Zaskia Sungkar

Zaskia Sungkar
Born (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990
Jakarta, Indonesia
Genres Pop, R&B, soul, dance-pop
Occupation(s) Actress, singer, fashion designer
Years active 2008–present

Zaskia Sungkar is an Indonesian actress, singer and fashion designer

Early life and family

Sungkar was born in Jakarta on 22 December 1990. She is the eldest child of actor Mark Sungkar and Fanny Bauty. Her younger sister, Shireen Sungkar, is also an actress.[1]

Career

Sungkar entered the entertainment industry after her younger sister, but encountered more resistance from their father. While Shireen went into acting, Zaskia began with singing;[2] in 2008 the two founded The Sisters. The two released a self-titled album that year, with the single "Keajaiban Cinta" ("Love's Miracle") receiving national airplay. The following year, she began acting in several sinetron (Indonesian soap operas), including Terlanjur Cinta (Too Far in Love), Seruni, and Koboi Cabe Rawit (Bird's Eye Chili Cowboy).[1]

After her marriage to actor Irwansyah, Sungkar released a single with him[3] and cooperated him as a television presenter several times.[4] Sungkar opened her first venture, the Khalifa Kindergarten Centre in Bintaro, Tangerang, with her sister.[5][6] She has stated that she does not want to act in any more sinetron, although she would consider television or feature films,[6] and intends to continue singing.[4]

Started as hobby as a little girl, designing has been part of her life, she, then used to design her own costumes for stage performances, till finally in 2011 ZS created fashion label "ZaskiaSungkar", a modern modest-wear line along her decision to wear hijab.

Possessing Indonesian-pride, ZS loves her identity as an Indonesian whose wide range of cultural diversity. ZS personally thinks that the youngsters nowadays are leaving their identity as Indonesian. Therefore, ZS mixes on traditional fabrics such as tenun, batik and songket, with modern cuts which is her siganature; chic, unique, structural unsual cuts.

Not only traditional fabrics, ZS also develops handicrafts such as hand-embroidery that is modified into modern pattern.

ZS: "I dont want the next generations forget their cultural roots they have. I hope through my collections, people could remember and appreciate the outstanding artsy skills our nation has"

Now "Zaskia Sungkar" boutique has already exist in several cities in Indonesia , and she just open her new store in soho ,New York . with 10 other Indonesian Fashion Designers called "Indonesia Fashion Galery "

Personal life

Sungkar married Irwansyah on 15 January 2011[7] in the Padang style.[3] They had begun dating in May 2010 and became engaged on 8 December that year.[1] For their honeymoon they went on an umrah to Mecca.[8] She had previously dated Prince Abdul Qawi of Brunei.[1][9]

Sungkar has stated that she prefers working over partying, as she enjoys the financial independence.[9]

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