Despite Achieving International Level Achievements, Chilla Kiana Proves Her High Nationalism Spirit

Kapanlagi.com - Chilla Kiana is one of the young artists who has a very high nationalism spirit. How not, since the age of 13, she has created a song titled My Indonesia which was written in 2 languages, namely Indonesian and English.

Not stopping there, now at the age of 26, she still echoes the campaign proud to be Indonesian through various songs and digital content.

"The song (My Indonesia) tells about how Indonesia is in my imagination when I was 13 years old," said the woman born in Surabaya, East Java, September 30, 1996.

What Chilla has shown is certainly very worthy of being emulated. Even though she has achieved proud achievements at the international level. Just imagine, Chilla joined Disney Channel Asia in 2016. At that time, she was chosen to represent Indonesia to sing the song The Glow which is the soundtrack of Disney Princesses.

1. The Reasons Behind Chilla Kiana's Love for Indonesia

Chilla Kiana, a young singer with a high sense of nationalism / Credit Photo: Personal Documentation

In addition, Chilla often sings national songs on her Tiktok account, @chillakiana. Chilla's experience exploring various cities both domestically and abroad, apparently became one of the factors that nurtured her love for Indonesia.

"National songs are really cool in my opinion. Since I was a child, I have seen many things in various countries. Learning different things; their culture, people's behavior, their character, their food. The more I go, the more I love Indonesia," said the singer who has been involved in several Disney Channel Asia productions.

2. Gue Indonesia Banget (GIB)

Chilla Kiana, a young singer with a high sense of nationalism / Credit Photo: Personal Documentation

Chilla hopes that the younger generation in the homeland has the same nationalism as herself. She wants millennials, or the current generation, to be proud to be Indonesian. This is what prompted Chilla to build Gue Indonesia Banget (GIB) @gueindonesiabanget. The Instagram account presents various content related to Indonesia. Starting from culinary, history, culture, natural resources to unique facts.

"Its natural resources, delicious cuisine, the hospitality of its people, the story behind the establishment of the Indonesian state, and many other interesting things that can be proud of from Indonesia," she said.

Chilla admitted that she feels sad every time a friend or anyone else boasts about another country. The singer of The Glow, which is the soundtrack of the "Disney Princesses" series, continues to try to change their mindset.

"Sometimes we are more up to date with trends happening abroad, more proud to discuss topics that happen abroad rather than the progress achieved by Indonesia. Even though our country is really cool, now it is increasingly taken into account by other countries, its development and progress are extraordinary," said Chilla.

3. Upholding Religious and Unity in Indonesia

Chilla Kiana, a young singer with a high sense of nationalism / Credit Photo: Personal Documentation

This alumnus of Pelita Harapan University's International Business Management department added that although Indonesia consists of thousands of islands and has a large population with various different ethnicities, religions, cultures, and languages, it can still uphold unity and togetherness.

"Indonesia is an archipelagic country, but it can unite as one, Bhineka Tunggal Ika. That's really cool. This is amazing," concluded Chilla.

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