Panduwinata was born in Bogor, West Java, on 6 August 1959 to Raden Panduwinata and Albertine Supit; she was the eighth of ten children.
Her father was a diplomat who was first stationed in India, but later went to West Germany from 1975 to 1979.
While in Germany, she recorded an album for RCA Records entitled Java, which included four tracks; it was released in 1978.
After returning to Indonesia from Germany in 1981, Panduwinata made her debut Indonesian album, Citra Biru (Blue Image).
The album was produced by Addie MS and featured songs written by numerous songwriters, including James F. Sundah and Dodo Zakaria; it was released on Jackson Records and Tapes. This was followed by Citra Pesona (Enchanting Image).
In 1982 Panduwinata went to Thailand to perform at the Bangkok International Film Festival together with Roy Marten, Melky Goeslaw, and Dewi Yull.
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