[8][9] Shortly after their appearance, their story was made into a documentary, Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls, and was directed by the award-winning director, Juliet Lamont.

[13][14] The Tiger Girls were formed as a result of a talent competition sponsored by Australian dancer Nicole "Nikki" May and Burmese entrepreneur U Moe Kyaw.

The CD included cover tunes called copy tracks, which are western pop songs rewritten in Burmese.

After the release of their first CD, the Tigers Girls gained popularity in Yangon, but received criticism for their unconventional appearance and performance style.

[20] The lone cover song is a Myanmar favorite composed four decades ago by Alinka Kyaw Swar Shwe Pyi Aye.

Myanmar conducted a historic Burmese by-elections of April 2012, in which pro-democracy icon and national hero Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ran for political office.

In response, the Me N Ma Girls began writing their country's first overtly political song, "Come Back Home.

"[17] Only a handful of venues are permitted to host concerts in general in Myanmar with women playing in bars often being equated to the sex industry.

"[28] The “Me N Ma Girls” continued to expand their artistic identity during performances and through their compositions by taking risks uncommon for women in the music scene in Myanmar.

In June 2012, the Group signed with Dan Hubbert, owner of American record production company Power House Music of Los Angeles.

[35] The Group returned to Los Angeles in August 2013 to film the music video for "Girl Strong," and an exclusive release of the song "Someday" on iTunes specifically to benefit the Worldwide Orphans Foundation, an organization that addresses the medical and developmental conditions of children living in orphanages abroad.

After Thailand, the group headed to Hong Kong for interviews on RTHK's The Morning Brew,[37] Teen Time and Bangkok's DJ Momay's Show, EAZY 105.