Shohreh was born on January 4 in Tehran, Iran in a family of artisans and began singing when she was only 7 years old. At first she mimicked her contemporary singers and while receiving numerous awards from musical critics and masters. Later she attended the National Iranian Music Conservatory for classical training in singing and playing clarinet.

Her first single, "The Eastern Girl", was a top seller and brought her out of the obscurity. With that song, Shohreh moved to the cover of musical journals, and became a dominant feature on the radio talk shows, TV commentaries, and other mass media.

Shohreh started being known as the Queen of the Iranian Pop Music. She has recorded over 300 songs and has performed over 100 live concerts with audiences in United States of America, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, England, Sweden, France, Swiss, Germany, and Israel.

Her magnificent concert on October 21, 1995 at the Hollywood Paladium in Los Angeles, California on the occasion of the release of her new album Zan was an enormous success. It was the first time that the world got to see and hear a beautiful female singer pay tribute to the grace and dignity of the liberal Iranian women.