Viphurit Siritip ( th, วิภูริศ ศิริทิพย์, born 1995), known by his nickname Phum (), is a Thai singer-songwriter. He achieved international fame in 2018 from his single "Lover Boy". His music demonstrates influences of various genres, especially

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Biography

Viphurit was born in

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. His father is an architect, while his mother is a graphic designer. Viphurit moved to

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when he was 9. While in New Zealand, he got his first instrument; a drum which he had desired to have since he was little. However, Viphurit was forced to stop playing the drums and turned to

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since the drum sound was said to be disturbing the neighbours. Viphurit moved back to Thailand when he was 18 to study at

Mahidol University International College Mahidol University International College (MUIC; th, วิทยาลัยนานาชาติ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล) is Thailand's first public international college. It is part of Mahidol University and is loc ...

. In Thailand, Viphurit became known on from his original and cover songs on YouTube, and signed to indie label Rats Records. He released his debut album ''Manchild'' in 2017. His following two singles, "Long Gone" and "Lover Boy", earned him international recognition as their music videos spread online. He toured internationally in 2018, performing in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Poland, Germany, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, the United States, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music Videos

Guest appearances

References

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