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Pathompong Sombatpiboon
Pathompong "Pong" Sombatpiboon (; born 9 October 1961) is a Thai rock singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the bands Stone Metal Fire and the Sun. He has been dubbed the "Thai Ozzy Osbourne". Early life and musical career Pong was born in Chumphon Province on 9 October 1961, to a Thai Chinese family. He graduated from Ramkhamhaeng University, in Bangkok. The first band in which he sang was named Inferno. In 1985, he sang with Soda, and two years later, when that group broke up, he formed the Olarn Project with several members of Soda. In 1991, he cofounded the rock band Stone Metal Fire, which released two albums, before splitting up in 1995. Pong then formed another rock band, the Sun The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot Plasma (physics), plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as .... Personal life Pong is marrie ...
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Chumphon Province
Chumphon (, ) is a southern Provinces of Thailand, province (''changwat'') of Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani province, Surat Thani, and Ranong province, Ranong. To the west it borders the Burma, Burmese province of Tanintharyi Region, Tanintharyi. Geography Chumphon is on the Isthmus of Kra, the narrow land bridge connecting the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Thailand. To the west are the hills of the Phuket mountain range and its northern continuation, the Tenasserim Hills. The east is coastal plain abutting the Gulf of Thailand. The main river is the Lang Suan River, which originates in Phato District. With a coastline and 44 islands, the Chumphon Archipelago, Chumphon has waterfalls, peaceful beaches, green forests, mangroves, and rivers. The total forest area is or 21.5 percent of provincial area. Chumphon is regarded as part of ''"Gateway to the South"''. National parks There ...
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Thai Chinese
Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais) are persons of Chinese people, Chinese descent in Thailand. Thai Chinese are the largest mixed group in the country and the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a population of approximately 9.3–10 million people, accounting for 11–14 percent of the country's total population as of 2012. It is also one of the oldest and most prominently integrated overseas Chinese communities, with a history dating back to the 1100s. Slightly more than half of the ethnic Chinese population in Thailand trace their ancestry to Chaoshan, proven by the prevalence of the Teochew dialect among the Chinese community in Thailand as well as other Chinese languages. The term as commonly understood signifies those whose ancestors immigrated to Thailand before 1949. The Thai Chinese have been deeply ingrained into all elements of Thai society over the past 200 years. The present Thai royal family, the Chakri dynasty, was founded ...
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People From Chumphon Province
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Thai Singer-songwriters
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1961 Births
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Ce ...
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Ramkhamhaeng University
Ramkhamhaeng University (RU; , ) is Thailand's largest public university. It was named in honour of King Ramkhamhaeng, one of the 5 children of Por Khun Sri-Intharathitaya and Nang Sueng, who was believed to have created the Thai alphabet and for establishing of Theravada Buddhism as the state religion of the Sukhothai Kingdom.Chakrabongse, C., 1960, ''Lords of Life'', London: Alvin Redman Limited The university provides an effective and economical way to meet public demand for higher education. Once completed, Ramkhamhaeng University MRT station on MRT Orange Line will serve the university. Famous university chant "พ่อกูชื่อ ศรีแม่กูนาง เสืองลูกหลานเต๊มเมือง รามคำแหง" meaning, "My father is Sri, my mother is Sueng, with their abundance of descendants, Ramkhamhaeng". Overview Ramkhamhaeng University has two major campuses, both in Bangkok. Freshman classes are held at Bang Na ...
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Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from Black Sabbath (album), their self-titled debut album in 1970 to ''Never Say Die!'' in 1978. The band was highly influential in the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases ''Paranoid (album), Paranoid'', ''Master of Reality'', and ''Sabbath Bloody Sabbath''. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to problems with alcohol and other drugs. He then began a successful solo career with ''Blizzard of Ozz'' in 1980 and has released Ozzy Osbourne discography, 13 studio albums, the first seven of which received multi-platinum certifications in the US. He has si ...
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Thai Rock
Thai rock () is rock music from Thailand. Thai rock was influenced by rock bands from the United States and United Kingdom. Emerging in the 1980s it flourished with bands like Asanee–Wasan, Carabao and Micro. It became widely popular in the 1990s. History 1960s - 1970s The earliest Thai pop rock music emerged from western music influenced form both the United States and United Kingdom. The earliest Thai rock combo groups played a combination of instrumental music and surf music influenced by The Ventures and The Shadows which was known locally as Wong shadow. The international popularity in the 1960s with bands such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and musician Jimi Hendrix influenced the creation of some of the earliest western style groups. The most popular Thai beat, garage rock, and psychedelic rock groups include The Impossibles, The Cat, and The Dynamics in the mid to late 1960s. The Thai blues rock and hard rock genre began in the late 19 ...
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The Sun (Thai Rock Band)
The Sun () is a Thai heavy metal and alternative rock band whose popularity peaked between 1996 and 1998. It was formed by two members of the rock band Stone Metal Fire in 1996 and has since released three studio albums. History In 1996, a year after the rock band Stone Metal Fire split up, two of its members—vocalist Pathompong "Pong" Sombatpiboon and guitarist Jakkarin "Pop" Daungmaneerattanachai, formed the Sun. They were joined by Filipino drummer Selvester Lester C. Esteban and finally added bassist Phithak Srisang, who had played with Sombatpiboon in the Olarn Project. The band released their self-titled debut album the same year they formed, through RS Promotion. They followed it with ''เสือ สิงห์ กระทิง แรด'' two years later. In 2000, the Sun issued their third studio album, ''ถนนพระอาทิตย์'', this time on Bakery Music Bakery Music is a Thai record label founded in 1994. It pioneered the independent mu ...
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