Touch Na Takuatung or spelt Touch Na Takuathung (Thai: ทัช ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง), is a Thai pop singer and actor, famous and popular especially in the 1990s.
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Born | Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, Thailand | February 17, 1969
Origin | Bangkok, Thailand |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | RS Promotion |
Biography and career
editHe was born as Kwantat Na Takuatung (ขวัญทัศน์ ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง) at Thonburi side, Bangkok Yai district behind Wat Arun Ratchawararam (Temple of Dawn) with one brother and one sister. In childhood he was farmed out to his grandmother in Bang Khae area. Na Takuatung called her "Grand Mammy" until the age of 6 his grandmother died. So he returned to live with his family.
He entered the music industry as a choir for famous bands in 1980s and entered a singing contest broadcast on Channel 3.
While he studied at Ratchadamnoen Commercial School after graduating junior high school from nearby Taweethapisek School, he formed a band with friends to play music in pubs at night. In 1990, he had the opportunity to release a first studio album in the pop rock and country genre with RS Promotion titled Sampas Touch, but it was not very successful.
Na Takuatung succeeded in 1991 when he released his second studio album Touch Thunder and changed the genre to pop dance mixed with rock genre, including choreographing his own dance. During this time, he was famous and popular (he was often compared with Grammy Entertainment's Jetrin Wattanasin[1]) but somesongs are gospel genre in album. He released two more studio albums in 1993 and 1995, as well as several special albums, and also starred in many films and TV series.
In 1997, he was arrested in a drug case in a condominium near Tha Phra Intersection. The fifth studio album Touch Cyclone, released in 1998, was banned from opening the song. After this, Na Takuatung continued to release four more studio albums before turning to singing Luk Thung (Thai country song) mixed with Thai pop.
In early 2007, Na Takuatung graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Ramkhamhaeng University.[2][3]
Discography
edit- 1990 : Sampas Touch (สัมผัสทัช; "Touch")
- 1991 : Touch Thunder (released; June)
- 1993 : Mahassachan (มหัศจรรย์; "Miracle"; released: April 16)
- 1995 : Touch V-4 (released: April 1)
- 1998 : Touch Cyclone
- 1999 : Touch Happiness (บันเทิงเริงใจ; released: November)
- 2001 : Sparking Touch
- 2014 : Touch Screen
Filmography
editFilms
- 1992 : The Magic Shoes (รองต๊ะแล่บแปล๊บ; directed by Prachya Pinkaew)
- 1995 : Dark Side Romance (เกิดอีกทีต้องมีเธอ)
- 2001 : Where Is Tong (๙ พระคุ้มครอง; guest appearance)
- 2003 : One Minute To Love (คลื่นฝัน ควันรัก)
- 2004 : Beautiful Wonderful Perfect (เอ๋อเหรอ)
- 2005 : Dek-Dane (เด็กเดน)
- 2005 : Headless Ghost (ศพไร้เงา; direct-to-video)
- 2023 : 4 Kings II (4 คิงส์ 2)
Television series
- 1993 : Dok Kratin Rim Rua
- 1993–94 : Kert Tae Tom (with Suvanant Kongying)
- 1995 : Poot Pissawas
- 1996 : Pakarang See Dum
- 1997 : Rak Rai Andap
- 2000 : Prik Gub Klur
- 2002 : Saeng Dao Fang Talay
- 2005 : Thep-ti-da Rong ngarn
- 2012 : Moo Dang
- 2012 : Rachinee Look Tung
- 2016 : My Bromance: The Series
Television shows
- 2017 : The Mask Singer Season 2–Nakak Ngorpa ("Sakai Mask"[4])
References
edit- ^ Dkrab (2008-08-26). "เจ เจตริน VS ทัช ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง คนไหนลีลาการร้องและเต้นโดนใจคุณมากกว่ากันครับ". Pantip.com (in Thai). Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ ""ทัช ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง"(1): บทเรียนแห่งวันวาน". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ ""ทัช ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง"(จบ): จุดพลิกผันและเส้นทางสายใหม่บนถนนลูกทุ่ง". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ """ทัช ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง" ผู้สวม "หน้ากากเงาะป่า" ขอบคุณแฟนๆและส่งใจให้อีกาเผือก"". Nation TV (in Thai). 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
External links
edit- Tat Na Takuatung at IMDb
- ทัช ณ ตะกั่วทุ่ง Facebook fanclub