Zaskia Rahma Sungkar or better known as Zaskia Sungkar (born in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

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on 22 December 1990) is an Indonesian

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and

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of mixed

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and

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descent.

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 Shireen Sungkar (born 28 January 1992) is an Indonesian actress and singer of Arabic and Minangkabau descent. She is the daughter of Indonesian actors Fanny Bauty and Mark Sungkar. Career Shireen started out as a semi-finalist on GADIS sampu ...

, is also an actress.

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; in 2008 the two founded The Sisters. They 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 A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored b ...

'', including ''Terlanjur Cinta'' (''Too Far in Love''), ''Seruni'', and ''Koboi Cabe Rawit'' (''Bird's Eye Chili Cowboy''). After her marriage to actor

Irwansyah Irwansyah (born 6 March 1985) is an Indonesian actor and singer. Irwansyah released his first solo album, ''Soliter'', in 2008. Biography Irwansyah was born in Jakarta on 6 March 1985. He has two younger brothers, Hafiz and Andhika. He started ...

, Sungkar released a single with him and they have presented on television together. Sungkar opened her first venture, the Khalifa Kindergarten Centre in Bintaro,

Tangerang Tangerang (Sundanese: , ) is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi; the sixth largest city pro ...

, with her sister. She has stated that she does not want to act in any more ''sinetron'', although she would consider television or feature films, and intends to continue singing.

Personal life

Sungkar married Irwansyah on 15 January 2011 in the

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style. They had begun dating in May 2010 and became engaged on 8 December that year. For their honeymoon they went on an

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. She has two children. Sungkar has stated that she prefers working over partying, as she enjoys the financial independence. However, she is considered to be less famous than her younger sister.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sungkar, Zaskia Living people 1990 births Minangkabau people Indonesian people of Yemeni descent Singers from Jakarta Actresses from Jakarta 21st-century Indonesian women singers Indonesian pop singers Indonesian rhythm and blues singers Indonesian soul singers