May 9.
The Myanmar Star Season 2 Grand Final Singing Contest was successfully held in Yangon on May 9th night, with Paletwa Chin ethnic group Ephraim Kyaw Oo winning the Winner Award, Nan Ni winning the First Runner-up Award, and Chin ethnic group Hoihpi winning the Second Runner-up Award, respectively, according to the live broadcast.
The Myanmar Season 2 Grand Final was held in four parts: English Song Week, Popular Song Week, Personal Song Week, and Grand Final Night, with Ephraim Kyaw Oo, Hoihpi, Nan Ni, Saw Myo Razar Kyaw, KD Seng Awng, and Ngwa Chay Tar competing.
The Grand Final was held in three parts. In the first part, the President of the Myanmar Music Association, U Myint Lwin, gave an opening speech, and the 6 Grand Final contestants each sang the winner song of Myanmar Star Season 2, Min Tsang Ra Oom Mae, written by composer Wai Gyi, in their own style. In the second part, the Myanmar Star Season 2 Top 10 winners, Myanmar Star Season 1 winners, and Myanmar Star contestants led by singer May Khla performed.
In the third part, the Season 2 Winner was announced and Ephraim Kyaw Oo won the Winner prize of 1 million kyats, Nan Ni won the First Runner prize of 400 million kyats, and Hoihpi won the Second Runner prize of 100 million kyats.
Myanmar Star Season 2’s Grand Final was originally scheduled for April 10, but due to the Mandalay earthquake, the Grand Final was postponed to the night of May 9.
Myanmar Star Season 2 had over 4,000 contestants, and the Judge Audition was held on December 19, 2024 at the Myanmar Star Studio in MICT Park. The Grand Final was held on May 9 after the judges had completed the rounds.
The judges were composer Saw Khuse, singer May Khela, and artist Zin Aung. At the end of the competition, singer Rebecca Win replaced singer May Khela, and teacher Ukka Oo Thar replaced composer Saw Khuse. According to Myanmar Star, composer Myint Moe Aung served as the program director, and teacher Tracy served as the vocal coach.
The eligibility criteria for participating in the competition are that the contestant must be under 30 years of age and currently residing in Myanmar. The contestant must sing a Burmese song or an English song, according to the announcement.
The judging panel said that the system used is a 50% jury score and 50% audience vote.
