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Glenn Fredly Deviano Latuihamallo (better known as Glenn Fredly; born on 30 September 1975) is an Indonesian R&B singer and songwriter. Entering the music industry after winning a singing contest in 1995, as of 2009 he has released 10 albums.
Fredly was born on 30 September 1975 to Hengky and Linda Latuihamallo. He was the first of five children. Glenn Friedly is of Moluccan descent.
In 1995 he won the Cipta Pesona Bintang singing contest. That same year, he joined the rock band Funk Section. The following year, he was a finalist in the Asia Song Festival. In 1998, Fredly left Funk Section to be a solo R&B singer, feeling that it suited his vocal style better. He released his first album, GLENN, that year. It was received relatively well, selling 50 thousand copies; R&B was generally not popular in Indonesia at the time.
In 2000, Fredly released his second solo album, Kembali (Return), with the single "Kasih Putih" ("White Love") receiving much airplay. In 2001, he placed third in the Russian Asia Dauzy International Song Festival.