Shabir Sulthan is one of the most esteemed flag bearers of Tamil music in Singapore – but his commitment to the cause isn’t merely ceremonial.
Multiple award-winning singer-songwriters, music producer and performer Shabir Sulthan was the inaugural winner of Vasantham Star 2005 hosted by Mediacorp, Vasantham (Singapore). He was awarded the Singapore Youth Award, the highest national honour given to young achievers by the Singapore Government in 2017. He was the first artist of Tamil and Indian descent to win the award.
Shabir achieved mainstream success in India as a composer, songwriter and singer in the highly competitive Indian Film Music industry in 2019 with back-to-back releases, with one of his songs (Yaayum) crossing 80-million collective views on Youtube.