Wichayanee Pearklin facts for kids
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Wichayanee Pearklin
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| วิชญาณี เปียกลิ่น | |
Wichayanee in January 2019
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| Born | 21 September 1989 Phatthalung, Thailand
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| Alma mater | Silpakorn University |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Labels | GMM Grammy |
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Wichayanee Pearklin (Thai: วิชญาณี เปียกลิ่น), also known as Gam Wichayanee or just Gam, is a famous Thai singer, actress, and TV host. She was born on September 21, 1989. Many people in Thailand think she is the "Most Admired Female Singer in Modern Thai Music." The media also calls her the "Female Artist with Outstanding Powerful Voice" or the "Powerful Diva." This means she has a very strong and amazing singing voice.
Gam first became well-known when she won "The Star" Season 4 in 2008. This was a popular singing talent show in Thailand. She was the first girl to win the show! She is also famous for being the voice of Elsa in the Thai versions of Disney's Frozen and Frozen II. She sang "Let It Go" and "Into the Unknown" in Thai.
Gam is known for her strong voice, great singing skills, and how she puts emotion into her songs. She can sing many types of music, like pop, R&B, and jazz. She also sings in different languages, including Thai, English, and Korean.
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Gam's Early Life
Gam was born in Phatthalung, Thailand, in 1989. When she was six years old, she moved to Phuket with her younger sister and her mother, who was a nurse. Gam started singing when she was only three years old!
She won her first singing contest in her first year of primary school. By third grade, she was the main singer in her school's music band. She practiced singing difficult Thai country songs to make her voice even better. Her mother often took Gam to many different singing contests, and Gam usually won first place.
Gam went to Satree Phuket School for high school. In 2008, she joined "The Star" Season 4. After winning the show, she signed a contract with Exact, a music company under GMM Grammy. This is a very big entertainment company in Thailand. That's when her singing career in modern Thai music really began. After "The Star," she went to Silpakorn University to study music and graduated in 2013. Today, Gam lives in Bangkok with her sister.
Her Entertainment Career
Gam released her first song, "Kwam Pook Pan Sue Kwam Rak Mai Dai" (Relationship Can't Buy Love), in May 2008. Her first album, GAM, came out in October 2008. She also sang a song called "Sang Lae Ngao" (Light and Shadow) for a TV drama and won a Diamond Song Award for it. In 2009, she started acting in musical plays. Disney also chose Gam to be the voice of Tiana in the Thai version of The Princess and the Frog.
In 2011, Gam released her second album, Baby It's You. She acted in a musical called Rak/Jap/Jai The Romantic Musical in 2012. One of her songs from that show, "Kong Tai Tee Yak Hai Jai," won her another Diamond Song Award.
A big year for Gam was 2013. She voiced Queen Elsa in the Thai version of Disney's Frozen. She was also chosen by the Thai government to perform for King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Royal Thai Government House.
In 2015, Gam became a TV host for the first time on a show called See Podum (Four Spades). She has also been a judge and commentator on many singing talent TV shows. In 2017, she was a contestant on The Mask Singer (Thailand) Season 3.
A very special moment happened on February 9, 2020. Gam was invited to perform the song "Into the Unknown" at the 92nd Academy Awards. She sang one line of the song in Thai, along with Idina Menzel, Aurora, and eight other singers who voiced Elsa in different languages around the world. It was an amazing performance!
Gam's Music
Gam has released many songs and sung for many TV shows and movies.
Singles
- 2008 Kwam Pook Pan Sue Kwam Rak Mai Dai (Relationship Can't Buy Love)
Original Soundtracks (OSTs)
- 2008 Sang Lae Ngao (Light and Shadow) - for Ngao Asoke
- 2013 Kammathep (Cupid) - for Marn Kammathep
- 2013 E-Sa - for E-Sa
- 2019 If I Could Choose - for Krong Kam
- 2024 Lop (Delete) - for mini series Deep Blue
Gam on Screen
Gam has acted in many TV shows and movies.
Television Shows
- 2010 Hua Jai Ploy Jone (The Thief's Heart) as Khan Jai
- 2015 Ngao Jai (Shadow of the Heart) as Tibby
Series
- 2013 Club Friday The Series 2 as Aum
- 2015 Wifi Society Ep. Keep in Touch as Kobuw
- 2018 Blacklist as Ms. Jinmanee
Film
- 2012 Rak/Jap/Jai The Romantic Musical as Wun
TV Programs Gam Has Been On
Gam has been a host, a director, and a contestant on many TV shows.
Host
- 2015 4 Po Dam (2015-2018)
- 2015 YouTube:GamWichayaneeThailand
Director
- 2017 Stage Fighter (2016-2017)
Contestant
- 2008 The Star Season 4
- 2017 The Mask Singer (Thai season 3)
Images for kids
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Wichayanee in January 2019
See also
In Spanish: Wichayanee Pearklin para niños
