Nwe Yin Win

Who is Nwe Yin Win?

Nwe Yin Win is a Burmese singer, and is considered one of the pioneers of modern Burmese pop music. Nwe Yin Win was born in Sagaing to parents a Bamar father Min Swe and an Anglo-Burmese mother "Cathy" Tin Tin Hla. She attended the English-speaking St. Francis Girls' School and St. Philomena's Convent High School. In 1967, she graduated from Rangoon University with a degree in English before getting a master's degree in 1973 at the Rangoon Institute of Education. During her time in college, she began dabbling with a music career.

She was one of the most popular singers in Myanmar in the 1970s, known for her Burmese language covers of American country and pop songs. Before her career in entertainment, she was a university lecturer in English. She continues to make records, even dabbling into Burmese hip hop, and continues to perform in musical concerts.