Syed Shahidul Islam was born and raised in Chittagong, where he learned music, studying the harmonium under Soumyo Didi.
Shahid first got recognised as a singer as a student of Al Khan High School, when he won the first prize in an inter district 'Nazrul' song competition.
Afterwards he studied music at Shilpokola Academy while he was a student at Chittagong City College.
In 2011, he released his second solo album Nilambori from which Ek Jibon was nominated for Meril Prothom Alo Awards.
[4] The music video of the album Nilambori was scripted by Zahid Akbar and directed by Arfin Rumi.