Prapas Cholsaranon (born May 18, 1960) is

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of the Year 2018 Performing Arts Branch, International Music and International Dance Category (Creator of Thai International Entertainment and Music) Thinker, Writer, Songwriter, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited

Life

Prapas came from Nong Mon Subdistrict,

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, Chonburi Province. He graduated high school from

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and holds a bachelor's degree from the

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Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training ro ...

. He is also one of the co-founders of the band Chaliang, a band that is recognized as a pioneer of new musical styles, both in terms of content and melodies, for the

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industry. Prapas joined hands with

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, a famous actor and host, who was a senior at the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, to establish

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Co., Ltd. on September 11, 1989, and managed it together, until the company grew and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand as Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited in 2004.

Awards

Honorary Awards

* TV Person of Honor Award A honorary award given to people in front of and behind the scenes of the television industry and who have made contributions to the Thai television industry. * Lifetime Achievement The honorary award is given to those who have been in the music industry both in front of and behind the scenes and have made contributions to the Thai music industry at The Guitar Mag Awards 2016. *

of the Year 2018 Performing Arts Branch, International Music and International Dance Category (Creator of Thai International Entertainment and Music).

References

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