In this biography
Quick facts
- Born
- 1991
- Birthplace
- Not independently established
- Country
- Myanmar
- Nationality
- Burmese
- Known for
- Melody World, Mario, A Ni Yaung and regional performance
- Birth year
- 1991; birthplace not established
- Breakthrough
- Melody World winner, 2008
- First solo album
- Mario, audio 2013; video edition 2014
- Second solo album
- A Ni Yaung / Red, 19 July 2015
- Regional competition
- Joint second prize, ASEAN+3 Singing Contest 2017
- Television coaching
- The Voice Myanmar, 2018–2020
Why this life matters
Her career connects recorded pop music and live performance with regional cultural exchange and the later development of her own songwriting.
Timeline
Key moments
Melody World
Won the singing competition.
Mario
Audio album in 2013, followed by the music-video edition.
A Ni Yaung
Second album’s audio CD released on 19 July.
Concert and regional recognition
First REDvolution solo show and joint second prize at ASEAN+3.
The Voice Myanmar
Coached three recorded seasons.
Metta Poh
Released the self-written song for her birthday, with separately credited music production.
Documented charitable event
Participated in a March donation to Hnin Si Gone Aging Home.
From singing competition to recording artist
Ni Ni Khin Zaw is a Myanmar singer and songwriter born in 1991 whose breakthrough came through winning Melody World in 2008. Voice of Vietnam later introduced her to a regional audience through its ASEAN+3 singing competition, placing her Myanmar recording career alongside performers from other participating countries.
The talent-contest victory preceded solo albums and the REDvolution concert series. Her work also moved into television through coaching The Voice Myanmar. Those settings involve different aspects of performance: developing recordings, presenting a live show and working with other singers, rather than a career defined by a single competition result.
Mario and A Ni Yaung
Her official Mario video identifies the debut audio album as a 2013 release, followed by a music-video edition in 2014. The featured song credits Song Oo Hlaing as writer and Mg Mg Thar Myint as director. Album publication, an individual song’s writing and a video’s direction are separate contributions.
Her official full-album upload identifies A Ni Yaung as the second solo album, translates its title as Red and dates the audio CD to 19 July 2015. The track list includes Super Red, Super Sunday and Merry Me, with individual composer credits. The title is not Marlio or Marri, and the 2013 and 2015 releases should not be merged.
Live performance and regional recognition
Ni Ni Khin Zaw’s official chronology places her first REDvolution solo show in 2017 and records three seasons coaching The Voice Myanmar during 2018–2020. These provide distinct live and television settings for her work, beyond a discography alone. The dates describe recorded seasons rather than an assumed continuing coaching appointment.
Regional context comes from the ASEAN+3 Singing Contest organised by Voice of Vietnam. Its account identifies the inaugural competition in Thanh Hoa in 2017 and names Ni Ni Khin Zaw and Vietnam’s Thu Lan as joint second-prize recipients. The Philippines’ Darlin Joy Baje won first prize; Ni Ni should not be described as the contest’s overall winner.
Songwriting and documented later activity
Reporting in September 2024 describes Metta Poh, released for her birthday on 31 August, as a song she wrote. It separately credits music by Thawng Ling and mixing and mastering by Myo Zaw Htet. The example documents songwriting while acknowledging the other contributors involved in producing a recording.
AA Medical’s own record documents her participation with Oramin-G in a March 2025 donation of medicine and money to Yangon’s Hnin Si Gone Aging Home. It is one identifiable charitable event, not evidence that she practises medicine or directs every associated programme. Neither that event nor earlier coaching establishes an unverified current professional appointment.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions about Ni Ni Khin Zaw
- How did Ni Ni Khin Zaw become known?
- She won Melody World in 2008 before developing a solo recording and performance career.
- What was her first solo album?
- Mario, released as audio in 2013, with a video edition following in 2014.
- Is A Ni Yaung the same as Red?
- Yes. Her official album channel supplies Red as the English translation.
- Did she win the ASEAN+3 Singing Contest?
- She shared second prize in 2017; she was not the overall winner.
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Sources and further reading
Explore the evidence
These references support the biography and offer further reading. Official records, first-person accounts and independent reporting provide different perspectives; image records document attribution and licensing.
- 1. Ni Ni Khin Zaw · official biographyMelody World, albums, solo concerts and coaching chronology
The official career chronology is used without promotional popularity rankings. Award labels in its 2014 list do not establish a separate ceremony date.
- 2. Official artist channel · MarioAudio/video release years and contributor credits
- 3. Official artist channel · A Ni YaungSecond album, translation, exact release date and track list
- 4. Voice of Vietnam · participant featureVerified 1991 birth year
Birth year is 1991, not 1989. Birthplace and the medical qualification/graduation year are not independently verified and are omitted.
- 5. Voice of Vietnam · contest history2017 joint second prize and overall winner
The 2019 article retrospectively reports the inaugural 2017 contest. Joint second place is not the overall win.
- 6. AA Medical · March 2025Specific Hnin Si Gone donation event
Participation in a medicine donation is not evidence of a practising medical career.
- 7. Global New Light of Myanmar · September 2024Metta Poh release and separate contributor credits
- 8. Wikimedia Commons · KantabonOwn-work April 2018 performance photograph
Kantabon identifies the image as own work taken on 7 April 2018. The complete supplied crop is preserved without extra cropping or enlargement.
