Shab

Shab is an Iranian-American pop singer and songwriter.

Early life Shab was born in Tehran, Iran as the youngest of 13 children. Her father was a senior figure in Iran's petroleum industry during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. 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.

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.

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. Under her given name, Shabnam, she released the Persian-language single "Love You."

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 and No. 2 on the British Commercial Pop Club Chart in the United Kingdom. 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, blending elements of Terror Squad’s “Lean Back” with her track “Spell on Me.”

In February 2025, Shab released her second studio album, One Suitcase.

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