Twante Thein Tan was a Burmese singer, songwriter, actor, and film director. He starred in the popular Burmese movie ''Me, and You, and Padauk Blossoms'' (ကိုယ်ရယ် မင်းရယ် ပန်းပိတောက်ရယ်).
He was known as a singer and songwriter for his songs like "Pan Nwe Ga Sein"(ပန်းနွယ်ကစိမ်း) and "Nham laat shot nay laytot". His songs often describe the natural beauty of the countryside and the rural people.
Early life
He was born Maung Thein Tan in
Twante
Twante Township also Twantay Township ( my, တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, ) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administra ...
,
Yangon Region
Yangon Region(, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, ...
, on September 26, 1941. His father was British by the name of U Nyunt and his mother's name was Daw Chit Tin. He was the fifth child in a family of six.
Albums
*''Myat Nar Wine''
*''Special Mingalar Couple'' (2013)
*''Ko a Hlei''
*''Soe Moe Myittar''
*''Mya Hnin Si''
*''Thaw Nuetra Nei Ma Tu Tei Ngar''
Death
He died of
liver cancer in Yangon on January 11, 1999.
References
1941 births
1999 deaths
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