His father Kyi Khin (ကြည်ခင်) was a physician, and his mother Tin Aye was a famous Burmese classical singer with the stage name Hta [my] (ထား).
His maternal grandfather was Shwe Taing Nyunt [my] (ရွှေတိုင်ညွန့်), a famous songwriter of classical Burmese music.
[2] Zaw Win Htut began his career in music as a drummer in a band called Oasis.
In 1989, his greatest hits album "The Bests of Zaw Win Htut" was a huge success and made him a rock star.
Like most Burmese pop singers, Zaw Win Htut became famous with Burmese language covers of foreign (mostly Western rock and pop) hits, written by successful cover "songwriters" such as Thukhamein Hlaing, Min Chit Thu, Win Min Htwe, and Saw Khu Sae.
"Though their profession calls for them to strut onstage like rebels, Burma's rockers can only mime the anti-establishment part.
Zaw Win Htut works in the sanitized vacuum of a country run by military rulers who view him automatically as a threat, a potential subversive, because he holds a microphone.
Original founders are Zaw Win Htut[Vocals], Zaw Myo Htut [Lead Guitar], John Ohara [Rhythm Guitar], Boe Kyin [Bass], Leonard Maung Maung Lwin [Keyboard] and Wai Tun [Drums].