The fourth season of ''

Myanmar Idol ''Myanmar Idol'' is a popular Myanmar singing contest television series that is broadcast on MNTV. Its first season, in 2015, was described by ''The Myanmar Times'' as a "wild success". Due to its popularity, it has been extended for a fifth seas ...

'' premiered on September 6, 2019 and continued until December 28, 2019. It was won by

Esther Dawt Chin Sung Esther Dawt Chin Sung ( my, အက်စတာဒေါ့သ်ချင်းဆုန်; born 20 February 1998) is a Burmese singer-songwriter of Chin ethnicity. She achieved national recognition when she won the fourth season of ''Myanmar I ...

. The fourth season was co-hosted by

Kyaw Htet Aung Kyaw Htet Aung ( my, ကျော်ထက်အောင်; born 14 September 1985) is a Burmese television host, MC, actor and model. He is best known for hosting in the televised singing competition show Myanmar Idol, which propelled him to ...

, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in

Taungoo Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry ...

, Hpa-an,

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ; Shan: ; Pa'O: ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of , just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region. Taunggyi is the fifth lar ...

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 ...

, and

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

from June to July 2019, and around 10,000 attended the auditions.

Structure of auditions

There are usually two stages in the audition process. The first round is casting round and they sing in front the executive producers and more are eliminated. In the second round those who survive the first stage sing in front of the judges and this is the audition shown on television. Those who gain at least two "yes" votes from the three judges then receive a golden ticket to Golden Week.

Golden Week

It featured three rounds: Round 1, Group Round, and Solo Round. In the first round, each contestant sang individually, and after they sang, they gathered in a line. Those who impressed the judges advanced to the next round where the contestants performed in groups of four or five, singing a song together. The remaining auditionees who passed the group rounds performed their final solos to advance in the Green Mile.

Top 11 Finalists and stages

Yaw Kee,

Benjamin Sum Benjamin Sum ( my, ဘင်ဂျမင်ဆုမ်း; born 27 November 2000) is a Burmese singer of ethnic Chin descent. He rose to prominence following his finish as the runner-up on the fourth season of Myanmar Idol. Early life and ed ...

, Naw Say Say Htoo, Tan Khun Kyaw, Chu Sit Han, Htet Inzali, Hnin Ei Ei Win,

, Nay Lin Kyaw, Mooler,

Aye Mya Phyu Aye Mya Phyu ( my, အေးမြဖြူ; born 9 March 2003), also known as Moe Tho (), is a Burmese singer, actress and former child star. She became famous after competing in the fourth season of ''Myanmar Idol'' and finishing as runner- ...

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Week 1: Top 11–

Week 2: Top 10 – Rock Music

There was no elimination because Naw Say Say Htoo was saved by judges.

Week 3: Top 10 – University songs

Double elimination because Naw Say Say Htoo was saved by judges in previous week.

Week 4: Top 8 – Country Music

Week 5: Top 7 –
Soe Lwin Lwin Soe Lwin Lwin ( my, စိုးလွင်လွင်; 18 September 1962 – 25 July 1999), also known as Po Po, was a well-known singer-composer in the 1980s in Myanmar. He penned several songs for successful singers such as Kaiser ''Ka ...
's songs

Week 6: Top 6 – Winter songs

Week 7: Top 5 – Hits songs

Week 8: Top 4 + Wild Card winner – theme songs and strong music

Double elimination because Tan Khun Kyaw was returned by Wild Card.

Week 9: Finale

The Top three performed judges chose song, contestants chose themselves song and their winner’s song

Elimination Chart

Wild Card Winner

Tan Khun Kyaw was the Channel 9 wild card winner after beating Yaw Kee. The following day alongside Moo Ler, he failed to progress to the finals.

References

{{reflist Myanmar Idol 2019 television seasons