Govhar Shahbanova (Govhar Shah) was born in the Krylovsky District of the Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation. When she was three years old, her father went missing, and she moved to Sumgayit with her mother and brother.

She studied instrumental performance (garmon) at the Gara Garayev Music School No. 1, music teaching (garmon) at the Soltan Hajibeyov Music College, and drama theater and film acting at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (2016–2020).

She is one of the first stilt-walking actresses in Azerbaijan.