Rossa Roslaina Sri Handayani, known mononymously as Rossa, also known as Te' Ocha a.k.a. Teteh Ocha by fans in Indonesia or Dato' Rossa Roslaina in Malaysia (born October 9, 1978, in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian singer and businesswoman. She remains one of the most popular artists in Indonesia and Malay-speaking countries, and one of the best selling Indonesian artist based on album sales which has sold over 10 million copies in the region. Her second compilation album, The Best of Rossa, ranked 10th on the List of Indonesian all time best selling albums.
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Career
Rossa started singing at ten years old when she released her first ever album, Untuk Sahabatku in 1988. This children's album was produced by Dian Records. However, the album failed to gain attention.
Rossa's fame began when she released her first adult album Nada Nada Cinta in 1996. Then, followed by Tegar in 2000 which made Rossa's name more prominent in the Indonesian music scene. She won a MTV Indonesia Awards 2000 for "Most Favorite Female Artist". Rossa also performed in Asian music festival, My Love in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 26, 2000.
Rossa graduated from University of Indonesia, Faculty of Social and Political Science in February 2002. In the same year, she released album Kini which dominated by ballad songs. She received "Best Female Solo Artist" at Indonesian Music Awards (AMI) in 2002.
In 2003, Rossa released the repackage album of Kini with a new song, "Malam Pertama", composed by Melly Goeslaw. This album got Double Platinum in 2004.
At the end of 2004, Rossa released album Kembali with nine progressive pop songs. This album spawned hit singles "Aku Bukan Untukmu" and "Pudar". This album was certified Platinum only for three months, and six months later this album got Double Platinum. Her single, "Pudar" also gained commercial success in Malaysia. Kembali was released in Malaysia on May 23, 2005 and Rossa held a show in Planet Hollywood, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to promote her album.
In December 2006, Rossa released her greatest-hits compilation album entitled Yang Terpilih. Rossa inserted 3 new songs, "Atas Nama Cinta", "Terlalu Cinta", and "Cinta Tak Termiliki". Yang Terpilih was released in Malaysia on May 16, 2007.
In 2008, Rossa participated in a soundtrack-album for film, Ayat Ayat Cinta (English: Verses of Love), contributed the theme song "Ayat Ayat Cinta" and "Takdir Cinta". These singles gave her an Indonesian Music Awards (AMI) 2008 for "Best Pop Female Solo Artist" and an SCTV Awards 2008 for "Famous Singer". She also got an award from Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia, for "Best Malay Language Song Performed by Foreign Artist" for her song "Terlalu Cinta". Rossa held her first concert titled "Persembahan Cinta" in Jakarta Convention Center on November 26, 2008. In this concert, Rossa was helped by Indonesian famous composer, Erwin Gutawa and Jay Subiakto.
In nearly 3 years, Rossa released her self-titled album on January 14, 2009. Her first single, "Terlanjur Cinta", was a duet with Pasha, the vocalist of band Ungu.
On May 2, 2009, Rossa received an award from Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia again for "Best Malay Language Song Performed by Foreign Artist" category. This time, the award is given for her mega-hit single "Ayat-Ayat Cinta". She defeated other 4 nominated songs; "Aku Dan Dirimu" by Ari Lasso & Bunga Citra Lestari, "Matahariku" by Agnes Monica, "Bila Rasaku Ini Rasamu" by Kerispatih, and "Menjaga Hati" by Yovie & Nuno. She also had a duet performance with Faizal Tahir on that night. Both of them performed "Terlanjur Cinta" and Faizal Tahir's "Cuba".
On November 12, 2011, Rossa repeated her achievement in the 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik, Malaysia when her single "Ku Menunggu" has been awarded as the "Best Malay Language Song Performed by Foreign Artist". Rossa, who could not be present during the awards ceremony has set a new record of her own - winning the categories for the third time, out of her four nominations received throughout four years.
Rossa also won the Best Female Artist (Artis Wanita Terbaik) at Anugerah Planet Muzik 2011 in Singapore. At her first sold-out solo concert at the Esplanade, she soft-launched her duet single with Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah entitled "Aku Bersahaja". The duet received good response from their fans in Singapore as well as in Malaysia. It topped radio charts in both countries for a couple of weeks.
She became one of the judges for the first season of X Factor Indonesia, alongside Anggun, Ahmad Dhani and Bebi Romeo.
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Discography
Children's albums
- Gadis Ingusan (1989)
- Untuk Sahabatku (1990)
Studio albums
- Nada-Nada Cinta (1996)
- Tegar (1999)
- Hati Yang Terpilih (2000)
- Kini (2002)
- Kini (Repackaged Edition) (2003)
- Kembali (2004)
- Yang Terpilih (2006)
- Rossa (2009)
- Harmoni Jalinan Nada & Cerita (2010)
- The Best of Rossa (2011)
- Platinum Collection (2013)
- Love, Life and Music (2014)
- Rossa The History (2014)
- A New Chapter (2017)
Singles
- Setinggi Mimpi Mereka - UNICEF Themesong (2008)
- Sang Surya - OST. Sang Pencerah (2010)
- Rasa Terindah (featuring Afgan & Pasha of Ungu) (2012)
- Bukan Cinta Biasa (featuring Bebi Romeo) (2013)
- Your Dreams Our Inspirations - Oriflame Themesong (2014)
- Pesona Indonesia & Wonderful Indonesia - Indonesia Tourism and Creative Economy Themesong (2015)
- Kebebasan - Yonder Music Indonesia Themesong (2016)
- Satu Indonesiaku (2017)
- Bright As The Sun - ASIAN GAMES 2018 Themesong (2017)
- Bulan Dikekang Malam OST. Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 (2017)
- Hidup Itu Indah - Oriflame Themesong (2018)
Compilation albums
- From Us To U (Tribute to Titiek Puspa) (2005)
- OST. Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2007)
- Sinar Lebaran (Malaysia Edition) (2009)
- OST. Cinta Fitri (2010)
- OST. Sang Pencerah (2010)
- Takbir Raya (Malaysia Edition) (2011)
- Bebi Romeo Materpiece "Bebi Romeo album" (2012)
- KFC Adu Bintang (2013)
- Havoc (Malaysia Edition) "Joe Flizzow album" (2013)
- OST. Soekarno (2013)
- Anugerah-Mu (Malaysia Edition) (2014)
- Melodi Melankolik (Malaysia Edition) (2014)
- The Best of Nada Kita (2017)
- OST. Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 (2017)
Solo concerts
- Persembahan Cinta (Jakarta Convention Center, Indonesia) - 2008
- Persembahan Cinta Mini (Bandung & Surabaya) - 2009
- Mini Cerita Cinta (Road tour Indonesia & Malaysia) - 2009
- Melodi Cinta Rossa (Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, Malaysia) - 2010
- Harmoni Cinta Rossa (Esplanade, Singapore) - 2011
- K-20 Special Rossa (Kompas TV) - 2013
- Malam Keajaiban Cinta (Istana Budaya, Malaysia) - 2015
- Pesona Cinta Rossa (Persada Convention Center, Malaysia) - 2015
- The Journey of 21 Dazzling Years (JCC, Jakarta) - April 2017
- The Journey of 21 Dazzling Years (Esplanade, Singapore) - November 2017
- A New Chapter (Bali, Indonesia) - December 2017
Soap opera
- Dua Sisi Mata Uang (2000)
- Perisai Kasih (2002)
Music competitions
- Judges Indonesian Idol Season 6 - 2010
- Mentor X-Factor Indonesia Season 1 - 2013 (Winner)
- Mentor X-Factor Indonesia Season 2 - 2015 (Winner)
- Judges 3 Juara Malaysia ('Ballad' category) - 2016 (Winner)
TV show
- A Night To Remember (Trans TV) (2016)
Brand ambassador
- Sumber Ayu scrub & betel leaf soap (2006)
- Zink shampoo (2007)
- Pantene Indonesia (2011-present)
- Kintakun (2012)
- Oriflame Indonesia (2013-present)
- Pesona Indonesia & Wonderful Indonesia (2015-present)
- Pita Pink Indonesia (2015-present)
Business
- House of Rossa
- Diva Family Karaoke (50 outlet in 2015)
- Villa Paya-Paya, Bali (one of the best villa in the world)
- Kain Made in Indonesia
- Paloma
- Rossa Eau De Parfum
- Rossa Beauty
- Minang Mande Cake
References
External links
- Official website
- Rossa at AllMusic
- Rossa discography on iTunes
- Rossa discography on Discogs
- Rossa on Twitter
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