Francois Henry Willem Mohede (born 6 February 1976), known as Frans Mohede, is an Indonesian singer, actor and Muay-thai instructor.[1] He is the husband of the Indonesian artist Amara and He was a member of Lingua.
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Born | Francois Henry Willem Mohede (1976-02-06) 6 February 1976 (age 46) Jakarta, Indonesia |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Other names | Frans Lingua/Francois Lingua |
Citizenship | Indonesian |
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Years active | 1993 - present |
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Children | 3 |
Relatives | Mike Mohede (cousin) |
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Instrument(s) | Voice |
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Musical artist |
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]
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