Ian Eric Kirkpatrick is an American songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is a friend and former boyfriend of Poppy's.
Career[]
Ian Kirkpatrick has written multiple platinum and gold singles. He is best known for his works with the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez.
Relationship with Poppy[]
Poppy had met Ian Kirkpatrick sometime during the writing sessions of her second studio album, Am I a Girl?.[1] On May 6th, 2022, Kirkpatrick had confirmed that he and Poppy were in a relationship via his official Discord server, wtfian. On September 18th, 2022, Poppy and Kirkpatrick both posted on their Instagram stories, presumably on a date. Sometime in late October 2022, Kirkpatrick had unfollowed Poppy on social media, leading fans to speculate that he and Poppy broke up. While no official statement from either party has been made, close friends of Kirkpatrick have confirmed on his Discord server that they are no longer together.
On December 30th, 2022, Poppy appeared on Kirkpatrick's Instagram story, and made regular recurring appearances on his story.[2] Some time in April 2023, Kirkpatrick unfollowed Poppy on social media again.
Kirkpatrick contributed to Poppy's fifth studio album Zig, most notably co-writing "Knockoff". He also provided additional production on both "Flicker" and "Knockoff".
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- They traveled to Japan together in September 2022 and London, England in February 2023.
- He is a friend and frequent collaborator of Simon Wilcox, one of Poppy's closest friends and longer-term collaborators.