Amphol Lampoon
Encyclopedia
Amphol Lumpoon is a Thai
actor. He is also the lead singer in the Thai rock band, Micro, but then split up for his solo career. He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Amphol was married to singer-actress Marsha Wattanapanich
. They divorced in 1997. They have one child together.
) include "Jai Sohm Sohm" ("Broken Heart"), "Ow Pai Loey" ("Take It"), "Bauk Mah Kum Diow" ("Tell Me One Thing") and "Sia Mai" ("Broken"). A compilation album featuring new such Thai rock
bands such as Clash, Zeal and Kala called Little Rock Project features songs by Amphol and Micro being covered by various artists.
-Amphol-
-Micro (2000s)-
, which was submitted by Thailand for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Amphol won the best actor award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival
for Nam Pu, an award he shared with Chow Yun-fat
for Hong Kong 1941
. Amphol was also awarded best actor for Ang Yee - Dragon's Son at the 2000 Thailand National Film Association Awards
.
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...
actor. He is also the lead singer in the Thai rock band, Micro, but then split up for his solo career. He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Amphol was married to singer-actress Marsha Wattanapanich
Marsha Wattanapanich
Marion Ursula Marsha Vadhanapanich born 24 August 1970, is a Thai pop singer and actress. Her mother is German and her father is Thai. She is a Buddhist, and has one son with her first husband, Thai singer Amphol Lumpoon.-External links:* * *...
. They divorced in 1997. They have one child together.
Music career
Amphol's songs (solo, and with MicroMicro (band)
Micro were a Thai rock band formed in 1983 in Bangkok, Thailand. They signed to the GMM Grammy. the group has released a six studio albums,-Current members:* Amphol Lumpoon : lead vocals* Kraiphop Jandee : guitar, vocals...
) include "Jai Sohm Sohm" ("Broken Heart"), "Ow Pai Loey" ("Take It"), "Bauk Mah Kum Diow" ("Tell Me One Thing") and "Sia Mai" ("Broken"). A compilation album featuring new such Thai rock
Thai rock
Thai rock is a genre of rock music from Thailand. The music genre of rock emerged in the 1980s in Thailand and became widely popular in the 1990s. The sub-genre of string and pop rock began to flourish in the 1980s with bands like Asanee-Wasan and Micro...
bands such as Clash, Zeal and Kala called Little Rock Project features songs by Amphol and Micro being covered by various artists.
Discography
-Micro-- Rock Lek Lek (Little Bit of Rock, 1986)
- Meun Fha Rain Hi (10,000 Fahrenheit, 1988)
- Dtem Tung (Fill the Tank, 1989)
-Amphol-
- Danger (Wutoo Wai Fai, 1992)
- Iron Horse (Mahlhek, 1993)
- I.D. Card (Phol Meung Dee, 1995)
-Micro (2000s)-
- Micro: Rock In Love/Rock In Rock (The Best Selected (GMM' Grammy Compilation), 2002)
- Micro: The Final Collection 1/2 (Micro's band and Amphol's solo songs, 2003)
- Tum Narn Meu Kwa: Micro: Put the right hand in the right concert (CD Audio/VCD/DVD Concert, 2004)
- Micro: Songs by Nitipong Hornak (2007)
- Micro: The Long Play Collection (2008-2009)
- Rock Lek Lek
- 10,000 Fahrenheit
- Wutoo Wai Fai
- Micro: The 25 Years Hit Collection (2010)
- Sek Loso: PLUS (Features Big Ass (band), Bodyslam (Thai rock band), and Sek Loso. With live performances from the 25 Years Rock Lek Lek RETURNs concert in karaoke.)
Concertography
- Rock Lek Lek Concert, 1987
- Amphol and Micro Concert: Ow Micro Pai Loey(อำพล ลำพูน กับ วงไมโคร คอนเสิร์ตเอาไมโครไปเลย), 1988
- Micro: Full Tank (Tem Tung), 1989
- Meu Kwa Sa-muk-kee, 1990
- Amphol Concert: Kon Wai Fai, 1993
- Amphol Concert: Asawin Mahlhek, 1995
- Amphol Concert: Gub Kon Wai Jai; Taun Ow Ga Kow Noi, 1995
- Amphol: Big Story Concert 1986-1996, 1997
- Tum Narn Meu Kwa: Micro: Put the right hand in the right concert, 2003
- Micro/NuvoNuvoNuvo may also refer to:*NUVO , a newspaper in Indiana*NUVO , a Canadian lifestyle magazine*Nuvo , a liqueur.*NUVO , Network Unaffiliated Virtual Operator...
: ONE BIG SHOW, 2004 - Amphol Meung Dee Gub Billy Khem (Concert with Billy Ogan), 2005
- H.M. Blues, 2006
- Rewut Putinun: Remember in Tribute Concert, 2007
- 25 Years Nitipong Hornak, 2007
- Rock for the King, 2007
- Micro: Rock Lek Lek RETURNs, 2010 (Special Guests, Billy Ogan, Sek Loso, Big AssBig AssBig Ass is a Thai rock band. It was originally a pop rock band but the music moved toward hardcore punk in some of the band's recent works. Big Ass latest release is Love, their sixth album.-History:...
, Mai CharoenpuraMai CharoenpuraSiriwimol "Mai" Charoenpura, , is a Thai singer and actress.-Early life:Born in Bangkok, Thailand, she is one of four daughters of Thai actor Surin Charoenpura and Winee Sontikool. She has three sisters, Venic White, Ploy Charoenpura and Vipavee Maguire, and a half sister, actress Intira Jaroenpura...
)
Film career
Amphol had the title role in The Story of Nam Pu, directed by Euthana MukdasanitEuthana Mukdasanit
Euthana Mukdasanit is a Thai film director and screenwriter. As a contemporary of Chatrichalerm Yukol, Euthana was among a group of directors that during the 1970s made films that focused on social problems...
, which was submitted by Thailand for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Amphol won the best actor award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival
Asia Pacific Film Festival
The Asia Pacific Film Festival, first held in 1954, is film festival held annually in an Asian country designated by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific.Awards are handed out for:*Best Film*Best Director...
for Nam Pu, an award he shared with Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-fat, SBS is an actor from Hong Kong. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled; and to the West for his role as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...
for Hong Kong 1941
Hong Kong 1941
Hong Kong 1941 is a 1983 Hong Kong film, directed by Leong Po-Chih and written by Sammo Hung.-Synopsis:The film takes places shortly before and during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II...
. Amphol was also awarded best actor for Ang Yee - Dragon's Son at the 2000 Thailand National Film Association Awards
Thailand National Film Association Awards
The Thailand National Film Association Awards is a Thai film industry ceremony held annually by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand...
.
Filmography
- The Story of Nam Poo (1984)
- Sueh - Jon Phan Sueh (Tiger Bandits, 1998)
- Ang Yee - Dragon's Son (2000)
- The Legend of SuriyothaiThe Legend of SuriyothaiThe Legend of Suriyothai is a 2001 Thai film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, telling the story of Queen Suriyothai, who died in a battle in 1548 against Burmese invaders...
(2001) - Bangkok Robbery (2004)