Shahir is a Malaysian singer, born in Perak, Malaysia, who rose to fame after winning the eighth season of Akademi Fantasia 2010. His first single, Kebahagiaan Dalam Perpisahan was released in his final appearance in season finale. Shahir's winning of the Akademi Fantasia, Season 8 finale concert is the first winning in the history of Akademi Fantasia for the student who formerly been eliminated before and then accepted back to Akademi Fantasia by using the method of AFMASUK. Shahir was also participating in nasyid group while he was in UIA, and also in one of Malaysia's renowned nasyid group, Saujana before he joined Akademi Fantasia.