Ah Moon

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 (age 33)
Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar
Genres
  • Pop
  • dance
Occupation
  • Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2010 –present
Websitewww.ahmoonofficial.com

Ah Moon (Burmese: အမွန်း; MLCTS: a mwan: Burmese pronunciation: [a mʊ́ɰ̃]; born Lung Sitt Ja Moon on 19 January 1991) is a singer 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]

  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.