Titi DJ explained

Titi DJ
Birth Name:Titi Dwi Jayati
Birth Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Years Active:1983–present
Children:4, including Stephanie Poetri
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Genre:Pop

Titi DJ is an Indonesian pop singer, songwriter, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was a judge on Indonesian Idol from seasons one to five and season eight, Golden Memories Vol. one and two, Q Academy season one, and The Voice Indonesia seasons three and four. She is known for the song "Sang Dewi". She was the first Indonesian female singer to receive an invitation to perform 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 1980s, she was widely known for the song Ekspresi (Expression), a jazz fusion hit with which she collaborated with an 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 "Titi 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.[1]

Titi 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.[2]

Career

Titi DJ[3] 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 competition 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.[4] She released her first solo album in 1984, Imajinasi.[5] In the 1990s, she had success with the singles Bintang-Bintang (Stars), Ekspresi (Expression), and Salahkah Aku (Am I Wrong?).[6] Currently, she is in a group called, 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 superhero spy.[7]

In 2018, she joined the judging panel of season 3 of The Voice Indonesia.[8]

Personal life

Titi's first marriage was to actor Bucek Depp, where she converted to Islam in 1995, and had three children. They divorced in 1997. She then married American teacher Andrew Hollis Dougharty in 1999,[9] and had one child, Stephanie Poetri, who also pursued a musical career.[10] She and Dougharty divorced in 2006.[11] Titi also had a six-year relationship with her musical collaborator, Indra Lesmana. She married Indonesian rock singer Noviar Rachmansyah in 2007, and they divorced in August 2011.[12]

Discography

Awards

AwardYearCategoryNominated WorkResult
Anugerah Musik IndonesiaBest Album[13]
Best Pop Album
Best Songwriting"Bahasa Kalbu" (with Dorie Kalmas & Andi Rianto)
Best Recording Artist"Bahasa Kalbu"
Best Pop Female Solo Artist
"Penyesalan"[14]
"Separuh Hidupku"[15]
Best Collaborative Production Work"Jangan Biarkan" (bersama Diana Nasution)[16]
Best Islamic Music Production Work"Tuhan Jaga Diriku"
"Show Off Your Colors" (bersama &

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lebih Dekat Tentang Kehadiran Indonesia di Ajang Miss World. 27 May 2016. Giovanni. Guasconti. 22 December 2016. CNN Indonesia. 3 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903210305/https://student.cnnindonesia.com/inspirasi/20160524111707-322-133030/lebih-dekat-tentang-kehadiran-indonesia-di-ajang-miss-world/ . dead .
  2. Web site: 3rd AMI Awards. 1 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Biography of Titi DJ, Indonesian Diva, singer of the language of the heart. 6 April 2020.
  4. Minarti, Helly (24 January 1999). "Titi DJ goes it alone in juggling family and music", The Jakarta Post.
  5. Danawidjaja, Tari (2 October 2005). "Diva Titi DJ wows, wows crowd with theatrical concert", The Jakarta Post, p. 17.
  6. Ramadani, Sri (7 October 2001). "'Indonesian men are not straightforward'", The Jakarta Post.
  7. Web site: Ferdinand . Marilyn . CIFF 2011: Madame X (2010) . ferdyonfilms.com . 4 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Jadi Juri The Voice Indonesia Titi DJ Ungkap Saingan Terberatnya. Indonesian. Tempo.co. 13 September 2018. 3 July 2019.
  9. News: Jarang Tersorot, Ini 6 Potret Kebersamaan Stephanie Poetri dan Ayah Bulenya. Liputan 6. 23 June 2020. 23 June 2020.
  10. News: Bringing Southeast Asia to the fore in global music. The Manila Times. 29 March 2020. Mark. Bonifacio.
  11. no byline (14 April 2007). "Titi DJ in love again", The Jakarta Post.
  12. News: Singer Titi DJ, musician Ovy divorce . The Jakarta Post . 3 August 2011 . 11 March 2020.
  13. Web site: 3rd AMI AWARDS (1999). Anugerah Musik Indonesia.
  14. Web site: 7th AMI AWARDS (2003). Anugerah Musik Indonesia.
  15. Web site: 10th AMI AWARDS (2006). Anugerah Musik Indonesia.
  16. Web site: 14th AMI AWARDS (2011). Anugerah Musik Indonesia.