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 | |
Born |
Taunggyi, Shan State, Burma (now Myanmar) |
10 April 1979
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, rapper, actor |
Instruments | Guiter, Piano, Flute, Violin, Vocal |
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 singer-songwriter, model, novelist, and actor of ethnic Shan descent. He is known for his hip hop music.
Sai Sai Kham Leng was born on 10 April 1979 in Taunggyi, Shan state 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 and one of nine senior government officials assassinated on 19 July 1947.
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 did not see his mother for another six years. Leng 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.
Leng moved to Yangon and enrolled in the English major program in Dagon University. He received his bachelor's degree in English from Dagon University and a graduate diploma in English from the University of Foreign Languages, Yangon.