Vina Panduwinata's father was a diplomat who was first stationed in India, but later went to West Germany from 1975 to 1979.
11 Facts About Vina Panduwinata
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In 1982 Vina Panduwinata went to Thailand to perform at the Bangkok International Film Festival together with Roy Marten, Melky Goeslaw, and Dewi Yull.
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In February 1983 Vina Panduwinata was invited by Chrisye to perform "Kisah Insani", a duet on Chrisye's album Sendiri.
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In Chrisye's biography, Vina Panduwinata said that she was surprised and shocked by the invitation.
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On 8 November 2001, Vina Panduwinata performed at the Divas of Southeast Asia concert held in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta together with Indonesian singers Krisdayanti and Titi DJ, Filipino singer Kuh Ledesma, and Malaysian singers Siti Nurhaliza, Fauziah Latiff, and Sheila Majid.
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On 18 February 2006 Panduwinata held a solo concert, Viva Vina, at the Plenary Hall of the Jakarta Convention Centre.
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Three years later, Panduwinata held the Fantastic Gold Vina Panduwinata to celebrate her birthday.
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Vina Panduwinata donated the dress that she had worn in the Viva Vina concert to the Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta.
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Vina Panduwinata was influenced by the vocal stylings of Dionne Warwick, Samantha Sang, Barbra Streisand, and Karen Carpenter.
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Vina Panduwinata further influenced other Indonesian and Malaysian singers, including Sheila Majid.
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Vina Panduwinata married Boy Haryanto Joedo Soembono on 26 November 1989.