tsunami in Aceh and the
2006 earthquake in Java. In 2009, Agnes visited
Situ Gintung,
where a dam failure had caused flooding. She also donated a sum of
money to relief efforts and performed several of her songs for the
victims.
[86] Agnes also helped to raise over
Rp 400 million (approx. US$44,000 as of December 2011) for
Persis, an association football team based in
Surakarta, through a
benefit concert held at the Diamond Convention Center in Surakarta.
[87] In 2011, she participated at
The Save Teen Charity Concert in Jakarta, a benefit concert to raise money to help teenagers who have dropped out of school.
[88]
Discography
Presenter
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