Years active 2001–present Role Singer Labels Smallroom Record label Smallroom | Associated acts Greasy Cafe Movies P-047 Name Apichai Tragoolpadetgrai Genres Britpop, Folk rock | |
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Albums The Journey Without Maps, Sing Lhao Nee, Tid Tang People also search for Kongdej Jaturanrasamee Profiles | ||
Apichai Tragoolpadetgrai (Thai: อภิชัย ตระกูลเผด็จไกร), nicknamed "Lek" (Thai: เล็ก), is a singer, artist, songwriter, photographer and actor. He is a member of the Thai band "Greasy Café".
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Early life
Tragoolpadetgrai was born on 8 November in Bangkok. His family made sports gear for a living. He studied at Prasartwuti Primary School, which teaches both Thai and Chinese. Then he attended Petcharat High School and later graduated at the vocational level from Thaivichitsilp Art School. After that, he had the opportunity to learn photography in England for four years. During this time in England, he had the opportunity to be a guitarist in The Light Band. Next, he came back to Thailand to be a magazine photographer and film cameraman. In 2001 he joined the Smallroom Bangkok Pop Music Label. At this time, he started to writing lyrics and melodies. Next, he has made a single in the "SMALLROOM001" and "SMALLROOM002" compilation albums. When he joined the Smallroom Label, he changed the name of his band to "Greasy Café". In 2009, Greasy Café released singles "Tid Tang", "Rueng Thammada" and "Pai Tai Tong Fah See Dum". These singles were on the top indie music charts for many months.
Albums
Film work
Tragoolpadetgrai did photography work for films such as Jan Dara, The Letter, Mont Rak Transistor, and Ong Bak 2. His acting debut was the 2011 film P-047.
Awards
The album Tid Tang went on to win two awards from Channel V Thailand Music Awards in 2009. Apichai Tragoolpadetgrai has won 13 awards and 13 nominations as an artist.