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Stephanie Poetri, Indonesian pop star, on her breakout year – a viral song on YouTube and Spotify, a duet with Jackson Wang – and what’s to come

  • At the age of 20, Indonesian singer Stephanie Poetri, daughter of pop diva Titi DJ, has a viral hit to her name and big plans for the future, as she explains
  • Signed to Asian label 88rising which launched Joji, Niki and Rich Brian, she’s recorded a remix of her hit song I Love You 3000 with K-pop star Jackson Wang

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Indonesian pop star Stephanie Poetri, the biracial daughter of pop diva Titi DJ, has had a year to remember, with her song I Love You 3000 going viral.

Twenty-year-old Indonesian singer Stephanie Poetri has had quite a year.

In the past 12 months, her original track I Love You 3000 went viral, she clinched an award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, signed with powerhouse Asian label 88rising, performed at the Heads in the Clouds music festival in Los Angeles, and collaborated with a K-pop star.

I Love You 3000, a love song about a movie-like romance, became an instant hit when it was released in June 2019 and got close to 70 million views on YouTube. On Spotify, the song has hit 91 million plays.

Its title taken from a quote from Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame film, Poetri gained inspiration for the track from fan responses on social media.

“Never did I think a night where I was really bored would be the start of something incredible,” the 20-year-old told the Post.

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