Christy Zakarias
Christy Zakarias (born 19 July 1998; 26 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]
Zakarias graduated from high school as a valedictorian from Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) in 2015. She then received a BSc with honours in Neuroscience from University College London (UCL) in 2018.[3][4][5] 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.[6]
Discography
[edit]Songwriting Credits
[edit]- "Call Me Out" and "You Say" by Sarah Close
- "By Your Side" by Jonas Blue & Raye
- "Genesis" by Dua Lipa
- "Streets of Gold" by Isaiah Firebrace
- "Thinking About You" by Alex Aiono
- "Enemies" by Lauv
Mixing Credits
[edit]- "Grenade" by G.O.A.T
- "This Is My Version" by Conor Maynard
- "Sober" by Cheat Codes & Nicky Romero
Arrangement Credits
[edit]- "More" by The Citrus Clouds
References
[edit]- ^ "Christy Zakarias | Diana Award". diana-award.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Young Indonesian wins prestigious Princess Diana Award - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Candidate: Christy Zakarias". UCLU. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Christy Zakarias". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Neuroscience". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ a b c d "Christy "Zee" Zakarias". Genius. Retrieved 2017-08-15.