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Eve Parnchareun better known by her stage name
Palmy, is a Thai
pop singer. She has recorded and released several albums including concert DVDs on the GMM Grammy label beginning with her self-titled solo debut, Palmy, in 2001. Palmy has explored a variety of popular music styles on each of her three solo albums, and has collaborated with the Thai ska band T-Bone to create experimental renditions of her hits (see Flower Power Concert and The Acoustic Album.) Though her most recent solo recording was Beautiful Ride in 2006, she continues to perform live with T-Bone, and appears as a guest vocalist at other concerts and music festivals. She is primarily successful in Asian countries (especially Thailand
, Singapore
, Japan
, and Korea
), but she has also performed in Australia and the UK.
and her father Belgian
. She was raised for 12 years in Bangkok and then moved to Sydney
, Australia for five years. Palmy returned to Bangkok when she was 18 years old.
Palmy became interested in music while she was studying her primary level at Pra Mae Marie (St. Louise) - a Catholic school- in Bangkok. She was selected as a guitarist of music band of the school for two years. After moving to Sydney, Palmy attended Holy Cross College to study music and art. Palmy used singing as a medium to practice her English at that time. Palmy also took singing lessons at Australian Institute of Music to improve her singing skills. She was a solo singer for school graduation concert with her close friend playing classical piano at her school's church. It was surprising for those attending the concert and they convinced that she should have a career in music industry. Palmy realized her passion in music and that she wanted to become a professional singer.
: อยากร้องดังดัง), everyone knew the real her.
The album contains ten songs :-
: จั๊ก ชวิน จิตสมบูรณ์), who wrote and played the acoustic guitar in the song "Stay".
The ten songs on this album are:-
The ten songs on the album are:-
band. Palmy's songs were carefully chosen to re-arrange in Raggae and Ska. Palmy was impressed with T-Bone after she was a guest artist in a T-Bone concert. One year later, Palmy invited T-Bone to be her guests in 'The Rhythm of The Times" Concert. After finishing her own tour concert of 'Beautiful Ride', they finally worked together.
The twelve songs on the album are:-
, the tickets were sold out within an hour. The concert was at Thammasat university
auditorium at Tha-prachan campus on 7 April 2002.
Under the concept Palmy's life, After the concert, she became such a trend-setter. Palmy had a big influence on lifestyle, clothes, songs for fans.
. This concert made impressions as always. People still loved her although she disappeared for 2 years. Most songs played in this concert were from her second album.
The name of this concert means she was still in music industry. To thank everyone who always stayed by her side and supported her so far, she named the concert Stay with me.
" by John Denver
. Special guest, Peter Corp Dyrendal, appeared to perform a song with T-Bone and Palmy.
Stage name
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Palmy, is a Thai
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
pop singer. She has recorded and released several albums including concert DVDs on the GMM Grammy label beginning with her self-titled solo debut, Palmy, in 2001. Palmy has explored a variety of popular music styles on each of her three solo albums, and has collaborated with the Thai ska band T-Bone to create experimental renditions of her hits (see Flower Power Concert and The Acoustic Album.) Though her most recent solo recording was Beautiful Ride in 2006, she continues to perform live with T-Bone, and appears as a guest vocalist at other concerts and music festivals. She is primarily successful in Asian countries (especially Thailand
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...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
), but she has also performed in Australia and the UK.
Early
Palmy was born Eve Pancharoen on 7 August 1981 to multiethnic parents - her mother is ThaiThai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
and her father Belgian
Belgians
Belgians are people originating from the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.-Etymology:Belgians are a relatively "new" people...
. She was raised for 12 years in Bangkok and then moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia for five years. Palmy returned to Bangkok when she was 18 years old.
Palmy became interested in music while she was studying her primary level at Pra Mae Marie (St. Louise) - a Catholic school- in Bangkok. She was selected as a guitarist of music band of the school for two years. After moving to Sydney, Palmy attended Holy Cross College to study music and art. Palmy used singing as a medium to practice her English at that time. Palmy also took singing lessons at Australian Institute of Music to improve her singing skills. She was a solo singer for school graduation concert with her close friend playing classical piano at her school's church. It was surprising for those attending the concert and they convinced that she should have a career in music industry. Palmy realized her passion in music and that she wanted to become a professional singer.
Back to Thailand
Palmy returned to Thailand with a determination to be a professional singer. She went for an audition at GMM Grammy. With her unique talent, Palmy signed the contract with GMM Grammy in 2000. Palmy released her first album 'Palmy' in December 2001 which made a total hit. Palmy became a well-known artist in a very short time from her first released single 'Yak Rong Dang Dang'. It was Palmy's official start in Thai music industry. Her tracks were the no. 1 on so many music charts. With this enormous success beyond expectation, Palmy had her first concert organized by GMM Grammy on 7 April 2002.Music career
Besides her achievements of the solo 3 albums, Palmy has performed in several occasions overseas such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, England and Australia. Palmy was the only Thai artist performing at MTV's Asia Awards 2003 in Singapore. Palmy also held 2 big concerts in Japan: Palmy's first Live in Japan at Shibuya O-East, Tokyo on 10 June 2004 and Palmy Live in Tokyo Vol. 2 on 13 November 2006. Palmy also performed at RHB Singapore Cup Final at Singapore National Stadium and again in Singapore, she performed at Euphoria 2004 in the same event as Michael Learns to Rock and All4One. In addition, Palmy was chosen as the only Thai artist performing at "Asia Song Festival" at the Olympics Park, Seoul Korea. She held 'Palmy Live Concert in London 2006 at Indigo O2 Arena and in 2007, Palmy performed Palmy's First Live at Sydney Concert at The Metro Theatre.Awards
- 2001 Most Popular New Artist, Channel [V] Thailand Music Video Awards 2001
- 2002 Female Singer, Elle Style Awards 2002 Elle (Thailand) Magazine
- 2002 Best of Thai Female Pop Song, Music Society of Thailand
- 2002 "Best Female Pop Singer - Golden Ganesha Award", Music Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage
- 2002 "Best Thai Female Music Video Award (Yak Rong Dang Dang)", Channel [V] Thailand Music Video Awards
- 2002 Best Female Singer for National Youth, National Youth Bureau (NYB)
- 2003 Best Female Singer for National Youth, National Youth Bureau (NYB)
- 2003 Best Female Singer, Sea-Son Award
- 2003 "Best Female Artist", Kom Chad Luek Awards
- 2003 Best Thai female Music Video (Pood Mai Tem Pak), Channel [V] Thailand Music Video Awards III
- 2004 "Best Female Artist of The Year" from Album "Stay", Fat Awards
- 2004 "MGA Top Selling Newcomer", MGA Hall of Fame Awards
- 2006 "Best Female Artist of The Year", Fat Awards
- 2006 "Popular Vote Female Artist", Virgin Hitz (95.5) Awards
- 2011 "Seventeen Music female Artist" Seventeen Teen Choice awards 2011
Palmy
The music from her self titled debut album, Palmy was released on 21 December 2001. The album contains pop rock which presented herself as a girl who has her own thoughts and enjoys music. The music also emphasized on showing emotions. Soon after the airplay of “Yark rong dang dang” (ThaiThai 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...
: อยากร้องดังดัง), everyone knew the real her.
The album contains ten songs :-
- "Yark rong dang dang" (อยากร้องดังดัง)
- "Yoo tor dai reu plow" (อยู่ต่อได้หรือเปล่า)
- "Paed mong chao wan ang kan" (แปดโมงเช้าวันอังคาร)
- "Kao leum" (เขาลืม)
- "Tob tuan" (ทบทวน)
- "Klua" (กลัว)
- "Peun tee suan tua" (พื้นที่ส่วนตัว)
- "San sa bai" (แสนสบาย)
- "Fah song chan ma" (ฟ้าส่งฉันมา)
- "Fan dee kae mai kee keun" (ฝันดีแค่ไม่กี่คืน)
Stay
"Her second album, Stay, was released on 29 July 2003. The album was of the effort of the same production team. On this album, she has a guest artist, Jug Chawin Chitsomboon (ThaiThai 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...
: จั๊ก ชวิน จิตสมบูรณ์), who wrote and played the acoustic guitar in the song "Stay".
The ten songs on this album are:-
- "Tam pen mai tak" (ทำเป็นไม่ทัก)
- "Pood mai tem pak" (พูดไม่เต็มปาก)
- "Trid sa dee" (ทฤษฎี)
- "Chuay ma rub chan tee" (ช่วยมารับฉันที)
- "Ched ta na" (เจตนา)
- "Kra dod keun fah" (กระโดดขึ้นฟ้า)
- "Prung née art mai mee chan" (พรุ่งนี้อาจไม่มีฉัน)
- "Kor pai kon diaw" (ขอไปคนเดียว)
- "Ni tan" (นิทาน)
- "Stay"
Beautiful Ride
The third album, 3 years after the second one, was released on 6 June 2006. After struggling with the old production team, Palmy had a new production team and spent almost 2 years to produce the album. It was well accepted as the former two albums.The ten songs on the album are:-
- "Tick Tock"
- "Ooh!"
- "Kwam cheb puad" (ความเจ็บปวด)
- "Rong hai ngai ngai kab ruang derm derm" (ร้องไห้ง่ายง่ายกับเรื่องเดิมเดิม)
- "Mai mee kam cham kad kwam" (ไม่มีคำจำกัดความ)
- "Chak kan trong née" (จากกันตรงนี้)
- "Kun chae tee hai pai" (กุญแจที่หายไป)
- "Ploy" (ปล่อย)
- "Mai mee krai chok rai ta lod" (ไม่มีใครโชคร้ายตลอด)
- "Neung na tee" (หนึ่งนาที) ["Just One Minute"]
Palmy meets T-bone
This album is a cooperation of Palmy and T-bone, a Thai reggaeReggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
band. Palmy's songs were carefully chosen to re-arrange in Raggae and Ska. Palmy was impressed with T-Bone after she was a guest artist in a T-Bone concert. One year later, Palmy invited T-Bone to be her guests in 'The Rhythm of The Times" Concert. After finishing her own tour concert of 'Beautiful Ride', they finally worked together.
The twelve songs on the album are:-
- "Tick Tock"
- "Ooh!"
- Stay
- "Kwam cheb puad" (ความเจ็บปวด)
- "Kun chae tee hai pai" (กุญแจที่หายไป)
- "Klua" (กลัว)
- "Tob tuan" (ทบทวน)
- "Pood mai tem pak" (พูดไม่เต็มปาก)
- "Prung née art mai mee chan" (พรุ่งนี้อาจไม่มีฉัน)
- "Rong hai ngai ngai kab ruang derm derm" (ร้องไห้ง่ายง่ายกับเรื่องเดิมเดิม)
- "Yark rong dang dang" (อยากร้องดังดัง)
- "Yoo tor dai reu plow" (อยู่ต่อได้หรือเปล่า)
Palmy's Life Concert
This is the first concert in her life, her debut. After her tracks were the no.1 on so many music chartsRecord chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, the tickets were sold out within an hour. The concert was at Thammasat university
Thammasat University
Thammasat University , or in brief TU , is Thailand's second oldest university. Officially established on 27 June 1934, the university was originally named by founder Pridi Banomyong, University of Moral Science and Politics , reflecting the political fervor of the time...
auditorium at Tha-prachan campus on 7 April 2002.
Under the concept Palmy's life, After the concert, she became such a trend-setter. Palmy had a big influence on lifestyle, clothes, songs for fans.
Stay with Me
After her 2-year pause, she came back and had her second concert at Impact ArenaImpact Arena
IMPACT Muang Thong Thani is a complex consisting of an arena, convention center and exhibition hall in suburban Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in Amphoe Pak Kret, Nonthaburi Province....
. This concert made impressions as always. People still loved her although she disappeared for 2 years. Most songs played in this concert were from her second album.
The name of this concert means she was still in music industry. To thank everyone who always stayed by her side and supported her so far, she named the concert Stay with me.
Palmy in the Candle Light Concert
A romantic concert under hundreds candles' light, she was the most artistically beautiful artist of the era. It took place at Vachirabenchatat Park (known as Rot fai Park). This concert was in May in the same year with the Stay with Me concert and she invited 'Pu Anchalee Jongkadeekij' - one of the greatest Thai rock artists in the '90s - as her guest.The Rhythm of the Times
This concert was held at the IMPACT Arena, 11,000 seating capacity concert hall, located in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 August 2006. Special guests included T-Bone and Sena-Hoi.Palmy Meets T-Bone in Flower Power Concert
Held in the smaller and more intimate Moon Star Studio located in Bangkok, Thailand on 2 and 3 June in 2007, Palmy with T-bone performed remixed versions of her popular songs putting a unique reggae and ska. Palmy also delivered a standout performance with her cover of "Leaving on a Jet PlaneLeaving on a Jet Plane
"Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was "Oh Babe I Hate to Go" but Denver's then producer, Milt Okun, convinced him to change the title....
" by John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
. Special guest, Peter Corp Dyrendal, appeared to perform a song with T-Bone and Palmy.