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Sai Sai Kham Leng

Sai Sai Kham Leng (Burmese: စိုင်းစိုင်းခမ်းလှိုင်; pronounced [sáiɰ̃ sáiɰ̃ kʰáɰ̃ l̥àiɰ̃]; also Sai Sai Kham Hlaing; born 10 April 1979) is a Burmese singer-songwriter, model, novelist, and actor of ethnic Shan descent.[2] He is considered one of the most commercially successful male singers in the history of Burmese hip hop music.[3]

Sai Sai Kham Leng
စိုင်းစိုင်းခမ်းလိုင်
Sai Sai in 2019
Born
Sai Sai Kham Leng

(1979-04-10) 10 April 1979 (age 44)[1]
Other namesစိုင်းစိုင်း
Alma materDagon University
Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • actor
  • model
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RelativesSao San Tun (great-grandfather)
Musical career
GenresHip hop, pop
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active1999–present
Websitesaisaionline.com

In 2020, he was recognized in Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars List which shows Asia-Pacific's most influential celebrities on social media.[4]

Early life and education edit

Sai Sai Kham Leng was born on 10 April 1979 in Taunggyi, Shan state, Myanmar to Kham Leng and Cho Cho San Tun of an ethnic Shan aristocratic family. His great-grandfather Sao San Tun, Saopha of Mongpawn, was a signatory to the 1947 Panglong Agreement and one of nine senior government officials assassinated on 19 July 1947.[5]

Sai is the eldest son of four siblings, having two younger sisters and a younger brother. Soon after he was born, his parents moved to nearby Aungban for two years before moving back to Taunggyi. He graduated high school at B.E.H.S (1) Taunggyi in 1996.[6] His parents divorced when he was in the 4th standard (4th grade). He was living in two homes soon after divorce but ended up with his father. He did not see his mother for another six years.[7] He became a judo player in the eighth standard. He won district-level competitions in high school, and participated in national youth competitions in Yangon.[7] He was admitted to Dagon University majoring English subject and graduated in 2003 and also graduated with the English language from Yangon University of Foreign Languages (Post-grad Diploma) in 2004.[8]

Music career edit

In 1997, Sai Sai relocated to the capital city of Myanmar, Yangon to become a singer. He started out on his music career in 1998, while still a university student and starred in various karaoke music albums. At that time, hip hop was new to the Myanmar and not widely accepted yet by the public at large.

In 1999, Sai Sai started endeavoring to be able to produce and distribute a solo album. He launched his debut album Chocolate Yaung Yayge Einmet (Chocolate-Colored Ice Dreams) in 2000. Unfortunately, the album was a failure but that did not stop him to stand up and try again.[9] The follow-up second album "Thangegyin Myar Swar" (Friends) was released in 2001 which turned out to be a success creating him a place to stand in Myanmar music industry.[7]

In 2003, Sai Sai released his third album "February Mhat Tann". One of the songs from that album named "One Nal Mhat Tan" hit the number one slot in the country. Other hit singles followed and the album was a commercial success. Sai became a household name, with hits such as Thu Nge Chin Myar Swar, February Mhattan (February Diary), Ever Golli and Happy Sai Sai Birthday.[10] In 2004, Ba Sai cemented his position with the release of his album "Sai Sai Live in Yangon" which spawned more hits.[citation needed]

Sai Sai embarked on his first solo concert "Sai Sai Live" in 2004 followed by 'Sai Sai Birthday Show' an outdoor concert, on 10 April 2004 every year, gaining thousands of ticket sales which is currently the highest number in Myanmar music industry.[11] The popular concert has since become an annual affair and gaining thousands of ticket sales which is a large number in Myanmar.[12] Beyond performing, Sai runs Frenzo Music Production and spends time writing, composing and producing new music as well as directing music videos.[10][13]

 
Sai Sai Kham Leng's album "Date Date Kye" release performance in Yangon, 2012

In 2005, Sai Sai released album "Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi" (It is Called Sai Sai) and the follow-up albums "Happy Sai Sai Birthday" was released in 2007, "Ever Golli" (Always Dwifter) was released in 2009, "Date Date Kye" (Topnotch) was released in 2012. In 2013, Sai performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games as home country.

On April 1, 2019, he unveiled an animated music video titled "Nga Yee Zar Ka Po Mite Tal" (My girlfriend is better than yours). The music video was a collaboration with Nay Win, Phyo Lay, Bunny Phyoe, Ki Ki Kyaw Zaw, John, and G Fatt. This lively track was included in his album "Sai Sai is Sai Sai," which had been released a year earlier on April 1, 2018.[14] The music video became widely popular since the day released it on Sai Sai Kham Leng's official Facebook page and YouTube channel, and was praised for the animation quality and music video created by Pencell Studio.[15] That music video was earned 1 M views within 24 hours and then 2 M views in 7 days.[16]

Sai Sai was invited to attend and perform at ASEAN-Japan Music Festival, which was organised to foster friendship and co-operation between the countries, three times (2013, 2018 and 2019).[17]

Acting career edit

Sai Sai moved to Yangon in 1997 and joined John Lwin's John International Modeling Agency. He then participated in TV commercials as a model.[18]

Sai Sai has acted in over 50 direct-to-videos in his early acting career.[citation needed] In 2006, he took on his first big-screen role in the film "Mingalabar". He then starred in his second big-screen film "Gon Shane Pyin Tat Chit Chin Thate Khar" where he played the main role with Yan Aung, Thet Mon Myint and Htun Eaindra Bo in 2007.

In 2008, Sai Sai took on his first big-screen leading role in the film "Yin Khon Hninsi".[19]

In 2011, his film Adam, Eve and Datsa, premiered in Myanmar cinemas, and also in Singapore and Los Angeles. In 2015, he starred in the romantic-drama film Slaves of Cupid.[20][21]

In 2016, he starred in the film Angel of Eden, and then Thingyan Pyatike. He earned his a nomination for the Thailand National Film Association Awards for Best Actor of 2017 with Thai-Burmese film From Bangkok to Mandalay.[22]

In 2020, he received two Myanmar Academy Awards for his work in the film "Padauk Musical", winning in the categories of Best Actor and Best Film.

Collaborations edit

Sai Sai collaborated with local hip-hop artist Bobby Soxer and Coca-Cola Myanmar to launch a song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign, "The World is Ours".[23] He worked on a collaboration project with Park Bom (Former 2NE1 member) for a song named "Red Light". Korean-English Version was released on 21 December 2020. On the next day, Myanmar-Korean version was released.

Brand ambassadorships edit

In 2013, Sai Sai started working as brand ambassador for Coca-Cola in Myanmar. He starred in Coca-Cola's 'Brrr' local television commercial together with singer and fellow ambassador Bobby Soxer. As part of Coca-Cola's 'Open Happiness' campaign to promote the launch of the new 425ml bottle in Myanmar, Sai Sai and Bobby produced the song 'Refreshing Days' in collaboration with the brand.

On 7 September 2013, Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for the global chain of fast-food restaurants in East Asia Lotteria in Myanmar.[24]

In 2014, Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for Dongfeng Motor. He was appointed as brand ambassador for Honda Motorcycles and Samsung Mobile in Myanmar at the same year.

In 2015, Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for WeChat Myanmar, BRAND'S Myanmar, and also became ambassador for mJams Music Store in 2016.[25]

On 11 December 2016, Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for watch brand Casio Edifice in Myanmar.[26] Later, he became the brand ambassador for watch brand G-Shock Myanmar in 2017.

In 2018, Sai Sai became the brand ambassador for the Japanese men's grooming brand GATSBY.[27] Also became the brand ambassador for the world leading company in the digital payment business, VISA on 12 March 2019.[28]

Sai Sai was selected as the first ever South East Asian Artist to release Celebrity VISA Card. It was a collaboration between AYA Bank and VISA.[29]

 
Sai Sai x VISA x AYA (Sai Sai Birthday Show Mandalay 2019)

Business edit

In 2016, Sai established a trading company called Frenzo Myanmar Company Limited. After that, he launched a new cosmetic series called SAI Cosmetix under that trading company, as he possesses a strong fanbase in Myanmar and most of his fans are girls and ladies of all ages.[30] The products he offers are mainly manufactured in South Korea.[31] He launched three new shades of an Ultra Matte lipstick series; Crush on You, Marry Me, and Xo Xo in October 2016, and "Love is in the Air" mascara.[32]

Humanitarian work edit

In 2015, Sai Sai was involved in the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) Cover Your Cough Campaign,[33] which aimed to increase knowledge about how tuberculosis spreads. In 2016, he continued his advocacy in this area with the Myanmar Unite to End TB Mass Media Programme with the NTP, supported by The 3MDG Fund.[34]

During COVID-19 pandemic, Sai Sai enthusiastically collaborated with Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar) to promote awareness and preventive guidelines using his social influence. On April 10, 2020, he celebrated his 16th Birthday Show, SAI SAI BIRTHDAY SHOW IN BEDROOM, from his own house in compliance with social distancing and Stay-At-Home guidelines. The Live Show was broadcast free and raised hundreds of millions kyats for funding to manage the pandemic across Myanmar.

Political criticism edit

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he stayed relatively low profile. On February 2, one day after the coup, Sai Sai Kham Leng had changed his profile image to a red square, the colour of the NLD, and posted that he hoped everyone was "safe and sound". He showed his support for the peaceful protests and voice out to respect the votes cast during 2020 elections and to free the previously detained artists on his official social media accounts. He also joined several protests alongside other famous musicians from Myanmar Music Association in late February.[35] Nevertheless, public opinions turned against him and their perception of him doing not enough for the cause, he became a target of social punishment movements.[36] Many celebrities in Myanmar including Sai Sai ceased their social activities online and offline since then.[37] Business brands that have collaborated and Sai Sai have agreed to end their partnership and some are not yet renewed until further notice.[38]

Personal life edit

His relationship with actress Wut Hmone Shwe Yee was one of the most scandalous relationships amongst the Burmese entertainment industry.[39][40] However, they broke up after some years. Sai is single and lives in Yangon. He expressed that he was unsure about marriage as he comes from a "broken family".[41] He is a Theravada Buddhist.[41]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

  • Chocolate Yaung Yayge Einmet (Chocolate-coloured Icy Dream) (ချောကလက်ရောင် ရေခဲအိပ်မက်) (2000)
  • Thangegyin Mya Zwa (Many Friends) (သူငယ်ချင်းများစွာ) (2001)
  • February Mhattan (February Diary) (ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ မှတ်တမ်း) (2003)[42]
  • Sai Sai Live in Yangon (2004)
  • Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi (It is Called Sai Sai) (စိုင်းစိုင်း ဟု ခေါ်သည်) (2005)
  • Happy Sai Sai Birthday (2007)[43]
  • Ever Golli (Always Dwifter) (အမြဲတမ်း ဂေါ်လီ) (2009)[44]
  • Date Date Kye (Topnotch) (ဒိတ်ဒိတ်ကြဲ) (2012)[45]
  • "Sai Sai is Sai Sai" (စိုင်းစိုင်းကစိုင်းစိုင်း) (2018)

Collaborative albums edit

  • Pyan Pyaw Pya Bo Tawtaw Khet Leit Me (Would Be Quite Difficult to tell) (ပြန်ပြောပြဖို့ တော်တော်ခက်လိမ့်မယ်) (2002)
  • Meinma (Woman) (မိန်းမ) (2002)
  • A-Chit Mya Zwa A Twet (For All My Love) (အချစ်များစွာအတွက်) (2002)
  • Bawa Bawa (Life Life) (ဘဝ ဘဝ) (2003)
  • City FM 2nd Anniversary (2003)
  • Natthami Ponbyin (Fairy Tale) (နတ်သမီးပုံပြင်) (2004)
  • Rock & Rap Live Show (2006)
  • A-Lwan Ye Nya (Night of Missing) (အလွမ်းရဲ့ည) (2006)
  • A Yin Lo Seit Ma Cha Lo Ba Shin (Because I Can't Trust Anymore Like Before) (အရင်လို စိတ်မချလို့ပါ ရှင်ရယ်) (2006)
  • Angel (2006)
  • 10 Seconds (၁၀ စက္ကန့်) (2007)[46]
  • City FM 6th Anniversary (2007)
  • City FM 7th Anniversary (2008)
  • City FM 10th Anniversary (2011)[47]

Single albums edit

Tours edit

  • 2004: First Sai Sai Solo Concert (Strand Hotel)
  • 2004 to present: Concerts held every year on 10 April for Sai Sai Birthday
  • 2014: 10th Concert
  • 2016: 12th Concert in 2016
  • 2016: Frenzo Music Tour with Ve Ve (Myanmar)

Filmography edit

Film (Cinema) edit

Novels edit

  • Sekk-ku Nget (Paper Crane) (စက္ကူငှက်)
  • Kan Ko Swel Ywe Hmone Thi Chel..Min Yay Kywl Ei Ma Kyal Ei (We Draw Life By Fortune .. Maybe Bold or not) (ကံကိုဆွဲ၍ မှုန်းသီချယ် မင်ရည်ကျဲ၏ မကျဲ၏)

Awards and nominations edit

Film edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2010 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Adam, Eve and Datsa Nominated
2015 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Slaves Of Cupid Nominated
2016 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Aden Yae Nat Tha Mee Nominated
2017 Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Actor From Bangkok to Mandalay Nominated
2020 Myanmar Academy Awards Best Actor Padauk Musical) Won
Best Film Won

Local Music Awards edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 City FM Award Best Selling Album of the Year Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi (စိုင်းစိုင်းဟုခေါ်သည်) Won [49]
2007 Best Selling Album of the Year Happy SaiSai Birthday Won [50]
2013 Best Selling Album of the Year Date Date Kyal (ဒိတ်ဒိတ်ကြဲ) Won [51]
Shwe FM awards Best Artist award Himself Won[52]
2014 Myanmar Music Award Best Rap Song of the Year (People Choice Award) N/A Won
Icon of the Year N/A Won
Shwe FM Award Best Fashion Award (Male) Himself Won[53]
2018 City FM Award Best Selling Album of the Year SaiSai is SaiSai Won [54]
Best Selling Stereo Music Album Production of the Year Frenzo Production Won [55]

World Music Awards edit

The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Sai has three nominations from World Music Awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 N/A World's Best Male Artist Nominated [56]
World's Best Live Act Nominated
World's Best Entertainer of the Year Nominated

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In this Burmese name the given name is Sai Sai Kham Leng There is no family name Sai Sai Kham Leng Burmese စ င စ င ခမ လ င pronounced saiɰ saiɰ kʰaɰ l aiɰ also Sai Sai Kham Hlaing born 10 April 1979 is a Burmese singer songwriter model novelist and actor of ethnic Shan descent 2 He is considered one of the most commercially successful male singers in the history of Burmese hip hop music 3 Sai Sai Kham Lengစ င စ င ခမ လ င Sai Sai in 2019BornSai Sai Kham Leng 1979 04 10 10 April 1979 age 44 1 Taunggyi Shan State BurmaOther namesစ င စ င Alma materDagon UniversityYangon University of Foreign LanguagesOccupationsSingersongwriterrapperactormodelHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m RelativesSao San Tun great grandfather Musical careerGenresHip hop popInstrument s VocalspianoguitarYears active1999 presentWebsitesaisaionline wbr comIn 2020 he was recognized in Forbes Asia s 100 Digital Stars List which shows Asia Pacific s most influential celebrities on social media 4 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Music career 3 Acting career 4 Collaborations 5 Brand ambassadorships 6 Business 7 Humanitarian work 8 Political criticism 9 Personal life 10 Discography 10 1 Studio albums 10 2 Collaborative albums 10 3 Single albums 10 4 Tours 11 Filmography 11 1 Film Cinema 12 Novels 13 Awards and nominations 13 1 Film 13 2 Local Music Awards 13 3 World Music Awards 14 References 15 External linksEarly life and education editSai Sai Kham Leng was born on 10 April 1979 in Taunggyi Shan state Myanmar to Kham Leng and Cho Cho San Tun of an ethnic Shan aristocratic family His great grandfather Sao San Tun Saopha of Mongpawn was a signatory to the 1947 Panglong Agreement and one of nine senior government officials assassinated on 19 July 1947 5 Sai is the eldest son of four siblings having two younger sisters and a younger brother Soon after he was born his parents moved to nearby Aungban for two years before moving back to Taunggyi He graduated high school at B E H S 1 Taunggyi in 1996 6 His parents divorced when he was in the 4th standard 4th grade He was living in two homes soon after divorce but ended up with his father He did not see his mother for another six years 7 He became a judo player in the eighth standard He won district level competitions in high school and participated in national youth competitions in Yangon 7 He was admitted to Dagon University majoring English subject and graduated in 2003 and also graduated with the English language from Yangon University of Foreign Languages Post grad Diploma in 2004 8 Music career editIn 1997 Sai Sai relocated to the capital city of Myanmar Yangon to become a singer He started out on his music career in 1998 while still a university student and starred in various karaoke music albums At that time hip hop was new to the Myanmar and not widely accepted yet by the public at large In 1999 Sai Sai started endeavoring to be able to produce and distribute a solo album He launched his debut album Chocolate Yaung Yayge Einmet Chocolate Colored Ice Dreams in 2000 Unfortunately the album was a failure but that did not stop him to stand up and try again 9 The follow up second album Thangegyin Myar Swar Friends was released in 2001 which turned out to be a success creating him a place to stand in Myanmar music industry 7 In 2003 Sai Sai released his third album February Mhat Tann One of the songs from that album named One Nal Mhat Tan hit the number one slot in the country Other hit singles followed and the album was a commercial success Sai became a household name with hits such as Thu Nge Chin Myar Swar February Mhattan February Diary Ever Golli and Happy Sai Sai Birthday 10 In 2004 Ba Sai cemented his position with the release of his album Sai Sai Live in Yangon which spawned more hits citation needed Sai Sai embarked on his first solo concert Sai Sai Live in 2004 followed by Sai Sai Birthday Show an outdoor concert on 10 April 2004 every year gaining thousands of ticket sales which is currently the highest number in Myanmar music industry 11 The popular concert has since become an annual affair and gaining thousands of ticket sales which is a large number in Myanmar 12 Beyond performing Sai runs Frenzo Music Production and spends time writing composing and producing new music as well as directing music videos 10 13 nbsp Sai Sai Kham Leng s album Date Date Kye release performance in Yangon 2012In 2005 Sai Sai released album Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi It is Called Sai Sai and the follow up albums Happy Sai Sai Birthday was released in 2007 Ever Golli Always Dwifter was released in 2009 Date Date Kye Topnotch was released in 2012 In 2013 Sai performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games as home country On April 1 2019 he unveiled an animated music video titled Nga Yee Zar Ka Po Mite Tal My girlfriend is better than yours The music video was a collaboration with Nay Win Phyo Lay Bunny Phyoe Ki Ki Kyaw Zaw John and G Fatt This lively track was included in his album Sai Sai is Sai Sai which had been released a year earlier on April 1 2018 14 The music video became widely popular since the day released it on Sai Sai Kham Leng s official Facebook page and YouTube channel and was praised for the animation quality and music video created by Pencell Studio 15 That music video was earned 1 M views within 24 hours and then 2 M views in 7 days 16 Sai Sai was invited to attend and perform at ASEAN Japan Music Festival which was organised to foster friendship and co operation between the countries three times 2013 2018 and 2019 17 Acting career editSai Sai moved to Yangon in 1997 and joined John Lwin s John International Modeling Agency He then participated in TV commercials as a model 18 Sai Sai has acted in over 50 direct to videos in his early acting career citation needed In 2006 he took on his first big screen role in the film Mingalabar He then starred in his second big screen film Gon Shane Pyin Tat Chit Chin Thate Khar where he played the main role with Yan Aung Thet Mon Myint and Htun Eaindra Bo in 2007 In 2008 Sai Sai took on his first big screen leading role in the film Yin Khon Hninsi 19 In 2011 his film Adam Eve and Datsa premiered in Myanmar cinemas and also in Singapore and Los Angeles In 2015 he starred in the romantic drama film Slaves of Cupid 20 21 In 2016 he starred in the film Angel of Eden and then Thingyan Pyatike He earned his a nomination for the Thailand National Film Association Awards for Best Actor of 2017 with Thai Burmese film From Bangkok to Mandalay 22 In 2020 he received two Myanmar Academy Awards for his work in the film Padauk Musical winning in the categories of Best Actor and Best Film Collaborations editSai Sai collaborated with local hip hop artist Bobby Soxer and Coca Cola Myanmar to launch a song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign The World is Ours 23 He worked on a collaboration project with Park Bom Former 2NE1 member for a song named Red Light Korean English Version was released on 21 December 2020 On the next day Myanmar Korean version was released Brand ambassadorships editIn 2013 Sai Sai started working as brand ambassador for Coca Cola in Myanmar He starred in Coca Cola s Brrr local television commercial together with singer and fellow ambassador Bobby Soxer As part of Coca Cola s Open Happiness campaign to promote the launch of the new 425ml bottle in Myanmar Sai Sai and Bobby produced the song Refreshing Days in collaboration with the brand On 7 September 2013 Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for the global chain of fast food restaurants in East Asia Lotteria in Myanmar 24 In 2014 Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for Dongfeng Motor He was appointed as brand ambassador for Honda Motorcycles and Samsung Mobile in Myanmar at the same year In 2015 Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for WeChat Myanmar BRAND S Myanmar and also became ambassador for mJams Music Store in 2016 25 On 11 December 2016 Sai Sai was appointed as brand ambassador for watch brand Casio Edifice in Myanmar 26 Later he became the brand ambassador for watch brand G Shock Myanmar in 2017 In 2018 Sai Sai became the brand ambassador for the Japanese men s grooming brand GATSBY 27 Also became the brand ambassador for the world leading company in the digital payment business VISA on 12 March 2019 28 Sai Sai was selected as the first ever South East Asian Artist to release Celebrity VISA Card It was a collaboration between AYA Bank and VISA 29 nbsp Sai Sai x VISA x AYA Sai Sai Birthday Show Mandalay 2019 Business editIn 2016 Sai established a trading company called Frenzo Myanmar Company Limited After that he launched a new cosmetic series called SAI Cosmetix under that trading company as he possesses a strong fanbase in Myanmar and most of his fans are girls and ladies of all ages 30 The products he offers are mainly manufactured in South Korea 31 He launched three new shades of an Ultra Matte lipstick series Crush on You Marry Me and Xo Xo in October 2016 and Love is in the Air mascara 32 Humanitarian work editIn 2015 Sai Sai was involved in the National Tuberculosis Programme NTP Cover Your Cough Campaign 33 which aimed to increase knowledge about how tuberculosis spreads In 2016 he continued his advocacy in this area with the Myanmar Unite to End TB Mass Media Programme with the NTP supported by The 3MDG Fund 34 During COVID 19 pandemic Sai Sai enthusiastically collaborated with Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar to promote awareness and preventive guidelines using his social influence On April 10 2020 he celebrated his 16th Birthday Show SAI SAI BIRTHDAY SHOW IN BEDROOM from his own house in compliance with social distancing and Stay At Home guidelines The Live Show was broadcast free and raised hundreds of millions kyats for funding to manage the pandemic across Myanmar Political criticism editIn the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d etat he stayed relatively low profile On February 2 one day after the coup Sai Sai Kham Leng had changed his profile image to a red square the colour of the NLD and posted that he hoped everyone was safe and sound He showed his support for the peaceful protests and voice out to respect the votes cast during 2020 elections and to free the previously detained artists on his official social media accounts He also joined several protests alongside other famous musicians from Myanmar Music Association in late February 35 Nevertheless public opinions turned against him and their perception of him doing not enough for the cause he became a target of social punishment movements 36 Many celebrities in Myanmar including Sai Sai ceased their social activities online and offline since then 37 Business brands that have collaborated and Sai Sai have agreed to end their partnership and some are not yet renewed until further notice 38 Personal life editHis relationship with actress Wut Hmone Shwe Yee was one of the most scandalous relationships amongst the Burmese entertainment industry 39 40 However they broke up after some years Sai is single and lives in Yangon He expressed that he was unsure about marriage as he comes from a broken family 41 He is a Theravada Buddhist 41 Discography editStudio albums edit Chocolate Yaung Yayge Einmet Chocolate coloured Icy Dream ခ ကလက ရ င ရ ခ အ ပ မက 2000 Thangegyin Mya Zwa Many Friends သ ငယ ခ င မ စ 2001 February Mhattan February Diary ဖ ဖ ဝ ရ မ တ တမ 2003 42 Sai Sai Live in Yangon 2004 Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi It is Called Sai Sai စ င စ င ဟ ခ သည 2005 Happy Sai Sai Birthday 2007 43 Ever Golli Always Dwifter အမ တမ ဂ လ 2009 44 Date Date Kye Topnotch ဒ တ ဒ တ က 2012 45 Sai Sai is Sai Sai စ င စ င ကစ င စ င 2018 Collaborative albums edit Pyan Pyaw Pya Bo Tawtaw Khet Leit Me Would Be Quite Difficult to tell ပ န ပ ပ ဖ တ တ ခက လ မ မယ 2002 Meinma Woman မ န မ 2002 A Chit Mya Zwa A Twet For All My Love အခ စ မ စ အတ က 2002 Bawa Bawa Life Life ဘဝ ဘဝ 2003 City FM 2nd Anniversary 2003 Natthami Ponbyin Fairy Tale နတ သမ ပ ပ င 2004 Rock amp Rap Live Show 2006 A Lwan Ye Nya Night of Missing အလ မ ရ ည 2006 A Yin Lo Seit Ma Cha Lo Ba Shin Because I Can t Trust Anymore Like Before အရင လ စ တ မခ လ ပ ရ င ရယ 2006 Angel 2006 10 Seconds ၁၀ စက ကန 2007 46 City FM 6th Anniversary 2007 City FM 7th Anniversary 2008 City FM 10th Anniversary 2011 47 Single albums edit Red Light Featuring Park Bom 2020 Tours edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items April 2019 2004 First Sai Sai Solo Concert Strand Hotel 2004 to present Concerts held every year on 10 April for Sai Sai Birthday 2014 10th Concert 2016 12th Concert in 2016 2016 Frenzo Music Tour with Ve Ve Myanmar Filmography editFilm Cinema edit Mingalabar 2006 Gon Shein Pyin Tae Chit Chin Thake Khar 2006 Yin Khon Hninsi 2008 Adam Eve and Datsa 2011 12 Kyoe Ka Way 2012 Slaves of Cupid 2015 Angel of Eden 2016 Thingyan Museum 2016 From Bangkok to Mandalay 2016 48 Jone Jone Jat Jat 2017 47 Cho Myain Thaw Let Sar Chay Chin 2017 Yee Sar Ta Won Kwal 2018 Kyar Tot The Lal Maung Sakar 2019 Padauk Musical 2020 Novels editSekk ku Nget Paper Crane စက က င က Kan Ko Swel Ywe Hmone Thi Chel Min Yay Kywl Ei Ma Kyal Ei We Draw Life By Fortune Maybe Bold or not က က ဆ မ န သ ခ ယ မင ရည က မက Awards and nominations editFilm edit Year Award Category Nominated work Result2010 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Adam Eve and Datsa Nominated2015 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Slaves Of Cupid Nominated2016 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Aden Yae Nat Tha Mee Nominated2017 Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Actor From Bangkok to Mandalay Nominated2020 Myanmar Academy Awards Best Actor Padauk Musical WonBest Film WonLocal Music Awards edit Year Award Category Nominated work Result2006 City FM Award Best Selling Album of the Year Sai Sai Hu Khaw Thi စ င စ င ဟ ခ သည Won 49 2007 Best Selling Album of the Year Happy SaiSai Birthday Won 50 2013 Best Selling Album of the Year Date Date Kyal ဒ တ ဒ တ က Won 51 Shwe FM awards Best Artist award Himself Won 52 2014 Myanmar Music Award Best Rap Song of the Year People Choice Award N A WonIcon of the Year N A WonShwe FM Award Best Fashion Award Male Himself Won 53 2018 City FM Award Best Selling Album of the Year SaiSai is SaiSai Won 54 Best Selling Stereo Music Album Production of the Year Frenzo Production Won 55 World Music Awards edit The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI Sai has three nominations from World Music Awards Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 2014 N A World s Best Male Artist Nominated 56 World s Best Live Act NominatedWorld s Best Entertainer of the Year NominatedReferences edit Official website saisaionline com Retrieved 7 August 2018 CHARLOTTE ROSE 24 July 2015 Myanmar s celebrity cribs Sai Sai Kham Leng The Myanmar Times အ င မ င မ က အခ န အတ က ထ န ထ န င သ စ င စ င ခမ လ င The Irrawaddy 10 April 2018 Forbes 100 lists The Forbes 7 December 2020 Tin Naing Toe 18 July 2010 Brief Biographies of the Martyrs Bi Weekly Eleven in Burmese Weekly Eleven Publishing Group Myanmar Celebrity 25 October 2013 A moment with Sai Sai Kham Leng Myanmar Celebrity in Burmese Myanmar Celebrity YouTube Channel Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 a b c Thida Win 5 March 2010 Sai Sai Kham Leng s Youth Bi Weekly Eleven Journal in Burmese Weekly Eleven Media 34 သ ခ င ရ ဖ ခ စ ခ က တ မ ဖ ပ တ YUFL က အလည သ ခ တ စ င စ င Duwun 18 January 2019 ခ ကလက ရ င ရ ခ အ ပ မက Myanmar Music Store a b Yu Mon Kyaw 10 April 2018 အ င မ င မ က အခ န အတ က ထ န ထ န င သ စ င စ င ခမ လ င in Burmese The Irrawaddy What s On in Yangon The Myanmar Times 10 April 2019 April 10 Show of Sai Sai Yangon Life ပရ သတ တ က မ ခ န ထ တ လ က တ ဒ တ ဒ တ က စ င စ င ခမ လ င in Burmese moi gov mm န ရ တ င မ လ မင စ ထက င စ က ပ မ က တယ ဆ တ သ ခ င သ တ က န ရတ က င ပ တ ဖ စ န က တယ Online Lawka in Burmese 16 April 2019 Han Yu Phyu 7 April 2019 Pencell Studio မ Art Director န ဘယ အ င န င တ ဆ ခ င The Irrawaddy in Burmese 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December 2021 Sai Sai Granted Brand Ambassador of WeChat Myanmar Myanmar Celebrity 24 June 2015 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 စ င စ င CASIO Edifice Brand Ambassador Sai Sai Kham Leng Myanmar Celebrity 12 December 2016 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Sai Sai s favourite hairstyle Yangon Life Retrieved 21 February 2019 Myint Khin Lay 13 March 2019 Sai Sai Brand Ambassador of Visa Yangon Life Sai Sai Celebrity VISA Card 30 March 2019 Way Voguish 30 October 2017 Sai Sai to launch new collection of SAI lipsticks Yangon Life About SAI Cosmetic www saicosmetix com Retrieved 20 February 2023 Way Voguish 29 March 2018 Sai Sai Kham Leng and his upcoming activities Yangon Life Cover Your Cough Campaign Myanmar CAP TB www cap tb org Retrieved 5 April 2016 Uniting to End TB in Myanmar 3mdg org Retrieved 5 April 2016 Sai Sai Joined 22222 Spring Revolution Protest with Members of Myanmar Music Association CeleZone 22 February 2021 The Death of Myanmar s Celebrities The Irrawaddy 7 July 2021 Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent Frontier Myanmar 14 February 2021 THtet 8 March 2021 စ င စ င ခမ လ င န လက တ မ ရပ ဆ င ထ က င လ ပ ငန အခ ထ တ ပ န The Irrawaddy in Burmese Retrieved 2 March 2023 Did Than Shwe s Grandson Kidnap Model irrawaddy org 8 January 2009 Retrieved 19 July 2014 Wutt Hmone and Pyae Phyo Tayza s Couple Photos Leak Out Myanmar Celebrity Gossip News Video Photo Fashion Entertainment Myanmar Celebrity 5 June 2011 Retrieved 19 July 2014 a b Hnin Ei Ei Aung May 2009 25 Random Facts about Sai Sai People Magazine Myanmar in Burmese Archived from the original on 8 June 2009 ဖ ဖ ဝ ရ မ တ တမ Sai Sai Kham Hlaing Myanmar Music Store Retrieved 19 July 2014 Happy Sai Sai Birthday Sai Sai Kham Hlaing Myanmar Music Store Retrieved 19 July 2014 အၿမ တမ ဂၚလ Sai Sai Kham Hlaing Myanmar Music Store Retrieved 19 July 2014 ဒ တ ဒ တ ႀက Sai Sai Kham Hlaing Myanmar Music Store Retrieved 19 July 2014 ၁၀ စက န ႔ Volume 2 Myanmar Music Store Retrieved 19 July 2014 a b BIO Sai Sai Kham Leng Love Story Film On From Bangkok To Mandalay Myanmar International TV 28 October 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2016 https www ycdc gov mm content php page CityFMsongs bare URL https www ycdc gov mm content php page CityFMsongs bare URL https www ycdc gov mm content php page CityFMsongs bare URL Shwe FM 4th Anniversary Achievement Awards 2013 Shwe FM 5th Anniversary Achievement Awards https www ycdc gov mm content php page CityFMsongs bare URL https www ycdc gov mm content php page CityFMsongs bare URL World Music Awards ဆန က တင စ ရင တ င မ န မ HipHop တ သ ရ င စ င စ င ခမ လ င ပ ဝင Eleven Media Group 4 April 2014 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 External links editSai Sai Kham Leng on Facebook Sai Sai Kham Leng on Instagram Sai Sai Kham Leng at IMDb Sai Sai Fan Club Sai Sai MP3 Download Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sai Sai Kham Leng amp oldid 1181676279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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