Tin Tin Mya (; born 25 April 1936) is a Burmese singer. She is best known for her classical songs. She acted in one film named ''

Ta Kyawt Hna Kyawt Tay Ko Thi ''Ta Kyawt Hna Kyawt Tay Ko Thi'' () is a 1971 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Htun Nyunt Oo, starring Win Oo, Tin Tin Mya (who also sang a song for the flm) and Cho Pyone. Cast * Win Oo as Kyaw Swar * Tin Tin Mya as Wai Wai ...

'', directed by

Win Oo Win Oo (; , 13 March 1935 – 14 December 1988) was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards winning Burmese actor, singer, director, writer and publisher. He became publicly known for his acting, singing and directing. Win was consid ...

and sang a song of the same name in this film.

Biography

Tin Tin Mya was born on 25 April 1936 in

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to U Than (also known a Shwe Maung Than), a music curator for the Voice of Burma (now MRTV), and his wife Tin Nyunt. She was the third eldest daughter of 6 children. Tin Tin Mya entered the music industry between 1946 and 1947, under the tutelage of Saw Mya Aye Kyi. Throughout her early years, she studied the Mahagita classical genre under the guidance of prominent songstresses, including Kyi Aung, Sein Pati, Aye Mi, May Shin, and Kyi Kyi Htay. In 1948, she won first place in the ''patpyo'' category in a national Mahagita competition. She launched her career with the ''kalabaw'' song "Shan Hta-ne" (ရှမ်းဌာနေ), followed by a hit, "Pe Phu Hlwa" (ပေဖူးလွှာ), written by Sein Wai Lyan. Throughout her career, she record hit songs for radio, records, soundtracks, and stereo. Among her most prominent hit songs include the Mahagita classic "Pan Myaing Le" (ပန်းမြိုင်လယ်), "Htoo Ma Cha Na" (ထူးမခြားနား), "Pan Hewan" (ပန်းဟေဝန်), "Hlyat Pan Khwe Nwe" (လျှပ်ပန်းခွေနွဲ့), "Mya Mya Maung Maung" (မြမြမောင်းမောင်း). In October 1957, she joined the Voice of Burma as a radio announcer, before retiring in 2006 as an assistant director of music.

Personal life

In 1959, she wed A1 Soe Myint, a local music director. She currently resides in

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, Yangon.

References

{{authority control 20th-century Burmese women singers Living people 1936 births Burmese pop singers Singers from Yangon Recipients of the Order of the Union of Myanmar