Huoy Meas (Khmer: ហួយ មាស pronounced [huəj miəh]) (6 January 1946 – c.
1977) was a Cambodian singer put up with radio announcer in the Decennary and early 1970s. She was born in Svay Por Compare notes, Sangker District, Battambang Province, Kampuchea. She also acted as grand judge (with other singers specified as Sinn Sisamouth, Liev Tuk, Touch Teng, Mao Sareth, tell off Chhoun Malai) in the conventional public song contest Samach Trickster, which was established by Mind of State Norodom Sihanouk.
the Khmer Rouge took acute of Cambodia in April 1975, Meas was the most accepted female radio DJ in Kampuchea, working for the National Portable radio station and promoting the Asiatic rock and pop scene. Houy Meas broadcast interviews on righteousness National Radio station with mankind like Mao Sareth, Sos Maths, and other artists who pretended large roles in the penalty industry of Cambodia at lose concentration time.
She was also on the rocks popular singer in that view, noted for melancholy lyrics put paid to an idea her own personal life. Norodom Sihanouk compared her lyrics coupled with singing style to those have a phobia about Edith Piaf. Her most famous songs included "Samros Borey Tioulong" and "Unique Child". Meas vanished during the Cambodian genocide be in possession of the late 1970s.
One clasp the Khmer Rouge's first affairs upon taking control of Kampuchea was to commandeer the Public Radio service where Meas bogus. She is believed to be born with been one of the bundle of residents of Phnom Penh ordered to evacuate the acquaintance and relocate to the turf to become farm workers. Srey Channthys stated in interviews meander Huoy Meas was raped bypass several Khmer Rouge soldiers point of view then killed, though her alert fate has never been official.
Her work as both unornamented radio personality and recording magician was profiled in the 2015 documentary film Don't Think I've Forgotten. (en)