Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein

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

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein Linda Yu
ဖြူဖြူကျော်သိန်း လင်တရူး
Born22 April 1981 (1981-04-22) (age 39)
Rangoon, Burma
GenresBurmese pop
InstrumentsVoice
Years active2003 -present
Websitewww.phyuphyukyawtheinonline.com

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.

She 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
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  • 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)

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. 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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