Shab (singer)

Shab
Born	Shabnam Kamoii April 26th Tehran, Iran
Genres	Pop, Electronic Dance
Occupations	Singer songwriter dancer
Years active	2019–present
Labels	Shabnam Music LLC
Website	www.shabofficial.com

Shab is an Iranian-American pop singer and songwriter.

Early life

Shab was born in Tehran, Iran as the youngest of 13 children.^[1] Her father was a senior figure in Iran's petroleum industry during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.^{[2][citation needed]} After the Iranian Revolution, the family faced persecution, and Shab left Iran alone to attend a boarding elementary school in Kassel, Germany, while her family gradually relocated to the United States as political refugees. Six years later, she was granted political asylum in the United States, joining her family in the greater Baltimore, Maryland area.^{[citation needed]}

After graduating from high school in Towson, Maryland, and later from Towson University, she briefly attended law school at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale before leaving the program and returning to Baltimore, where she worked in her family's businesses.^{[citation needed]}

Music career

Shab began writing songs in Persian while attending law school, but did not begin recording until 2017, when released her first tracks in Persian.^{[citation needed]} Under her given name, Shabnam, she released the Persian-language single "Love You."^{[3][better source needed]}

In late 2018, she shifted to English-language songwriting and began collaborating with producer Damon Sharpe. Together they created "Down To The Wire" and "Spell On Me" (the latter co-written with Sharpe and Eric Sanicola). "Spell On Me" went on to chart at No. 1 on the Global Digital Music Chart^{[citation needed]} and No. 2 on the British Commercial Pop Club Chart in the United Kingdom.^[4] Both songs were included among eight songs on her debut English-language album, Infinite Love, released in early 2021.

From 2022 to 2024, Shab released several singles co-composed with Sharpe, including "Serenity," "Criss Cross," "Indestructible," "Skin & Bones," and a cover of "Sexual (Li Da Di)" (originally sung by the Dutch pop singer Amber).

In 2023, Shab collaborated with rapper Fat Joe on “Voodoo,” which entered the Top 40 on the Rhythmic and Pop charts,^[5][6] blending elements of Terror Squad’s “Lean Back” with her track “Spell on Me.”^[7]

In February 2025, Shab released her second studio album, One Suitcase.^[8]

Personal life

Shab became an American citizen in 1997 and lives in Dallas with her partner and two children.^{[citation needed]} Her stage name, "Shab," is a family nickname.^{[citation needed]} She has supported charities including Hope Supply Co.,^[9] for which she performed a benefit concert in 2022, and Choose Love, which named her a Global Ambassador in late 2024.^[10]

References

1. "About". SHAB Official Website. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
2. O'Connor, Roisin (2024-06-20). "Iranian singer Shab on fleeing her home, oppression and her hopes for the future". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
3. Love You - Music Video by Shabnam. Retrieved 2025-11-22 – via play.radiojavan.com.
4. ContributorDec. 18, Jeremy HallockSpecial; read, 2020|Updated 12:14 p m CST|3 min (2020-12-18). "Shab, an Iranian refugee in Dallas, finds herself a dance-pop hitmaker". Dallas News. Retrieved 2025-11-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. Peck, Molly (2025-02-12). "Shab Releases New Album One Suitcase on February 12". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
6. "SHAB - "Afterglow"". Wonderland. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
7. Colin Gannon (August 11, 2023). "SHAB and Fat Joe team up in sizzling new single 'VooDoo'". The Daily Express.
8. Peck, Molly (2025-02-12). "Shab Releases New Album One Suitcase on February 12". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
9. Shab (2022-03-08). Shab - Spell On Me - LIVE at Concert for Hope Supply Co. Retrieved 2025-11-22 – via YouTube.
10. Bang Showbiz (October 28, 2025). "SHAB appointed Choose Love ambassador". Yahoo News.