Myanmar Idol season 1


The first season of Myanmar Idol premiered on December 11, 2015, and continued until April 8, 2016. It was won by Saw Lah Htaw Wah. The first season was co-hosted by Kyaw Htet Aung, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in Mandalay, Taunggyi, Mawlamyine, Pathein, and Yangon from October to November 2015, and around 10,000 attended the auditions.
But three contestants didn't continue participate for family problem. So, only 83 contestants continue performed in Golden Week.

Structure of auditions

There are usually two stages in the audition process. In the first round 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.

Green Mile

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Top 11 Finalists and stages

Saw Lah Htaw Wah, Nin Zi May, M Zaw Rain, Saw Htet Naing Soe, Sophia Everest, Khine Thazin Thin, Zaw Min Oo, May Kyi, Aung Tay Zar Kyaw, Aung Pyae Htun, Rio
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Week 3: Top 9–Hit songs

Sophia Everest was saved by judges. So there was no elimination in this week.
OrderContestantSong Result
1Khine Thazin Thin"ရွှေရောင်အိပ်မက်များ" Bottom 3
2May Kyi"မင်းရှိတဲ့မြို့" Safe
3Saw Lah Htaw Wah"အလွမ်းရဲ့ည" Safe And Highest Votes
4Zaw Min Oo"ဖြတ်" Safe
5Nin Zi May"တီအားမို" Safe
6M Zaw Rain"ပြန်လှည့်မကြည့်ဘူး" Safe
7Aung Tay Zar Kyaw"မျှော်လင့်နေမယ်" Bottom 3
8Sophia Everest"မြစ်နှစ်စင်းရဲ့ပင်လယ်" Eliminated But Saved By Judges
8Saw Htet Naing Soe"ရင်ခုန်ဘက်သို့တမ်းချင်း" Safe

Week 8: Top 4+1 – Composer [Saung Oo Hlaing]'s songs

Double eliminated because of previous week chose wild card winner.
OrderContestantSong Result
1Saw Lah Htaw Wah"Ta Ti Ya Pay Par" Safe And Highest Votes
2Sophia Everest"A Chit Ma Shi Nay Yat Myar" Eliminated
3May Kyi"A Mar Myar" Eliminated
4M Zaw Rain"Lae Sar Lite" Safe
5Nin Zi May"Ta Khar Ka Lat Saung" Safe

Week 9: Finale

The Top three performed their winner’s song Judges chose song and contestants chose themselves song.
ContestantOrderContestant chose song OrderWinner song OrderJudges chose song Result
Nin Zi May1"Bal Thu Koe Lout Chit Tha Le" 4"Min Thi Naing Ma Lar" 7"A Chit Htet Ma Ka" Runner-up
M Zaw Rain2"A Chit Oo Zat Lann" 5"Min Thi Naing Ma Lar" 8"Nout Sone Yin Khwin" Runner-up
Saw Lah Htaw Wah3"Dan Yar Mae A Nar" 6"Min Thi Naing Ma Lar" 9"Du Ta Ya" Winner

Season 1: Group Songs

Group songs are performed by finalists at the beginning of the result show to entertain the audience every weeks.
Week OrderFinalistsWeeksSong
1Top 11Contestants' Own Choice Songs Week"Pyaw Par Say Ta Nge Chin"
2Top 101980s Songs Week"Say Soe Pan Yite Myat Nar"
3Top 9Hit Songs Week"Htar Wa Ya A Shone"
4Top 9Htoo Eain Thin's Songs Week"Ta Nayt Tar A Lwe Myar"
5Top 7Rock Songs Week"A Thae Kwe Radio"
6Top 6Summer Songs Week"Khwel Khwer Ya Mae Nway Yat Myar"
7Top 5+1Burmese Movies' Theme Songs Week"Yin Khwin Nan Daw"
8Top 5Composer Saung Oo Hlaing's Songs Week"Myaw Lint Chat Ta Sone Ta Yar"
9Top 3Grand Final Week"Pyaw Par Say Ta Nge Chin"

Season 1: Guest Singers' Songs

Guest singers performed in the middle of the result show every week.
Week OrderFinalistsWeeksGuest SingersSong
1Top 11Contestants' Own Choice Songs WeekMoe Moe"Chit Tal Dot Ma Hote I Love You"
2Top 101980s Songs WeekEaint Chit"Chit Lite Par Taut"
3Top 9Hit Songs WeekTin Zar Maw"Pa Hta Ma Chay Lan"
4Top 9Htoo Eain Thin's Songs WeekSi Thu Lwin"A Mae Yé Dote Kha Oh Lay"
5Top 7Rock Songs WeekSone Thin Par"Tate Paing Tae Min"
6Top 6Summer Songs WeekVictor Khin Nyo"Summer"
7Top 5+1Burmese Movies' Theme Songs WeekYan Aung"Bae Pa Chi Yay Loh Ma Mi"
9Top 3Grand Final WeekZaw Win Htut"Myaw Lint Chat Kan Chay", "A Sone", "Khwe Khwar"
9Top 3Grand Final WeekPhyu Phyu Kyaw Thein"April Fool", "Water Party Yay Party", "The Illusion"
9Top 3Grand Final WeekMay Sweet "Jackson Htake Ka La Yate Pyar"
9Top 3Grand Final WeekChan Chan "Chit Khae Mi Tar"
9Top 3Grand Final WeekYé Lay "A Nar Nar Shi Tae A Khite", "Pa Hta Ma A Nan Go"

Grand Final Eliminated Contestants' Guest Performances

Contestants performed as guest singers in the grand final.
PlacementContestantsSong
Top 40Soe With Than"Pa Hta Ma A Nan Go"
11thRio "Way Lwint Twar Tae Eain Mat"
10thAung Pyae Htun"Mone Lite"
9thKhine Thazin Thin"Miles Paund Kaday"
8thAung Tay Zar Kyaw"Hnin Sate Tine Kya"
7thSaw Htet Naing Soe"Kyo Nay Say Chin Tal"
6thZaw Min Oo"Di Yay Di Lay"
5thMay Kyi"Lan Ma Gyi Yé Bay"
4thSophia Everest"Sone Ma"