Anggun's most popular Asian artist outside Asia

Well for you guys who do not know Anggun more depth, here's a review biography of Anggun, and is there an appearance of Anggun at World Music Awards ceremony filled 2008.

Anggun Cipta Sasmi (Indonesian pronunciation: [aŋɡun] ahng-goon; born 29 April 1974) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded her children's album two years later. With the help of famed Indonesian producer Ian Antono, Anggun released her first rock-influenced studio album, Dunia Aku Punya (1986). Her name shot to the top of music scene with the single "Mimpi" (1989), which remains one of the "150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone. She followed it with a series of singles and three more studio albums, which established her position as one of the most prominent Indonesian rock stars of the early 1990s.

Anggun left Indonesia in 1994 to pursue her international career. After two years of struggle in London and Paris, Anggun met French producer Erick Benzi and signed to Sony Music Entertainment. She released her first international album, Snow on the Sahara (1998), in 33 countries worldwide, including the United States. The album spawned her international signature hit "Snow on the Sahara", which reached number one in several countries. Since her international debut, Anggun has released five studio albums in English and French, as well as a soundtrack album to Danish film, Open Hearts (2002). She has collaborated with a host of international artists, including Julio Iglesias, Peter Gabriel and Pras Michel of the Fugees.

Anggun is the first Indonesian artist to break into the international music scene, having charted in the American and European record charts. Her albums have been certified gold and platinum in several European countries. She has received a number of accolades for her achievement, including the prestigious distinction Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by the French Cultural Minister. She has been appointed as the global ambassador of the United Nations twice, for International Year of Microcredit (2005) and Food and Agriculture Organization (2009). He reviews a bit about Anggun career, I hope you like it :D