Aung Yin
Aung Yin အောင်ရင် | |
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| Born | 28 June 1964 (age 60) Yangon, Myanmar |
| Genres | Burmese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980s – 2010s |
Aung Yin (Burmese: အောင်ရင်, [ʔàʊɴ jɪ̀ɴ], born 28 June 1964) is a well-known Burmese pop singer, who reached the height of his career in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Born to U Han Yin and Daw Khin Myaing in Rangoon, he is the eldest of three brothers. Aung Yin began singing on stage in the 4th standard and immediately joined the music industry upon graduating from the 10th standard from State High School No. 1 Dagon (BEHS No. 1 Dagon). He released his first album in 1984, but it was not successful. He married Moe Thinza Myint in 1985. His best selling album "Min ma shi de nauk" (မင်းမရှိတဲ့နောက်) was released in 1988. During his career, he also released many duet albums with other well-known singers like May Sweet and Hayma Ne Win, under the mentorship of Burmese singer-songwriter Htoo Ein Thin. His son Moe Aung Yin is an actor. Aung Yin has more than 50 albums released.
References
- ခင်သီရိကျော် (August 2008). "အကြင်နာအိပ်မက်ရဲ့အသံ". People Myanmar (in Burmese): 84–86.
