Ratthaphong Phoorisit (Thai: รัธพงศ์ ภูรีสิทธิ์, RTGSRatthaphong Phurisit), known by his stage name Youngohm (Thai: ยังโอม; born 24 October 1998) is a popular Hip-Hop singer from Thailand. He has many popular songs including Doo White, Choey Moey, Thararat etc.

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ยังโอม
Background information
Birth nameRatthaphong Phoorisit
(Thai: รัธพงศ์ ภูรีสิทธิ์)
Born (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)
Bangkok, Thailand
Genres
OccupationSinger
Instruments
Years active2015–present

Early life and career

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He was born on 24 October 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. He finished his secondary school degree from Wat That Thong secondary school,[1] but he didn't study in university.[2][3] He started performing on stage since his first year in secondary school, when he started composing. Until the end of secondary school, he recorded in the studio and posted his songs on social media. His stage name is "Youngohm," as popular rapper names in the west use "Young" in their name. He joined his friends in a contest in the rap show Rap is Now season 2. Although he didn't win the competition, he started to become a popular entertainer.[4]

In 2017, he released Choey Moey(Thai: เฉยเมย), which received 1,000,000 views on YouTube, and first class in charts by JOOX.[5] In 2018, he was received JOOX Thailand Music Awards, Hip-hop great songs, from song title Choey Moey,[6] and he was featured in songs by Getsunova and Fucking Hero.

In 2019, his song Doo White (Thai: ดูไว้; RTGSDu Wai) has been watched on YouTube over 182,000,000 times, and another one of his songs, Thararat (Thai: ธารารัตน์), received 25,000,000 views on YouTube in the first week after its posting.[7]

Discography

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Single

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  • Choey Moey (2017)
  • Doo White (2019)
  • Thararat (2019)

Album

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  • BANGKOK LEGACY (2020)
  • THATTHONG SOUND (2023)

References

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  1. ^ "'กล้า บ้า ศรัทธา' Gena Desouza x YOUNGOHM". แรบบิตทูเดย์. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ ณัฐนันท์ เฉลิมพนัส (18 May 2019). "YOUNGOHM บทเรียนของเด็กถือป้ายคอนโด ที่ทำให้รู้ว่าชีวิตนี้ต้องกำหนดด้วยตัวเอง". เดอะสแตนดาร์ด. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "#SneakOut : การเดินทางของ YOUNGOHM จาก "เฉยเมย" สู่ "วายโอทัวร์ไลฟ์" และอัลบั้มเดี่ยวครั้งแรกในชีวิต". สนีกเดอะสตรีต. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "เส้นทางชีวิต "ยังโอม" แร็ปเปอร์หนุ่มในวัย 20 ปี". แมงโกซีโร. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ ""YOUNGOHM" แร็พเปอร์ไทยวัย 19 สร้างรายได้เดือนละ 7 หมื่น จากการปล่อยเพลงบนยูทูป". สนุก.คอม. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ "ผลรางวัล "JOOX Thailand Music Awards 2019"". พีพีทีวี. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ "ทำความรู้จัก "ยังโอม" แร็ปเปอร์เจ้าของวลีฮิต 'ยังไม่ได้นอน'". พีพีทีวี. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.