Shaouli Shahid is a North Indian classically trained vocalist who started her formal training at the age of 4 from two renowned Bangladeshi classical vocalists – Pandit Amresh Row Chaudhury (Kotali Gharana) and Ustad Robiul Hussain (from Kirana Gharana). They were both based in Rajshahi, a northern town in Bangladesh. Music runs in her family, and she started her musical journey with her aunt at first. Shaouli performed in numerous programmes back home in Bangladesh and while living in Australia since 2005, she has been a regular performer for community-based organisations in Perth. Besides, she has also been teaching music in the Bangladeshi and Indian communities for the past almost 12 years. Shaouli is comfortable performing Pure and Semi-classical, Folk, Bollywood, and Bangla Modern songs including Rabindrasangeet and other genres. Recently, she has started exploring Ghazals, Sufi songs, and Thumri as well.

Besides her passion for singing, Shaouli is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University. She completed her Doctorate in Indigenous Health in 2011, and since then has been learning and working in the space of Indigenous health and education. She is also very passionate about her area of work and continues to collaborate with people and organisatons interested in working in this space.