| Rebecca Win | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Native Name: | ရေဗက္ကာဝင်း |
| Native Name Lang: | my |
| Birth Name: | May Hnin Nu |
| Birth Date: | 1986 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Myitkyina, Burma |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, model |
| Instrument: | Vocals • Guitar |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
Rebecca Win (Burmese: ရေဗက္ကာဝင်း, in Burmese pronounced as /jèbɛʔka̰ wɪ́ɰ̃/; born May Hnin Nu (in Burmese pronounced as /mè n̥ɪ́ɴ nṵ/) on 15 February 1986) is a retired Burmese singer and model.[1] She performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw.[2] Rebecca Win was a judge on the major televised singing competition Eain Mat Sone Yar (Where dreams meet) and also Myanmar's Got Talent.[3] [4]
In 2013, she was appointed as a women's ambassador, along with Chit Thu Wai for Myanmar to raise awareness for gender equality and women's rights.[5]
Rebecca Win was born on 15 February 1986 in Myitkyina, Kachin State to a Burmese father and a Kachin mother. One of four siblings. Her aunt L Khun Yi, her cousins L Lun Wa and L Seng Zi, are also popular singers.[6] Her family moved to Yangon when she was just six months old. She converted to Christianity while she joined the church choir at age six. As of 2006, she was a final year Japanese major at the University of Foreign Languages, Yangon.[7]
Rebecca Win was first noticed when she entered Yangon-based City FM Radio's Music Idol contest in 2004. In 2016, she prepared to release three solo albums.[8] [9]
She released an album "Meka" on 9 February 2018, which was with Kachin language.[10] [11]
She was announced to Media on 3 April 2020, she is taking rest from the professional life of music and model and requested to all not to call her as Rebecca Win of professional name.[12]
Rebecca Win married to Kaung Kyaw Swe, a businessman. They celebrate their wedding reception in Judson Church in Yangon for traditional wedding on May 4 2013, and also Sedona Hotel Yangon, on 10 May 2013, and concluded a no-fault divorce in 2020.[13]