1. Shila Amzah continued her singing career by breaking out to Shanghai, China and eventually won the Asian Wave.
50 Facts About Shila Amzah
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Shila Amzah was the first runner-up of Bintang Kecil RTM in 2000, first runner-up of One in a Million, winner of Asia New Singer Competition in 2008, second runner-up of I Am a Singer in 2014, and first runner-up of Anugerah Juara Lagu in 2011 and 2015.
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In 2013, Shila Amzah was the first Malay and Malaysian artist to be nominated at the World Music Awards after winning Asian Wave as well being the first and only Malay artist to be invited to the Global Chinese Music Awards.
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Shila Amzah 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 2.3 million followers.
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Shila Amzah was listed in the Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia, recognizing young leaders, entrepreneurs and game changers from across Asia under Entertainment and Sports category.
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Shila Amzah used the stage name "NurShahila" name when she was a child.
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Nurshahila binti Amir Shila Amzah was born on 13 August 1990, in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Shila Amzah's father, Malay: 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.
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Shila Amzah comes from a musically inclined family: her younger sister, Nur Syuhada, whose stage name is Syada Amzah, is a performer.
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Shila Amzah attended Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Setapak Indah, Kuala Lumpur.
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The nickname "Shila Amzah" was given by the organisers of One in a Million as her SMS voting code and name during the singing competition.
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Shila Amzah lost to Norayu Damit, but both of them were given recording contracts from Monkey Bone Records.
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Shila Amzah produced the album Bebaskan during her stint with Monkey Bone Records.
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The song was released as a single on iTunes on 20 July 2012 by Urustabil and was later added as a bonus track to her fifth studio album, Shila Amzah, released by Shila Amzah Entertainment Berhad.
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Shila Amzah had the most online votes among all the contestants.
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Shila Amzah sang "Forever Love" by Wang Leehom and "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele in one of the preliminary rounds.
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Shila Amzah was invited to perform this song live during the grand finale of the show.
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The self-titled album, Shila Amzah was released on digital and streaming platforms on 10 December 2013.
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In December 2013, Shila Amzah released a video of "Masih Aku Cinta".
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Shila Amzah said that she knew him because "he was one of the judges during the competition and his invitation is a huge honor for me".
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Shila Amzah gave her agreement when he courted her to be part of his opening act.
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In February 2014, Shila Amzah's manager got her an invitation to I Am a Singer.
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Shila Amzah's popularity rose in China after I Am a Singer aired beside her performance at the Asian Wave.
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Shila Amzah performed her two newest Chinese-language songs called "See You or Never" and "Shali De Mimi".
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Shila Amzah announced the release an extended play followed by a full album.
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Shila Amzah said that this song is unique as the song hasn't an ending.
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The song contains Malaysian pop and Mandopop elements and its lyrics have Shila Amzah desiring an out-of-reach love interest.
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Shila Amzah said that this song has an English version of it that will be launched in her upcoming album.
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On 26 December 2015, Shila Amzah was named Metro Radio National Idol and received Metro Radio Mandarin Song of the Year for from the Metro Radio Music Awards for "Goodbye".
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Shila Amzah performed her newest Chinese song, "Xiang Ai" from her debut Chinese-language album, My Journey.
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On 26 February 2016, Shila Amzah was awarded "Outstanding Export Achievement Award" by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation during the MATRADE Awards for her achievement promoting Malaysia at the international stages.
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In early 2016, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced during the 19th Tourism Malaysia Awards that Shila Amzah was appointed as Malaysia's tourism ambassador.
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The Malaysian Government believes Shila Amzah could attract millions of visitors from mainland China to vacation in Malaysia.
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On 10 March 2016, Music Asia reported that Shila Amzah has her sights set on Taiwan music market.
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Shila Amzah said she had produced a song with Khalil Fong to release in Taiwan.
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On 1 April 2016, Shila Amzah released her debut Chinese microfilm titled "Girlfriends Love", in which she plays the lead.
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On 21 April 2016, Shila Amzah announced her debut Chinese album, My Journey on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook simultaneously.
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On 16 April 2018, Shila Amzah released "If We Are Getting Old" as the lead single of her upcoming seventh overall and second debut Chinese-language studio album through Star Culture Media.
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Shila Amzah performed the lead single live during the Global Chinese Music Chart and during her reception wedding held in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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On 10 May 2018, Shila Amzah released the second single "Love Planet" of her upcoming album through Star Culture Media.
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On 12 June 2018, Shila Amzah released the third single "My Dear" of her seventh studio album through Star Culture Media.
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In 2019, Shila Amzah collaborated with Malaysian famous singer-songwriter Amylea Azizan for Malay Drama Cari Aku Di Syurga's Original Soundtrack which is Tiada Dirimu.
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In May 2021, Shila Amzah collaborated with Siti Nordiana, Mark Adam, and other Malaysian singer for Eid single titled Salam Dari Jauh since Muslims in Malaysia had to celebrate Eid at home and cannot cross the border to gathering with the family.
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Shila Amzah made history at the Anugerah Juara Lagu as the only artist who have joined Anugerah Juara Lagu in four categories which is Runner Up in solo, Duet as a finalist with Alif Satar, Runner-Up as a trio with Jaclyn Victor and Ning Baizura and Winner as a group with SOG.
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Shila Amzah appear in various singing competition program as a duet partner first with Suki Low of Gegar Vaganza 2022.
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Shila Amzah was hide behind the mascot called 'Rambutan' which is a popular fruits among Malaysian and South East Asia.
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In 2013, at the 20th Malaysian Music Awards, Shila Amzah received the Anugerah Kembara.
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Shila Amzah was given this award after she rose to fame as the champion of Asian Wave, a Chinese reality singing competition held in Shanghai.
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Shila Amzah is the founder and president of her own clothing line company, Shila Amzah Boutique.
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On 5 June 2016, Shila launched her clothing line and her exclusive boutique called SA by Shila Amzah Boutique located at Bangi Sentral, Selangor, Malaysia.