Pan Yaung Chel

Pan Yaung Chel's acting career began with her first ever film work named "Lake Pyar" - a Canal+ original series, which began airing nationwide on the 17th of October 2019, in which she played the character of Lake Pyar. "Lake Pyar" is a crime detective series written and directed by Nyan Htin about a female junior detective by the name of Lake Pyar (which means butterfly) and her co-workers, solving criminal cases in the city of Yangon, Myanmar. Season 1 of "Lake Pyar" consists of eight episodes and each episode has a different criminal case. "Lake Pyar" became popular and well-loved for its story, casts, the quality of production, and for it being one of the few films/series in Myanmar that has a female hero character, or in other words, is lead by a female actress. Season 2 of "Lake Pyar" is also said to begin its production in early 2020. In recent interviews, Pan Yaung Chel said she will also start working on other films in 2020 which will go on the big screens later in the coming years.

Pan Yaung Chel renewed her Brand Ambassadorship contract with Samsung for a third year in 2019. She had been working as their Ambassador since 2017 and continues to work with Samsung for their latest products. She also began working with Cute Press, a famous Thai cosmetic brand, as their first Myanmar Brand Ambassador since 2017. Collaborations with the brand can be seen in her single "Butterflies" released early February endorsed Cute Press's Magic Cover Foundation Powder in the music video. Pan Yaung Chel and her family began representing Mitsubishi Motors as their first ever Brand Ambassadors in Myanmar, from September 2019. Other brands she worked with for television commercials and print ads, but not as their Brand Ambassador includes – MAMA noodles, Hearty Heart cosmetics, Estee Lauder, 100 PLUS isotonic drink, Armani Exchange, Cufo throat lozenges, Gery cracker, Gery crunch roll, Dr. Somchai and many more.

Pan Yaung Chel has been stating in her current interviews that she is going to release her first solo album mid 2018 at the latest. She released her first single for 2018 – "Butterflies", written together with her father, on 9 February through her Facebook page and YouTube channel. Her second single for 2018 came out on 16 March, titled "You Set Me Free" and was written by herself. Five days later, she also released a dance practice video of the song on her Facebook page and YouTube channel. On 17 November 2018, Pan Yaung Chel released a music video for her first single "Let It Go" which is one of the tracks in her upcoming solo album. The music video became widely popular since the day she released it on her official Facebook page and YouTube channel, and was praised for the quality and input of the cast and production team involved in this music video. The music video was an action-based music video where Pan Yaung Chel got to show her acting skills and a tough side of her for the first time to the public by playing the character of a police woman who was in love with a drug dealer, who was played by Daung. Many of her fans were excited to see the full music video ever since she dropped the teaser 5 days before she released the full version, and suggested her to start considering acting in films.

Pan Yaung Chel was raised Catholic, with her mother and little sister a Catholic and her father a Buddhist. She went to study at independent Catholic schools in Australia during her primary school and high school years. In December 2017 when Pope Francis visited Myanmar, the first time a pope has ever visited the country, Pan Yaung Chel and her father sang gospel songs before the public mass began. She sang Hallelujah and Be Born in Me, while Graham sang one of his own many Burmese gospel song. She also sang the Psalms during Pope Francis' Youth Mass which was held a day after the Public Mass. Pan Yaung Chel and her family frequently donates to orphanages, schools and many other charities throughout each year.

The most popular track of the album was "Wake Up Daddy!" which was loved by many, from children to teenagers, to the adults. It was known for being the song that children fans of both Graham and Pan Yaung Chel sing to their fathers in the mornings when they wake them up. The song was based on the real life experience Pan Yaung Chel and her family had in Australia, while they were living there. The DVD of the album came out nearly two years later, on 21 December 2016, with 14 music videos inside.

Pan Yaung Chel is also well known for being the face of many international brands. The first brand she worked as the Brand Endorser was for Dutch Mill. She worked with Dutch Mill for a year from the end of 2016 till the end of 2017. In 2017 she started working as Sunsilk's Brand Ambassador for the Pink Sunsilk campaign, and continues to work as Sunsilk's Ambassador, making new commercials and campaigns for it in 2019. She worked as Nescafé's Brand Ambassador for a year from June 2017 till June 2018 and their campaign was also promoted nationwide.

After high school she went onto study Architecture at The University of Western Australia. But before she began studying at the university, Pan Yaung Chel took a gap year in 2014 where she worked on her debut album "Wake Up Daddy!" together with her father, Graham.

Later at the age of around 11, Pan Yaung Chel and her family moved to Perth, Australia for her and her little sister's education. In 2012, when Pan Yaung Chel was still in high school, her father, mother and her little sister returned to Myanmar while she stayed behind in Australia to continue her education. She went to continue her secondary studies at St Brigid's College, an independent Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for girls, where she graduated as the class of 2013. In March 2013, Graham held his solo concert in Yangon, she sang Adele's Someone Like You at her father's concert, where she was praised for her singing abilities.

Pan Yaung Chel (Burmese: ပန်းရောင်ခြယ် ; born 14 January 1996) is a Burmese singer-songwriter and actress best known for her pop songs and her recent television series called "Lake Pyar". She rose to fame with her debut album "Wake Up Daddy!" which was a duet album with her father Graham, a Burmese pop singer.

Pan Yaung Chel was born to Graham and Thin Zar Oo in Yangon, Myanmar on 14 January 1996. She became the elder daughter of her family when her little sister Pan Thun Chel was born on the same day as her birthday in 2001. She grew up in Myanmar and studied in international schools in Yangon. She released her first ever song, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", in Yin Mar Record Label's Children's Songs album at the age of 9.