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Si Thu Lwin

Burmese pop singer and actor (born 1973)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ66660243
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Si Thu Lwin (Burmese: စည်သူလွင်, also spelt Sithu Lwin; born 25 March 1973) is a Burmese pop singer and actor. He is considered one of the most successful Burmese singers and rose to fame with his debut album Chit Thu Myat Yet Nayt.

Early life and education

Si Thu Lwin was born on 25 March 1973 in Yangon, Myanmar. He is the only son of Ngwe Kyi, a cartoonist and his wife Daw Kywe. He graduated from Rangoon University with a degree in Math.

Career

Sithu entered the singing contest held by U Saw Nu in 1993 and won the contest together with Tin Zar Maw. After his win, he prepared for her debut album named "Chit Thu Myar Yet Nayt" (The Day of Lovers). The album was released in 1995. Sithu has starred the leading role in the film named Nhote Kham Htet Ka Dar Thwar.

Sithu performed his first one-man show concert in 2014.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Si Thu Lwin” as burmese pop singer and actor (born 1973). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1973, 1993, 1995, 2014—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1973-03-25. The account is most persuasive where Lwin, Burmese and singer can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as burmese pop singer and actor (born 1973). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q66660243. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1973, 1993, 1995 and 2014.

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This entry incorporates text from Si Thu Lwin” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.