Biography:

Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi (27 September 1957 – 27 January 2025), commonly known as Emilia Contessa, was an Indonesian pop singer and actress. She was a member of the Regional Representative Council, representing East Java, from 2014 to 2019.[1]

Life and career

Contessa was born Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi in Banyuwangi on 27 September 1957 to Anna Suriani, a Javanese mother, and Hasan Ali, a Pakistani–Madurese father. She was the eldest of the couple’s three children.[2]

She started singing at five, and her mother became her manager.[3]

Her niece Maharasyi competed in the Voice.[citation needed]

After serving as a member of the Regional Representative Council for the 2014-2019 period, she stood for election for the national parliament on the ticket of the National Mandate Party but was not elected.[4]

Contessa died suddenly at Blambangan Regional Hospital, Banyuwangi, 27 January 2025, after suffering a heart attack resulting from complications of diabetes and hypertension.[5] She had been admitted to the hospital an hour earlier, and died surrounded by her husband, children, and other family members.[5][6]

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