Saung Oo Hlaing ( ; born 8 December 1971) is a Burmese singer-songwriter. He is one of the few Burmese successful songwriters that do not rely on writing

cover songs In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released ...

. In a 2008 interview, he claimed that he had not written a cover song. In 2019, he admitted that most of 1000 plus songs he had written were of his own creation. Saung Oo Hlaing is a medical doctor by profession; he has a

MBBS A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...

degree from the

University of Medicine 1, Yangon The University of Medicine 1, Yangon ( ; formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, it is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, M.B.B.S. (equivalent of the Doctor of Medicine, ...

. In the aftermath of the

2021 Myanmar coup d'état A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when Elections in Myanmar, democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's milita ...

, Saung Oo Hlaing is giving humanitarian assistance to the poor people of Myanmar and living in the United States of America.

Discography

Solo Albums

* ''Min Yae Thu Ye Kaung'' () (1994) * ''Tay So Nget Yae Ar Yone Oo'' () (1995) * ''Kaung Kin Yae Arr'' () (1996) * ''Romantic Rock'' () (1996) * ''Ko Paing Thin Kay Ta'' () (1997) * ''A Phyu Yaung Tha Chin'' () (2000) * ''Kyun Taw Tha Chin'' () (2002) * ''Saung Oo Mhat Tann'' () (2003) * ''A Hlu Taw Mingalar'' () (2007) * ''Hna Lone Thar Tway Hlu Mae Nya (One Man Show)'' () (2012) * ''A Nya Ta Ya Thu Ye Kaung'' () (2012) * ''Kabar San Chain'' () (2017)

References

{{authority control 20th-century Burmese male singers 21st-century Burmese male singers Burmese singer-songwriters Burmese pop singers 1971 births Living people Singers from Yangon Burmese people of Indian descent University of Medicine 1, Yangon alumni Burmese physicians