Di kota ”Negeri Paman Sam” itu, Rossa melantunkan beberapa lagu, di antaranya lagu barunya yang berjudul ”One Night Lover”. ”Wah, saya senang bisa nyanyi di sana. Seru abis! Apalagi, sambutan hadirin pada pesta itu juga hangat,” kata Rosa sambil bercerita tentang suasana pesta tersebut.

Kehadirannya di New York selama delapan hari itu berawal dari undangan kenalannya, DJ Jeremy Hills, untuk menghadiri New York Fashion Week. Hills lalu mengajak Rossa ke Double Seven Club yang menjadi tempat pesta tersebut.

Di klub inilah, Rossa naik panggung. Selain menyanyi, pemilik sembilan album itu juga melakukan pengambilan gambar videoklip untuk lagu barunya, ”One Night Lover” dan ”Tak Sanggup Lagi”.

Menurut Rossa, statusnya sebagai ibu dari Rizky (5,5) dan kontrak kerja dengan banyak pihak memengaruhi langkahnya memulai karier di luar negeri.

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Like most international artists, Rossa is ready to move on from being Indonesia’s national icon to become the next face of American music. GlobalGrind sat down with Rossa to discuss her The Best Of album, celebrity in Indonesia, and making it in America.

Check out our exclusive interview below!

What are some of your musical inspirations?

Rossa: I’m really into the pop scene. I like Jennifer Lopez, some music from Rihanna, even though she sings more R&B, but I love the way she sings. I like Katy Perry too.

How does the music industry differ in Indonesia from here in America?

Actually it’s quite the same because artists like Justin Bieber are always sold out. They listen to American music, and the local artists sing Indonesian songs.

So how long have you been famous, where you can’t walk the streets by yourself?

My career really kicked off in 2000. Yeah, I had a concert in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Singapore was October 2011, and a year before I had a concert in Malaysia. The wife of the Prime Minister was my guest of honor, and the concert had 12,000 people. The stadium was big.

Who would you compare yourself to? Are you like the Beyoncé of Indonesia or maybe Rihanna?

I don’t know! Probably Adele, because she does ballad songs more than upbeat songs.

Is it better for an Indonesian artist to sing in English?

If we want to sell in Indonesia, we probably have to stick to the Indonesian language, but I want to step out further because my records are released in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore for those Asians who speak Bahasa. I think English songs would be better in the future because I want to expand to the Philippines and Thailand. English is real easy to absorb. You can find common ground.

Do you plan on making a complete transition to English material?

Those collaborations and associations are exactly what we’re trying to do. We’re open for anything, but if we still want to sell in Asia, basically Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia, I can probably mix English with Bahasa and Indonesian culture because that would be interesting.

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