About the author

Tiffany V. Y.

Tiffany V. Y. writes the articles on this site. On stage she is known as Fanny Yu, a guzheng (古筝) player and multilingual singer from Surabaya, now based in Sleman, Yogyakarta.

Fanny Yu playing the guzheng (古筝) with a violinist on stage at a Lunar New Year celebration — (Click to see the full image)

Guzheng (古筝) player and singer

Tiffany, also known by the stage name Fanny Yu, has performed publicly for more than 10 years, solo, in duets, or with a band or mini-orchestra, always with her own vocals. Her repertoire spans Disney and Broadway, classical, movie soundtracks, K-pop, J-pop, C-pop, dangdut koplo, and sinden.

She also runs guzheng (古筝) classes, private or in small groups. One of her newest innovative programs is the Holiday Program, designed for school students, university students, and visitors to Yogyakarta.

Fanny Yu holding a microphone with children on stage at a Lunar New Year celebration — (Click to see the full image)

Media highlights

Appeared on I Can See Your Voice (MNC TV, 2016) and was praised on air by Melly Goeslaw. Watch on YouTube

Her guzheng (古筝) performance at a 2025 Lunar New Year celebration in Yogyakarta was also covered by Harian Terkini. Read the news

Golden Gate Star Entertainment

Tiffany is a co-founder of Golden Gate Star Entertainment in Surabaya, together with Patricia Vanessa. Since November 2015 she has served as General Assistant Manager and freelance singer. She supports management decisions, negotiates client contracts, and manages events. See Golden Gate Star on Instagram

Fanny Yu playing the guzheng (古筝) with a keyboardist and a violinist — (Click to see the full image)

Marketing communications career

Besides her busy performing schedule, Tiffany has 10+ years of experience in communication. From brand strategy, PR, event management, marketing communication, SEO/SEM, to data analysis and growth hacking. She regularly supports company leaders across many industries: retail, B2B, gaming, and Web2 and Web3.

A few of her achievements:

Led a 4-week community campaign that grew trading volume 41x.
One organic post reached 175K+ views on TikTok, with under 500 followers.
Led business training events for CEOs in 5 major cities across Indonesia, and secured 100+ partnerships in under 1 year.
Through SEO, brought the organic traffic of a website from 0 to 10-20K organic visitors per week. This saved tens of millions in ad spend.

Education and skills

Tiffany graduated in Communication Science from Petra Christian University, Surabaya, cum laude with a 3.81 GPA, the highest GPA in the Faculty of Communication at graduation (February 2021). She has also earned a Google Data Analyst certificate (Coursera, 2022) and speaks Indonesian, Javanese, and English (C1), with basic Mandarin.

Articles by Tiffany V. Y.

Unique Things to Do in Yogyakarta on Holiday (Last updated: November 4, 2026)
Different Holiday Ideas in Yogyakarta (Last updated: November 4, 2026)
Hidden Gem Photo Spots in Jogja and Sleman (Last updated: November 4, 2026)
Learn a Traditional Chinese Instrument on Holiday (Last updated: November 4, 2026)