ABOUT AGNES MONICA

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Agnes Monica (born Agnes Monica Muljoto; 1 July 1986) is an Indonesian recording artist and actress. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, she started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of six as a child singer. She has recorded three albums which established her as one of the most popular child singers in the 1990s. She also became a presenter of several children's television programs. As a teenager, Agnes expanded her career into the world of acting. Her role in the soap opera Pernikahan Dini rocketed her name into the industry. Following her rising popularity after starring in few series of soap operas, she became the highest-paid teenage artist in Indonesia.

In 2003, she released her first album And the Story Goes, which marked her transition from a child singer to a female artist. On her second studio albumWhaddup A.. '?! (2005), she collaborated with American R&B singer Keith Martin. She also appeared in two Taiwanese drama series, The Hospital andRomance 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. Agnes took creative control of her third studio album, Sacredly Agnezious (2009), for which she served as the producer and songwriter. In 2010, she was appointed as one of the judges on the talent show Indonesian Idol. She also became one of the international hosts of red carpet American Music Awards of 2010 in Los Angeles. In addition to her commercial success, Agnes is the most-awarded Indonesian singer. She has received achieved numerous awards, including tenAnugerah Musik Indonesia, 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, as well as the ambassador of MTV EXIT to combat human trafficking. 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 signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and 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.