Connie (Burmese singer)
Connie (Burmese: ကော်နီ, Burmese pronunciation: [kɔ̀nì]; born Yadana Tun (ရတနာထွန်း, [jədənà tʰʊ́ɴ]) on 21 December 1967[2]) is a Burmese singer, known for her Burmese language covers of American heavy metal and pop songs. She was most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Connie ကော်နီ | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yadana Tun[1] |
| Born | 21 December 1967 (age 52) Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Genres | Burmese pop, Burmese heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actress |
| Years active | 1986–1990s |
| Associated acts | New Wave band |
Connie got her start as a background vocalist for the New Wave band. In the mid-1980s, she was signed by successful cover songwriter Thukhamein Hlaing for three albums. She released her first album, Tarzan, in 1986, and achieved success with her follow-up album Ninja.[3]
Discography
- Tarzan (1986)
- Ninja
References
- Moe Moe Aung (December 2007). "A Sound of Heavy Metal Music". People Magazine Myanmar (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- Sabal Thwin. "ပရိသတ်တွေ သာဓုခေါ်ခဲ့ကြတဲ့ ကော်နီရဲ့ မွေးနေ့ အလှူ". Duwun (in Burmese). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- "Musician Profile: Connie". Life Style Magazine (in Burmese). 3 (1): 30. January 2000.
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