Bobby Soxer also Htet Htet ( my, ထက်ထက်, born Htet Htet Aung; 22 May 1993) is a Burmese singer, songwriter, composer, actress and fashion model. She is considered one of the early female hip-hop vocalists in Myanmar and has been dubbed as the "Myanmar's Hip Hop Queen".

Early life and education

Bobby Soxer was born on 22 May 1993 in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, Myanmar to parents Aung Zaw Lin, a trader and his wife Moe Theingi. She is the youngest daughter of two siblings, having an elder brother Soe Lin Phyo, a model. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon and graduated from the National Management College, Myanmar.

Music career

2006–2010: Career beginnings and recognition

Bobby began her music career in 2006. She released underground hip-hop songs since before she got her big break. She gained recognition from singing together with R&B singer Ye Lay in a song "Do Not Want To Say Good Bye" at her age 13. She rose to fame in music industry with her hit song "Pwe". Since then, she gained the first recognition from her fans.

2011–2014: Collaborative success

Bobby released an album "Done Pyan" (Rocket) which was a duo album with

Hlwan Paing Hlwan Paing ( my, လွှမ်းပိုင်; born 1 March 1989) is a Burmese singer-songwriter, composer and actor. He is notorious for leaving his previous 13-year-long relationship just to date with a Co-worker,”Naw Phaw Eh Htar”. ...

on 21 November 2011. This album won the "Best Music Album Award", awarded by both Shwe FM and

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. They donated 1 million Myanmar Kyats from selling gained gold prize for ''Rocket'' album to orphan children from Thu Kha Yike Myone charity organization. Since she has released a duet album, she engaged in shooting commercial advertisements, stage performances, and many concerts at various locations throughout Myanmar. At the same time, she also sang a lot of songs, cooperating with

and artists from Rock$tar group. Booby sang a song "Ko Ko", together with

and Eaint Chit, that song won the "Best Music Award" at the Shwe FM Awards. Bobby collaborated with local hip-hop artist

Sai Sai Kham Leng Sai Sai Kham Leng ( my, စိုင်းစိုင်းခမ်းလှိုင်; ; also Sai Sai Kham Hlaing; born 10 April 1979) is a Burmese singer-songwriter, model, novelist, and actor of ethnic Shan descent. He is considered one ...

and Coca-Cola Myanmar to launch a song for the

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campaign, "The World is Ours".

2015–present: Solo debut and rising popularity

Bobby started endeavoring to be able to produce and distribute a solo album. She launched her debut solo album "#21" on 8 February 2015. The follow-up video album was released in July 2015. Bobby is considered one of the most commercially successful Burmese female singer and has been dubbed as the "Myanmar's Hip Hop Queen".

Acting career

Bobby Soxer has been presenting and acting in a travel documentary called ''Let's Go'' together with other artists,

Bunny Phyoe Bunny Phyoe ( my, ဘန်နီဖြိုး; also spelt Bunny Phyo; born Pyae Phyo Paing; born 9 July 1992) is a Burmese singer, songwriter, and actor in Myanmar. He is best known for his R&B and Pop Music. Early life and education Bunny P ...

, Kyaw Htut Swe, Nan Thu Zar and Nan Myat Phyo Thin. She made her acting debut with a leading role in the film ''Ar Shwee Tae Ko Ko'', alongside Lu Min and directed by Nyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung, released in March 2015.

Brand Ambassadorships

Bobby Soxer was appointed as a brand ambassador of

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on 26 July 2013 and she participated in Open Happiness marketing campaign which is distributing new style of

bottles. She was also brand ambassador of

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Mobile Myanmar, SPY Wine Cooler and Ve Ve.

Filmography

Film

*''Ar Shwee Tae Ko Ko'' () (2015)

Discography

Solo albums

*''#21'' (2015)

Duo albums

*''Done Pyan'' () (2011)Albu
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Personal life

Bobby Soxer is in a relationship with Burmese hip hop singer

since 2009. However, she declared on Facebook at the end of 2022 that their relationship had come to an end.

References

External links

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