Titi DJ Biography

Indonesian singer, actress, model and beauty pageant *leholderIn this article, the surname is Jayati, her Javanese patronymic surname; Dwi is her Javanese matronymic surname.

*i Dwi Jayati, popularly known as *i DJ, is an Indonesian pop singer, songwriter and beauty pageant *leholder. She was a judge on Indonesian Idol from seasons 1 to 5 and season 8, Golden Memories Vol.1 and 2, Q Academy season 1, and The Voice Indonesia season 3 and 4. She is known for the song "Sang Dewi". She was the first Indonesian female singer invited to perform a concert at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and the first Indonesian singer to perform seven concerts in four days. She was also the first female coach to win The Voice Indonesia in 2019. In the 80's she widely known for the song Ekspresi (Expression), the jazz fusion hit she collaborated with Indonesian musician Indra Lesmana in 1988. In the 1990s released the song Bahasa Kalbu (Voice of the Heart). In the 2000s she released the songs Sang Dewi, Matamu, Separuh Hidupku, and Hanya Cinta Yang Bisa. In the early 2010s she released the song "Jangan Biarkan", covering Indonesian singer Diana Nasution. The television channel, RCTI, hosted the "Jangan Biarkan Concert" with her album "*i to Diana". In the 2020s she released the song Show Off Your Colors, in collaboration with Eka Gustiwana Sarah Fajira, and Ashanty. Her latest release was the song "To Lose" as an answer to a netizen challenge, and she also released a ballad version called "Still Learning".

She represented Indonesia at Miss World 1983 in London, UK, but was unplaced.

*i DJ's album Bahasa Kalbu (1999), won five awards at the third Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards, including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year.

Career

*i was born in Jakarta, her parents are of Indonesian Chinese-Batak-Manado descent. She began singing on public television as a teenager, with ambitions to become a recording artist. Aged 17, she represented Indonesia in the Miss World 1983 compe*ion but was not a finalist. As a dancer, she performed with Guruh Soekarnoputra's Swara Mahardhikka troupe. She sang backing vocals for Chrisye and appeared in a few movies early in her career. She released her first solo album in 1984, Imajinasi. Her singing career flourished in the 1990s, with the hit singles "Bintang-Bintang" ("Stars"), "Ekspresi" ("Expression"), and "Salahkah Aku" ("Am I Wrong?"). Currently, she is in a group called 3 Diva, with Krisdayanti and Ruth Sahanaya.

In 2010, she appeared as Bunda Ratu in Madame X, an action comedy film about a transgender hairdresser who is also a spy/superhero.

In 2018, she joined the judging panel of season 3 of The Voice Indonesia.

Personal life

*i with Miss International Indonesia 2023 Farhana Nariswari in 2023.

*i's first marriage was to actor Bucek Depp and she converted to Islam in 1995 and has three children. The couple divorced in 1997. She went on to marry American teacher Andrew Hollis Dougharty in 1999, and has one child, Stephanie Poetri, who had pursued a musical career by releasing her debut single "I Love You 3000" in 2019. She and Dougharty divorced in 2006. *i also had a six-year relationship with her musical collaborator, Indra Lesmana. She married Indonesian rock singer Noviar Rachmansyah in 2007, and the couple divorced in August 2011.

Discography

  • Imajinasi (1985)
  • Yang Pertama Yang Bahahgia (1986)
  • Ekspresi (1988)
  • *i DJ 1989 (1989)
  • Take me to Heaven (1991)
  • Bintang Bintang (1995)
  • Kuingin (1996)
  • Bahasa Kalbu (1999)
  • Senyuman (2003)
  • Melayani Hatimu (2005)
  • *i to Diana (2010)
  • *i in Love with Yovie (2015)
  • 40 (2024)

Awards

References

    External links

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to *i Dwi Jayanti.
    • *i DJ at IMDb
    Winners
    • Joy Tobing
    • Mike Mohede
    • Ihsan Tarore
    • Rini Wulandari
    • Januarisman Runtuwene
    • Igo Pentury
    • Regina Ivanova
    • Nowela Auparay
    • Maria Simorangkir
    • Lyodra Ginting
    • Rimar Callista
    Winners' singles
    • "Karena Cinta"
    • "Semua untuk Cinta"
    • "Kemenangan Hati"
    • "Aku Tetap Milikmu"
    • "Harapkan Sempurna"
    • "Kemenangan Cinta"
    • "Kemenangan"
    • "Membawa Cinta"
    • "Yang Terbaik"
    • "Gemintang Hatiku"
    • "Waktu dan Perhatian"
    Runners-up
    • Delon Thamrin
    • Judika Sihotang
    • Dirly Sompie
    • Wilson Maiseka
    • Gisella Anastasia
    • Citra Scholastika
    • Kamasean Matthews
    • Husein Alatas
    • Ahmad Abdul
    • Tiara Andini
    • Mark Natama
    Other alumni
    • Monita Tahalea
    • Kunto Aji
    • Brisia Jodie
    • Marion Jola
    • Ziva Magnolya
    • Mahalini Raharja
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