The album peaked at number 34 on the French Albums Chart and sold over 150,000 copies in France and Belgium. Two more commercial singles, 'La rose des vents' and 'Au nom de la lune', were released to modest chart success. It became the most played single in France of 1997, with a total of 7,900 radio airplays, and was certified gold for shipment of 250,000 copies. I want to introduce Indonesia, but in a progressive way, in a lyric, in a sound, and mainly through me.' The album's first single, 'La neige au Sahara', quickly became a hit in France, peaking at number 1 on the French Airplay Chart and number 16 on the French Singles Chart. Anggun described the album as 'a concentration of all the musical influences of my life. The album was a huge artistic departure from Anggun's earlier rock style, experimenting with world music and more adult contemporary sounds. Following in June 1997, Anggun released her first French-language album, entitled Au nom de la lune. There's no challenge anymore'.' 1994–1996: Beginnings in Europe Īnggun joined Sidaction, a French organization to help fighting against AIDS. And I said to myself: 'I'm tired! I cannot achieve more than I already have. I'd produced my last album and produced some Indonesian acts as well. Anggun later recalled: ' I was 20, I'd made five albums. She began to feel dissatisfied with her success in her country and began considering an international music career. By age nineteen, Anggun had sold over four million albums in Indonesia.
Lah!!! (1993), which yielded the number-one single 'Kembalilah Kasih (Kita Harus Bicara)'.
She produced her final Indonesian studio album, Anggun C. The following year, Anggun became the youngest Indonesian singer to found her own record company, Bali Cipta Records, and took complete creative control over her work. The couple married, despite a rumoured objection by Anggun's family, reportedly because they felt Anggun was too young. In 1992, Anggun began a relationship with Michel Georgea, a French engineer, whom she had met the year before in Kalimantan while touring.
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