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Shifa Thowfyq
Thaufeeq at 9th Gaumee Film Awards ceremony, 2019
Born	(1970-07-11) 11 July 1970 (age 54) Male', Maldives
Occupation	Playback singer
Years active	1986–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop filmi electronic
Instrument	Vocals
Musical artist

Shifa Thowfyq commonly spelled as Shifa Thaufeeq (11 July 1970) is a Maldivian singer and a recipient of five Gaumee Film Awards, three Aafathis Awards, one Maldives Film Award. She holds the record of maximum number of awards as a playback singer in Maldives.

Early life and career

Shifa Thaufeeq was born on 11 July 1970. She is the sister of notable local playback singers Sofa Thaufeeq and Asim Thaufeeq. Influenced by her brother and sister, Thaufeeq started singing at a very early age. In 1986, she initiated her career as a singer which resulted in her receiving several offers from music directors and producers to sing for their films and albums.

In an interview from Avas, Ahmed Hameed Adam commended her excellence for being relevant in the industry for more than three decades and praised her experience and quality. "The most awarded singer in the industry, Shifa is one of those few singers who still gets more offer than the current generation and can still sound young at this age". Ahmed Adhushan from Mihaaru placed her in the top five female vocalists of Maldives and noted that she holds the record of most awards for a singer and most recordings in the local industry.

Discography

Feature film

Short films

Television

Non-film songs

Accolades

References

1. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (9 June 2020). "Melody Queens of Maldives". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
2. ^ Hameed Adam, Ahmed (8 September 2020). "A "Shifa" to Shifa". Avas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. ^ "National Award of Recognition 2000 – Shifa Thaufeeq". Presidency Maldives (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
4. Nadheem, Ahmed (30 December 2007). "Winners of 4th Gaumee Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
5. "Top 5 Nominations announced for SunFM Awards 2010". Sun (in Divehi). 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
6. Nadheem, Ahmed (5 July 2012). "Winners of Maldives Film Awards". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
7. ^ Nadheem, Ahmed (29 April 2014). "Maldives Film Awards Nominations out". Haveeru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
8. ^ Saeed, Fathimath (23 October 2015). "Majority of the awards for "Niuma", "Happy Birthday" announced as best film". Sun (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
9. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (16 December 2016). "Nominations for 7th Gaumee Film Awards Announced". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
10. Adhushan, Ahmed (22 December 2016). "With 10 awards, "Loodhifa" crowned as Best Film". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
11. ^ Adhushan, Ahmed (16 December 2016). "Nominations for 7th Gaumee Film Awards Announced". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
12. Adhushan, Ahmed (12 December 2017). "8th Gaumee Film Awards: Dark Rain leads nomination". Mihaaru (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

• Living people
• People from Malé
• 1970 births
• Maldivian playback singers
• Maldivian women singers
• 21st-century Maldivian singers