Shila Amzah
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Shila Amzah during a photoshoot in 2012
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NurShahila binti Amir Amzah 13 August 1990 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Other names | Nurshahila (when she was a child) Sha-Hila (when she was a teenager) Shila (during OIAM2) Shila OIAM (after OIAM2) Shila Amzah (present) 茜拉 (present and used in Chinese-speaking countries) |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Agent | Shilala (HK) Limited |
| Title | Asia's Sweetheart Princess of Music National Treasure of Malaysia |
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NurShahila binti Amir Amzah (born August 13, 1990), professionally known as Shila Amzah (stylized as SHILAMZAH, Chinese; 茜拉), is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, record producer, businesswoman, and actress. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, she began going to recording studios at the age of 4 with her father, a singer named ND Lala and recorded a pop studio album five years later. With the help of Malaysian record producer Helen Yap, 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.
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.
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).
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