Dian Sastrowardoyo

Diandra Paramitha Sastrowardoyo (born March 16, 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia) -- more popularly known as Dian Sastro or Dian Sastrowardoyo -- is an Indonesian model and actress.
In 1996, she was the cover girl of Gadis, a teen magazine in Indonesia. She later became popular as Daya, the protagonist in Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sand). Dian finally kick-started her career on the big screen with a starring role in the boxoffice hit (In Malaysia and Indonesia) Ada Apa Dengan Cinta (AADC) (What's Up With Love? (film)). Since then she has established herself as one of Indonesia's most bankable actresses, starring in films such as , Banyu Biru, Ungu Violet and Belahan Jiwa. as well as foreign movies like the Malaysian produced, Puteri Gunung Ledang
Her recent (as of March 2007) television appearances include playing Raya in Dunia Tanpa Koma and a brief stint as the host of the game show Kuis Super Milyarder Tiga Milyar.
Sastrowardoyo is the daughter and only child of the late Ariawan Sastrowardoyo (1955-1995) and Dewi Parwati Sastrowardoyo (née Setyorini). Her paternal grandparents are the late Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, a retired physician and surgeon (and author of the memoir Kembali ke Uteran (Return to Uteran)), and the late Ina Sastrowardoyo.
She is the wife of Samekta Hadi (b. 1983), a Joker; and the niece of Dr. Aswin W. Sastrowardoyo (b. 1957), currently a physician and formerly guitarist and singer with Chaseiro, a music group of the 1970s and 80s; and Lisa Damayanti Sastrowardoyo (b. 1962). She is also the grand-niece of, among others, Sunario (1902-1997), Indonesia's minister of foreign affairs from 1953 to 1956; Dra. Sukanti Suryochondro, a former instructor in women's studies at the University of Indonesia; and Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924-1995), a noted poet and literary critic.
A screenplay based on Kembali ke Uteran is in the works, with plans for Sastrowardoyo to play her own great-grandmother in the film adaptation.
Sastrowardoyo's family name is derived from sastra (Sanskrit, writings) and wardaya (Sanskrit, heart), so literally means "writings of the heart."
Her paternal great-grandfather, Sutejo Sastrowardoyo (1876-1967), traced the family's ancestry back to 15th century Java.

Sherina Munaf

Sherina populer sejak usia belia. Ia adalah putri pasangan Triawan Munaf dan Luki Ariani ini yang lahir di Bandung, 11 Juni 1990.

Wanita yang memiliki nama Sinna Sherina Munaf ini, mulai debut albumnya pada 1999 dengan album Andai Aku Besar Nanti. Dalam album tersebut berisi lagu-lagu Andai Aku Besar Nanti, Pelangiku, Kembali ke Sekolah. Berikutnya, Sherina merilis album keduanya, Petualangan Sherina, yang juga diangkat menjadi film layar lebar. Film yang dibintanginya bersama Didi Petet, Mathias Muchus dan Butet Kertaradjasa itu sekaligus menjadi debut Sherina sebagai bintang film, meski filmnya yang lain belum pernah ada.

Penampilannya yang lugu sebagai anak-anak, namun berkemampuan vokal selayaknya orang dewasa, membuat banyak dikagumi.

Memasuki usia remajanya, Sherina kemudian merilis album My Life dengan lagu andalan My Life, Aku Tlah Dewasa dan Clik Clok. Ia juga muncul dengan Album bertajuk Primadona (2007), tampil dengan gaya barunya yang dewasa. Sherina tampil dengan lagu-lagu dewasa yang diciptakannya sendiri.

Kemampuan Sherina dalam menciptakan lagu juga tidak bisa dianggap remeh. Di tahun 2008, Sherina yang pernah menjadi kekasih Kevin Aprilio ini dipercaya menyumbangkan lagu pada soundtrack film AYAT-AYAT CINTA. Dengan single Jalan Cinta, Sherina menunjukkan kiprahnya sebagai pencipta lagu sekaligus penyanyi. Juga masih di tahun 2008, dalam film fenomenal LASKAR PELANGI, Sherina yang bersahabat dengan aktor Derby Romero ini kembali dipercaya untuk menyumbangkan lagu untuk soundtrack film ini. Ku Bahagia adalah single yang dibawakan dan diciptakan oleh Sherina untuk film LASKAR PELANGI.

Bunga Citra Lestari

Bunga Citra Lestari (also known as BCL, born on March 22, 1983) is an Indonesian pop singer and actress. She 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 colaboration 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.

Anggun

Anggun Cipta Sasmi (born April 29, 1974, in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian singer/songwriter with French citizenship. Anggun was born in Jakarta, Indonesia as the second child and first daughter of Darto Singo, an Javanese artist and Dien Herdina, a housewife who was from a noble Javanese family. She was raised in Yogyakarta, known for still being the center of Indonesian culture. Her father trained Anggun in singing since age 7 with high discipline. She was trained various vocal technique and respiration technique everyday. After she could sing well, her mother acted as her manager to accept the singing orders. She began perform in the recent year and recorded her children's album two years later.
In her teens, Anggun was influenced by the rock music of native Javanese artists and by rock & roll singers and bands such as Elvis Presley, Metallica and The Police. In 1986, with Ian Antono, an Indonesian famous producer, Anggun started to release her first rock album titled Dunia Aku Punya which began her success in homeland. Anggun's fame reached its peak when the release of her 1990 singles, "Mimpi" and then "Tua Tua Keladi" (the latter gave her "The Most Popular Indonesian Artist 1990-1991" award). These singles massively topped the charts and have become Anggun's biggest rock hits to date in Indonesia.[3] Following the success of the singles, Anggun returned to release her studio album Anak Putih Abu Abu in 1991 and then Nocturno in 1992. Both albums achieved the same success and moreover established her name as the most popular lady rocker in early 1990s.
Having already had tremendous success in her homeland Indonesia since she was 12, she decided to pursue an international career and left Indonesia in 1994. After a year in London, she settled in Paris, France and met producer Erick Benzi, who later helped her sign a record deal with Sony Music France and recorded her first French album, Au Nom de la Lune, in 1996. In late 1997, Anggun made a history for being the first Asian artist to break into international music scene by releasing her first international album Snow on the Sahara in Europe, Asia, and America. This album produced her biggest hit to date, "Snow on the Sahara".To date, Anggun has sold approximately 3 million copies of records worldwide and has become the most successful Asian artist outside Asia. Her success has spread throughout Europe, particularly in France.

Agnes Monica

Agnes Monica (born Agnes Monica Muljoto on July 1, 1986) is an Indonesian pop singer, dancer, actress, songwriter, and producer. Her first teen album "..And The Story Goes" (2003) made her popular as a teenage singer. Its a big success in Indonesia with the singles "Bilang Saja", "Jera" and "Cinta Mati". Then she released her second album "Whaddup A.. '?!" (2005). Her second album is a success too, with her hit single, "Tak Ada Logika". It sold 50000 copies in 10 days. It's big for any Indonesian singer. Then after her second album, she wants to prove to herself that she can produce her own album. This can be seen from her third album "Sacredly Agnezious" (2009), with her greatest hit single, "Matahariku".
Her success has brought her fame not only in her homeland, Indonesia, but also in neighboring Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and even Dutch-Indo in Netherlands. Her performance in 2008 Asia Song Festival in Seoul, Korea, have opened up doors for her fame in Taiwan, Korea, China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. She is the only singer in Indonesia who has own dance group called Nezindahood, that always come along whenever Agnes perform. This year, her plan is "Go International". That's why she is learning Chinese Language even more. And as the result she played in 2 Taiwan Series "Romance in the White House" with Peter Ho and "The Hospital" with Jerry Yan. Although she is not the leading role in the 2 series but its a big step for her and for Indonesian actress.

Karenina Sunny Halim

Karenina Sunny Halim (lahir di Jakarta, 13 Juni 1986; umur 23 tahun) adalah Miss Indonesia 2009 yang merupakan wakil dari DKI Jakarta. Ia akan mewakili Indonesia pada ajang Miss World 2009 di Afrika Selatan pada bulan November tahun yang sama.

Nina memiliki enam gelar diploma, antara lain di bidang Public Relations, Sales and Marketing, Primary Teeching, Economics, Performing Arts dan Music and Arts.

Terpilihnya Karenina sebagai Miss Indonesia menimbulkan kontroversi publik karena kemampuannya yang lemah dalam berbahasa Indonesia meskipun ia lebih banyak tinggal di Jakarta. Dalam memahami dan menjawab pertanyaan juri pada malam final pemilihan, ia memerlukan bantuan seorang ahli interpretasi.

Ibunya berasal dari Montana, Amerika Serikat dan aktif di LSM. Ia adalah adik kandung aktor Steve Emmanuel.

[Wikipedia Indonesia 20090618]

Tips Membeli Black Berry

Tahun 2009 ini Black Berry makin tenar di Indonesia, siapa yang ngga kenal dengan gadget cangih ini. Bagi anda yang berminat memilikinya, ada beberapa tips cara membeli ponsel BlackBerry baru.

Tips Membeli BlackBerry Baru :

• Beli handset resmi keluaran operator sehingga mendapatkan produk berikut pelayanan yang terjamin. Namun jika kita membeli di toko-toko non resmi, carilah toko yang bisa dipercaya dan memberikan garansi sekaligus layanan purna jual dalam jangka waktu lama.

• Harap diperiksa komponen fisik seperti bodi, trackball, keyboard, baterai, speaker, kamera, dan lain-lain. Sebaliknya mengajak teman yang paham betul BlackBerry untuk mengecek kualitas dan kelengkapan komponen fisik BlackBerry.

• Cek nomor PIN dan IMEI di menu sistem dan sesuaikan dengan nomor PIN dan IMEI pada sticker yang tertempel di belakang baterai handset.

• Untuk memsatikan apakah PIN diblokir atau tidak, kita bisa mengecek dengan melihat logo GPRS atau GSM dengan kartu SIM yang sudah aktif berlayanan BlackBerry. Jika di layar tertera GPRS dengan huruf kapital berarti PIN tidak diblokir.

• Pastikan BlackBerry yang kita beli benar-benar baru. Untuk mendeteksi apakah BlackBerry sudah pernah dipakai atau belum bisa dicek dengan klik Option >> Status. Pada layar yang muncul ketik BUYS atau BUZR hingga muncul opsi baru di layar yaitu Data Usage dan Voice Usage. Jika data yang terpampang tidak menunjukkan angka 0 maka handheld tersebut bisa dipastikan sudah pernah dipakai.

sumber: pancallock

Semoga tips di atas dapat membantu anda yang berniat membeli Black Berry baru.