Chinawut Indracusin
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Chinawut-Stéphane Indracusin (Thai
: ชินวุฒ อินทรคูสิน) also known as Chin, is a Thai
singer, born on August 13, 1989 from a French
mother and a Thai father. He started his career early on by signing up with the biggest record label in Thailand, GMM Grammy
which selected him for the G-JUNIOR
young artist development program.
- In 2003, Chin and two other musicians in G-JUNIOR, Jay and Guy came together to form a group named Big 3. The music they released at the time was labelled as hip hop
but has since been re-categorized into pop
and R&B.
- After the release of their album "We are Big 3", the boys decided to move on with their own careers. Chin and Guy released a second album in 2006 with G-JUNIOR and 10th Club.
- In 2007, Chin was finally given the opportunity to release his own album, "Chin Up" in May 2007. His first solo single that was unleashed, "Bpak Mai Trong Gub Jai" became extremely successful right away, staying on top of the Thai charts for many weeks in a row. As a result, Chin is today one of the top teen artists in Thailand.
- Chin went to New York City
to work on his album 'Maybe I'm Bad'.
- In the Fall of 2008, Chin did a Malaysian commercial presenting a Sony Skinny T. For this commercial he recorded several of his songs in Chinese
, including 'Term Mai Keuy Tem', 'Roo Chai Mai Wa Ruk' and more recently 'Keun Tee Neung'. He is now the presenter for Sony Skinny T Digital Camera in Malaysia and a singer of growing reputation in Malaysia as well.
- December 16, 2008 he released his second single album "Maybe I'm Bad" featuring his top 10 songs, "One Night Stand" or "Keun Tee Neung". Other well known songs from this new album include "Too Fast Too Serious" and "Hua jai mai chai gra-dard".
- So far, he has 3 music videos from this album, one for "Keun Tee Neung" featuring himself, "Too Fast Too Serious" featuring himself and Thai upcoming singer in the same label DUCKBAR, Fifi -Natasha Josephine Blake and finally one for "Hua hai mai chai gra-dart" featuring himself, his younger sister Sophie and Singaporian-Swedish model Ase Wang.
- Chin is also good at beat-boxing.
- Chin has also starred in the original Taiwanese drama Love 18 as Joshua.
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
: ชินวุฒ อินทรคูสิน) also known as Chin, is a Thai
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
singer, born on August 13, 1989 from a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
mother and a Thai father. He started his career early on by signing up with the biggest record label in Thailand, GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. It claims a 70% share of the Thai entertainment industry. Artists on Grammy include Bird McIntyre and Loso...
which selected him for the G-JUNIOR
G-Junior
G-Junior is a project by the artist development department of GMM Grammy, Thailand's biggest entertainment company. The project was founded in May 2002 to recruit, develop and train youngsters that are capable of becoming new artists.- G-Junior 1 :...
young artist development program.
- In 2003, Chin and two other musicians in G-JUNIOR, Jay and Guy came together to form a group named Big 3. The music they released at the time was labelled as hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
but has since been re-categorized into pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and R&B.
- After the release of their album "We are Big 3", the boys decided to move on with their own careers. Chin and Guy released a second album in 2006 with G-JUNIOR and 10th Club.
- In 2007, Chin was finally given the opportunity to release his own album, "Chin Up" in May 2007. His first solo single that was unleashed, "Bpak Mai Trong Gub Jai" became extremely successful right away, staying on top of the Thai charts for many weeks in a row. As a result, Chin is today one of the top teen artists in Thailand.
- Chin went to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to work on his album 'Maybe I'm Bad'.
- In the Fall of 2008, Chin did a Malaysian commercial presenting a Sony Skinny T. For this commercial he recorded several of his songs in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, including 'Term Mai Keuy Tem', 'Roo Chai Mai Wa Ruk' and more recently 'Keun Tee Neung'. He is now the presenter for Sony Skinny T Digital Camera in Malaysia and a singer of growing reputation in Malaysia as well.
- December 16, 2008 he released his second single album "Maybe I'm Bad" featuring his top 10 songs, "One Night Stand" or "Keun Tee Neung". Other well known songs from this new album include "Too Fast Too Serious" and "Hua jai mai chai gra-dard".
- So far, he has 3 music videos from this album, one for "Keun Tee Neung" featuring himself, "Too Fast Too Serious" featuring himself and Thai upcoming singer in the same label DUCKBAR, Fifi -Natasha Josephine Blake and finally one for "Hua hai mai chai gra-dart" featuring himself, his younger sister Sophie and Singaporian-Swedish model Ase Wang.
- Chin is also good at beat-boxing.
- Chin has also starred in the original Taiwanese drama Love 18 as Joshua.