Connie (Burmese singer)

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 56)
Mingaladon, Rangoon, Burma
GenresBurmese pop, Burmese heavy metal
Occupation(s)singer, actress
Years active1986–1990s

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 Thukhamein Hlaing for three albums. She released her first album, Tarzan, in 1986, and achieved success with her follow-up album Ninja.[3]

  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.