Elevation - Anggun

"Elévation" - Revolution of Her Voice

        In September 2007, Anggun involved in a documentary film entitled Un jour sur terre (Earth). She became the documentary narrator and released the soundtrack single "Un jour sur terre". She has been also appointed as "Marraine de l'environnement" (ambassador of Micro-environment) and awarded "Le Grand Couer de l'annee" from Filles TV, France for her contribution in some social and environmental events. In December 2007, she again received an invitation from the Vatican to perform in the Christmas concert in Verona, Italy, along with Michael Bolton. She performed her hit "Snow on the Sahara" at the concert, which took place at the Philharmonic Theater of the Arena.

       Anggun gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Kirana, on 8 November 2007 in Paris, a product of her relationship with French writer, Cyril Montana.

       In late 2008, Anggun released her fourth international studio album, Elevation. It was her second album to share the same title both in English and French. A departure from the style of her previous albums, Elevation experimented with Urban music and Hip hop as well as R&B. The album was produced by hip hop producer pair Tefa and Masta.[19] The album also featured several rappers, including Pras Michel, (The Fugees), Sinik, and Big Ali.[20] Anggun moved from major label Sony BMG to Warner Music. However, Sony BMG still holds the rights to distribute this album in the Asian market.
 

       The French version of Elevation was released in France on 20 October 2008. The album debuted at number 36 on the French Albums Chart, giving Anggun her second-highest debut on the chart. The album spawned its first single "Si tu l'avoues" which was chosen as "Song of the Year" by Radio France International. In Indonesia, Elevation was released in December 2008, with three additional songs recorded in Indonesian along with English songs. The first single released for Indonesia and Malaysia was "Jadi Milikmu". Anggun's appearances in Indonesia in late January 2009 also boosted up sales, giving the album a certification of Double Platinum two months after its release date.

       Anggun's four-year ambassadress contract with Audemars Piguet was subsequently extended. She was also chosen by international hair care brand, Pantene, and New Zealand-based dairy product, Anlene, as their ambassador. Anggun's songs which were used for the products' campaigns were "Shine" (available on the Indonesian edition of Elevation) for Pantene and "Stronger" for Anelene.
 

       On 9 November 2008, Anggun performed at the World Music Awards with Laurent Wolf. She lent vocals to Wolf's dance hit, "No Stress". Anggun's version of "No Stress" is available as a bonus track on the Indonesian edition of Elevation. The performance was so well-received by audiences that Wolf eventually added Anggun's version of the song onto the Deluxe Edition of his hit record Wash My World.
 

       On 16 October 2009, Anggun was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

       Recently, Anggun co-wrote and contributed vocals to two tracks ("Blind" and "Always You" – the latter track which also appears as a reprise) on the album Atemlos by Schiller, released in Germany on 12 March 2010.