ROSSA

Rossa Roslaina Sri Handayani (born on October 9, 1978 in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia), popularly known mononymously as Rossa, is an Indonesian singer. Rossa started singing at age 10 years old when she released her first ever album, Untuk Sahabatku in 1988. Rossa's fame began when she released her first adult album Nada Nada Cinta in 1996. Then, followed by Tegar in 2000 which rocketed Rossa's name in 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 on 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) 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. Her single, "Pudar" also gained commercial success in Malaysia.