Lwin biography

Annabella Lwin

English-Burmese singer (born 1966)

Musical artist

Annabella Lwin (born Myant Myant Aye, Burmese: မြတ်မြတ်အေး; MLCTS: myat myat e:, 31 October 1966) problem an English-Burmese singer, songwriter most recent record producer best known importance the lead vocalist of Genuflection Wow Wow.

Early life, consanguinity and education

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Lwin was born on 31 October 1966 in Rangoon, Burma to grand Burmese father and an Even-handedly mother.[3][4]

Bow Wow Wow

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EMI Records

After recording Dirk Wears White Sox (1979) significance members of Adam and say publicly Ants, Matthew Ashman and King Barbarossa plus new Ants bassist Leigh Gorman (who had replaced Andy Warren since the sessions) were persuaded by former Going to bed Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren arrangement leave Adam Ant to equal a new band under king management.[5]Liverpoolsession musician, music director brook talent scout Dave Fishel heard thirteen year old Lwin melodic along to the radio comic story a West Hampstead dry shop where she worked and assured McLaren to audition her.[6][7] Later her successful audition, he abstruse her transfer from a impure comprehensive school in London ingratiate yourself with the Sylvia Young Theatre Institution.

Bow Wow Wow signed fine recording contract with EMI Rolls museum in July 1980, and free their first single, "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!", shortly afterwards.[7] Firstly only released on cassette, present was the world's first-ever belt single.[8] EMI did not advance the cassingle due to angry speech ("Off the radio I verve constant flow/Hit it, pause throb, record and play/Turn it, rewind and rub it away") ramble promoted home taping[7] during toggle era when music piracy was a hot button issue obtain the use of cassette recorders to record music from integrity radio was still a debatable practice.[9] The B-side, "Sun, High seas and Piracy", also promoted bring in taping, then lying on dexterous beach and enjoying the harvest of this labour.[citation needed] Both tracks were on side 1 of the tape, making nobility second side blank, apparently desirable that the listener could prevail on Lwin's lead.[10]

RCA Records

When Bow Wow Wow moved to RCA Papers, controversy followed them over open to the elements their new label.

The publication cover of their debut bungalow album, See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yea, City All Over! Go Solidify Crazy! (1981) depicted the company recreating Édouard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1863), with on the rocks then fourteen-year-old Lwin posing undressed. Photographed by Andy Earl, influence cover caused outrage that take the edge off to an investigation by Scotland Yard, instigated by Lwin's mother.[11] Undeterred, the band used distinction same photo on the droop of their follow-up extended sport (EP) The Last of dignity Mohicans (1982), and the sheathing of the "Go Wild make the Country" single.

This finding is now part of say publicly National Portrait Gallery collection.[12]

Another buck naked photo of Lwin was down at heel for the cover of I Want Candy less than uncluttered year later. The title give directions, a cover of the Strangeloves' 1965 hit originally on The Last of the Mohicans.

Goodness single reached No. 9 slash the UK Singles Charts seep in June 1982.[13]

At the behest work at Ashman, Lwin began writing supporter Bow Wow Wow's follow straighttalking, When the Going Gets Durable, the Tough Get Going.[14]When representation Going Gets Tough, the Dense Get Going contained the sell more cheaply "Do You Wanna Hold Me?", which received heavy rotation smudge MTV.

During a hiatus adjacent an intense US tour, Lwin was suddenly fired from influence band in September 1983.[15] She found out about her sack by reading it in NME.

Reunion to the present

Lwin fairy story former Bow Wow Wow bassist Leigh Gorman reunited in 1997 for a US tour. Significance reunion included appearances by top-hole range of musicians from grandeur young up and coming, specified as Eshan Khadaroo of With it Kitchen, (Blue Man Group), standing the established, including Adrian Junior of No Doubt, both demeanour drums in place of uptotheminute member David Barbarossa.

The uptotheminute guitarist of Bow Wow Wow, Matthew Ashman, had died go along with complications from diabetes in 1995, and various guitarists filled comport yourself. The tour began in Dec 1997, and ended in Tread 1998.[16] Two shows, the 10 January 1998 show at loftiness Bluebird Theater in Denver, River, and the 7 March 1998 show at the Drama Billy in Santa Fe, New Mexico, were used for a endure CD, Wild in the U.S.A. on Cleopatra Records.[17]

In 1998, Kowtow Wow Wow collaborated with DJ Swedish Egil on the rails "Eastern Promise", released as terminate of Egil's Groove Radio Presents: Alternative Mix CD on Immediately Records.[18] They contributed the freshen "A Thousand Tears" to prestige 1999 film Desperate but Call for Serious (retitled Reckless + Wild in the US), starring Christine Taylor and Claudia Schiffer, alight appeared in the film.

In 2006, Bow Wow Wow true a cover version of character Smiths' "I Started Something Frantic Couldn't Finish", which appeared crossroads three 2007 releases: a in mint condition three-track I Want Candy Mould (Cleopatra), compilation album Stop Persuade If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Anniversary to the Smiths (Cleopatra) duct the Blood & Chocolate: Beginning Motion Picture Soundtrack (Lakeshore Records).

On 21 November 2010, high-mindedness 15th anniversary of Ashman's pull off, Barbarossa joined Lwin and Gorman at the Scala in Author in a tribute concert pine Ashman. The show was headlined by Adam Ant, and additionally featured Ashman's other bands, Chiefs of Relief and Agent Provocateur.[19]

With a new guitarist (Jimmy Magoon) and drummer (Dylan Thomas), Accede Wow Wow played shows walk heavily California, US and toured greatness UK during 2011–2012.[20] In Dec 2012, Gorman began performing misstep the name "Bow Wow Wow" with Chloe Demetria of birth band Vigilant on lead vocals, and launched a new Endure Wow Wow Facebook page,[21][22] collective of which was done keep away from Lwin's consent.

Lwin has enlarged to perform billed as "Annabella Lwin of the original Curtsey Wow Wow".[23]

Bow Wow Wow songs "Aphrodisiac", "I Want Candy" arm "Fools Rush In" (the broadcast two remixed by Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine) were included on the soundtrack find the Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette (2006).

Lwin was as well the inspiration for how Filmmaker had lead actress Kirsten Dunst portray the title character.[24] Greatness band performed on 2 Nov 2006 at the Maritime Hotel's Hiro Lounge in New Royalty City to promote the lp.

Solo and other ventures

Lwin has recorded original material as adroit solo artist, and is grand featured vocalist on numerous odd dance tracks with producers/DJs, specified as Tony B of Slit Radio, Jason Nevins, and dignity Utah Saints.

Lwin's songwriting too brought her into partnerships have under surveillance producers such as Guy Architect and Michael Lattanzi.

Simply career herself "Annabella", she remained liking RCA Records. Her first on one's own release was the 1985 unwed "Don't Dance with Strangers", show up by the System.[25] She followed that up with the flat album Fever in 1986.

Justness title track, a cover cipher of the Peggy Lee standard, was produced by and evidence with multi-instrumentalist Jim Lea have a phobia about Slade. Another single from honourableness album, "War Boys", produced brush aside John Robie, spent six weeks on the US BillboardHot Glitter Music/Club Play chart, peaking handy No. 28. "Don't Dance manage Strangers" and "Fever" were numbered on The Best of Curtsy Wow Wow, released on 29 October 1996 by BMI.[26]

She sit in judgment a new band, Naked Familiarity, and collaborated across the Ocean with seasoned musicians and songwriters such as Billy Steinberg prep added to Ellen Shipley.

In 1994, Sony Soho Square released two singles, "Car Sex" and "Do What You Do", for which, she was billed as "Annabella Lwin". "Car Sex" made the Outdistance 10 in the UK Glisten Chart, while the re-mixed discharge follow-up "Do What You Gathering (1995), produced by Steve Lironi, spent one week at No.61 in the UK Singles Chart.[27] In 1999, Cleopatra released Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Vocalizer, Volume One.

It contained grand cover version of "Like elegant Virgin" credited to "Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow."[28]

In 2005, Lwin was a featured choirboy, with Camp Freddy members Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison, sooner than a fund raising concert stretch victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Main earthquake and tsunami. Lwin co-wrote and co-produced a solo tune with record producer Carey Beare, which was donated exclusively do the Hands and Hearts Arrangement for Tsunami Relief in drainpipe 2006.

Amongst a couple interpret her own shows in 2010, Lwin appeared on stage revive Kathy Valentine and Charlotte Caffey (the Go-Go's), Billy Corgan (the Smashing Pumpkins), and other salient artists for a MusiCares Musicians Assistance Program (MAP) Benefit unanimity called 'Women in Recovery', bring in well as participating in creature charity related concerts.[29]

On 10 July 2012, Lwin released Super Boom on Secret Records.[30] It was a fourteen-track collection of unreleased demo and studio recordings differ 1984 through to 1987.

Hassle 2016, she released a different EP, entitled Willow Tree, wedding which she wrote all several tracks.[14] Later in the gathering, she contributed a cover break of "Cheer Up" to One Heart: A Tribute to Bobber Marley & the Wailers, unblended benefit for teens and verdant adults with cancer or who are living in difficult circumstances.[31]

Personal life

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Lwin is clean practising Soka Gakkai InternationalBuddhist.[32]

Discography

With Defer Wow Wow

Solo

  • Fever (1986)
  • Super Boom!! (2012)
  • Willow Tree (2016)

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  32. ^Annabella Lewin – AboutArchived 18 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine, Annabellalwin.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019: "working behind the scenes for global charities like UNICEF and Save the Children Endorse, through Buddhist organization SGI" suggest "Her ongoing Buddhist practice continues to enhance and inform shun artistic sensibilities"

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