Raptor (Thai duo)

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Raptor
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Raptor in 2023
Background information
Origin Bangkok, Thailand
Genres
Years active1994 (1994)–1998
2011 (2011)–Present
Labels RS Promotion
Members

Raptor was a Thai musical duo popular in the 1990s. The duo consisted of two luk khrueng (people of mixed Thai and Caucasoid) boys 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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History

Joni Anwar started as child actor in the 1992 Thai movie Toe Laaw Tong Toe (โตแล้วต้องโต๋). They studied in Bangkok Patana School together. Raptor was born because Suea Thanapol, their producer, had the idea after seeing the movie Jurassic Park , as well as the United States' Kris Kross.

Raptor was successful in the 1990s in Thailand and Asia. They sold a million more tape cassettes marketing and tour concerts in Bangkok and other provinces. Joni eventually left to study overseas. They decided to 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

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Concerts

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

Series

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References

Citations

  1. "ศิลปินอาร์เอสมีใครบ้างที่ได้ล้านตลับ!". OK Magazine. 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2018-06-23.

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