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Derek Millar

Derek Millar (; born 10 January 1962) is a Burmese-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his hit songs, "Thae Nu" (သည်းနု) and "A Blue Cafe" (အပြာရောင်ကော်ဖီဆိုင်).

Early life and education

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.

Career

Millar released his first album in 1983. In 1986, he released his second album, New Age Currents (ခေတ်သစ်ရေစီး), which included a hit song, "A Blue Cafe" that elevated him to fame. He composed songs in Wai La's 2019 album Cāritta (စာရိတ္တ).

Discography

  • New Age Currents (ခေတ်သစ်ရေစီး) (1996)
  • Will Meet You Forever (အမြဲဆုံတွေ့မယ်) (1998)
  • Kachalar Matikar (ကာချလာမာတိကာ) (2022)

Personal life

Millar is of Scottish ancestry. He is married and has two children.

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