Nwe Yin Win ( my, နွဲ့ယဉ်ဝင်း, ; born Joyce Win on 23 April 1945) is a Burmese singer, considered one of the pioneers of modern

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. Nwe Yin Win was born in

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to parents a

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father Min Swe (also known as Win Maung) and an

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mother "Cathy" Tin Tin Hla. She attended the English-speaking St. Francis Girls' School (today's Tamwe 4 High School) and St. Philomena's Convent High School (Sanchaung 2 High School). In 1967, she graduated from

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with a degree in English before getting a master's degree (MEd) 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

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in the 1970s, known for her

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covers of American

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and pop songs. Before her career in entertainment, she was a university lecturer in English. She continues to make records, even dabbling into

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, and continues to perform in musical concerts.

Album discography

Nwe Yin Win recorded many songs in the 1970s, when official named albums were rarely released in Myanmar. The following is a partial list of her later releases. * ''A Chit So Tar'' (1981) * ''Gypsy A Chit'' (1982) * ''Shwe Tharahpu Thi Chin Myar'' (1982) * ''Nwe Yin Win Thi Chin Myar'' (1983) * ''An Ta Yel'' (1993) * ''More Than I Can Say'' (1995) * ''Nwe Myo Sone Lin'' (1996) * ''Ma Nae Maung (A Kaung Sone Tay Myar)'' (1997) * ''Shwe Pin Lae Nae A Kaung Sone Tay Myar'' (2000) * ''Hnit 40 Kha Yee... A Shi A Tine'' (2005) * ''Thi Chin Ma Shi Yin A Chit Ma Shi... 45 Hnit Kha Yee'' (2010)

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* {{authority control 1945 births Living people Anglo-Burmese people 20th-century Burmese women singers People from Sagaing Region University of Yangon alumni