Raptor was a
Thai musical duo
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popular in the 1990s. The duo consisted of two ''
luk khrueng'' (people of mixed Thai and Caucasoid) boys
Joni Anwar
Joni Anwar, also known as Joni Raptor (born August 30, 1981), is a Thai singer and actor.
Early life and education
Anwar was born in Bangkok, to an Indonesian father and a Scottish mother. He graduated from Bangkok Patana School in 2000, after w ...
and Louis Scott. Their albums ''Raptor'', ''Waab Boys'', ''Day Shock'' and ''Raptor Goodbye'' each sold over a million copies.
History
Joni Anwar started as child actor in the 1992 Thai movie ''Toe Laaw Tong Toe'' (โตแล้วต้องโต๋). They studied in
Bangkok Patana School
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together. Raptor was born because
Suea Thanapol
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Life and career
He was born in Kalasin province and graduated from ...
, their producer, had the idea after seeing the movie ''
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'', as well as the United States'
Kris Kross
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Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop duo to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 years old. The duo was discover ...
.
They had naughty activities including dropping a water balloon on a truck. The truck was full of tape cassettes and was damaged.
Raptor was successful in the 1990s in Thailand and Asia. They sold a million more tape cassettes marketing and tour concerts in Bangkok and other provinces. Joni eventually left to study overseas. They decided to end Raptor with albums ''Raptor Goodbye'' and ''Raptor The Memory''. They had another studio album after they split-out of Raptor. They performed a reunion concert in 2011 and continued thereafter.
Members
*Joni Anwar (Indonesian-Scottish)
*Louis Scott (Thai-Scottish)
Discography
Studio albums
*''Raptor'' 1994
*''Waab Boys'' 1995
*''Day Shock'' 1996
*''Raptor Goodbye'' 1998
*''Raptor The Memory'' 1999
Compilation albums
*''superteens'' 1996
*''The Next'' 1997
*''The Celebration'' 2001
Concerts
* Raptor Concert Episode Joni & Louis Ta Lui Hijack 1994 MBK Hall
* Pepsi-Teenology Concert Waab-Z 1996 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
* Waab Boys Waab Concert 1996 Island Hall Fashion Island
* Yaak Concert 1996 Island Hall Fashion Island
* Munchos Dance Concert Raptor OH Yes! 1998 MBK Hall
* Goodbye Concert Sayonara Raptor 1998 MBK Hall
* RAPTOR 2011 The Concert 2011 Royal Paragon Hall Siam Paragon
* RAPTOR 2012 Encore Concert 2012 Impact Arena
Jam Concert
* RS. Meeting Concert Book Kaow Olaveng Rongpleang Nabann (Th:บุกเกาะอลเวงร้องเพลงหน้าบาน) (22 Oct 1994) MBK Hall
* RS. Freshy Jam Concert (11 Sep 1995) Thai Army Sports Stadium
* Super Teen Super Concert (17 Feb 1996) Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
* RS. Meeting Concert Tam Ra Beab Ten (TH:ตามระเบียบ...เต้น) (2 Feb 1997) MBK Hall
* Pepsi The Next Generation Concert (18 Jan 1998) MBK Hall
* The Celebration Concert (10 Feb 2001) Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
* RS. Meeting Concert Star Mission Mun Lood Lok (TH:มันหลุดโลก) (22 Dec 2001) Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
* RS. Meeting Concert Return 2013 (18-19 May 2013) Impact Arena
* The Next Venture Concert 2016 ( 6 Mar 2016) Impact Arena
Filmography
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'' (โลกทั้งใบให้นายคนเดียว) 1995 ''Guest'' lead role by
Somchai Khemklad
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Persons with the given name Somchai include:
*Somchai Chantarasamrit, ...
,
Suthida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya
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*'' Extreme Game'' (เด็กระเบิดยืดแล้วยึด) 1996 lead role by
Thanis Yaisamoe, Suthida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya
*''Luk Liew Fiew Ah!'' 2012
Series
*''Nueng Fah Lang Ka Diew'' (หนึ่งฟ้าหลังคาเดียว) 2002
*''
Sawasdee Bangkok
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'' (สวัสดีบางกอก) 2009 segment ''Bangkok Blues''
*''Dok Som See Thong'' (ดอกส้มสีทอง) 2011
*''
Bupphesanniwat'' (บุพเพสันนิวาส) 2018 (Louis Scott as
Constantine Phaulkon
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)
References
Citations
General references
- a day เล่มนี้ ได้ใจ ไปเต็มๆ เลย กับหน้าปกศิลปิน เก่าๆ RS ใครเป็นใคร แค่จำประโยดเพลงเด็ดๆ ได้ ก็แว่ะเข้ามาคร่า*
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1994 establishments in Thailand
1998 disestablishments in Thailand
Thai pop music groups
Thai musical duos
Musical groups from Bangkok
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