I Gusti Ayu Laksmiyani, known as Ayu Laksmi was born into a musical family in Singaraja, Bali on November 25, 1967. Ayu started singing at the age of 4 and never stopped performing since. She is a very active member of the local entertainment community and performed at numerous festivals and events in Bali and throughout Indonesia. Ayu is a self taught artist - entertainer, vocalist and dancer. As with all creative beings, she strives to achieve perfection, so she is constantly developing and honing her artistic skills, especially as song writer and composer. Her song "Tri Kaya Parisudha" (i.e Good Thinking, Good Speaking, Good Deed) is featured on a spiritual album Nyanyian Dharma, which was released 2009. For the past six years, she has performed with many known national World music artists and bands, who all cherish her very unique vocal performances, especially her renditions of Kidung, a Balinese Hindu religious chant. In more recent years, she began to add yet another skill to her creative repertoire - acting. Ayu discovered her talent and passion for acting only late in her life, but thanks to the believe, the trust and the careful direction of her friend Garin Nugroho, she performed as female lead in the award winning and internationally acclaimed movie "]Under the Tree" (2008). AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: * 2009 - Voted one of The Ten Most Beautiful People in Bali by listeners of Hard Rock Radio FM Bali * 2008 - Nominated for Best Leading Actress, Indonesia Film Festival * 2008 - Invited to the Tokyo International Film Festival on behalf of the cast of Under the Tree * 1987 - Top 7 - All Indonesian Rock Festival * 1983 - The Ayu Sisters - 3rd Place - National Category - Indonesian Radio & Television Star Contest * 1983 - The Ayu Sisters - Best Performers - National Category - Indonesian Radio & Television Star Contest * 1983 - The Ayu Sisters - 1st Place - Provincial Category - Bali - Indonesian Radio & Television Star Contest * 1972 - 1st Place - Children's Pop Singer Contest - North Bali DISCOGRAPHY: * 2009 - Lead vocals - song: Tri Kaya Parisudha Words and Lyrics: Ayu Laksmi and arranged by Dewa Budjana Re-released on the Spiritual Album: Nyanyian Dharma - a Various Artists compilation * 2009 - Lead vocals - song: Tat Twam Asi (I am You and You Are Me) Words and Lyrics: Cha A. Cahyadi & Co-Written by Robyn Cash Released on the album Gado Gado by Tropical Transit * 2008 - Lead vocals - songs: Que Sera Sera and Menanti di Bawah Pohon Kamboja Featured on the movie soundtrack of Under The Tree * 2006 - Lead vocals - song: Tri Kaya Parisudha Words and Lyrics: Ayu Laksmi Initially released on the Spiritual Album Nyanyian Dharma - a Various Artists compilation * 1991 - Solo Album - Team Record Production (under the musical direction of Raidy Noor) * 1990 - Lead vocals - Movie soundtrack Asmara (by Ekki Soekarno) * 1989 - Lead vocals - song: Hello Sobat (by Harry Sabar) Featured on the movie soundtrack of Catatan Si Boy II * 1989 - Lead vocals - song: Tak Selalu Gemilang (by Didi AGP) Achieved Indonesian Top 10 status ACTING EXPERIENCE: * 2008 - Leading actress - Under The Tree (Feature movie - Director: Garin Nugroho) * 1993 - Cameo in Di Bawah Matahari Bali (TV) * 1989 - Cameo in Catatan Si Boy (Feature movie) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.