{{short description|Indonesian singer (born 1967)}} {{use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox person | name = Dira Sugandi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|7|29}} | birth_place = Bandung | occupation = Singer }}
'''Dira Sugandi ''' or ''' DIRA''' (born 29 July 1967) is an Indonesian singer.
==Early life== She was born in Bandung, West Java on 29 July 1967 into a family with a strong singing tradition (both her mother and grandmother were singers).<ref name="JakPos1">{{cite news|last=Kurniasari |first=Triwik |title=Dira Sugandi: In touch with acting |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/05/dira-sugandi-in-touch-with-acting.html |newspaper=Jakarta Post |date=5 December 2010}}</ref> She began her singing career as a vocal performance major in the Music Department at Pelita Harapan, earning her bachelor's degree in 2006.<ref name="JavaJazz1">{{cite web|url=http://javajazzfestival.com/2011/artistdetail.php?action=detail&nid=1570 |access-date=2011-10-26 |title=Dira J. Sugandi |work=Artist Profile |publisher=Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062114/http://javajazzfestival.com/2011/artistdetail.php?action=detail&nid=1570 |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}</ref>
==Career== DIRA's debut album "Something About the Girl" was produced by Jean-Paul Maunick a.k.a. Bluey, leader of INCOGNITO a British Acid Jazz Band and was released in 2010 and distributed throughout UK, Japan, Europe, US and Indonesia. The album was nominated by UK Soultracks for Best Independent Album of The Year 2010 and Dira was also nominated for Best Female Vocalist 2010.<ref name="JakPos1"/>
The album features 14 songs, primarily in English, with two cuts in Indonesian "Kucemburu" and "''Kami Cinta Indonesia''" (We love Indonesia) written by Harry Roesli.<ref name="JakPos2">{{cite news|last=Messakh |first=Matheos Viktor |title=Dira J. Sugandi, WHAT A GIRL WANTS |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/06/dira-j-sugandi-what-a-girl-wants.html |newspaper=Jakarta Post |date=6 June 2009}}</ref>
In December 2010, she acted in the musical version of the film "''Laskar Pelangi''" which was shown at Taman Ismail Marzuki Fine Arts Center in Jakarta, sharing the role of the teacher, Muslimah, along with two other actresses, Lea Simanjuntak and Ekadeli.<ref name="JakPos1"/>
On 15 May 2011, Dira Sugandi performed a duet with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli during his first-ever concert in Indonesia, at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place in Jakarta.<ref name="JakPos3">{{cite news|title=Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli mesmerizes Jakarta audience |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/15/italian-tenor-andrea-bochelli-mesmerizes-jakarta-audience.html |newspaper=Jakarta Post |date=15 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929002404/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/15/italian-tenor-andrea-bochelli-mesmerizes-jakarta-audience.html |archive-date=2011-09-29 }}</ref>
Dira Sugandi performed at the Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) Awards 2011, an Indonesian Music Award show on 6 July 2011 in Jakarta.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daftar Pemenang Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2011 |trans-title=List of Anugerah Musik Indonesia Winners 2011 |url=http://101jakfm.com/details/507/daftar-pemenang-anugerah-musik-indonesia-2011 |publisher=Jak 101 FM |access-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716203308/http://www.101jakfm.com/details/507/daftar-pemenang-anugerah-musik-indonesia-2011 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>
==Album== * ''Something About the Girl'' (2010) * ''Something About the Girl – Deluxe Version'' (2021)
==Single== * ''Langit/Pelangi – Double Single'' (2017) * ''Malaikat Kecilku – Single'' (2017) * ''Seribu Tahun Lagi – Single'' (2021) *Back in Time – Single (2021)
==Movie== * ''9 Summers 10 Autumns'' (2013) * ''In The Absence of the Sun'' (2014) * ''A World Without – Netflix'' (2021)
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
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