Mulan Jameela (born Raden Wulansari on 23 August 1979) is an Indonesian singer and politician. In 2019, she became a member of the

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(

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: ''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'', DPR) from the

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, representing

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Music career

Career with Ratu

Mulan started her career as a café singer and joined several bands. Her popularity began when she formed a duo

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with

Maia Ahmad Maia Estianty (born 27 January 1976), known as Maia Ahmad during her marriage to fellow musician Ahmad Dhani, is an Indonesian singer and television personality. Estianty was born in Surabaya, and showed interest in music at an early age, winn ...

in 2005. The duo released an album on the

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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 singers in Indonesia. Peaking number 1 in Indonesia for several weeks, the single also gained commercial success on numerous radio stations in Malaysia and Singapore. The album sold over 400,000 copies (certified Double Platinum) and established Ratu as the most successful female group at the time. The following year, Ratu released another album, entitled ''No. Satu'', which sold 500,000 copies in the first week. The singles, "Lelaki Buaya Darat" and "Dear Diary" landed at number 1 on the charts. Ratu also won several awards, one of them is ''Anugerah Musik Indonesia'' (Indonesian Music Awards) in 2006. However, Mulan quit Ratu in 2007. She later started to establish her own solo career and signed to

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Solo career

She released her debut self-titled album, ''Mulan Jameela'', in January 2008, and changed her stage name to Mulan Jameela. The first single from the debut album, "Makhluk Tuhan Paling Sexy", rose to number 1 and competed with the single of her ex-partner, Maia. Her second single, "Wonder Woman" also gained commercial success, peaking at number 1 on several charts in Indonesia. The album has certified platinum only several weeks into 2008 for selling more than 100,000 copies.

Political career

In the

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, she was elected to become a member of the

for the 2019–2024 period for the

Great Indonesia Movement Party The Gerindra Party (acronym for , ) is a political party in Indonesia. Formed in 2008, Gerindra serves as the political vehicle of former general Prabowo Subianto. It is presently the third-largest party in the House of Representatives, where it ...

(Gerindra), from electoral district (''daerah pemilihan'', Dapil)

XI, receiving 24,192 votes.

Discography

;Solo Album Wulan Ardina * 1997: ''Aku Tetap Tersenyum'' ;Solo Album Wulan * 2000: ''Kekal'' ;Ratu * 2005: ''Ratu & Friends'' * 2006: ''No. Satu'' ;Solo album * 2001: ''Bidadari'' * 2002: ''Menanti'' * 2003: ''Kurinduka * 2008: ''Mulan Jameela'' * 2013: ''99 Volume 1'' * 2016: ''99 Volume 2 Patience''

References

1979 births 21st-century Indonesian women singers Indonesian pop singers Indonesian rock singers Living people Musicians from West Java People from Garut Sundanese people Indonesian Muslims Great Indonesia Movement Party politicians Members of the People's Representative Council, 2019 Women members of the People's Representative Council {{Indonesia-singer-stub