Bunga Citra Lestari
| Bunga Citra Lestari | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bunga Citra Lestari |
| Also known as | BCL |
| Born | March 22, 1983 |
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Aquarius Musikindo |
Bunga Citra Lestari (born March 22, 1983), also known as BCL, is an Indonesian pop singer and actress. She is known for her powerful singing voice.
Career
Bunga started her career on television as a drama actress. The TV series that she has played were ABG, Senandung Masa Puber, Kala Cinta Menggoda, Penjaga Hati, and others. She later moved on as a singer and as a film actress.
Bunga started her music career in 2004 on a collaboration with PAS Band. She also recorded a single entitled "Saat Kau Pergi" for a soundtrack-album for film Dealova in 2005. Her debut album Cinta Pertama was released in 2006 with the hits singles, "Cinta Pertama" and "Aku Tak Mau Sendiri". Her first album was success and sold out 75,000 copies on the first week in Indonesia. This album raised up her name as a famous singer. She also starred her first film with the same title with her album, Cinta Pertama. This film also got then same success with her first studio album.
In 2007, Bunga starred her second film entitled Kangen. The soundtrack of this film was also taken from Bunga's first album, titled "Mengapa Harus Terjadi". At the end of 2007, she did a duet with Indonesian singer, Ari Lasso in a single titled "Aku dan Dirimu". From her collaboration with Ari Lasso, she won an award from Indonesian Music Awards (AMI) for "Best Pop Collaboration".
Bunga released her second studio album in 2008 entitled Tentang Kamu. The album produced her successful singles, "Tentang Kamu" and "Pernah Muda". In the same year she also starred in 2 films entitled Ada Kamu, Aku Ada and Saus Kacang with her husband, Ashraf Sinclair.
In February 2010, Bunga Citra was appeared again in "Dahsyat", where she duet with Filipino singer Christian Bautista with a remake of Indonesian version of Please Be Careful With My Heart from Christian Bautista's 6th album Romance Revisited originally sung by Filipino Crooner Jose Mari Chan and released in the Philippines.
Personal life
Bunga got married with Ashraf Sinclair, a Malaysian actor on November 8, 2008. Her marriage party was very luxurious and celebrated in 2 countries, Indonesia and Malaysia. After they got married, Bunga and Ashraf played in the same film, Saus Kacang. The couple had their first son in mid-September named Noah.
Discography
- 2006: Cinta Pertama
- 2008: Tentang Kamu
- 2013: The Best of BCL
Compilation
- 2005: OST Dealova (song: "Saat Kau Pergi")
- 2007: The Best of Ari Lasso (song: "Aku dan Dirimu")
Filmography
- 2006: Cinta Pertama
- 2007: Kangen
- 2008: Ada Kamu, Aku Ada
- 2008: Saus Kacang
- 2013: Habibie & Ainun
TV Advertisement
- 2003: Sunsilk
- 2003: Coca-Cola
- 2005: Fanbo
- 2006-2007: Sharp
- 2007–present: Pond's
- 2009: Tora Bika
- 2012: Floridina
Awards
- SCTV Music Awards 2006: Best Solo Album
- Editor's Choice Award 2007: The Sensational Artist
- AMI Awards 2008: Best Collaboration (with Ari Lasso)
- Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) 2009: Best Actress