Background: | person |
Derek Millar | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Birth Place: | Burma |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
Years Active: | 1983-present |
Derek Millar (Burmese: ဒဲရစ်မေလာ; born 10 January 1962) is a Burmese-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his hit songs, "The Nu" (သဲနု) and "Blue Coffee Shop" (အပြာရောင်ကော်ဖီဆိုင်).[1]
Millar was born in 1962 and was raised in Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Rangoon (now Yangon). He graduated from Rangoon University, majoring in physics. During his time, he befriended contemporaneous singer-songwriters, including Htoo Ein Thin and Khin Maung Toe.
Millar released his first album in 1983. In 1986, he released his second album, New Age Currents (ခေတ်သစ်ရေစီး), which included a hit song, "Blue Coffee Shop," that elevated him to fame. He composed songs in Wai La's 2019 album Cāritta (စာရိတ္တ).[2] [3]
Millar is of Scottish ancestry. He is married and has two children.