Shabnam Surayyo

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شبنم ثریا
Шабнами Сурайё
Shabnam Suraya

Background information
Born Flag of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Genre(s) Pop
Dance
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2004+
Label(s) Various

Shabnam Surayyo (also spelled as Surayo, Suraya, or Soraya) is a popular Tajik singer. The talented singer was born with music in her blood, as both her mother (Surayyo) and sister (Farzona Khurshed) are famous singers in Tajikistan.

However, Shabnam was little known until her popularity rose dramatically in 2006, when one of her songs was ranked #1 in Tajikistan. Following this success, Shabnam hit international stardom and is now recognized amongst Persian-speakers around the globe.

Most notably, she is popular in Afghanistan, because she has done many cover versions of songs including Yori Sabzina, To Turo Didam, Az Kudumi Safar (Amir Jan Sabori), Shishta Bosham (Farhad Darya) and more.

Shabnam also collaborated with the afghan singer Jawid Sharif, creating a duet Ey Khuda. In addition, Shabnam has also performed duets with Tajik singers, including Bahrom, Suhrobi Safarzod, Parvina Shukrulloeva, Jonibek and others. She also sang in Leila Forouhar's concert in Tajikistan in 2006.

In 2007, Shabnam Surayyo was nominated as the Goodwill Ambassador for Tajikistan and helped raise the awareness of AIDS.

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