Joni Anwar
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Joni Anwar, also known as Joni Raptor (born August 30, 1981) is a Thai pop singer and actor. He was born in Bangkok
. Thailand
and has Indonesia
n-Scottish
ancestry. He Graduated from Bangkok Patana School in the year 2000.
He started his singing career in the rap
duo Raptor, with Louis Scott. The group disbanded in 1998. After the group disbanded, Joni participated in his little brother's self-titled debut album, Anan Anwar. Not long after that, Joni went solo and released three albums: (Bad Boy, Freeman, and Outtaspace).
"Raptor" was inspired by the two dinosaurs in the kitchen near the end of the movie Jurassic Park
. Their Latin name is "Velociraptor" and "raptor" sounds like "rapper" The other reason is Joni and Louis were naughty like those two Velociraptors so they were called Raptor.
"Kid Thung Ter" was the big hit. Super Hero and Kum Wa Peun were also on chart. Their album sold over a million copies, which is considered very successful in Thailand. They became a popular band. Their lives have changed since then.
They had a big concert, Joni & Louis Ta Luy Hijack, on September 24, 1994 at MBK Hall with Hijack. They sang a new song, "Yha Kid Wa Ter Mai Mee Krai" with Hijack. This song is in Hijack top hits album. On 17 Nov 1995 they had a concert with RS's singers at Amy Sport Stadium. They sang Kow Kew with other singers. This song is in Hot Collection 4.
They started WAAB Boys album by appearing on MTV Asia. "Yah Pud Leay" (Don't speak) was the biggest hit in this album.
They wore contact lenses with different color in each eye: one is blue and one is green.
A special album, they worked with other singers such as Dome Pakorn Lum, James Ruengsak, JR Kittikulwong, Oil Thana Suttikamol, Lift, and Voy.
After The Next, Joni and Louis released their new album titled Raptor Goodbye. This was supposedly their last album together before they both separated and went on their own separate ways. This was disappointing news to some of their fans. Some fans cried when they learned that Raptor were going to quit. "Goodbye" is something like DAY SHOCK, to thank their fans. "Sayonara Goodbye" is the old song by Pat Karby but it was rewritten in Thai. In the English part of sayonara goodbye, Joni & Louis wrote themselves.
The famous songs were Sayonara Goodbye, Oh Yes, In My Heart, Go Go Go!, and Ruu Tao Bang Mai. Raptor Monchos Dance Concert, on 4 July 1998 at MBK Hall, was the biggest concert in this album. But not the last concert. They had tour concerts around Thailand along July and August 1998.
The Memory (May 1998) is a collection of their hits from all of their albums. Some are in remixed version. A special song, "Kwam Shong Jum" (The memory), is included. This is the last album of Raptor.
Goodbye Concert Sayonara Raptor on ......, 1998 at MBK Hall, is the last concert of Raptor. The concert was big, fun, and sad too. Their fans cried again and again. It was really sad when Joni said "Prong nee mai mee Raptor eek leaw na krub" (Tomorrow has no more Raptor).
, too.
Joni attended Bangkok Patana School
in Bangkok, Thailand. Louis Scott attended the same school as well, but they were in different grades. This school is an exclusive, International British School and spoke/taught in English only.
He has a younger brother, Anan
, who is also a singer and an actor.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. Thailand
Thailand
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and has Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n-Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
ancestry. He Graduated from Bangkok Patana School in the year 2000.
Career
Anwar started his career by doing television commercials for Ovaltine, Bata, Krissadanakorn and others before he signed a record deal with RS Promotion.He started his singing career in the rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duo Raptor, with Louis Scott. The group disbanded in 1998. After the group disbanded, Joni participated in his little brother's self-titled debut album, Anan Anwar. Not long after that, Joni went solo and released three albums: (Bad Boy, Freeman, and Outtaspace).
Raptor
Joni and Louis were 12 and 13 years old when as Raptor they released their self-titled debut album in August 1994. They were the youngest singers in Thailand at that time. Their clothes were the height of youth fashion at the time and some teens dressed up like them. They also roller-bladed and skate-boarded and some teens copied them in this respect."Raptor" was inspired by the two dinosaurs in the kitchen near the end of the movie Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (film)
Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck...
. Their Latin name is "Velociraptor" and "raptor" sounds like "rapper" The other reason is Joni and Louis were naughty like those two Velociraptors so they were called Raptor.
"Kid Thung Ter" was the big hit. Super Hero and Kum Wa Peun were also on chart. Their album sold over a million copies, which is considered very successful in Thailand. They became a popular band. Their lives have changed since then.
They had a big concert, Joni & Louis Ta Luy Hijack, on September 24, 1994 at MBK Hall with Hijack. They sang a new song, "Yha Kid Wa Ter Mai Mee Krai" with Hijack. This song is in Hijack top hits album. On 17 Nov 1995 they had a concert with RS's singers at Amy Sport Stadium. They sang Kow Kew with other singers. This song is in Hot Collection 4.
- WAAB Boys
They started WAAB Boys album by appearing on MTV Asia. "Yah Pud Leay" (Don't speak) was the biggest hit in this album.
- Day SHOCK
They wore contact lenses with different color in each eye: one is blue and one is green.
- The Next
A special album, they worked with other singers such as Dome Pakorn Lum, James Ruengsak, JR Kittikulwong, Oil Thana Suttikamol, Lift, and Voy.
- RAPTOR...GOODBYE (May 1998)
After The Next, Joni and Louis released their new album titled Raptor Goodbye. This was supposedly their last album together before they both separated and went on their own separate ways. This was disappointing news to some of their fans. Some fans cried when they learned that Raptor were going to quit. "Goodbye" is something like DAY SHOCK, to thank their fans. "Sayonara Goodbye" is the old song by Pat Karby but it was rewritten in Thai. In the English part of sayonara goodbye, Joni & Louis wrote themselves.
The famous songs were Sayonara Goodbye, Oh Yes, In My Heart, Go Go Go!, and Ruu Tao Bang Mai. Raptor Monchos Dance Concert, on 4 July 1998 at MBK Hall, was the biggest concert in this album. But not the last concert. They had tour concerts around Thailand along July and August 1998.
- The Memory
The Memory (May 1998) is a collection of their hits from all of their albums. Some are in remixed version. A special song, "Kwam Shong Jum" (The memory), is included. This is the last album of Raptor.
Goodbye Concert Sayonara Raptor on ......, 1998 at MBK Hall, is the last concert of Raptor. The concert was big, fun, and sad too. Their fans cried again and again. It was really sad when Joni said "Prong nee mai mee Raptor eek leaw na krub" (Tomorrow has no more Raptor).
Solo artist
- Anan Anwar (1999)
- BAD BOY (May 12, 2000) – Joni Anwar's debut solo album.
- MISSION 4 PROJECT
- THE CELEBRATION
- FREEMAN – Joni worked together with Montonn Jira http://www.montonn.com/ and composed a song "Go Now" which received FAT AWARD: RECORD OF THE YEAR AWARD from 104.5 FAT Radio in year 2002.
- DANCE MARATHON EXPO
- WHAT'S Love
- Joni REFLEXION
- OST. Sexphone/คลื่นเหงา/สาวข้างบ้าน – Anwar sings "Yak Hai Ru Wa Rak Ter" (I want you to know that I love you) for the movie Sexphone, which turned out to be a big hit.
- OUTTASPACE – Joni composed a song "Outtaspace" which received FAT AWARD: RECORD OF THE YEAR AWARD from 104.5 FAT Radio in year 2003.
Films
- Lok Tung Bai Hai Nai Kon Deaw (Romantic Blue) - Joni and Louis has a small role in this film, but were the reason many fans went to see the movie. Just only 1 or 2 minutes but the audience were screaming for them when they saw them. And some bought the ticket only to see them.
- Dek Ra Bead [Extreme Game] - Joni's first movie. He was one of six main actors and actresses. Joni portrayed Johny, a pizza shop owner's son who falls in love with Song. The movie earned 43 million baht.
- Ahingsa-Jikko mee gamAhingsa-Jikko mee gamAhingsa-Jikko mee gam is a 2005 Thai karmic-crime-comedy-drama written and directed by Kittikorn Kiasirikun .-Plot:Ahingsa is a young man who's haunted by his karma, which takes the form of a mysterious red-haired man who dishes out abuse when Ahingsa runs afoul of morality...
- Credited as Joni Anwar in this 2005 film, Joni starred as the brainy owner of an after-hours rave-party bar.
Personal life
Joni enjoys all kind of sports especially water sports. He won the third prize in wakeboarding at the X-games Thailand 1998. He joined the Asian X-games in PhuketPhuket Province
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon , is one of the southern provinces of Thailand...
, too.
Joni attended Bangkok Patana School
Bangkok Patana School
Bangkok Patana School or "BPS" is a British International School located in Bangkok, Thailand. Established in 1957, BPS offers education in the British tradition to over 2200 pupils including children and young adults from 53 nations....
in Bangkok, Thailand. Louis Scott attended the same school as well, but they were in different grades. This school is an exclusive, International British School and spoke/taught in English only.
He has a younger brother, Anan
Anan Anwar
Anan Anwar , born on 15 September 1986 in Thailand, is a Thai singer and actor. He is the fourth child of his Scottish mother and Indonesian father. His older brother Joni Anwar was a member of the musical group Raptor....
, who is also a singer and an actor.
External links
- Katsue at Myspace
- My Space: http://www.myspace.com/katsueband
- Thai Idol