Rebecca Win
Musical artist
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Rebecca Win (Burmese: ရေဗက္ကာဝင်း, pronounced [jèbɛʔka̰ wɪ́ɰ̃]; born May Hnin Nu (မေနှင်းနု [mè n̥ɪ́ɴ nṵ]) on 15 February 1986) is a retired Burmese singer and model.[1] She performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw.[2] Rebecca Win was a judge on the major televised singing competition Eain Mat Sone Yar (Where dreams meet) and also Myanmar's Got Talent.[3][4]
In 2013, she was appointed as a women's ambassador, along with Chit Thu Wai for Myanmar to raise awareness for gender equality and women's rights.[5]
Early life and education
Rebecca Win was born on 15 February 1986 in Myitkyina, Kachin State to a Burmese father and a Kachin mother, one of four siblings. Her aunt L Khun Yi, her cousins L Lun Wa and L Seng Zi, are also popular singers.[6] Her family moved to Yangon when she was just six months old. She converted to Christianity while she joined the church choir at age six. As of 2006, she was a final year Japanese major at the University of Foreign Languages, Yangon.[7]
Career
Rebecca Win was first noticed when she entered Yangon-based City FM Radio's Music Idol contest in 2004. In 2016, she prepared to release three solo albums.[8][9]
She released an album "Meka" on 9 February 2018, which was with Kachin language.[10][11]
She announced to Media on 3 April 2020, that she was taking a rest from the professional life of music and modelling and requested all not to call her Rebecca Win, her professional name.[12]
Discography
- Takha Talay (Sometimes)
- Shote Kone Daw Me (Getting Complicated), collaborated with Yi Mon
- Maka (2018)
TV show
Personal life
Rebecca Win married to Kaung Kyaw Swe, a businessman. They celebrated their wedding reception in Judson Church in Yangon for a traditional wedding on May 4 2013, and at Sedona Hotel Yangon, on 10 May 2013, and concluded a no-fault divorce in 2020.[13]