Mar Mar Aye
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| Birth name | Aye Myint |
| Born | 26 July 1942 Myaungmya, Burma |
| Genres | Burmese classical |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | 1955–present |
Mar Mar Aye (Template:Lang-my) is a prolific Burmese singer and considered one of the most successful female singers in the history of Burmese classical music.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
She was born Aye Myint in Myaungmya, a town in the Irrawaddy delta to musician parents. Her father, U Aye, was a hne (flute) musician while her mother Than Hnit was a singer with the stage name Myaungmya Than. She began singing at an early age.[4] By the 1980s, 80% of film soundtracks were sung by Mar Mar Aye.[4]
She emigrated to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States in 1998.[2][1] She has been politically active. During the Saffron Revolution, she released a song entitled "Heartache Till the End of the World" (Template:My). In 2012, she returned from exile to Myanmar, at the authorization of President Thein Sein.[5]
On 25 July 2012, she released a Burmese language memoir, Dear Friend, Look Deeply Into My Heart (Template:My), which recounts the aftermath of her divorce in 1970.[2]
Discography
Solo albums
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Collaboration albums
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Filmography
- Mya Chu Than
- Ko Chit Thu Hma De
- Mandali
Notes
- ^ a b Mar 2013.
- ^ a b c Nyein Ei Ei Htwe 2012.
- ^ The Voice Weekly 2013.
- ^ a b Popular Journal 2013.
- ^ မစပ်စု 2012.
References
- Mar, Khet (7 February 2013). "Mar Mar Aye: The Power of One Voice". Sampsonia Way. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (30 July 2012). "Singer Daw Mar Mar Aye releases memoir of divorce". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "မမအေးတို့ တေးဥယျာဉ်". The Voice Weekly (in Burmese). 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "ရုပ်ရှင်ဇာတ်ဝင် သီချင်းတို့၏ အနုပညာရသ မြစ်ဖျား". Popular Journal (in Burmese). 7 March 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- မစပ်စု (22 May 2012). "စိတ်နဲ့ ကိုယ့်တိုင်းပြည်ကို ချစ်နေရတာကိုက ကုသိုလ်ရတယ်". ဧရာ၀တီ (in Burmese). Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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