Doublej: Myanmar R&B and Pop Artist

Early Life and Background

Doublej is a Burmese R&B and soulful pop singer–songwriter. Apple Music notes that he was born on 24 October 1997 in Lashio, a town in northern Myanmarmusic.apple.com. Although some media describe him as a Thai singer, major music services list his hometown as Lashio and identify him as a Burmese artistmusic.apple.com. Growing up in Shan State, he was drawn to contemporary R&B, pop and hip‑hop and began experimenting with music in his teens. The stage name Doublej (sometimes stylised as DoubleJ) reflects his focus on blending Eastern and Western influences while remaining accessible to Burmese youth.

Musical Career

Beginnings

According to Apple Music, Doublej formally began his music career in July 2016music.apple.com. He didn’t immediately release an album, but instead built an audience online. In mid‑2018 he started posting to his Doublejofficial YouTube channel; his first upload was a video for the song Take Careromanizedmm.comfamousbirthdays.com. This grassroots approach allowed him to connect directly with fans and showcase his smooth vocals and emotive songwriting. By late 2018 he had cultivated a loyal following on social media.

Rise to Popularity

Doublej’s music blends R&B, trap, pop and rock influences. Famous Birthdays notes that he is best known for singles such as “Why” and “Saung,” and that his discography draws from multiple genresfamousbirthdays.com. Apple Music describes how his smooth vocals and emotive lyrics resonated with Burmese youth and quickly earned him a devoted fanbasemusic.apple.com. In his lyrics he often explores themes of love, identity and personal struggle, and he frequently collaborates with other local artists. He also engages fans with light‑hearted posts—he is known to be a dog person and has joked about his love of KFC; his video for “Chit Lu Mike” has been viewed over nine million timesfamousbirthdays.com.

Recent Activity

Doublej continues to release music at a steady pace. In April 2024 he released the single “24/7”famousbirthdays.comrecentmusic.com. Later the same year he issued “Time to Say Goodbye” and the collaborative single “ညစ်ပေခဲ့သောနှလုံးသားများ” with Bunny Phyoe and Shinerecentmusic.comrecentmusic.com. His single “Lann Thayell” arrived in March 2025, and he continues to work with fellow Burmese artistsrecentmusic.com. Doublej’s ability to combine pop hooks with modern trap beats has kept him relevant in Myanmar’s evolving music scene.

Discography

Albums

• Famous (2019) – Doublej’s debut full‑length album. Apple Music lists it as a ten‑track R&B/soul record released on 25 May 2019 by Legacy Music Networkmusic.apple.com.

• Gipsy (2024) – His second album. Released on 24 October 2024 through Billionaire Minds Group, it contains seven songs and runs about 24 minutesmusic.apple.com.

EPs

• The Boy Vol. 1 (2023) – A six‑track EP released at the end of 2023.

Selected Singles

• “Sorry (Remix)” (feat. Amera Hpone) – Released in 2018music.apple.com.

• “Why” (feat. Jixk Gabby) – 2022; one of his breakout hitsmusic.apple.com.

• “Chit Lu Mike” – 2022music.apple.com.

• “Eain Pyan Chain” – Released on 6 April 2022music.apple.com.

• “Scar” – A single issued on 27 July 2023 under Billionaire Minds Groupmusic.apple.com.

• “Soul & Body” – Single released in December 2023recentmusic.com.

• “Ngel Ngel Lay Ka Htae Ka” – Single released in October 2023recentmusic.com.

• “Gipsy” (single) – Released in 2024; precursor to the album of the same namemusic.apple.comrecentmusic.com.

• “24/7” – April 2024 singlefamousbirthdays.comrecentmusic.com.

• “Time to Say Goodbye” – April 2024 singlerecentmusic.com.

• “ညစ်ပေခဲ့သောနှလုံးသားများ” (with Bunny Phyoe & Shine) – Released in December 2024recentmusic.com.

• “Lann Thayell” – March 2025 singlerecentmusic.com.