Ni Ni Khin Zaw
Ni Ni Khin Zaw is a Burmese pop singer. She is the 2008 winner at The Best of Melody World, a televised singing competition. She performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw.
Early life and education
She was born on 31 August 1991 in Yekyi, Myanmar. She attended and graduated from the University of Medicine 2, Yangon.Career
Ni Ni Khin Zaw participated and won the 2008 season of Melody World, a televised singing competition. She did not immediately join the music industry. Between 2008 and 2012, she pursued higher education, graduating with a medical degree from the University of Medicine 2, Yangon.The leaking of The Best of Melody World 2008 album propelled her to stardom. She recorded three solo songs and one collaboration song in that album, including "Enemy", "Although We're Far Away", and "Stop".
Throughout her career, she has collaborated with well-known Burmese artists. She collaborated with rapper Nine One in her single "Don't Colour", which garnered 20 million streams and 15 million in sales. In 2012, she also featured in Bobby Soxer's album Rocket, namely a track called "Believe It". Other well-known songs include "Cloud Poem" with Yatha, a rapper; "Best Friends Forever" with Hlwan Paing; "Birthday Presents", and "A Love That will Never Change".
In 2015, she released her iconic album Red. Upon the album's release, news emerged of her marriage to an older businessman and allegations that she had intentionally concealed her personal life to further her career. Ni Ni Khin Zaw held her first concert, the REDvolution Show, on 1 April 2017. Successive REDvolution shows have been held in April 2018 and November 2019 in Singapore.
Since 2018, Ni Ni Khin Zaw has served as a coach on three seasons of The Voice Myanmar.
Honours and awards
- 2008 Winner at The Best of Melody World
- 2013 Most Popular Song for "Hope For Something"
- 2013 Most Requested Song from Facebook for "Be Faithful"
- 2014 Best Pop Song in Myanmar Music Awards for "Hope for Something"
- 2014 Best Song of Monsoon for "Hope for Something"
- 2014 Best Pop Song of Monsoon - Artists' Choice for "Hope for Something"
- 2014 The Best Renew Song – Artists' Choice for "Rain in Inlay Lake"
- 2014 The Best Pop Singer
- 2014 Most Popular Female Vocalist
- 2015 Most Popular Female Vocalist
- 2015 Best-Selling Studio Music Album Female Vocalist
- 2016 Most Popular Female Vocalist
- 2016 Most Popular Female Vocalist
- 2017 1st Runner Up at ASEAN Song Contest
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
| 2018 | U | Best Pop Album | |
| 2018 | U | Album Of The Year | |
| 2018 | Kha Yay Lann Diary | Best Pop Song | |
| 2018 | Ni Ni Khin Zaw | Artist Of The Year | |
| 2018 | Retro Redvolution | Best Live Show | Won |
| 2018 | Best Live Performance | Mario | Won |
| 2018 | Stand By Me | Fav Song | Won |
- 2019 Top Artist Award at Major M Music Awards
- Top Artist Award by JOOX Music Platform
- Best in Music at Myanmar's Pride Awards
- 2020 Most Popular Female Artist
Discography
Albums
- Mario
- Red
- U
- ''Party Khin Zaw''
Mini albums
- ''Summer''
Personal life
Ni Ni Khin Zaw married Myo Myint Thein, a merchant vessel chief engineer and widower, on 10 June 2010. The couple divorced in 2013.In February 2023, she announced her engagement to a previously undisclosed boyfriend.