Background
Nwe Yin Win was born in Sagaing to parents a Bamar father Minister Swe (also known as Win Maung) and an Anglo-Burmese mother "Cathy" Tin Tin Hla.
Nwe Yin Win was born in Sagaing to parents a Bamar father Minister Swe (also known as Win Maung) and an Anglo-Burmese mother "Cathy" Tin Tin Hla.
She attended the English-speaking Saint Francis Girls" School (today"s Tamwe 4 High School) and Saint Philomena"s Convent High School (Sanchaung 2 High School).
In 1967, she graduated from Rangoon University with a degree in English before getting a master"s degree (Master of Education) in 1973 at the Rangoon Institute of Education. During her time in college, she began dabbling with a music career. She was one of the most popular singers in Myanmar in the 1970s, known for her Burmese language covers of American country and popular songs.
Before her career in entertainment, she was a university lecturer in English.
She continues to make records, even dabbling into Burmese hip hop, and continues to perform in musical concerts.X.