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Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein
ဖြူဖြူကျော်သိန်း
Born22 April 1981 (1981-04-22) (age 43)
Rangoon, Burma
GenresBurmese pop
InstrumentVoice
Years active2003 -present
Websitewww.phyuphyukyawtheinonline.com

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein (Burmese: ဖြူဖြူကျော်သိန်း) is a prominent Burmese pop singer, known for her stage presence and costumes, which has drawn comparisons to Lady Gaga.[1][2] She has been a UNICEF celebrity ambassador since 2008.[3][2]

Early life and education

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), on 22 April 1981 to Kyaw Thein, a ranking civil servant at the Ministry of Cooperatives, and his wife, Tin Tin Kyi, a lecturer at the Yangon University of Economics. She has an elder sister, Nyo Nyo Thein, who was born 7 years earlier.

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein is a physician by training; she graduated from the University of Medicine 1, Yangon.[4]

Career

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein debuted in 2003 with the album Not Concerned Anymore (လုံးဝမသက်ဆိုင်တော့ပါ).[5] She joined the 2019 season of Myanmar Idol as a judge. She serves as a secretary for the Myanmar Music Association.[6]

Discography

  • Not Concerned Anymore (Burmese: လုံးဝမသက်ဆိုင်တော့ပါ) (2003)
  • The Curse of Love (Burmese: ချစ်သူအမုန်း ကျိန်စာ) (2007)
  • Memoir of a Diva (2011)
  • "Damsel in distress" (2013)
  • "Thou shalt be remembered" (2015)
  • "April Fool (mini-album)" (2016)
  • Storm (mini-album) (2018)

TV show

She was involved as a Judge in Myanmar Idol Season 4 (2019).

References

  1. ^ "Changing Myanmar - Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein: The "Burmese Lady Gaga" is a qualified doctor, but gave it up and has a huge following as a rock star". BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  2. ^ a b Yu Yu Maw (25 February 2013). "Myanmar's darling of pop, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ Zon Pann Pwint (10 April 2015). "Blown cover". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ^ Nuam Bawi (25 July 2011). "Singer expands her repertoire of covers". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ^ Nandar Aung (1 July 2013). "Legacy music academy opens in Yankin". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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