Graham (musician)

Graham and his family began working as Mitsubishi Motors's first ever Brand Ambassadors in Myanmar from the September of 2019. Graham and his family also starred in television commercials and photo ads together for several other brands.

In 2018, he served as one of the four judges on the third season of The X Factor Myanmar. Graham was in charge of the boys category for the season.

Graham served as a judge on the first world star searching singing competition television series in Myanmar called Galaxy Star in 2017.

On 9 February 2015, Graham made his comeback through his new album Wake Up Daddy!, featuring his elder daughter Pan Yaung Chel. The title song of the album was "Wake Up Daddy!", co-written by Graham, about their lifestyle in Australia.

Graham said that he was working on his new album, very likely to be released in 2014.

In March 2013, Graham held his solo concert where he sang over 40 songs during the show, including several duets with his long-time musician friends. It was like his comeback concert after living abroad for several years. Not only were the seats filled but the concert was also aired live on national television for those who couldn't join in-person.

Together with his wife and two daughters, Graham moved to Perth, Australia in 2008. In an interview with Myanmar People Magazine, he said that the main reason for moving to Australia was for the education of his two daughters. While in Australia, he attended Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU). Graham, with his wife and their younger daughter returned to Myanmar in 2012.

In 1999, he starred in his first film Manetphyan Lay Mya (Tomorrows) as the male lead actor, together with Eindra Kyaw Zin and Min Mawgun. In 2006, he starred in his first video Thissa (Loyalty) with actress Khine Thin Kyi.

Graham married Thinzar Oo, whom he met during his college years, in 1993. She gave birth to their first daughter Pan Yaung Chel in 1996 and their second daughter Pan Thun Chel in 2001.

Graham was born to San Nyunt, a Chief Immigration Officer, and Thein Tin, a school teacher in Taunggyi, Shan State, where he lived till he graduated from his secondary college. After finishing his secondary studies, Graham came to Yangon in 1991 to attend the University of Yangon. He came to Yangon with the determination and hope of starting a professional career in music, since then capital city provided many more opportunities. He graduated with Bachelor of Law. Close friends of Graham calls him by his nickname Pu Sue (Burmese: ပူစူး).

Graham began his career in music as a drummer in 1991, in a band called Super Star. He began playing drums at the age of 12. He debuted as a singer in 1996 with the album A Lin Daga (Door of Light). The album took a year to prepare. The band for the album consisted of his friends, as well as himself as the drummer. The song Hta-Ge (Leave Me) was the hit song of the album. After the release of his first album, he was contacted by several music producers. In 1997, he released his second album – a duet album with a female singer named Lay Lay War, on Valentine's Day, and the album was named Gandawin A-Chit Nei (Legendary Day of Love). In 1998, he released his third album Chit Thu Diary (Lover's Diary), which is still one of the top-ten most-sold-albums in the history of album sales in Myanmar. His second and third albums were more successful than his first album – which made everyone to start recognising him as "Graham". He has released 11 solo albums, more than 90 collaborative/duet albums and four special Thingyan albums – Hnit Thit Mingala 1,2,3 and 4 (New Year's Blessings 1,2,3 and 4). The Thingyan albums always rise in sales and reaches the best-selling-albums category annually during March and April when it's near the time of Myanmar New Year i.e. Thingyan.