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Christy Gibson
Christy Gibson (คริสตี้ กิ๊บสัน) is an Anglo-Dutch singer who was raised in Thailand, and performs in the traditional Thai musical genres of''mor lam'' and ''luk thung''. Background Gibson moved to Thailand as a child with her family when she was six years of age. They lived in Korat and then Bangkok. She had an interest in singing and music from an early age. Growing up in up-country Thailand she began to pick up Thai songs. As a teenager, she and her family moved to Bangkok and later enrolled in a performing arts course. Professional career Gibson was discovered in 2000, while performing a well-known Thai song. She was subsequently invited to perform on a variety of popular TV shows, including the country's premier nationally televised lukthung concert, "". Gibson released her first album, ''Christy Der Ka Der'', in 2001 and her second, ''Jam Gan Boh Dai Gah?'', in 2002. Gibson was signed by Sony Music Thailand in 2003, released her third album ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its canals of Amsterdam, large number of canals, now a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River, which was dammed to control flooding. Originally a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam was the leading centre for finance and trade, as well as a hub of secular art production. In the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Thai Women Singers
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21st-century Dutch Singers
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Jonas Anderson
Jonas Anderson is a Thai-raised Swedish singer known in Thailand for singing '' lookthung'' or Thai country/folk music. He has released five solo albums so far (2012) and three duet albums with fellow non-Thai lookthung singer, Christy Gibson. Since then he has released a number of independent and collaborative singles. Background Jonas Anderson was born on 27 August 1972 in Fryksände, Värmland, Sweden. He moved to Thailand as a child with his family in August 1981. Shortly after arriving, his family moved to the North-Eastern region of Thailand ('' Issan'') to engage in educational projects in rural areas. Jonas Anderson had an interest in music and singing from an early age. Growing up in Thailand he started picking up the language and learning Thai songs. When Jonas was in his teens his family moved down to Bangkok, and Jonas enrolled in a performing arts course in his late teens after which he formed a group with Christy Gibson and other friends performing for various socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tero Entertainment
Tero Entertainment Public Co. Ltd., formerly known as BEC-Tero Entertainment and World Media Supply is a mass media and entertainment company in Thailand. It organizes and promotes concerts, owns record labels and produces films and television shows. World Media Supply was formed on 12 May 1994 and BEC-Tero Entertainment was formed on March 27, 1998 as a majority-owned subsidiary of BEC World Public Co. Ltd. (the operator of Thai Channel 3), in a joint venture with Brian L. Marcar, In December 2020 BEC World announced the sale of its shares in BEC-Tero to Marcar, totaling 15 million baht, and the company name was changed to Tero Entertainment. In March 2021, Tero withdrew all programs produced on Channel 3 HD from their programming in order to produce new programs on Channel 7 HD, except for the morning news programs that have been changed to the channel's news department. Sony Music Entertainment (Thailand) In 2001, BEC-TERO entered into a partnership with Sony Music Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mor Lam
Mor lam (Lao language, Lao: ໝໍລຳ; Isan language, Isan: หมอลำ ; , , ) is a traditional Culture of Laos, Lao form of song, song originating in Laos that is also popular in Isan, where the majority of the population is ethnic Lao. ''Morlam (or molam)'' is a traditional storytelling and entertainment form in the Southeast Asian country of Laos, and the northeastern part of Thailand (formerly part of Laos), known as ''Isaan''. The term ''molam'' is a combination of the term ''mo'', meaning “master,” and ''lam'', meaning to sing in a style called ''lam''. Literally then, ''molam'' means “master of the ''lam'' singing style,” but the term is also used more generally to performances in the lam genre. It refers to both the music and the artist. Other romanization, romanisations used include mor lum, maw lam, maw lum, moh lam, mhor lum, and molum. In Laos, both the music and singer is called mor lam (ໝໍລຳ), and when referencing the subgenre/ region o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korat
The Korat cat (, ) is a silver-tipped blue-grey, short-haired Cat breed, breed of Cat, domestic cat with a small to medium build and a low percentage of Adipose tissue, body fat. Its body is semi-cobby, and unusually heavy for its size. It is an intelligent and playful active cat that forms strong bonds with people and is very vocal, with a sound different from other breeds. Among the Korat's distinguishing characteristics are its heart-shaped head, its large Eye color, green eyes. Its front paws are shorter than the back paws. The Korat is a natural breed, and one of the oldest stable cat breeds, and one of the very few that has not changed its appearance throughout centuries. Originating in Phimai, Thailand, it is named after its province of origin, Nakhon Ratchasima Province (typically called "Korat" by the Thai people). In Thailand, the breed is known as ''Si sawat'', meaning "colour of the Caesalpinia bonduc, sawat seed". The Korat is known colloquially as the "good luck ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
