La Luna

La Luna (literally, in "Spanish" means "The Moon") is the name of:

(1) a retro pop, female-fronted band from Indonesia.
(2) a female singer from Belgium (date of birth : 26/07/1980).

(1) Founded on January 2nd, 2000 in Bandung, Indonesia. The band originally consists of Manik Purwakrishna (vocals), Iyan Sopiyan (drums), Erwin Januar (bass), and Mufti Syarief (guitars), but as of 2006, Erwin Januar left the band. The band has released several albums: "Penggalan Kisah Lama" (2001), "Dua Musim" (2002), "Menanti Pagi" (2003), "Menanti Pagi Repackaged" (2004), "Indah Pada Waktunya" (2005), and a single "Membekas Di Hati" (2007) which is included in a compilation album from various artists titled "Singles Tersayang 2007".

(2) Her real name is Sofie Lambaerts, and in 1998 she came in contact with one of the most successful Belgian producer/songwriter: Regi Penxten, known from Milk Inc. and Sylver. Regi was looking for a female singer to start a new dance project. In Januari 2000 the new single When The Morning Comes became a mega success. In no time the track hit the top regions of the charts in Belgium. La Luna was nominated with When The Morning Comes for single of the year by major station Radio Donna. Also Spain fell for the moon of Belgium. The fourth single Take Me which was released in August 2000 came in the top 10. The long expected 5th single Kisses Of Fire was released April 2001 in Belgium. Like the other 4 singles, this one is again produced by Regi Penxten and Steve Spaceman. On February 11th 2002 the next single was released. The song is called Here I Am.