Christy Zakarias

Christy Zakarias (born 19 July 1998; 22 years old), also known as Christy Zee, is an Indonesian humanitarian public figure from Bekasi, Indonesia. She was the first Indonesian to receive the International Diana Memorial Award in 2013.[1] Zakarias was awarded by former British Prime Minister David Cameron and British diplomat Mark Canning for co-founding and leading Riveria, a charity that teaches underprivileged Indonesian children English, when she was an eighth grader.[2] She has since then appeared on various media, schools, and universities as a guest speaker and motivator.[3][4][5][6][7]

Christy Zakarias in 2015.

Zakarias graduated from high school as a valedictorian from Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) in May 2015. She then received a BSc with honours in Neuroscience from University College London (UCL) in September 2018.[8][9][10] Also a budding music producer, Zakarias has worked with artists such as Dua Lipa, Conor Maynard, and Cheat Codes in the past under the pen name "Zee" as a ghostwriter/songwriter for Universal Music Group Global.[11]

Discography [12]

Songwriting Credits

Mixing Credits

Arrangement Credits
  • "More" by The Citrus Clouds

References
  1. "Christy Zakarias | Diana Award". diana-award.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. "Young Indonesian wins prestigious Princess Diana Award - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  3. Post, The Jakarta. "Christy Zakarias, first Indonesian to receive Int'l Diana Award". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  4. "Smile Magazine #13". sinarmas.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. "Indonesian Student Receives Princess Diana Award". Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  6. "Young Indonesian Wins International Diana Award | Jakarta Globe". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  7. Netmediatama (2013-07-28), Sarah Sechan - Christy Zakarias - Penerima penghargaan Diana Award, retrieved 2017-07-01
  8. "Candidate: Christy Zakarias". UCLU. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  9. "Christy Zakarias". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  10. "Neuroscience". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  11. "Christy "Zee" Zakarias". Genius. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  12. "Christy "Zee" Zakarias". Genius. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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