Sophia Everest ဆိုဖီယာ အဲဗရက်စ် | |
---|---|
![]() Sophia Everest at Shwe FM Show, Novotel Yangon Max | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Myat Su Khine |
Born | Yangon, Myanmar | 30 April 1992
Genres |
|
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
Sophia Everest (Burmese: ဆိုဖီယာ အဲဗရက်စ်, also Sophia Everest Aurora; born Myat Su Khine on 30 April 1992) is a Burmese singer and actress. She gained recognition from competing in the first season of Myanmar Idol, a televised singing competition.[1][2][3]
Sophia Everest was born on 30 April 1992 in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the second daughter of three siblings, having an older sister and younger brother. She is a practicing Buddhist. She attended high school at Practising School Yangon Institute of Education and graduated in Biotechnology from Republic Polytechnic in 2014. Everest was interested in singing since childhood, participating in City FM singing contest, and winning first prize when she was 11 years old.[1][4][5]
Everest started her music career as a contestant in the first season of Myanmar Idol, a televised singing competition. In the Myanmar Idol Top 5 finalists contest week, she competed with Saw Lah Htaw Wah, May Kyi, M Zaw Rain and Ninzi May, performing Saung Oo Hlaing's songs and was placed as 4th runner up. After she competed in Season 1 of Myanmar Idol, she engaged in shooting commercial advertisements, stage performances, and many concerts at various locations throughout Myanmar. She released her hit single "Crush On You" on 1 November 2016.[1][6]
Everest launched her debut solo album "NVM" (Never Mind) on 26 February 2017.[7] The album was listed No. 4 at "The best seller top 10 album of 2017".[8] Her second solo album "Nint Yae" (နင့်ရဲ့), was released on 18 March 2018.[1][9][10]
Artist | Award Ceremony | Year | Nominated Works | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophia Everest | Major M Music Awards | 2018 | Nint Ye (နင့်ရဲ့) | Best R&B Album | Won |
Sophia Everest & Sandy Myint Lwin | Major M Music Awards | 2018 | I.D.F.C | Best R&B Song | Won |
Sophia Everest & Sandy Myint Lwin | Major M Music Awards | 2018 | I.D.F.C | Best Collaboration | Nominated |
Sophia Everest, Double U & MHL | Major M Music Awards | 2018 | Can't Get It Back | Best Collaboration | Nominated |
Sophia Everest | Major M Music Awards | 2018 | Nint Ye (နင့်ရဲ့) | Album Of The Year | Nominated |
Sophia Everest, Double U & MHL | Major M Music Awards | 2018 | Can't Get It Back | Song Of The Year | Nominated |
Sophia Everest, Raymond, Diramore, MØ & Diplo | Major M Music Awards | 2019 | Stay Open | Best Collaboration | Won |
Sophia Everest | Major M Music Awards | 2019 | No Regret | Top Artist | Nominated |
Sophia Everest | Major M Music Awards | 2019 | Medusa | Best R&B Performance | Nominated |
Sophia Everest | Major M Music Awards | 2020 | Tell Me What To Do | Best R&B Performance | Nominated |
Sophia Everest made her film debut with a leading role in the film Naung Bal Tot Mha Ma Mone (Never Hate Again), alongside actress Hsu Eaint San and actor Thu Riya. The film was directed by Mae Min Bon, and film released in October 2017. She then starred in her second film Nauk Kyaw Ka Dar (Back Stab), where she played the leading role with Thu Riya and her fellow Myanmar Idol contestant May Kyi. The film released in November 2017.[1][11]
Sophia was appointed as brand ambassador of Tuborg on 26 February 2018.[12]