Krisdayanti

{{short description|Indonesian singer, actress and politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Krisdayanti

| image = Krisdayanti DPR.jpg

| caption = Krisdayanti, member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2019 - 2024.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Batu, East Java, Indonesia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = {{plainlist|

• {{marriage|Anang Hermansyah|1996|2009}}
• {{marriage|Raul Lemos|2011}}

}}

| parents = Trenggono
Rachma Widadiningsih

| nationality = Indonesian

| years_active =

| relatives = {{plainlist|

• Yuni Shara (sister)
• Kartika Sari (sister)

}}

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

• Singer
• Songwriter
• Record producer
• Celebrity
• Model

}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| background = solo_singer

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{Flatlist|

• Pop
• R&B

}}

| label = {{flatlist|

• Pony Canyon
• Warner
• Le-Moesiek Revole

}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Anang Hermansyah
• 3 Diva
• Ruth Sahanaya
• Siti Nurhaliza

}}

| website =

}}

}}

Kris Dayanti (born 24 March 1975), often written mononymously as Krisdayanti (or shortened as KD), is an Indonesian politician, singer and actress. She is the younger sister of Yuni Shara, another Indonesian singer. She is the daughter of Trenggono and Rachma Widadiningsih. At the age of 9, she sang a song for the movie Megaloman. Three years later, she released her first album, Biasa Saja, together with the soundtrack album for Catatan Si Emon. While still in high school, Krisdayanti participated in numerous singing and modeling competitions. In 1991, she became one of the finalists in the GADIS magazine's cover model search, called GADIS Sampul.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Krisdayanti}}{{sfn|Disc Tarra, Artist info}}

With the help of Younky Soewarno and Chris Pattikawa, Krisdayanti participated in the 1992 Asia Bagus star-search program, eventually winning the grand prize at the Asia Bagus film festival in Japan.{{sfn|Disc Tarra, Artist info}} As a result of her success in the competition, Krisdayanti recorded an album in Singapore with Pony Canyon in 1993. She also recorded a single "Show Me the Way to Your Heart" which was released in some Asian countries including Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan.{{Cite web |title=The best of Asia bagus! {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/225993167 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}} In 1997, she was chosen as "The Best of Asia Bagus". She also won several awards, such as Best Indonesian Album awards for "Menghitung Hari" at 1999 Anugerah Industri Muzik, "Most Wanted Female Artist" and "Most Wanted Indonesian Video" awards for "Menghitung Hari" at MTV Southeast Asia, Best Pop Album awards for "Cinta" at 1997 Anugerah Musik Indonesia, and Most Favorite Female for "Jangan Pergi, Yang Kumau" at 2002 MTV Indonesia Awards. And also several nominations, such as Best Female Supporting Role for "Abad 21" at the 1996 Festival Sinetron Indonesia, International Viewer's Choice Awards for "Menghitung Hari" at 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, and Most Favorite Female for "Mengenangmu" at 2006 MTV Indonesia Awards. During 2004, Krisdayanti held eight concerts in different cities, including some international ones.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Krisdayanti}}

Her hit songs and constant concert performances have caused her to be considered the most expensive Indonesian artist to hire for singing or acting, with Swa magazine writing that she earns more than the president of Indonesia.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Krisdayanti}} In 1996, she was considered by Tabloid Bintang as one of Indonesia's 6 most prominent female television stars, and in 2007 Globe Asia ranked her 31st in its list of the 99 influential women in Indonesia.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Krisdayanti Bintang}}

She married Anang Hermansyah, a musician from Jember, East Java, in 1996. Together they had one son (Azriel Hermansyah) and one daughter (Aurelie Hermansyah).{{cite news|url=https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2021/08/11/125950/unggahan-azriel-untuk-sindir-aurel-dan-krisdayanti-ini-kata-ashanty?page=all|title=Unggahan Azriel untuk Sindir Aurel dan Krisdayanti? Ini Kata Ashanty|publisher=Suara|first=Yazir Farouk|last=Evi Ariska|date=11 August 2021|access-date=11 August 2021|language=id}} During their marriage, tabloids often reported rumors of Krisdayanti being linked to Dicky Wahyudi, Tohpati's guitarist,{{clarify|date=July 2021}} dan Ari Sigit, a grandson of ex-president Suharto.{{sfn|KapanLagi.com, Krisdayanti}}{{sfn|Yusman et al., Ini Peringatan}}{{sfn|Aprianti, Krisdayanti}} All rumors were denied by Krisdayanti, who said that her relationship with her husband was fine. They divorced in mid-August 2009, upon Yanti's request.{{sfn|Jakarta Globe 2009-09-03, Anang confirms}}

After divorcing Anang Hermansyah, she reportedly started a relationship with Raul Lemos, a businessman from East Timor.

On 20 March 2011, she married Raul Lemos and she had another girl on 5 September 2011 by cesarean section. The name of the girl is Arianna Amora Lemos, which means "Diamond with Full of Love". She then said that she was retiring from the entertainment industry to live in East Timor as a housewife. However, she retracted the statement and said that she wanted to continue singing until old age, similar to Indonesian top senior singer, Titiek Puspa.{{cite web |url=http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/gosip/2011/09/05/brk,20110905-354695,id.html |title=Krisdayanti Melahirkan Bayi Perempuan |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630211351/http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/gosip/2011/09/05/brk,20110905-354695,id.html |archive-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}