๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ 9, 2024
The Voice of Freedomโ Karenni Idol, a platform for showcasing ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ youth talent, has officially announced its return, along with an exciting panel of judges that includes five renowned figures in the music and arts scene: renowned singer and composer Lynn Lynn, Daniel Saw, Pee Pi, Phoe Thingyan, and singer Chan Chan, following a year-long hiatus due to the ongoing military situation in the region.
The contest, which first launched in August last year, aims to provide inspiration and entertainment to those struggling during the prolonged revolutionary period while uncovering the dreams and talents of Karenni youth.
The programโs director, Myo Thant, explained in an interview last year that the idea for the show emerged while visiting various locations such as refugee camps, schools, and hospitals. โ๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ,โ said Myo Thant.
In a December 2024 announcement, the organizers expressed their excitement about the contestโs return, highlighting the dreams and aspirations of youth across Karenni State: โOur youth have dreams, goals, and futures, just like the youth in the rest of the country. Since the military coup in 2021, many of these dreams have been overshadowed by the ongoing crisis. But now, we aim to make these dreams come true despite the challenges.โ
The announcement also pointed out the achievements of ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ youth during the revolution, with many gaining admission to medical schools, training programs, and universities despite the ongoing conflict. However, some young people still hold dreams of becoming singers or artists while finding themselves caught up in responsibilities, fighting instead of following their artistic passions.
โOur revolutionโs ultimate goal is to ensure a better future for our youth in a free nation,โ the organizers stated. โThis contest is a way to help pave the path for their dreams while offering them a chance to make their aspirations a reality.โ
In the first phase of the competition, 151 video submissions were received from last yearโs online contest. After a preliminary screening, 44 contestants were selected, and 35 of them advanced to the second audition, according to the latest update.โฉ
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