With the help of a famous Malaysian record producer, in 2005 Shila released her second pop studio album, Sha-Hila.

[9][12] Afterwards, Shila continued her singing career in mandopop industry by breaking out to Hong Kong in 2015 by releasing some new singles, doing an international press conference and establishing her second record label and global management company, Shilala (HK) Limited.

[13] Her success on international stages has gained her honorific titles such as Asia's Sweetheart,[14] Princess of Music,[15] and National Treasure of Malaysia.

Before the Asian Wave, she performed a duet with Miley Cyrus called "The Best of Both Worlds" to promote Hannah Montana in Malaysia.

[18] She is the first and only Malay artist to have success in Chinese-speaking countries and Chinese record charts with her Sina Weibo account having more than 2.3 million followers.

Her father, Malay: Amir Amzah Salleh, who used the stage name ND Lala, was a recording artist in the 1980s and her mother, Fauziah Sarman, was an actress.

She comes from a musically inclined family: her younger sister, Nur Syuhada, whose stage name is Syada Amzah, is also a performer.

[citation needed] Before Shila made her debut appearance as a child, her father struggled to get her a chance to showcase her singing.

Throughout the competition, Shila sang: She produced the album Bebaskan (Set It Free) during her stint with Monkey Bone Records.

3 Suara (English: 3 Voices) is a collaborative album by Malaysian singers Jaclyn Victor, Ning Baizura and Shila Amzah.

She sang three songs: "Gemilang" by Jaclyn Victor, "Grenade" by Bruno Mars, and "Zheng Fu" by Na Ying.

[28][30] She also sang "Forever Love" by Wang Leehom and "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele in one of the preliminary rounds.

[31] The panel of 10 judges-comprising the region's top stars like Malaysia's Eric Moo, Hong Kong's Hacken Lee, China's Sun Nan, Taiwan's Phil Chang and Jerry Huang-gave her a standing ovation, while Chinese composer Gao Xiaosong praised her by saying, "You gave me goose bumps.

[39] The Star reported on 27 September 2012, that she was chosen to be the opening act for a series of concerts in Beijing by Malaysian singer-composer Eric Moo, starting 17 November.

During the press conference, Shila stated that she would be collaborating with GME Music and Vie Media to expand her career in Hong Kong.

[52] The song contains Malaysian pop and Mandopop elements and its lyrics have Shila desiring an out-of-reach love interest.

On 1 April 2016, Shila released her debut Chinese microfilm titled "Girlfriends Love" (閨蜜情緣), in which she plays the lead.

At a press conference on 27 December 2017, in Los Angeles, US, it was announced that Shila would release a new single written by a two-time Emmy award-winning composer, Nathan Wang titled "Rising Above"[68] in the US in conjunction of the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

[69] On 16 April 2018, Shila released "If We Are Getting Old" (Chinese: 如果我们老了) as the lead single of her upcoming seventh overall and second debut Chinese-language studio album through Star Culture Media.

[70] She performed the lead single live during the Global Chinese Music Chart and also during her reception wedding held in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

On 10 May 2018, Shila released the second single "Love Planet" (Chinese: 涂爱星球) of her upcoming album through Star Culture Media.

On 12 June 2018, Shila released the third single "My Dear" (Chinese: 我的他) of her seventh studio album through Star Culture Media.

In 2019, Shila collaborated with Malaysian famous singer-songwriter Amylea Azizan for Malay Drama Cari Aku Di Syurga's Original Soundtrack which is Tiada Dirimu (Without You).

In the same year, Shila Amzah once again collaborated with Amylea and Farouk Roman and became duet partner with Indonesian famous singer Judika for Malay Drama, Adellea Sofea Original Soundtrack which is Tentang Rahsia (About Secret).

On March 6, 2022, Shila Amzah and SOG won the highest award, Best Song, for Pelukan Angkasa at the prestigious and honourable Anugerah Juara Lagu 36 which was held at Dewan Merdeka, World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.

She made history at the Anugerah Juara Lagu as the only artist who have joined Anugerah Juara Lagu in four categories which is Runner Up in solo (Masih Aku Cinta), Duet as a finalist with Alif Satar (Selamanya Cinta), Runner-Up as a trio with Jaclyn Victor and Ning Baizura (Beribu Sesalan) and Winner as a group with SOG (Pelukan Angkasa).

She appear in various singing competition program as a duet partner first with Suki Low (3rd Winner) of Gegar Vaganza 2022.

They both slaying Still Love You the “6 octaves song” by a Korean singer Lee Hong Ki and Yoo Hwi Seung in the Final of Big Stage which held in Putrajaya International Convention Centre.

[12] Shila Amzah was given this award after she rose to fame as the champion of Asian Wave (2012), a Chinese reality singing competition held in Shanghai.

Bhd., Shilala (HK) Limited and Shila Amzah Greyscale Pty Ltd.,[74] with activities generally in the entertainment scene.