Raptor (Thai duo)
Raptor was a Thai musical duo popular in the 1990s. The duo consisted of Joni Anwar and Louis Scott. Their albums Raptor, Waab Boys, Day Shock and Raptor Goodbye each sold over a million copies.[1]
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Origin | Bangkok, Thailand |
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Years active | 1994 2011 –Present | –1998
Labels | RS Promotion |
History
The pair started as child actors in the 1982 movie Toe Laaw Tong Toe (โตแล้วต้องโต๋). They studied in Bangkok Pattana International School together. Raptor was born because Suea Thanapol, their producer, had the idea after seeing the movie Jurassic Park,
They had naughty activities including dropping a water balloon on a truck. The truck was full of tape cassettes was damaged.
Raptor was successful in the 1990s in Thailand and Asia. They sold a million more tape cassettes marketing and tour concert in Bangkok and other provinces. Joni eventually left to study in overseas. They decided end Raptor with albums Raptor Goodbye and Raptor The Memory. They had another studio album after they split-out of Raptor. They performed a reunion concert in 2011 and continued thereafter.
Members
- Joni Anwar
- Louis Scott
Discography
Studio albums
- Raptor 1994
- Waab Boys 1995
- Day Shock 1996
- Raptor Goodbye 1998
- Raptor The Memory 1999
Compilation albums
- superteens 1996
- The Next 1997
- The Celebration 2001
Concerts
- Raptor Concert Episode Joni & Louis Ta Lui Hijack 1994 MBK Hall
- Pepsi-Teenology Concert Waab-Z 1996 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
- Waab Boys Waab Concert 1996 Island Hall Fashion Island
- Yaak Concert 1996 Island Hall Fashion Island
- Munchos Dance Concert Raptor OH Yes! 1998 MBK Hall
- Goodbye Concert Sayonara Raptor 1998 MBK Hall
- RAPTOR 2011 The Concert 2011 Royal Paragon Hall Siam Paragon
- RAPTOR 2012 Encore Concert 2012 Impact Arena
Jam Concert
- RS. Meeting Concert Book Kaow Olaveng Rongpleang Nabann (Th:บุกเกาะอลเวงร้องเพลงหน้าบาน) (22 Oct 1994) MBK Hall
- RS. Freshy Jam Concert (11 Sep 1995) Thai Army Sports Stadium
- Super Teen Super Concert (17 Feb 1996) Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
- RS. Meeting Concert Tam Ra Beab Ten (TH:ตามระเบียบ...เต้น) (2 Feb 1997) MBK Hall
- Pepsi The Next Generation Concert (18 Jan 1998) MBK Hall
- The Celebration Concert (10 Feb 2001) Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
- RS. Meeting Concert Star Mission Mun Lood Lok (TH:มันหลุดโลก) (22 Dec 2001) Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
- RS. Meeting Concert Return 2013 (18-19 May 2013) Impact Arena
- The Next Venture Concert 2016 ( 6 Mar 2016) Impact Arena
Filmography
- Loek Tang Bai Hai Nai Khon Diew (โลกทั้งใบให้นายคนเดียว) 1995 Guest lead role by Somchai Khemklad, Suthida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya
- Luk Liew Fiew Ah! 2012
Series
- Nueng Fah Lang Ka Diew (หนึ่งฟ้าหลังคาเดียว) 2002
References
Citations
- "ศิลปินอาร์เอสมีใครบ้างที่ได้ล้านตลับ!". OK Magazine. 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
General references
- - a day เล่มนี้ ได้ใจ ไปเต็มๆ เลย กับหน้าปกศิลปิน เก่าๆ RS ใครเป็นใคร แค่จำประโยดเพลงเด็ดๆ ได้ ก็แว่ะเข้ามาคร่า
- Jeffries, Stan (2003). Encyclopedia of world pop music, 1980-2001. Greenwood Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780313315473.
- Sinlapalavan, Budsarakham (4 October 2011). "Still rapturous for Raptor". The Nation. Retrieved 9 November 2018.