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Chinese name
  
茜拉

Role
  
Singer

Name
  
Shila Amzah


Voice type(s)
  
Mezzo-soprano

Pinyin
  
Xila (Mandarin)

Albums
  
3 Suara, Shila Amzah-EP

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Birth name
  
NurShahila binti Amir Amzah

Born
  
13 August 1990 (age 33) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (
1990-08-13
)

Occupation
  
singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, record producer

Instrument(s)
  
vocals, acoustic guitar, piano

Nominations
  
World Music Award for World’s Best Female Artist

Parents
  
Amir Amzah Salleh, Fauziah Sarman

Record labels
  
Shanghai Media Group, Monkey Bone Records, Warner Music Malaysia, Shila Amzah Entertainment Berhad

Similar People
  
Jaclyn Victor, Siti Nurhaliza, Ning Baizura, Yuna

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NurShahila binti Amir Amzah (born August 13, 1990), known as Shila Amzah is a Malaysian singer-songwriter. One of the most popular contemporary female recording artists in Asia, Shila is the first Malay artist to break through the Chinese music market.

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Shila Amzah PENJELASAN SHILA AMZAH ISU HINA MELAYU TERUK DIKECAM DAN

Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, she began going to recording studios at the age of 4 with her father and recorded a pop studio album five years later. With the help of a famous Malaysian record producer, in 2005 Shila released her second pop studio album, Sha-Hila. Her single "Patah Seribu" (2011) received Pop Song of the Year and Song of the Year at the 19th Malaysian Music Awards.

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She continued her singing career by breaking out to Shanghai, China and eventually won the Asian Wave. As a result, Shila received the Kembara Award (International Music Breakthrough Award) from Malaysian Music Awards making Shila the youngest Kembara Award honoree. Afterwards, Shila continued her singing career in mandopop industry by breaking out to Hong Kong in 2015 by releasing some new singles, doing an international press conference and establishing her second record label and global management company, Shilala (HK) Limited. Her success on international stages has gained her honorific titles such as Asia's Sweetheart, Princess of Music, and National Treasure of Malaysia.

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Shila was the first runner-up of Bintang Kecil RTM in 2000, first runner-up of One in a Million (season 2), winner of Asia New Singer Competition in 2008, second runner-up of I Am a Singer (season 2) in 2014, and first runner-up of Anugerah Juara Lagu in 2011 and 2015. Before the Asian Wave, she performed a duet with Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana called "The Best of Both Worlds" to promote Hannah Montana in Malaysia. In 2013, Shila was the first Malay and Malaysian artist to be nominated at the World Music Awards after winning Asian Wave. Shila is the first and only Malay artist to be invited to the Global Chinese Music Awards (GCMA).

Shila Amzah The united colours of Malaysia sensation Shila Amzah

Shila is the only Malay artist with the highest Mandarin single sales in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan, with her single achieving 1 million downloads in two days on Weibo Music. She is the first and only Malay artist to have success in Chinese-speaking countries and Chinese record charts with her Sina Weibo account having more than 2.5 million followers. She has received a number of accolades for her achievements, including the China-Malaysia Friendship Award from the Ambassador of China to Malaysia and nominations from World Music Awards such as World's Best Female Artist, World's Best Entertainer of the Year, World's Best Live Act, World's Best Song, and World's Best Video.

Shila used the stage name "NurShahila" name when she was a child. In 2004, she changed her name to Sha-Hila as her record company, EMI, wanted her name to be shorter. When she joined the One in a Million singing contest she needed to make her name even shorter. The organizer of One in a Million (Season 2) truncated her name to just Shila. After coming in as the first runner-up of One in A Million (season 2), she was called "Shila OIAM". She didn't like the name, so she added "Amzah" to her stage name, as her father's name is Amir Amzah. In Chinese-speaking countries, Shila's name is 茜拉 (Xila).

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1990–2000: Early life

NurShahila binti Amir Amzah was born on August 13, 1990, in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her father, Amir Amzah Salleh, who used the stage name ND Lala, was a recording artist in the 1980s and her mother, Fauziah Sarman, was an actress. She comes from a musically inclined family: her younger sister, NurSyuhada, whose stage name is Syada Amzah, is also a performer. She attended Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Setapak Indah, Kuala Lumpur.

2000–2007: Early commercial success

Before Shila made her debut appearance as a child, her father struggled to get her a chance to showcase her singing. At that time, there were no recording companies that wanted to sign children as recording artists as they did not want to take the risk. So her father used his own money to produce her first album. In 2000, Shila's debut album, Terima Kasih Guru that was launched in the presence of Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir. She later signed a contract with EMI. With EMI, she released the album Sha-Hila with the hit song "Yang Teristimewa".

2007–2009: Career development

After her contract with EMI ended in 2007, she joined One in a Million (Season 2) and emerged as first runner-up of the competition. The nickname "Shila" was given by the organizers of One in a Million as her SMS voting code and name during the singing competition. On the night of the Grand Finale of One in a Million (season 2), Shila was assigned to sing a new song called "Memori Tercipta" (Memories Created). She lost to Norayu Damit, but both of them were given recording contracts from Monkey Bone Records.

Throughout the competition, Shila sang:

  • Top 12: "Tak Ada Logika"
  • Week 1: "Too Little Too Late"
  • Week 2: "Stuck"
  • Week 3: "Oops!... I Did It Again"
  • Week 4: "Di Bawah Pohon Asmara "
  • Week 5: "I'll Be There"
  • Week 6: "Car Wash"
  • Week 7: "Khayal" with Alif Satar
  • Week 8: "Contigo en la Distancia"
  • Week 9: "Bukan Milikmu and Love Like This"
  • Grand Finale: "Contigo en la Distancia", "Memori Tercipta" and "Oops!... I Dit It Again with Stuck" Medley
  • She produced the album Bebaskan (Set It Free) during her stint with Monkey Bone Records. The album was launched in 2009. With 12 songs, featuring the works of Malaysian composers such as Aubrey Suwito, Audi Mok, Kieran Kuek and Mode, as well as Australian composer Jamie Huber.

    2010–2012: Career expansion

    3 Suara (English: 3 Voices) is a collaborative album by Malaysian singers Jaclyn Victor, Ning Baizura and Shila Amzah. The album was released on January 6, 2011, through Euphoric Pte. Limited. One of Shila's songs was "Patah Seribu". The song appeared on many television shows and received a lot of radio airtime. The song was nominated at the Malaysian Music Awards for Best Female Vocal Performance and Most Popular Regional Song and won Pop Song of the Year and Song of the Year. The song was released as a single on iTunes on July 20, 2012 by Urustabil and was later added as a bonus track to her fifth studio album, Shila Amzah, released by Shila Amzah Entertainment Berhad.

    2012–2014: Early international stardom

    In September 2012, she was invited to join the inaugural competition of Asian Wave, a Chinese reality singing talent show held in Shanghai, China, after her father, ND Lala submitted her videos singing. On September 20, 2012, Shila became the champion. It was at this point that she started to focus on her career in China. Shila had the most online votes among all the contestants. She sang three songs: "Gemilang" by Jaclyn Victor, "Grenade" by Bruno Mars, and "Zheng Fu" by Na Ying. She also sang "Forever Love" by Wang Leehom and "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele in one of the preliminary rounds. The panel of 10 judges-comprising the region's top stars like Malaysia's Eric Moo, Hong Kong's Hacken Lee, China's Sun Nan, Taiwan's Phil Chang and Jerry Huang-gave her a standing ovation, while Chinese composer Gao Xiaosong praised her by saying, "You gave me goose bumps. You broke my heart." She was signed to a 6-year recording contract with Shanghai Media Group and received 5 Million MYR.

  • Shila managed to advance all rounds by winning the battle.
  • Winning the battle: Majority green light pushed by judges (similar to coaches of The Voice in selecting their team).
  • Other contestant either advanced through winning the battle, judges' selection or by a cappella battle as a second chance.
  • Furthermore, there is some contestant that also advanced by extra battle as judges couldn't reach consensus on making their selection.

  • In 2013 she was nominated for the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards for Favourite Asian Act with PSY (South Korea), Han Geng (China), and Sarah Geronimo from the Philippines. Harian Metro reported on March 12, 2013, that Shila has set up her own record company by the name of Shila Amzah Entertainment Berhad.

    In July 2013, Shanghai Media Group released "A Moment Like This", Shila's debut Chinese single in China. This single was the theme song for the inaugural competition of Chinese Idol. She was invited to perform this song live during the grand finale of the show.

    At the end of 2013, Shila released her fifth studio album, Shila Amzah released under Shila Amzah Entertainment and distributed by Warner Music Malaysia. All songs and lyrics of the album was fully composed by Shila with the guidance of Helen Yap. The album consisted of seven songs including two bonus tracks. The album preview was held at Red Box Plus, Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 5, 2013. A further showcase of the album was held at Penthouse, The Icon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 10, 2013. The album were produced by Shila, Helen Yap, and Aubrey Suwito, and the sound engineers were Aubrey Suwito, Zairi Ariffin, Yusalman Azua, Hadie Pranoto, Amir Sulaiman and Greg Henderson.

    The album was released on iTunes on December 10, 2013. In December 2013, Shila released a video of "Masih Aku Cinta". This music video was based on her love story when she broke up with Sharnaaz Ahmad, a Malaysian actor after a controversy involving Sharnaaz Ahmad with Shila's father. The songs in the album were her first to be nominated at the World Music Awards.

    The Star reported on September 27, 2012, that she was chosen to be the opening act for a series of concerts in Beijing by Malaysian singer-composer Eric Moo, starting 17 November. Shila said that she knew him because "he was one of the judges during the competition and his invitation is a huge honor for me". She gave her agreement when he courted her to be part of his opening act. The Eric Moo–Shila Amzah Love Hurricane Concert was eventually held on July 24, 2014.

    In February 2014, Shila's manager got her an invitation to I Am a Singer (Season 2). In the 7th round, aired February 21, 2014, she performed the song "Xiang Ni De Ye", a song originally sung by Chinese pop star Guan Zhe. After the performance her Weibo followers increased rapidly from 1 thousand to over 2 million. In the Breakthrough round, aired March 21, 2014, she reached first place by singing a cover of "Rolling in the Deep". Shila's popularity rose in China after I Am a Singer aired beside her performance at the Asian Wave.

    Throughout the show, she showed versatility in her range of music styles, from languages (Chinese and English), performance methods (dancing while singing) and musical styles (high note, pop, R&B, rap). On April 4, 2014, she came third overall, losing to Han Lei from China and Tang Tsz Kei from Hong Kong.

    Through I Am a Singer (Season 2), she was able to quickly adapt to a new language. Being a non-Chinese speaker or singer, she only needed two days to learn a new Chinese song. I Am a Singer (season 2) helped her in gaining a larger base of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong fans. Currently, she attends Mandarin classes in Beijing and is working on improving her Mandarin.

  • Shila made her debut in 7th Round as she replaced eliminated singer earlier based on program basic rule.
  • Basic rule: There must be 7 talented singers as contestants on each episode.
  • 2015–2016: Hong Kong music scene breakthrough

    On April 22, 2015, Shila held a Shila Amzah: The Symbol of Love, International Press Conference at Mira Hotel, Hong Kong. During the press conference, Shila stated that she would be collaborating with GME Music and Vie Media to expand her career in Hong Kong. She performed her two newest Chinese-language songs called "See You or Never" and "Shali De Mimi". She announced the release an EP followed by a full album. She mentioned that she plans to learn Cantonese.

    On May 28, 2015, Shila released her debut Chinese single in Hong Kong, "再見不再見" (Pinyin: Zaijian Bu Zaijian, English: See You or Never) through her own recording label and global management company, Shilala (HK) Limited. The song was written by Liao Yu. This single was performed live during her Shila Amzah: The Symbol of Love, International Press Conference. The song reached 1 million downloads in just two days on Weibo Music. Shila said that this song was unique as the song hasn't an ending (the song ended with "Zaijian Bu Zaijian", questioning herself again).

    On October 1, 2015, Shila performed her second Chinese single in Hong Kong, "再見" (Pinyin: Zaijian, English: Goodbye) during her Shila Amzah Meet & Greet Hong Kong. On October 6, 2015, Shila released the single through Shilala (HK) Limited on Weibo Music and iTunes. The song was produced by Jun Kung and Kelvin Avon. The writers was inspired to write "Goodbye" after hearing Shila's previous single, which was "See You or Never". The song contains Malaysian pop and Mandopop elements and its lyrics have Shila desiring an out-of-reach love interest. Shila said that this song has an English version of it that will be launched in her upcoming album. The single is a continuation from her previous Chinese hit, "Zaijian Bu Zaijian" (再見不再見), meaning "See You or Never".

    On December 26, 2015, Shila was named Metro Radio National Idol and received Metro Radio Mandarin Song of the Year for from the Metro Radio Music Awards for "Goodbye".

    On February 12, 2016, Shila visited Perth for her "Shila Amzah Colorful World 2016 Perth". This concert was promoted by Aus World Travel and Chinatown Cinema. She performed her newest Chinese song, "Xiang Ai". On February 26, 2016, Shila was awarded "Outstanding Export Achievement Award" by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) during the MATRADE Awards for her achievement promoting Malaysia at the international stages.

    In early 2016, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced during the 19th Tourism Malaysia Awards that Shila was appointed as Malaysia's tourism ambassador. The Malaysian Government believes Shila could attract millions of visitors from mainland China to vacation in Malaysia. The fact that she speaks fluent Chinese will make it easier for her to deal with her music management and her Chinese fans.

    On March 10, 2016, Music Asia reported that Shila has her sights set on Taiwan music market. Shila said she had produced a song with Khalil Fong to release in Taiwan. On March 13, 2016, Malaysian Chinese newspaper Sinchew Daily reported that the album was 80% done, with a planned release in April 2016.

    On April 1, 2016, Shila released her debut Chinese microfilm titled "Girlfriends Love" (閨蜜情緣), in which she plays the lead.

    On April 14, 2016, Shila released the theme song of the new series of The Powerpuff Girls (2016), "Who's Got the Power?" in Malay and Chinese exclusively on YouTube.

    2016: My Journey

    On April 21, 2016, Shila announced her debut Chinese album, My Journey (Chinese: 心旅) on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook simultaneously. It was scheduled for release on April 30, 2016, through Shilala (HK) Limited at Beijing, China.

    Official brand: SA by Shila Amzah

    On June 5, 2016, Shila launched her own clothing line and her exclusive boutique called SA by Shila Amzah Boutique located at Bangi Sentral, Selangor, Malaysia.

    2013: International Breakthrough Award

    At the 20th Malaysian Music Awards, Shila received the Anugerah Kembara (International Breakthrough Award). The award is given to Malaysian artists who have performed internationally and introduced Malaysians song to the world. Shila Amzah was given this award after she rose to fame as the champion of Asian Wave (2012), a reality Chinese singing competition held in Shanghai, China.

    2014: Puteri UMNO Female Icon Award

    At the Perhimpunan Agung UMNO (UMNO General Assembly) 2014, she received the Puteri UMNO Female Icon Award.

    Other ventures

    Shila set up her own company – Shila Amzah Entertainment Berhad and Shilala (HK) Limited – with activities generally in the entertainment scene. She is also the founder and president of her own clothing line company, Shila Amzah Boutique Sdn. Bhd.

    References

    Shila Amzah Wikipedia