Zoya Parkier

IB Student Athlete in Singapore, Class of 2026 | Upcoming Freshman @ Cornell University | Recording Artist | Author of The Price of Being Human

Singapore, Singapore

About

Hi, I’m Zoya. I study human behaviour through equations, economics, and the occasional verse. I’m an 18-year-old IB student currently buried under HL Maths AA, Physics, Economics, and Business Management—by choice, apparently. Somewhere between deadlines and data sets, I also play football, write music, and try to make sense of the world in whatever medium will let me. My first song, Numb and Black, was released when I was 14. It’s now crossed 300,000 streams, which is either luck or proof that vulnerability resonates louder than perfection. I’ve since released more tracks, available on major streaming platforms under “Zoya Parkier,” for those who like their playlists with a side of existentialism. I’m fascinated by systems—economic ones, physical ones, social ones—and how they fail us, shape us, and sometimes surprise us. My life is a strange Venn diagram of rationality and raw emotion, and I’m learning to live right in the overlap. If there’s a common thread through my work, it’s this: I believe in making ideas accessible, stories meaningful, and impact personal.

Experience

  • Recording Artist at zoyaparkier.com
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    Wrote, composed and produced original music. Partnered with a recording studio and collaborated with an audio engineer/producer.

  • Student at Coursera
    Feb 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Eager to expand my learning beyond the traditional high school curriculum, I pursued a range of courses across diverse disciplines, from astrophysics and artificial intelligence to machine learning and marketing. This experience allowed me to engage with university-level material, sharpen my analytical thinking, and explore connections between different fields. The courses I have completed are as follows: 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 (𝟭𝟒) • 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖡𝗂𝗀 𝖡𝖺𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖣𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖤𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝗒 • 𝖣𝖺𝗍𝖺 𝖲𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝖲𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌 • 𝖨𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖯𝗌𝗒𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 • 𝖦𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗈𝗋𝗒 • 𝖠𝖨 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 • 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖠𝖨 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 • 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝖲𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 • 𝖠 𝖢𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗁 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝖣𝖺𝗍𝖺 𝖲𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 • 𝖬𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖲𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 : 𝟣. 𝖲𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖬𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀: 𝖱𝖾𝗀𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖢𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝟤. 𝖠𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝗅𝗀𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗆𝗌 𝟥. 𝖴𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖱𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖱𝖾𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖼𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 • 𝖨𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖳𝗈 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗄𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 • 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖠𝗋𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 • 𝖦𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝖨𝖨: 𝖠𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖠𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌

  • Football Player at Football Association of Singapore
    Sep 2016 - Nov 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Played for the Under 12 & Under 14 national football team.