Francois Henry Willem Mohede (born 6 February 1976) is an Indonesian singer, actor, and

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instructor. He is the husband of the Indonesian actress Amara. He is a member of Lingua.

Life and career

Mohede was born on 6 February 1976 in

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, His family is a combination of

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and Sangirese descent. He is the cousin of the indonesian R&B artist

Mike Mohede Michael Prabawa Mohede (7 November 1983 – 31 July 2016), better known as Mike, was an Indonesian singer and the winner of the second season of ''Indonesian Idol''. He represented Indonesia in ''Asian Idol'', losing to Hady Mirza of ''Singapore ...

. He founded in 1996 with his friends musicians, Amara and Arie Widiawan, the

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, Lingua. He followed a career in acting in TV series, as his wife after 1999, their proximity is such that they are apparuts together more than a dozen times on the screen. Being an expert in martial arts, he opened in 2007 in

, the first training center

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. Since 2013, he was appointed president of the MPI (Muay-Thai Professional Indonesia). In December 2014, Mohede with his wife opened a second training center in

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, in order to continue promoting the sport across the country.

Personal life

On 1 December 1999, Mohede married his childhood friend, the singer Amara who he was dating since 1991. The couple are not in the same religious denomination, so since Indonesian law makes it difficult to do

interfaith marriage Interfaith marriage, sometimes called interreligious marriage or mixed marriage, is marriage between spouses professing and being legally part of different religions. Although interfaith marriages are often established as civil marriages, in so ...

since 1974, the couple had a civil marriage to Hong Kong. They are the parents of three sons: Mahija Nathaniel Sambarana Aryantawira (born 8 June 2004), Janitra Nathaniel Sambawikrama (born on 8 September 2006) and Rajaswa Nathaniel Singkarawang Mohede (born on 17 October 2008).

Discography

With Lingua

Studio album

* ''Bila Kuingat'' (1996) * ''Bintang'' (1998) * ''Mampu Bertahan'' (2016)

Singles

* Good Times (2015) * Arti Sebuah Keangkuhan (2017) * Jangan Kau Henti (2019 version) (2019) * Bila Kuingat (2019 version) (2019) * Temani Malamku (2020)

Filmography

Film

* Misi: 1511

Television

* Orde Cinta * Bukan Pilihan * Hadiah Terindah * Azab Anak Tak Tau Diri

Soap opera

* ''Mahligai Diatas Pasir'' * ''Cinta Tak Pernah Salah'' * ''Bukan Impian Semusim'' * ''Kembali Ke Fitri'' * ''Petualangan Intan & Oddi'' * ''Aku Cinta Kamu'' * ''Nyonya-Nyonya Sosialita'' * ''Serpihan'' * ''Lia''

* Laserin *

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References

External links

Official Website
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Profil Frans Mohede
Kapanlagi.com * 1976 births Living people 21st-century Indonesian male singers 20th-century Indonesian male singers Male actors from Jakarta Indonesian male television actors Indonesian Muay Thai practitioners Indo people Moluccan people Indonesian people of Dutch descent People of Sangirese descent Indonesian people of Filipino descent People from Maluku (province) Indonesian dance musicians Indonesian Christians Indonesian soul singers Indonesian country singers Indonesian pop singers Indonesian male dancers Singers from Jakarta {{Indonesia-bio-stub