Suthep Wongkamhaeng

Suthep Wongkamhaeng (สุเทพ วงศ์กำแหง) (born Korat, Thailand) is a Thai singer, specifically a crooner.[1]

Wongkamhaeng's style of music is known as Luk Krung. He is very well-known from his songs "Luk Kom pà" (Orphan), "Rak kunh Kai laen" (I'd Have Loved You Now), and "Jai pi" (My Heart). He was named a National Artist in 1990. In 2003, Wongkamhaeng gained international attention from his song "Pid Tang Rak" (Wrong Way To Love), which was among 18 songs deemed "improper" or offensive to "public decency" by the Ministry of Culture's Culture Watch Center.

In 2005, Wongkamhaeng sang at Princess Petcharat Rajsuda's 80th Anniversary at the request of the Cultural Council. He has performed in many movies, and has sung the introductions to many Thai classic movies. Today, Wongkamhaeng works as President of Music of Thailand in organizing the music industry, and still sings.

References

  1. ↑ Fry, Gerald W.; Nieminen, Gayla S.; Smith, Harold E. (8 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of Thailand. MA: Scarecrow Press. p. 308. ISBN 9780810875258. Retrieved 3 April 2017.


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