Chatchai Sukhawadee
ชัชชัย สุขขาวดี
Sukhawadee in 2006
Born (1956-08-29) 29 August 1956
Surat Thani Province, Thailand
Other names"Rang Rockestra"
(Thai: หรั่ง ร็อคเคสตร้า)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Musicians
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocal  · Synthesizer
Years active1970s–present
LabelsNititad Promotion  · Music Train  · RS Promotion

Chatchai Sukhawadee (Thai: ชัชชัย สุขขาวดี; 29 August 1956 –), nicknamed Rang (Thai: หรั่ง), is a Thai rock singer-songwriter and a former lead vocalist of the Thai rock bands M7 and Rockestra.

He came to limelight after his first studio album Technology, released in 1984 by Nititad Promotion. His popularity increased after his solo studio album Wai Kwa Saeng was released in 1991 by RS Promotion, with its third single, Miss You (คิดถึง/Kid Teung).[1]

Early life

He was born in Surat Thani Porvince.[2] He was interested in music since his youth. In 1968, he attended to Royal Thai Navy School of Music, by playing drum set, trumpet and synthesizer until he was commissioned a military officer and became a lead vocal of Royal Thai Navy Military band,[3] However, he resigned from Royal Thai Navy in 2013.[3]

Musical career

He started on stage during Thailand still in the Vietnam War, and he joined with musical band M7 with trumpet player.[4] His band played for American military officer who were stationed in Thailand at that time.[4] After that, he resigned from M7, and attended with Rockestra in 1982.[5][6] His popular song during membership of rockestra include Technology (เทคโนโลยี) and Shadow (Run) (เงา (วิ่ง)). Rockestra was an artist in Nititad Promotion for four years and he removed to Music Train in 1986.[7] After that, he resigned from Rockestra.

In 1991, he moved to RS Promotion as a solo singer. He recorded four albums with RS Promotion, namely, Rock Tem Rak (ร็อกเต็มรัก/1991), Wai Kwa Saeng (ไวกว่าแสง/1991), Rak Tang Miti (รักต่างมิติ/1993) and Untitled (1995). He had the most popular from his second solo studio album Wai Kwa Saeng, with a song Miss You in 1991, and returned to popular with his first single from his third solo studio album Rak Tang Miti, with a song Totally Used (หลอกใช้/Lok Chai) and he participated to played in Short Charge Shock Rock Concert in the same year.[8]

Personal life

He was married and they have a daughther, Metal Sukkhao, Thai singer and actress.[9]

Political positions

He supported to People's Alliance for Democracy and against Thaksin Shinawatra.[10] He join to protest on many occasions,[11] and he sang Love You Thailand (รักเธอประเทศไทย) on every stage by PAD, until the lyricist of the song Love You Thailand, Kantapop Promsunthornskul, will no longer allow him to sing that song since 2020.[12]

Discography

As solo singer

Music Train

  • Dao See Muang (1988)
  • Mod Khan Fai (1989)

RS Promotion

  • Rock Tem Rak (1991)[3]
  • Wai Kwa Saeng (1991)[3]
  • Rak Tang Miti (1993)[3]
  • Untitled (1995)

See also

References

  1. ↑ หรั่ง ร็อกเคสตร้า-ลุลา ทำคนดูเสียน้ำตา โชว์เพลง "คิดถึง" กับพลังเสียงบาดใจ (คลิป)
  2. ↑ หรั่ง ร็อคเคสตร้า แหบหลบใน
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 หรั่ง ร็อกเคสตร้า....ต้นฉบับร็อกรักชาติ
  4. 1 2 "การก่อตั้งวง M7". Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  5. ↑ "ออกจากวง M7". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  6. ↑ วงร็อคเคสตร้า วงร็อคระดับตำนานเมืองไทยยุค 80s
  7. ↑ "ตั้งวงร็อคเคสตร้า". Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  8. ↑ เวที SHORT CHARGE SHOCK คัมแบ็ก! ขุนพลร็อค RS รวมตัวสร้างประวัติศาสตร์!
  9. ↑ 'หรั่ง ร็อคเคสตร้า' ร่วมยินดี 'โดม' ปัดสยบข่าวไม่ปลื้มคบ 'เมทัล'
  10. ↑ พิษไข่แม้ว! "หรั่ง ร็อคเคสตร้า" ถูกไล่ที่ สนง. ซัดสื่อ รู้แก่ใจอะไรผิดอะไรถูก แต่ไม่ทำหน้าที่
  11. ↑ "หรั่งร็อคเคสตร้าเคลื่อนไหวการเมือง". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  12. ↑ ผู้แต่งเพลง "รักเธอประเทศไทย" ประกาศห้าม! ฝ่ายต่อต้านประชาธิปไตย นำไปใช้ ตัดขาด หรั่ง ร็อคเคสตร้า
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