The Most Famous

SINGERS from Thailand

This page contains a list of the greatest Thai Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 30 of which were born in Thailand. This makes Thailand the birth place of the 28th most number of Singers behind Austria, and Portugal.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Thai Singers of all time. This list of famous Thai Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Thai Singers.

1. Lisa (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 66.63, Lisa is the most famous Thai Singer. Her biography has been translated into 76 different languages on wikipedia.

Lalisa Manobal (Thai: ลลิษา มโนบาล; born Pranpriya Manobal, March 27, 1997), known mononymously as Lisa (Korean: 리사), is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. She made her acting debut in 2025 in the HBO television series The White Lotus. In September 2021, Lisa released her debut single album Lalisa, which made her the first female artist to sell 736,000 copies of an album in its first week in South Korea. The music video for its lead single became the most-viewed music video in the first 24 hours on YouTube by a solo artist. Both "Lalisa" and the album's viral second single "Money" charted in the top ten of the Billboard Global 200, with the latter breaking the record for the longest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart at the time. Lalisa and "Money" became the first album and song by a K-pop solo artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify, respectively. In 2024, Lisa established her own management company named Lloud, signed with RCA Records, and achieved her first number-one single on the Billboard Global Excl. US with "Rockstar", the lead single of her debut studio album Alter Ego (2025). Lisa has earned several accolades, including nine Guinness World Records, a Gaon Chart Music Award, a Mnet Asian Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, and two MTV Video Music Awards; she became the first K-pop soloist to win at the latter two award ceremonies. She is the most-followed K-pop artist on Instagram and the most-followed female K-pop soloist on Spotify. Lisa was honored as a cultural ambassador leader by the Ministry of Culture and was acknowledged by Prayut Chan-o-cha, the 29th prime minister of Thailand for her contributions to spreading Thai culture globally.

2. Pumpuang Duangjan (1961 - 1992)

With an HPI of 59.51, Pumpuang Duangjan is the 2nd most famous Thai Singer. Her biography has been translated into 81 different languages.

Ramphueng Chithan (Thai: รำพึง จิตร์หาญ; 4 August 1961 – 13 June 1992), known professionally as Pumpuang Duangjan (Thai: พุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์; RTGS: Phumphuang Duangchan), was a Thai singer and actress. Honored as the "Queen of Luk Thung", she is one of the most celebrated luk thung vocalists in Thailand.

3. Suraphol Sombatcharoen (1930 - 1968)

With an HPI of 57.99, Suraphol Sombatcharoen is the 3rd most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 37 different languages.

Suraphol Sombatcharoen (25 September 1930 – 16 August 1968) (Thai: สุรพล สมบัติเจริญ) was a Thai luk thung singer. Dubbed the "King of Luk Thung", he was one of the first and most important stars of the genre. He was fatally shot while seated in his own car after a live performance in Nakhon Pathom.

4. Thongchai McIntyre (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 57.18, Thongchai McIntyre is the 4th most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 38 different languages.

Thongchai McIntyre (Thai: ธงไชย แมคอินไตย์, pronounced [tʰōŋ.tɕʰāj mɛ́k.ʔīn.tāj]; born Albert Thongchai McIntyre; 8 December 1958) is a Thai singer, actor and 2023 National Artist Performing Arts. He is also sometimes known as Bird Thongchai, Phi Bird ("Older brother Bird") or simply Bird (Thai pronunciation: [bɤ́ːt]). He finished high diploma management major from Thonburi Commercial College. Considered to be Thailand's most famous superstar, he is one of the most successful singers in Thailand's history, having sold more than 25 million albums. He is best known for his string (Thai pop) and luk thung music, having debuted in 1986 and quickly became famous with his singing style and stage persona. He has also acted in numerous films, on television, musicals, and in commercials. He is of Mon, Scottish and Thai descent.

5. Jintara Poonlarp (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 55.36, Jintara Poonlarp is the 5th most famous Thai Singer. Her biography has been translated into 74 different languages.

Jintara Poonlarp (Thai: จินตหรา พูนลาภ, RTGS: Chintara Phunlap, pronounced [t͡ɕīn.tā.rǎː pʰūːn.lâːp]; b. 6 March 1969, Kaset Wisai district, Roi Et province, Thailand) is a Thai mor lam, luk thung and pop music singer. She is one of the most popular and prolific of the artists in the mor lam (Thai country) and luk thung (Thai pop-country) genres, having released 50 original albums and 47 singles as well as many compilations. She records roughly equal amounts of mor lam and luk thung, but two of her best-known songs are the string (Thai pop) hits "Ma Tammai" and "Faen Ja," recorded with Thongchai McIntyre. She is also sometimes known by her nickname Jin or the epithet sao siang pin (Thai: สาวเสียงพิณ, meaning "lute-voiced girl"), and she has a unique identity which is short hair with bangs. She has performed on stage for 33 years.

6. Dao Bandon (b. 1947)

With an HPI of 51.96, Dao Bandon is the 6th most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Dao Bandon (Thai: ดาว บ้านดอน) (born 4 January 1947 -), is a Thai Luk thung and Mor lam singer-songwriter. He became popular with his song Khon Khee Lang Kway (Thai: คนขี่หลังควาย, English: A Man On A Buffalo), released in 1977. He has composed many songs for the Thai superstar singer, Jintara Poonlarp, including Rak Salai Dokfai Ban, Jao Bao Hai and Pha Mai Ai Lueam.

7. Yodrak Salakjai (1956 - 2008)

With an HPI of 50.81, Yodrak Salakjai is the 7th most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 34 different languages.

Police corporal Niphon Praiwan (Thai: สิบตำรวจโทนิพนธ์ ไพรวัลย์) or stage name Yodrak Salakjai (Thai: ยอดรัก สลักใจ) was a famous Luk thung singer and actor.

8. BamBam (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 50.41, BamBam is the 8th most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Kunpimook Bhuwakul (Thai: กันต์พิมุกต์ ภูวกุล; RTGS: Kanphimuk Phuwakun; pronounced [kan pʰíʔ múk pʰuː wá kun]; born May 2, 1997), known professionally as BamBam, is a Thai rapper and singer based in South Korea, and a member of the South Korean boy band Got7.

9. Sayan Sanya (1953 - 2013)

With an HPI of 50.10, Sayan Sanya is the 9th most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Sayan Deesamer (Thai: สายัณห์ ดีเสมอ) better known by his stage name Sayan Sanya (Thai: สายัณห์ สัญญา, 31 January 1953 – 11 September 2013) was a famous Thai music singer. His popular songs include Kai Ja, Look Sao Phoo Karn, Ai Num Rod Thay, etc.

10. Mike Phiromphon (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 49.58, Mike Phiromphon is the 10th most famous Thai Singer. His biography has been translated into 42 different languages.

Mike Phiromphon (Thai: ไมค์ ภิรมย์พร, also spelled Phiromphorn or Piromporn) (b. July 8, 1966 — ) is a famous Mor lam and Luk thung singer from the Isan region of Thailand. He has many popular songs including "Lakorn Chee Wit", "Phoo Yu Bueang Lang", "Nuei Mai Kon Dee", "Ya Jai Khon Jon", "Klab Kham Sa Lar", "Kae Kaek Rab Chern", "Tee Pueng Khon Klai", "Yang Rak Kan Yoou Rue Plao", "Pha Lar Boon" etc. Phiromphon is considered to be the first luk thung singer whose song has been played on a Thai Airways (THAI) flight.

People

Pantheon has 30 people classified as Thai singers born between 1930 and 2002. Of these 30, 23 (76.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Thai singers include Lisa, Thongchai McIntyre, and Jintara Poonlarp. The most famous deceased Thai singers include Pumpuang Duangjan, Suraphol Sombatcharoen, and Yodrak Salakjai. As of April 2024, 30 new Thai singers have been added to Pantheon including Lisa, Pumpuang Duangjan, and Suraphol Sombatcharoen.