Saksit Vejsupaporn
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Saksit Vejsupaporn popularly known by the nickname Tor (stylized ToR+, tǒː), is a Thai pop
singer and pianist.
. Saksit began playing the piano at the age of three, and played for church from the age of nine. His early accomplishments include winning the Trinity College Awards Thailand in 1999. He attended primary school at Bangkok Adventist Church School and secondary school at Ekamai International School, and graduated BBA with honours from Assumption University
.
Saksit began working with Boyd Kosiyabong, playing piano accompaniment in Boyd's Million Ways to Love Part 1 concert in 2003, and releasing a piano instrumental album of Boyd's compositions under the Bakery Music
label in the same year. In 2004, Saksit and four other members of the group B5 (which debuted at the 2003 concert) released their Event album, which featured Saksit singing "Khon Mai Phiset" and playing piano for all songs. He released another instrumental piano album titled Piano & I the same year.
Saksit released his first solo vocal album, Living in C Major, in February 2007. The song "Rak Ter" became an instant hit, placing at number one on Seed 97.5 FM
's charts for five weeks. He also released Piano & I Part II, an instrumental album, that November.
Saksit won numerous national awards in 2007 and 2008, including the Favourite Artist of Thailand
title at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards
held in Genting, Malaysia, in August 2008. This was followed the same month by the release of "Munk?" , a single from the upcoming ToR+ Munk? album, which rose to number one on Seed FM and EFM within two weeks.
Since 2007, Saksit has been a presenter for Brand's chicken soup (a product family of Cerebos
Thailand), and appears on a number of advertisement campaigns for the product.
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...
singer and pianist.
Biography
Saksit was born on 20 January 1984. His father, Nakorn Vejsupaporn, was lead and guitarist for the Thai band Grand Ex', which was active during the 1970s–80s.He is CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
. Saksit began playing the piano at the age of three, and played for church from the age of nine. His early accomplishments include winning the Trinity College Awards Thailand in 1999. He attended primary school at Bangkok Adventist Church School and secondary school at Ekamai International School, and graduated BBA with honours from Assumption University
Assumption University (Thailand)
Assumption University is a private Catholic university with three campuses in the Hua Mak, Central World Plaza and Suvarnabhumi areas of Bangkok, Thailand. The university is led by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, who have been active in education in Thailand since 1901...
.
Saksit began working with Boyd Kosiyabong, playing piano accompaniment in Boyd's Million Ways to Love Part 1 concert in 2003, and releasing a piano instrumental album of Boyd's compositions under the Bakery Music
Bakery Music
Bakery Music is a Thai record label founded in 1994. It pioneered the independent music industry in the 1990s, being the most successful of its time, and inspiring the creation of many other indie labels. The company is now a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Thailand.-History:Bakery Music was...
label in the same year. In 2004, Saksit and four other members of the group B5 (which debuted at the 2003 concert) released their Event album, which featured Saksit singing "Khon Mai Phiset" and playing piano for all songs. He released another instrumental piano album titled Piano & I the same year.
Saksit released his first solo vocal album, Living in C Major, in February 2007. The song "Rak Ter" became an instant hit, placing at number one on Seed 97.5 FM
SEED 97.5 FM
Seed 97.5 FM is a radio station owned and operated by MCOT and based in Bangkok, Thailand. It broadcasts over the 97.5 MHz FM frequency in the Greater Bangkok area, and is repeated nationwide through MCOT Radio's regional network....
's charts for five weeks. He also released Piano & I Part II, an instrumental album, that November.
Saksit won numerous national awards in 2007 and 2008, including the Favourite Artist of Thailand
MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Thailand
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title at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards
MTV Asia Awards
The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from...
held in Genting, Malaysia, in August 2008. This was followed the same month by the release of "Munk?" , a single from the upcoming ToR+ Munk? album, which rose to number one on Seed FM and EFM within two weeks.
Since 2007, Saksit has been a presenter for Brand's chicken soup (a product family of Cerebos
Cerebos
Cerebos is an English brand of salt and, more recently, other flavourings and nutritional supplements. Its promise was "See How It Runs", describing how fine the salt was...
Thailand), and appears on a number of advertisement campaigns for the product.
Discography
- ToR+ Vejsupaporn Plays Boyd Kosiyabong Songbook (5 July 2003, instrumental)
- B5: Event (30 March 2004, with B5)
- Piano & I (28 October 2004, instrumental)
- Living in C Major (February 2007)
- Piano & I Part II (November 2007, instrumental)
- ToR+ Munk? (21 October 2008)
- Piano & I Asian Edition (2008, instrumental)
- Piano & I Part III (19 February 2010)
- Where Is Love? (27 April 2011)