<sod>Karim was born at the [[Royal London Hospital]]<ref name="asiana">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asiana.tv/entertainment/shalika-karim|title=Teen Singer's love for Help for Hero's|work= |location= |publisher=''Asiana''|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> in [[Whitechapel]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], London, England<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1">{{cite news |last=Huntley|first=Victoria|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/east_end_s_shakila_sets_sights_on_fame_as_uk_s_first_bangladeshi_pop_star_1_951934|title=East End's Shakila sets sights on fame as UK's first Bangladeshi pop star|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Docklands and East London Advertiser|East London Advertiser]]''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="edp24">{{cite news |last=Huntley|first=Victoria|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/east_end_s_shakila_sets_sights_on_fame_as_uk_s_first_bangladeshi_pop_star_1_951934|title=East End's Shakila sets sights on fame as UK's first Bangladeshi pop star|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Eastern Daily Press]]''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="london24">{{cite news |last=Huntley|first=Victoria|url=http://www.london24.com/news/east_end_s_shakila_sets_sights_on_fame_as_uk_s_first_bangladeshi_pop_star_1_951934|title=East End's Shakila sets sights on fame as UK's first Bangladeshi pop star|work= |location=London|publisher=''London 24''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> and is of [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]] descent.<ref name="theasiantoday2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.theasiantoday.com/article.aspx?articleId=2475|title=Olympic Dreams for Teen Singer Shakila|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Asian Today]]''|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> Karim's parents are Karim Ullah (born 1977) and Sultana Parvin, she has a younger sister, Sonia.<eod>
<sod>Karim was born at the [[Royal London Hospital]]<ref name="asiana">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asiana.tv/entertainment/shalika-karim|title=Teen Singer's love for Help for Hero's|work= |location= |publisher=''Asiana''|date=2 March 2012|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> in [[Whitechapel]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], London, England<ref name="eastlondonadvertiser1">{{cite news |last=Huntley|first=Victoria|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/east_end_s_shakila_sets_sights_on_fame_as_uk_s_first_bangladeshi_pop_star_1_951934|title=East End's Shakila sets sights on fame as UK's first Bangladeshi pop star|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[Docklands and East London Advertiser|East London Advertiser]]''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="edp24">{{cite news |last=Huntley|first=Victoria|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/east_end_s_shakila_sets_sights_on_fame_as_uk_s_first_bangladeshi_pop_star_1_951934|title=East End's Shakila sets sights on fame as UK's first Bangladeshi pop star|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Eastern Daily Press]]''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="london24">{{cite news |last=Huntley|first=Victoria|url=http://www.london24.com/news/east_end_s_shakila_sets_sights_on_fame_as_uk_s_first_bangladeshi_pop_star_1_951934|title=East End's Shakila sets sights on fame as UK's first Bangladeshi pop star|work= |location=London|publisher=''London 24''|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> and is of [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]] descent.<ref name="theasiantoday2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.theasiantoday.com/article.aspx?articleId=2475|title=Olympic Dreams for Teen Singer Shakila|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Asian Today]]''|date=5 July 2011|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> Karim's parents are Karim Ullah (born 1977) and Sultana Parvin, and she has a younger sister, Sonia.<eod>