Introduction
Wyne Lay (Burmese: ဝိုင်းလေး; born August 3, 1994) is a Burmese model, professional singer, songwriter and pianist. She was a Myanmar ambassador for Miss World 2014. Wyne is the first Miss World Myanmar, after Myanmar had revitalized its participation in the pageant.
Early life
Wyne Lay, also known as Wint Yee Shunn, was born to Moe Kyaw and Nu Nu on 3 August 1994, at No.2 Military Hospital, Dagon Township, Yangon. Wyne has two older sisters.
Wyne’s family moved to Sittwe, Rakhine State, in 1999, and Wyne attending primary school at Number 111, Basic Education Middle School (BEMS) in Meikhtila. Wyne studied fifth grade at Number 1, BEMS, and enrolled in high school at Number 2, Basic Education High School, Bahan. In 2010, she completed high school. After that, Wyne joined University of Foreign Language (YUFL), Yangon, majoring in French. Wyne successfully finished her degree BA(French) in 2013.
Career
Wyne began studying piano at age 8. She joined the Myanmar Traditional Arts Competition and won her first gold medal for piano skills in 2004. She won two silver medals in 2005 and 2006 respectively and gold in 2007. Pianist U Thet Oo, pianist U Tin Win Hlaing, pianist U Ngway Soe, pianist U Myo Naing and pianist U Tun Tun were her teachers. She received voice training from songwriter Naung Naung (SF) and Ko Pi (Triangle Band).
Wyne was first runner up for French Songs Competition at French Embassy Myanmar in 2011. Wyne’s breakthrough performance was "Eain Met Sone Yar" ("Where dreams meet") Season 4 in which she was second runner up. Wyne writes songs and plays Saung (Myanmar harp). In 2013, Myanmar hosted the 27th South East Asia Games. Wyne took part in the recording for this event. She participated in six group albums during 2013–2014 and promoted one of a music video karaoke album, Legend of Nightingale in 2013 with two other singers. She starred in her own music videos. She was crowned Miss Myanmar World 2014.
Wyne Lay's solo album Selfie was released in 2015. The music video was released in 15-May-2016. Afterward she joined in some group albums and continued modeling.
Awards and achievements
- Eain Mat Sone Yar season 4 in which she was second runner up. (2012)
- Winner of Miss World Myanmar 2014. (2014)
- Selfie music album ranks top 5/6 in FM (Shwe FM & City FM) - No. 9 best seller in Music Stores. (2015)
Discography
ေတးသီငွက္တို႔ဒ႑ာရီ Group Album
Selfie Audio CD June13 2015
Selfie Single Music Video
Selfie DVD Karaoke Aug13 2016