Zahra Elham (Persian: زهرا الهام; born c. 2002) is a Hazara singer best known for being the first female winner of the reality singing competition Afghan Star.
Elham and her childhood friend Sediqa Madadgar were the only two female contestants to qualify for the live shows; their time in the competition was subsequently featured in the 2022 documentary And Still I Sing.
[7][8] Elham's career was halted after she fled Afghanistan a few days prior to the fall of Kabul in August 2021; she crossed a land border into Pakistan disguised in a burqa to join her family, who were already living as refugees in the country.
[2] In 2023, Elham announced she would be taking part in a tour of Australia and New Zealand with fellow Afghan folk singer Hamid Sakhizada.
Elham has cited her musical influences as being Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Aryana Sayeed, Shreya Ghoshal, and Arijit Singh.