Connie (Burmese singer)

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In this Burmese name, the given name is Connie. There is no family name.
Connie
ကော်နီ
Birth nameYadana Tun[1]
Born21 December 1967 (1967-12-21) (age 54)
Mingaladon, Rangoon, Burma
GenresBurmese pop,
Occupation(s)singer, actress
Years active1986–1990s
Associated actsNew Wave band

Connie (Burmese: ကော်နီ, Burmese pronunciation: [kɔ̀nì]; born Yadana Tun (ရတနာထွန်း, [jədənà tʰʊ́ɰ̃]) 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 got her start as a background vocalist for the New Wave band. In the mid-1980s, she was signed by successful cover songwriter for three albums. She released her first album, Tarzan, in 1986, and achieved success with her follow-up album Ninja.[3]

Political activities[]

Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Connie was active in the anti-coup movement through social media. On 3 April 2021, warrants for her arrest were issued under section 505 (a) of the penal code by the State Administration Council for speaking out against the military coup. Along with several other celebrities, she was charged with calling for participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation.[4]

Discography[]

  • Tarzan (1986)
  • Ninja

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sabal Thwin. "ပရိသတ်တွေ သာဓုခေါ်ခဲ့ကြတဲ့ ကော်နီရဲ့ မွေးနေ့ အလှူ". Duwun (in Burmese). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Musician Profile: Connie". Life Style Magazine (in Burmese). 3 (1): 30. January 2000.
  4. ^ "သက်မွန်မြင့်၊ ဖွေးဖွေး၊ ကော်နီနှင့် ကျားပေါက် အပါအဝင် နောက်ထပ် အယောက် ၂၀ ကို အမှုဖွင့်". DVB (in Burmese). 4 April 2021.
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