Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, born 22 April 1981 in Yangon, Myanmar, is a pop singer and trained physician who earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine 1, Yangon. She debuted in 2003 with the album Not Concerned Anymore and soon followed with The Curse of Love (2007) and Memoir of a Diva (2011). She also became a UNICEF celebrity ambassador in 2008 and served on the Myanmar Music Association board and as a judge on Myanmar Idol’s 2019 season. In February 2021, she joined the “We Want Justice” movement, leading to a state warrant for her arrest on 13 April 2021 for speaking out against the coup.