Mulan Jameela

Mulan Jameela (born August 23, 1982 in Garut with birth name Wulansari; previously known as Mulan Kwok) is a famous Indonesian solo singer.

Mulan started her early career as a café singer and had been joined several bands. Her popularity began when she joined duo Ratu with Maia Ahmad in 2005. The duo released an album under Sony BMG label in August 2005, entitled Ratu & Friends. The first single of the album, "Teman Tapi Mesra" quickly rocketed Mulan’s name as one of the most popular singer in Indonesia. Peaking number 1 in Indonesia for several weeks, the single also gained commercial success in numerous radios in Malaysia and Singapore. The album has sold up to 400,000 copies (certified Double Platinum) and established Ratu as the most successful female group at the time.

The following year, Ratu released album titled No. Satu, and got a huge successful by selling 500,000 copies in the first week. The singles, "Lelaki Buaya Darat" and "Dear Diary" gained the previous successful, peaked at number one in airplay charts. Ratu also won several awards, on of them is Anugerah Musik Indonesia (Indonesian Music Awards) in 2006.

However, Mulan decided to quit from duo Ratu in 2007. Mulan left Ratu cause her dissatisfaction with Ratu management regarding financial transparency . She later started to establish her own solo career and signed to EMI Indonesia.

She released her debut self-titled album, Mulan Jameela, in January 2008. The first single from the debut album, "Makhluk Tuhan Paling Sexy" (God's Sexiest Creature) peaked at number 1, competed with the single of her ex-partner, Maia. Her second single, "Wonder Woman" also gained a commercial success, peaked at number 1 in several charts in Indonesia. The album has certified platinum only several weeks since January 2008, for selling more than 100,000 copies. [source : Mulan Jameela]

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