Ah Moon

Ah Moon (Burmese: အမွန်း; MLCTS: a mwan: Burmese pronunciation: [a mʊ́ɰ̃]; born Lung Sitt Ja Moon on 19 January 1991) is a singer, songwriter and actress from the Kachin State of Myanmar.[1][2][3] She is a solo artist who was a member of the all-female pop music group the Me N Ma Girls, Burma's first all-girl pop band.[4][5] Ah Moon's inclusion in the ‘30 Under 30 Asia’ list by Forbes[6][7][8] in 2018, whilst internationally she has been referred to as “Myanmar's Rihanna”.[9]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Ah Moon. There is no family name.
Ah Moon
Background information
Birth nameLung Sitt Ja Moon
Born (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991
Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar
Genres
  • Pop
  • dance
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • model
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2010 –present
Websitewww.ahmoonofficial.com

Career

Ah Moon was born with the Kachin name Lung Sitt Ja Moon in Myitkyina, Burma.[5] She was first exposed to music in church where her father was a Baptist minister.[10] Moon studied acting, singing, dance, languages, violin and piano.[1][11] Ah Moon speaks five languages and graduated with a degree in Russian from the Yangon University of Foreign Language in 2012.[2] Ah Moon began her career in modeling. In 2009, she won Best Talent in the Miss Christmas Pageant in Yangon, which led her to pursue singing.[3] She also won the Miss Alliance Francaise Pageant, a beauty contest held by the French Embassy, in 2009.[3]

In 2010, Ah Moon was one of five women chosen from 120 candidates responding to a radio and newspaper advertisement to be a part of a girl band named The Tiger Girls created by Nicole May, an Australian dancer who came to Myanmar.[10][12] In 2011, the Tiger Girls released their first album, Year of the Tiger Girls, and gained domestic and international attention as Burma's first pop girl band.[5] The band later separated from their producer and reformed with a new name, Me N Ma Girls, which is a homophone for Myanmar girls. Me N Ma Girls released a new album, Mingalabar (Welcome), in 2011.[1][12]

In 2014, Me N Ma Girls was the first band from Myanmar to be nominated for Best Music Video at the VIMA Music Awards for Girl Strong.[1]

Solo career

In 2014, Moon began working on her first Burmese solo album Min Pay Tae A Chit,[13] which has songs in both Burmese and English.[1] In 2015, she released her second album Automatic (produced by Grammy nominated producer/composer Luigie Gonzalez).[14] In 2017, she released her third album Very Dangerous, which was the number one seller on music stores in Myanmar. Her songs are both in Burmese and English. In 2018, she appeared in the movie Mystery of Burma: Beyond The Dotehtawady.[15] In summer 2018 Moon, alongside popular Myanmar singer Ar T, collaborated with American singer, songwriter and dancer Jason Derulo for the localised version of his song Colors – the official Coca-Cola anthem for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, released through Warner Music Group.[16] In 2020, Ah Moon also collaborated with Denmark singer and songwriter lasse Melting a song called "Each Other's Heroes"[17]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Min Pay Tae a Chit, 2014
  • Automatic , 2015
  • Very Dangerous, 2017

Singles
  • Girl Strong (Feat. Me N Ma Girls), 2013
  • Myanmar (2014 )
  • I'm Sorry (2016)
  • Little Butterflies (2017)
  • Bring Back My Baby (2017)
  • Jinghpaw (2018)
  • A Thae Kwe Zat Lann (2018)
  • Nway Oo (2020)
  • Insane (2020)
  • Snow Story (2021)
  • Crocodile Tears (2022)
  • Kiss (English Version) (2022)

Features
  • Unity By Sheridan (2022)

Filmography

Films

References
  1. Lwin Mar Htun (18 May 2014). "California Dreamin'". MyanmarTimes. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. Simon Roughneen (29 June 2012). "After Aung San Suu Kyi, girl band symbolizes a changing Myanmar?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. "Charity ambassadors". Yoma Yangon International Marathon ‘15. 2015. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. Alexis Stephens (21 November 2013). "Myanmar's Me N Ma Girls fight all of the -isms". MTV IGGY. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. Nyein Nyein (28 January 2014). "After split, Me N Ma Girls continue with US-recorded album". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. "Ah Moon Marip". Forbes.
  7. Kelly, Luke. "30 Under 30 Asia: Myanmar Pop Sensation Ah Moon Charts Her Journey From Choir Singer To Global Music Star". Forbes.
  8. "30 Under 30 Asia: Myanmar Pop Sensation Ah Moon Charts Her Journey From Choir Singer To Global Music Star". Flipboard.
  9. Mosbergen, Dominique (17 December 2015). "In A Swiftly Changing Nation, Myanmar's Rihanna Finds Her Voice". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. "Myanmar's first girl band pushes limits of censors, and parents". New York Times. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  11. "International sensation singer 'Ah Moon' beats the odds". Indie Artist Radio. 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  12. Yip Wai Yee (14 July 2012). "Don't call them M-pop". The Nation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  13. "Min Pay Tae a Chit (Testo) - Ah Moon". MTV Testi e Canzoni.
  14. "ahmoon". MYANMAR MUSIC FESTIVAL.
  15. Mystery of Burma: Beyond The Dotehtawady, 4 May 2018, retrieved 17 December 2018
  16. Ah Moon အမြန္း, Jason Derulo Feat. Ah Moon & Ar T - COLORS ( Coca-Cola Anthem for the 2018 FIFA World Cup ), retrieved 17 December 2018
  17. "Each Other's Heroes - Ah Moon & Lasse Meling [ Official MV ]" – via www.youtube.com.
  18. Miss Nikki And The Tiger Girls/
  19. Miss-nikki-and-the-tiger-girls off the Fence
  20. Miss Nikki & the Tiger Girls | ITVS
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