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Jakrapun Kornburiteerachote
Jakrapun Kornburiteerachote () (born 13 September 1968), or stage name Got Jakrapun (ก๊อท จักรพันธ์, formerly ก๊อต จักรพรรณ์), is a famous Thai Luk thung singer. His alias is Prince of Luk thung (เจ้าชายลูกทุ่ง). He has many popular songs including ''Ruk Koon Ying Gwah Krai'', ''Som Wung Nah Krub'', ''Tan Kwarm Kid Teung'', ''Jai Sah Ra Parb'', ''Tong Mee Suk Wan'' etc. Early life He was born in Nakhon Ratchasima. He is of American descent; His father was an American soldier and a Thai mother. Musical career At age 19, after leaving his hometown, he ended up in Pattaya singing in a dining club. This is where the talent scout for GMM Grammy, Mr. Katearun Lertpipak, found him and realized that he has found a treasure for Grammy. Katearun asked him to record his singing for him, which Jakrapun did and sent to him. Mr.Katearun was impressed and went to Rewat Buddhinan of Grammy immediately. After Rewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luk Krung
Luk krung ( th, ลูกกรุง, ; literally "child of the city"), also called ''phleng luk krung'' ( เพลงลูกกรุง), is a genre of Thai popular music. It is a more polished, urban style, compared to its folk music counterpart, '' luk thung''.Roongrang, Panya. "Music of Thailand, II: Regional and Popular Music". ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' Online. Luk krung songs commonly feature themes about feelings of society, people in the capital and occurrences that happen in the period of time. The emotions, the singing, the tone of singer, the songwriter and musicians all form to create an exquisite, delicate and gentle sound. The style of the music and lyrics are similar to poetry and the meaning of lyrics is complex. History Luk Krung was first established around 1931, during the reign of King Rama VII, in which Thailand was going through a regime change. Some people told the end of period of King Rama VI around 1912, an Italian musician wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Nakhon Ratchasima Province
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21st-century Thai Male Singers
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1968 Births
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Chulabhorn Hospital
Princess Chulabhorn, the Princess Srisavangavadhana ( th, จุฬาภรณ; ; ; born 4 July 1957) is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn. She is officially styled Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, which corresponds to her full Thai title Somdet Phrachao Nong Nang Thoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Agrarajakumari ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าน้องนางเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี). Education Princess Chulabhorn studied chemistry and graduated in 1979 from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours. She continued to study Science at Mahidol University, where she received her Doctorate in 1985. She is heavily involved in the promotion of scientific research, and regularly gives awards and prizes. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลศิริราช; ) is the oldest and largest hospital in Thailand. It is in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus. It is the primary teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Description With a capacity of more than 2,000 beds and visited by more than three million patients per year Siriraj is one of the largest and busiest medical centers in Southeast Asia. The medical school accepts about 250 medical students and more than 100 for postgraduate residency training each year. Siriraj is the largest public hospital in Thailand. Thanks to its excellent reputation, its tertiary care unit is the referral center for all hospitals in Thailand. The logo of the Siriraj Hospital is the Naga curled into a shape of "ศ" (pronounce as "Sor-Sala"), the first Thai alphabet of the hospital name with the Royal Diadem on top of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraphol Sombatcharoen
Suraphol Sombatcharoen (15 September 1930 – 16 August 1968) (Thai: สุรพล สมบัติเจริญ) was a Thai luk thung singer. Dubbed the "King of Luk Thung", he was one of the first and most important stars of the genre. He was fatally shot while seated in his own car after a live performance in Nakhon Pathom. Biography Born as Lamduan Sombatcharoen in Suphan Buri province, he chose Suraphol as his stage name. His first hit came in 1954 with "Nam Ta Sao Wieng" ("Tears of a Lao Girl"). It marked the emergence of luk thung, a Thai counterpart to such crooning styles as Japanese enka and Indonesian kroncong. The genre also embodied influences such as Hollywood film music, American country music, Malay pop and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Enjoying popularity at the same time as Elvis Presley and The Beatles, Suraphol Sombatcharoen was sometimes called the "Thai Elvis". During the 1960s, there was no Thai performer who was better known than Sombatcharoen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewat Buddhinan
Rewat Buddhinan ( th, เรวัต พุทธินันทน์; ; September 5, 1948 – October 27, 1996), nicknamed Ter ( ''Toe''), was a singer, producer and founding member of the Thai pop group, The Impossibles. He was a pioneer in the Thai pop and rock music industries during the 1970's, and the co-founder (alongside ) of GMM Grammy, a media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. Due to his influence, Buddhinan is considered to have ushered in a new era in the music industry of Thailand. References * Music Trends 1970-197* Rewat Buddhinan's Influence on Thai Popular Musi 20th-century Thai male singers, Rewat Buddhinan Rewat Buddhinan 1948 births 1996 deaths Rewat Buddhinan {{Thailand-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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