Sai Sai Kham Hlaing
| Sai Sai Kham Leng စိုင်းစိုင်းခမ်းလှိုင် |
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Sai Sai at the Myanmar music concert in Singapore in 2011.
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| Background information | |
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10 April 1979 Taunggyi, Shan State, Burma (now Myanmar) |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, rapper, actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | saisaionline |
Sai Sai Kham Leng (Burmese: စိုင်းစိုင်းခမ်းလှိုင်; pronounced: [sáiɴ sáiɴ kʰáɴ l̥àiɴ]; also Sai Sai Kham Hlaing; born 10 April 1979) is a well-known Burmese rapper, songwriter, model, novelist, and actor of ethnic Shan descent. He is best known for his hip hop music and personal appearance.
Sai Sai Kham Leng was born on 10 April 1979 in Taunggyi to Cho Cho San Tun and Kham Leng of an ethnic Shan aristocratic family. His great-grandfather Sao San Tun, Saopha of Mongpawn, was a signatory to the 1947 Panglong Agreement that was the basis for the formation of modern Myanmar, and one of nine senior government officials assassinated on 19 July 1947.
Sai Sai Kham Leng is the eldest son and has 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 went to B.E.H.S (1) Taunggyi. 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 would not see his mother for another six years.
Sai Sai attributes his interest in music to his father. He grew up listening to songs by Sai Htee Saing and Aung Yin that his father listened to on a "small mono cassette player". Sai Htee Saing and his father were friends. But it was after his parents' divorce that Sai Sai earnestly took up music. His father bought him a guitar in 5th standard, and he learned to play it by 6th standard. Sai Sai became a judo player in the eighth standard. He won district level competitions in high school, and even participated in national youth competitions in Yangon.
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