Quick Facts
Biography
Bunga Citra Lestari (born 22 March 1983), also known as BCL, is an Indonesian pop singer and actress. She is known for her powerful singing voice.
Career
Bunga 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 collaboration 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 in 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".
She then became very popular in Indonesia and neighbouring countries. Bunga briefly moved to East Timor for career development outside of Indonesia. After gaining popularity in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines she returned to Indonesia.
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.
In February 2010, Bunga Citra was appeared again in "Dahsyat", where she duet with Filipino singer Christian Bautista with a remake of Indonesian version of Please Be Careful With My Heart from Christian Bautista's 6th album Romance Revisited originally sung by Filipino Crooner Jose Mari Chan and released in the Philippines.
Personal life
Bunga Citra Lestari's name is translated as "perpetual image of a flower". She is also known by the acronym BCL.
Bunga got married with Ashraf Sinclair, a Malaysian actor on 8 November 2008. Her marriage party was very luxurious and celebrated in 2 countries, Indonesia and Malaysia. After they got married, Bunga and Ashraf played in the same film, Saus Kacang. The couple had their first son in mid-September named Noah Sinclair.
Discography
Studio albums
- Cinta Pertama (2006)
- Tentang Kamu (2008)
- The Best of BCL (2013)
Compilation albums
- OST. Dealova (2005)
- The Best of Ari Lasso (2007)
Chart studio song
| Year | Title | Album | MTV Ampuh | Inbox | Derings | Dahsyat | Radio Airplay | Guntur Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Ku Merindu" (feat. Pas Band) | The Best of Pas Band | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| "Saat Kau Pergi" | OST - Dealova & Cinta Pertama | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| 2006 | "Cinta Pertama (Sunny)" | Cinta Pertama | 1 (2 Weeks) | — | — | — | 1 (9 Weeks) | 1 (1 Week) |
| "Aku Tak Mau Sendiri" | 2 | — | — | — | 1 (4 Weeks) | 1 (1 Week) | ||
| 2007 | "Ingkar" | 3 | — | — | — | 1 (2 Weeks) | — | |
| "Mengapa Harus Terjadi" | 3 | — | — | — | 1 (3 Weeks) | — | ||
| "Aku Dan Dirimu" (feat. Ari Lasso) | Tentang Kamu | 1 (6 Weeks) | 3 | — | — | 1 (6 Weeks) | 1 (1 Week) | |
| 2008 | "Tentang Kamu" | 1 (1 Week) | 4 | — | — | 1 (6 Weeks) | 1 (1 Week) | |
| "Kecewa" | — | — | — | — | 1 (1 Week) | 1 (1 Week) | ||
| 2009 | "Pernah Muda" | 1 (3 Weeks) | 1 (2 Weeks) | 1 (2 Weeks) | 1 (3 Weeks) | 1 (7 Weeks) | 1 (1 Week) | |
| "Hanya Untukmu" | OST - Saus Kacang | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 (2 Weeks) | — | |
| 2010 | "Karena Kucinta Kau" | OST - Bayu Cinta Luna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 (3 Weeks) | 1 (1 Week) |
| "Tetaplah Dihatiku" (feat. Christian Bautista) | The Best of BCL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 2012 | "Wajahmu Ingatkan Aku" | Non-album single | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 1 (1 Week) |
| "Hot" (feat. Intan Ayu) | The Best of BCL | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 (1 Week) | |
| 2013 | "Cinta Sejati" | — | — | — | 1 | 10 (7 Week) | 1 (2 Week) |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Role | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cinta Pertama | Alya | Lead role Nominated – 2007 Indonesian Movie Awards for Favorite Soundtrack (for the song "Cinta Pertama (Sunny)") Nominated – 2007 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards for Most Favorite Actress Nominated – 2007 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards for Best Theme Song (for the song "Cinta Pertama (Sunny)") |
| 2007 | Kangen | Imel | Lead role |
| 2008 | Ada Kamu, Aku Ada | Stella | Lead role |
| 2008 | Saus Kacang | Dewi | Lead role |
| 2012 | Habibie & Ainun | Ainun Habibie | Lead role Nominated – 2013 Indonesian Movie Awards for Best Actress Nominated – 2013 Indonesian Movie Awards for Best Chemistry (with Reza Rahadian) Nominated – 2013 Indonesian Movie Awards for Favorite Actress Won – 2013 Indonesian Movie Awards for Favorite Soundtrack (for the song "Cinta Sejati") Nominated – 2013 Festival Film Bandung for Best Female Film Leading Role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2004 | ABG | Supporting role | RCTI | |
| 2003–2004 | Senandung Masa Puber | Supporting role | Trans TV | |
| 2004–2005 | Kala Cinta Menggoda | Lead role | SCTV | |
| 2005 | Mukjizat Allah | Supporting role | Indosiar | |
| 2005–2006 | Rahasia Hati | Supporting role | SCTV | |
| 2006 | Penjaga Hati | Olga | Lead role | SCTV |
| 2009–2010 | Bayu Cinta Luna | Luna | Lead role Nominated — 2010 Panasonic Gobel Awards for Favorite Actress | SCTV |
| 2012–2013 | Berbagi Cinta | Alisha | Lead role Nominated – 2013 Festival Film Bandung for Best Soap Opera Female Leading Role Nominated – 2013 Panasonic Gobel Awards for Favorite Actress | MNCTV |
TV Advertisement
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sunsilk | Herself |
| 2003 | Coca-Cola | Herself |
| 2005 | Fanbo | Herself |
| 2006–2007 | Sharp | Herself |
| 2007–present | Pond's | Herself |
| 2009 | Tora Bika | Herself |
| 2012 | Floridina | Herself |
| 2013 | LUX-Present | Herself |