Phoe Kar
Phoe Kar ဖိုးကာ | |
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| Born | Burma |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Phoe Kar (Burmese: ဖိုးကာ; also spelt Phoe Ka and Pho Kar) is a prominent Burmese singer-songwriter and lyricist, known for his romantic ballads and powerful vocals. He is known for hit songs including "Lan Khwe" (လမ်းခွဲ, lit. 'Separation') and "Ta sein sein kyi" (တစိမ့်စိမ့်ကြည့်).[1]
Early life and beginnings
Born into a musical family, Phoe Kar's mother was a singer and his uncle a composer, exposing him to music from a young age.[2] He developed a passion for poetry as a child, which later evolved into songwriting.[2]
Career
Phoe Kar began his career as a lyricist after high school.[2] He produced demos of his songs and found a producer, leading to the release of his first solo album, Hman ta chat ye eit-met (မှန်တစ်ချပ်ရဲ့ အိပ်မက်), in 1997.[3] Although this album did not bring immediate widespread success, it served as his entry into Yangon's pop music scene. At 21, Phoe Kar committed fully to his music career, deciding not to pursue other professions.
Phoe Kar's career gained significant momentum in the early 2000s when the song "Homesick," which he had written for acclaimed vocalist Y Wine, became a major hit.[2] This success paved the way for his own breakthrough.[2] His second solo album, Hmyaw lin thaw lan (မျှော်လင့်သောလမ်း), released in 2002, was a commercial success, with the single "My Secret" (တစိမ့်စိမ့်ကြည့်) in particular catapulting him to pop stardom.[2]
His daughter, Phu Phu Thit (ဖူးဖူးသစ်), is also a singer.[4][5]
Musical style
Phoe Kar's songs are primarily love songs, often drawing inspiration from romantic novels, films, other songs, and his own emotional experiences. He identifies as an "emotional person," which he views as an advantage in crafting delicate and relatable lyrics. His notable hits, including "My Secret" and "Ta Saint Saint Kyi" (တစိမ့်စိမ့်ကြည့်), often convey themes of longing and yearning, whether for a love interest or a sense of home, as exemplified by "Homesick."[2] These songs have maintained their appeal and relevance to audiences, including younger generations, even decades after their release.
Discography
Solo albums
- Hman ta chat ye eit-met မှန်တစ်ချပ်ရဲ့ အိပ်မက် (1997)
- Hmyaw lin thaw lan မျှော်လင့်သောလမ်း (2002)
- Ta Saint Saint Kyi တစိမ့်စိမ့်ကြည့် (2007)
- To to lay pyaw ba တိုးတိုးလေးပြောပါ (2008)
- Eit-met အိပ်မက် (2013)
- Phyan khin ဖြန့်ခင်း (2016)
References
- ^ Khin Wine Phyu Phyu. "Royalties fees may up Karaoke Costs". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Thiha, Nay (27 June 2023). "Phoe Kar: Love as Inspiration". MYANMORE. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "ဂီတသက်တမ်း (၁၉)နှစ်ပြည့်သွားတဲ့ ဖိုးကာ". 7 Day Daily (in Burmese). 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "ဖိုးကာရဲ့သမီး ဖူးဖူးသစ် သီချင်းဆိုပြီ". Popular Myanmar (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Phoe Ka". Yatanarbon (in Burmese). Retrieved 3 December 2017.