Bunga Citra

Lestari

Bunga Citra Lestari (born 22 March 1983), often

referred to by her initial BCL, is an Indonesian singer,
actress, talent show judge, and television personality of
Minangkabau descent.

Bunga Citra Lestari

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 Born 22 March 1983
Jakarta,
Indonesia[1]

Nationality Indonesia

Other names BCL

Occupations Singer · Celebrity

· Television
Personality

Years active 1997–present

Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Spouse(s) Ashraf Sinclair

(m. 2008; died
2020)
Tiko
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(m. 2023)

Children 1

Parents Muchlis Rusli

Emmy Syarif

Relatives Aishah Sinclair

(sister in-law)
Yuna Zarai
(sister in-law)

Musical career

Genres Pop

Instrument(s) Vocal

Labels Aquarius
Musikindo
(2004 - 2019)
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Company (2019
- present)
Suria Records
(Malaysia)

Website www.bclofficial
.com (http://ww
w.bclofficial.co
m/)

Career
Bunga Citra Lestari grew up as a multi-talented girl until
she started her career as a model for HAI Magazine
(Cewek Hai). Following her modelling career, BCL was
scouted at a mall and she quickly got her first part in a TV
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 series, “7 Tanda Cinta” (Seven Signs of Love). Before this,
BCL was appeared on video clip Jikustik song titled
"Seribu Tahun Lamanya" in 1999. Then, she started her
career on television as a drama actress. The TV series
that she has played were Bukan Perempuan Biasa (which
she got a extras role as Sri teenager), ABG, Senandung
Masa Puber, Kala Cinta Menggoda, Penjaga Hati, and
others. She later moved on as a singer and as a film
actress.

In 2004, BCL's singing career began as a featuring singer

of PAS Band. She also recorded a single titled "Saat Kau
Pergi" (When You Go) for a soundtrack-album for film
Dealova in 2005. Her debut album Cinta Pertama
("Sunny", or literally "First Love") was released in 2006
with the hits singles, "Cinta Pertama" and "Aku Tak Mau
Sendiri" (I Don't Want To Be Alone). Her first album was
success and sold out 75,000 copies in the first week in
Indonesia.[2]

Cinta Pertama 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. Since then, Bunga
decided to focus in music industry and released many
hits and collaborated with Indonesia's most-anticipated
musicians including Peter Pan, Ungu, Nidji, Yovie
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Melly Goeslaw. She also created her Asian-wide
recognition with her collaboration with Christian Bautista,
as well as Julio Iglesias.

BCL made her feature film debut in Cinta Pertama. Along

with the movie, she released her first single as its original
soundtrack, Cinta Pertama, a song that changed her life.
That ‘first love’ has transformed her into a lovely
superstar and she proves her stardom as one of
Indonesia's leading actress. In 2007, Bunga Citra starred
her second film titled Kangen ("Miss"). The soundtrack of
this film was also taken from Bunga's first album, titled
"Mengapa Harus Terjadi" ("Why Must It Be?"). 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 Citra released her second studio album in 2008

titled Tentang Kamu (About You). The album produced
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Muda" (Ever Young). In the same year she also starred in
2 films titled Ada Kamu, Aku Ada and Saus Kacang
("Peanut Sauce") with her husband, Ashraf Sinclair.

In February 2010, Bunga Citra appeared again in

"Dahsyat" ("Awesome"), where she sang a 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.

In 2012, she stars in the biggest box office movie at that

time “Habibie & Ainun”, a movie about the great love story
of Indonesian former president and his beloved wife. The
movie was a big hit with 4.6 million viewers and it has set
another milestone for BCL.

In March 2017, she had once again made her mark in the
industry by producing a critically acclaimed solo concert
“It’s Me BCL Concert” with the highest production cost of
all time in Indonesia collaborating with LA-based creative
director The Squared Division. Many have praised it and
even The Jakarta Post published a review and wrote,
“BCL has raised the bar”.

Now as she is one of the biggest stars in Indonesia, she is

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taping starts in October 2017 and will be on air in RCTI
from December 2017 until April 2018. She is also chosen
as one of the judges for Indonesian Idol Season X in
2019.

Her personal and Indonesian beauty has created her as

an iconic figure as she was named the face and brand
ambassador of some beauty and prominent consumer
goods brands. As she maintains her stylish appearance
on and off stage, her fashionable look is acclaimed as
one of today's best-dressed celebrity.

With all the quality that she possesses, her presence in

social media is very good with a high level of
engagement from a number of followers; Twitter 5.8
million, Instagram 15.4 million and Line official 9.5 million.

Personal life
Bunga Citra Lestari's name is translated as "flower with
an everlasting image". She is also known by the acronym
BCL.[3]

Bunga Citra was married to Ashraf Sinclair, a Malaysian

actor, from 8 November 2008 until his death in 2020.
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same film, Saus Kacang.[4] They have a son, Noah
Sinclair, born on 22 September 2010. Ashraf, who was
also an entrepreneur, died on 18 February 2020 and was
laid to rest in San Diego Hills.[5]

On 2 December 2023, she married Tiko Aryawardhana, a

divorcee with three children in Bali.[6][7]

Discography

Studio albums

Cinta Pertama (2006)

Tentang Kamu (2008)
The Best of BCL (2013)
Hit Singles BCL and More
(2015)
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Terbahagia (2016)
It's Me BCL (2017)

Compilation albums

OST. Dealova (2005)

Songs To Remember (2013)
KFC Adu Bintang (2013)
KFC Adu Bintang 2 (2014)
Energy of Asia: Official Album
of Asian Games 2018 (2018)
Rapijali: Book Soundtrack
(2021)
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MTV Radio
Year Title Album Inbox Derings Dahsyat
Ampuh Airplay

"Ku The Best of 5 - - - 4

Merindu" Pas Band
(feat. PAS
Band)
2005
"Saat Kau OST - 2 - - - 4
Pergi" Dealova &
Cinta
Pertama

"Cinta 1 (2 - - - 1 (9
Pertama Weeks) Weeks)
(Sunny)"
2006
"Aku Tak 2 - - - 1 (4
Mau Weeks)
Cinta
Sendiri"
Pertama
"Ingkar" 3 - - - 1 (2
Weeks)

"Mengapa 3 - - - 1 (3
Harus Weeks)
2007
Terjadi"

"Aku Dan 1 (6 3 - - 1 (6
Dirimu" (feat. Weeks) Weeks)
Ari Lasso)

"Tentang 1 (1 4 - - 1 (6
Kamu" Tentang Week) Weeks)
2008 Kamu
"Kecewa" - - - - 1 (1
Week)
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Muda" Weeks) Weeks) Weeks) Weeks) Weeks)
2009
"Hanya OST - Saus 3 2 - 4 1 (2
Untukmu" Kacang Weeks)

"Karena OST - Bayu 1 1 1 4 1 (3

Kucinta Cinta Luna Weeks)
Kau"
2010 "Tetaplah The Best of 1 1 1 2 1
Dihatiku" BCL
(feat. Christian
Bautista)

"Wajahmu Non-album - - - 13 2
Ingatkan single
2012 Aku"
"Hot" (feat. - 1 - 2 1
Intan Ayu) The Best of
2013 "Cinta BCL - - - 1 10 (7
Sejati" Week)

"Dance Asian - - - - -
Tonight" Games
2018 (feat. JFlow) 2018:
Energy of
Asia

"Harta OST - - - - - -
2019 Berharga" Keluarga
Cemara

"Memilih Memilih Dia - - - - -

2019
Dia" - Single

"Menghapus Menghapus - - - - -
2020
Jejakmu" Jejakmu

"12 Tahun 12 Tahun - - - - -

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Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes

Lead role
Nominated - 2007 Indonesian Movie
Awards for Favorite Soundtrack (for
the song "Cinta Pertama (Sunny)")
Nominated - 2007 MTV Indonesia
Cinta
2006 Alya Movie Awards for Most Favorite
Pertama
Actress
Nominated - 2007 MTV Indonesia
Movie Awards for Best Theme Song
(for the song "Cinta Pertama
(Sunny)")

2007 Kangen Imel Lead role

Ada Kamu,
2007 Stella Lead role
Aku Ada

2008 Saus Kacang Dewi Lead role

Lead role
Nominated - 2013 Indonesian Movie
Awards for Best Actress
Nominated - 2013 Indonesian Movie
Awards for Best Chemistry (with
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Habibie & Nominated - 2013 Indonesian Movie
2012 Ainun
Ainun 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

Nurfitriyana
2016 3 Srikandi Lead Role
Saiman

Lead Role

My Stupid Won - 2017 Usmar Ismail

2016 Diana
Boss Awards - Favorite Actress in
Leading Role

Jilbab
Traveller:Love Rania
2016 Lead Role
Sparks in Samudra
Korea

Moon Cake
2017 Asih Lead Role
Story

Surat Kecil
2017 Angel Lead Role
Untuk Tuhan

Si Juki The Doktor Erin

2017 Lead Role
Movie Pratama

My Stupid
2019 Diana Lead Role
Boss 2
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TV
Year Title Role Notes
Network

Bukan
Sri
1997 Perempuan Extras role RCTI
teenager
Biasa

2002
7 Tanda
- Lead role SCTV
Cinta
2003

2003 Senandung
- Masa Cynthia Lead Role Trans TV
2005 Puber

2004
- ABG Dewi Lead Role RCTI
2006

2005
Kala Cinta
- Lead role SCTV
Menggoda
2006

Dari Temen
2005 Jadi Lead role TV7
Demen

Mukjizat
2005 Lead role Indosiar
Allah

Cintailah
2006 Lead role Indosiar
Aku Gadis

Rahasia
2006 Supporting role SCTV
Hati

2006 Penjaga
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2007

Lead role
2009
Bayu Cinta Nominated - 2010 Panasonic
- Luna SCTV
Luna Gobel Awards for Favorite
2010
Actress

Lead role
Nominated – 2013 Festival Film
2012 Bandung for Best Soap Opera
Berbagi
- Alisha Female Leading Role MNCTV
Cinta
2013 Nominated - 2013 Panasonic
Gobel Awards for Favorite
Actress

Television show
TV
Year Title Role Notes
Network

Maharaja Astro
with Shaheizy Sam,
2016 Lawak Mega Herself/Judge Mustika
Najip Ali & Ziana Zain
2016 HD

with Ari Lasso, Maia

Indonesian
2017 Herself/Judge RCTI Estianty, Judika and
Idol season 9
Armand Maulana

Indonesian with Ari Lasso, Maia

2019 Idol Season Herself/Judge RCTI Estianty, Judika and
10 Anang Hermansyah
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2004 - 2005 Sunsilk Herself

2006 - 2007 Sharp Herself

2007 - 2008 Arnotts International Herself

2007 Toyota Eco Youth Herself

2007 - 2014, 2017 - present Pond's Herself

2009 - 2011 Torabika Coffee Herself

2010 - 2012 Marie France Bodyline Herself

2011 - 2014 Honda Herself

2012 Floridina Herself

2013 - 2014 Formula Herself

2013 - 2015 Samsung Home Appliances Herself

2014–2017 LUX-Present Herself

2015 LINE "Get Rich" Herself

2015 Matahari Herself

2016 Belvita Herself

2016 - present Molto Herself

2017 Enervon-C Herself

2018 Modena Herself

2018 Sasa Herself

2018 Chocolatos Coklat Kopi Herself

2019 Resorts World Sentosa Herself

2019 - present Avian Herself

2019 - present Halodoc Herself

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nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Bunga Citra
Lestari

References

1. "Profil Bunga Citra Lestari -

VIVA" (https://www.viva.co.id/si
apa/read/338-bunga-citra-lest
ari) . 9 March 2017.
2. (in Indonesian) Most
Phenomenal Indonesian Solo
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web.archive.org/web/2011052
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dpress.com/2010/12/24/5-pen
yanyi-solo-indonesia-paling-fen
omenal-di-album-perdana/) .
Retrieved 24 December 2010
3. Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak (16
July 2016). "Getting Personal:
Bunga Citra Lestari: What's in a
Name?" (http://www.thejakarta
post.com/news/2016/07/16/ge
tting-personal-bunga-citra-lest
ari-what-s-a-name.html) . The
Jakarta Post. Retrieved
8 December 2016.
4. IMDB: Saus Kacang (https://ww
w.imdb.com/title/tt1356835/) .
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5. DetikHot:Ashraf-BCL's son
named Noah Sinclair (http://ww
w.detikhot.com/read/2010/09/
23/154349/1446821/230/ashr
af-bcl-namai-anaknya-noah-sin
clair?h991101207) . Retrieved
23 September 2010
6. Media, Kompas Cyber (2
December 2023). "Bunga Citra
Lestari "BCL" Resmi Menikah
dengan Tiko Aryawardhana
Halaman all" (https://www.kom
pas.com/hype/read/2023/12/0
2/151730966/bunga-citra-lest
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 tiko-aryawardhana) .
KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian).
Retrieved 2 December 2023.
7. "Profil Tiko Aryawardhana
Calon Suami BCL, Berstatus
Duda Tiga Anak - Sonora.id" (h
ttps://www.sonora.id/read/423
960064/profil-tiko-aryawardha
na-calon-suami-bcl-berstatus-
duda-tiga-anak) .
www.sonora.id (in Indonesian).
Retrieved 2 December 2023.

External links

Bunga Citra Lestari (https://ww

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Profile (https://web.archive.org/
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