G Fatt ( my, ဂျီဖက်, born Myat Thu; 31 December 1992) is a Burmese singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. He is considered one of the most commercially successful Burmese singers. G Fatt released his debut album ''Gin'' on 21 February 2016 which became the best-selling album of the year.

Early life and education

G Fatt was born on 31 December 1992 in

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, Myanmar to parent Nyo Oo and his wife Myint Myint Wai. He is the youngest son of two siblings, having an elder sister. He attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 2 Thingangyun. He is currently studying in Myanmar major at the

Dagon University Dagon University ( my, ဒဂုံ တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in North Dagon, Yangon, is one of the largest universities in Myanmar. The university, established in 1993, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and sc ...

Music career

G Fatt started out on his music career in the underground outfit and released underground hip-hop songs since before he got his big break. He first participated in group album "Amone Kabar Mha Nae Swel Myar" (The dates from hate world). He gained recognition in music industry with his songs "8 Day, 8 Month, 8 Hour" and "Pyi Pa Thoe Pay Sar" (A letter to my love abroad). The songs became widely popular and major hits in Myanmar since the day he released it on online. Since then, he gained the first recognition from his fans and participated in many group albums, stage performances, and many concerts at various locations throughout Myanmar. G Fatt 4

In 2016, G Fatt started working with Frenzo Production, a major music production company in Myanmar and owned by

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 ...

. Since them, he started entertaining in Sai Sai Kham Leng's birthday show every year. G Fatt started endeavoring to be able to produce and distribute a solo album. He launched his debut solo album "Gin" on 21 February 2016 which turned out to be a success creating him a place to stand in Myanmar music industry. His second solo album "120/B" was released on 2 March 2018. On 1 April 2019, Frenzo released an animation music video for "Nga Yee Zar Ka Po Mite Tal" (My girlfriend is better than yours) collaborating with Frenzo artists G Fatt,

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, Ki Ki Kyaw Zaw and John, which is one of the tracks in Sai Sai Kham Leng's album "Sai Sai is Sai Sai", was released on 1 April 2018. The music video became widely popular since the day released it on Sai Sai Kham Leng's official Facebook page and YouTube channel, and was praised for the animation quality and music video created by Pencell Studio. That music video was earned 1 M views within 24 hours and then 2 M views in 7 days.

One Man Shows

On 11 November 2018, G Fatt performed his first one-man show concert in the open area of Myaw Sin Island, Kandawgyi. Even with drizzling rain at the start of the concert, a huge crowd of loyal fans were celebrate enjoy the show in the rain. On 13 January 2021, he hosted his third one-man show named ''Illusion Paradise'' via online and TV.

Acting career

G Fatt made his acting debut in the Burmese hip hop life film ''Ko Tha Mine Ko Yay Kya Thu Myar 2'', where he played the main role with local hip hop artists include Yone Lay, Ya Tha, Kyat Pha, J Fire, Pyone Mya Thwe, Su Nandar Aung and others. The film is directed by Joe and which premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 12 January 2018.

Political activities

Following the

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

, G Fatt was active in the anti-coup movement both in person at rallies and through social media. Denouncing the military coup, he has taken part in protests since February. He joined the "We Want Justice"

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movement. The movement was launched on social media, and many celebrities have joined the movement. On 3 April 2021, warrants for his arrest were issued under section 505 (a) of the penal code by the

State Administration Council The State Administration Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Comm ...

for speaking out against the military coup. Along with several other celebrities, he was charged with calling for participation in the

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(CDM) and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the

Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် ကိုယ်စားပြုကော်မတီ; abbreviated CRPH) is a Burmese legislative body in exile, representing a gr ...

, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation. G Fatt faced a public criticism after his appearance at the military-held Thingyan festival in

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on April 13, 2023.

Filmography

Film (Cinema)

* ''Ko Tha Mine Ko Yay Kya Thu Myar 2'' (ကိုယ့်သမိုင်းကိုယ်ရေးကြသူများ ၂) (2018)

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Gin'' () (2016) * ''120/B'' (2018)

Awards

* The Most Requested Song Award 2017, with ''Gin'' album, awarded by

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Other awards

1st Major M Music Awards (2018)

References

External links

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