Birth name Apisit Opsasaimlikit Name Joey Boy Role Singer | Instruments Singer Siblings Apiradee Opasaimlikit Years active 1994-present | |
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Labels 1994-2000: Bakery Music2000-present: Gancore Club2001-present: rhythm zone Albums Joey Man, Sorry I'm Happy, Fun Fun Fun 1,000,000 Movies Dead Bite, The Possible, Ghost Day, The Holy Man 2, Headshot | ||
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Joey Boy (Thai: โจอี้ บอย) or Apisit Opasaimlikit (Thai: อภิสิทธิ์ โอภาสเอี่ยมลิขิต; rtgs: Aphisit Ophat-iamlikhit, born 1975) is a Thai hip hop singer and producer.
Contents
- Gancoretv com joey boy soy
- Backstage pass joey boy the undisputed godfather of thai hip hop
- Biography
- Fun Fun Fun and work with Snow
- Gancore and the Black Eyed Peas
- Bakery Music
- Independent releases
- Gancore ClubGMM Grammy
- Visit to the United States
- References
Backstage pass joey boy the undisputed godfather of thai hip hop
Biography
Born into a Thai-Chinese family, Joey Boy started listening to hip hop when he was 14 years old and skateboarding. In 1994, he was signed to Bakery Music. He finish high school from Wat Racha Thiwat
Fun, Fun, Fun and work with Snow
In 1995, Joey Boy began collaborating with multi-platinum Canadian reggae artist, Snow. In 1995, Joey Boy flew to Toronto to record "Fun, Fun, Fun" with Snow and the single went on to become one of the top selling singles in Thailand. The video for "Fun, Fun, Fun" featured Snow and Joey Boy touring Toronto. In 1997, Joey Boy appeared on Snow's single, "Me and Joey."
Gancore and the Black Eyed Peas
In 2000, he moved to GMM Grammy, where he runs his own record label, Gancore Club, and produces other artists.
He has spent time in the United States, where he became acquainted with will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who co-produced Joey Boy's song "LA to BKK". He met will.i.am outside a disco in San Francisco, and introduced himself. "Hey you, we're Thai rappers and we like your songs," he recalls saying to will.i.am. When the Black Eyed Peas came to Thailand in 2004, Joey Boy was the opening act and was invited onstage by will.i.am during the Black Eyed Peas' show. He also opened for the Black Eyed Peas when they played in Bangkok in 2006, and has continued to collaborate with the band on his albums.
Joey Boy was among the Thai pop music artists participating in Ramakien: A Rak Opera, a rock-opera adaptation of Thailand's national epic, the Ramakien, at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in 2006.
He made his feature film debut in December 2006 in The Possible as the leader of a 1970s Thai band patterned after The Impossibles who time travel to the present day. Joey Boy starred in the 2012 Thai comedy horror film Ghost Day as Mhen.
He then made a hit single "Teerak" featuring Tinglish.
Bakery Music
Independent releases
Gancore Club/GMM Grammy
Visit to the United States
Joey Boy came to the United States & performed in free concerts for 3 hours a day. The places he traveled to are:
Lowell, Massachusetts
San Jose, California
Stockton, California
Fremont, California
Long Beach, California
Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas