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Biography
Derek Millar (Burmese: ဒဲရစ်မေလာ; born 10 January 1962) is a Burmese singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his hit songs, "The Nu" (သဲနု) and "Blue Coffee Shop" (အပြာရောင်ကော်ဖီဆိုင်).
Early life and education
Millar was born in 1962 and was raised in Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Rangoon (now Yangon). He graduated from Rangoon University, majoring in physics. During his time, he befriended contemporaneous singer-songwriters, including Htoo Ein Thin and Khin Maung Toe.
Career
Millar released his first album in 1983. In 1986, he released his second album, New Age Currents (ခေတ်သစ်ရေစီး), which included a hit song, "Blue Coffee Shop," that elevated him to fame. He composed songs in Wai La's 2019 album Cāritta (စာရိတ္တ).
Discography
- New Age Currents (ခေတ်သစ်ရေစီး) (1986)
- Will Meet You Forever (1998)
- Kachalar Matikar (ကာချလာမာတိကာ) (2022)
Personal life
Millar is of Scottish ancestry. He is married and has two children.