Frans Mohede | |
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Born | Francois Henry Willem Mohede 6 February 1976
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Other names | Frans Lingua/Francois Lingua |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Mike Mohede (cousin) |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
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Francois Henry Willem Mohede (born 6 February 1976), known professionally as Frans Mohede, is an Indonesian singer, actor, and Muay-thai instructor. [1] He is the husband of the Indonesian artist Amara. He is a member of Lingua.
Mohede was born on 6 February 1976 in Jakarta, His family is a combination of Dutch Moluccan and Sangirese descent. He is the cousin of the indonesian R&B artist Mike Mohede. [2] [3]
He founded in 1996 with his friends musicians, Amara and Arie Widiawan, the trio of country pop, Lingua. [4] 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. [5]
Being an expert in martial arts, he opened in 2007 in Jakarta, the first training center Muay-thai of Indonesia. [6] Since 2013, he was appointed president of the MPI (Muay-Thai Professional Indonesia). [7] [8] In December 2014, Mohede with his wife opened a second training center in Bali, in order to continue promoting the sport across the country. [1]
On 1 December 1999, Mohede married his childhood friend, the singer Amara who he was dating since 1991. [9] The couple are not in the same religious denomination, so since Indonesian law makes it difficult to do interfaith marriage since 1974, [10] the couple had a civil marriage to Hong Kong. [11]
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). [12]