Shabnam Surayyo

Shabnam Surayyo

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 Persians and Persian-speakers around the globe.

Most notably, she is popular in Afghanistan, because she works with Tajik singers from that country and sometimes also cover songs from them either with them together or with their permission (f.ex. her duets with Jonibeck, Jawid Sharif or Najib Nawabi)

Shabnam also collaborated with the Tajik 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 from her own country Tajikistan. 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.

After a sucsessfull Germany Tour With Najim Nawabi And Jonibek Murodov she will come to Canada & USA

She had a new album calls "Allo hu" With new songs Like Hama qarsak , Barge Khazan , Juri Nabosh etc.

External links

• Official website of Shabnam Suraya
• Interview with ASIA-plus
• Interview with BBC Persian - Part I Template:Fa icon
• Interview with BBC Persian - Part II Template:Fa icon