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Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre ((タイ語:ธงไชย แมคอินไตย์), ) (born Albert Thongchai McIntyre, December 8, 1958) is a Thai pop singer who released his debut album in 1986. He is also sometimes known as Bird Thongchai, Phi Bird ("elder brother Bird") or simply Bird. Considered to be Thailand's No.1 superstar, he is one of the most successful singers in Thailand's history, having sold more than 25 million albums. ==Biography== Thongchai McIntyre or "Bird Thongchai" is best known for his string (Thai pop) and luk thung music. He has also acted in numerous films, on television, musicals, and in commercials. In 1958, Thongchai McIntyre was born in one of the slums inside Bangkok to parents James and Udom McIntyre. His birth-name was Albert McIntyre with the nickname of "Bird." Born as the 9th child of 9 siblings, his life in the slums did not give him much of a head start, thus his childhood was filled with struggle to supplement the income of his family. As a child, he sometimes taught English to other children in the slum in exchange for 5 to 10 baht. Raised in a music-loving family, Bird loves to sing and dance. School stage was the first place that his talent shined. His father died when Bird was still a child.〔(Bang pop! )〕〔(Thongchai McIntyre's Family )〕 He started working as a bank officer. While working there, he had a chance to meet the famous Thai TV producer "Kai Varayuth" who recognised Bird's talent. Bird played in his first TV series with Kai while still working at the bank. The role revealed his talent. His most memorable role was that of Captain Kobori in ''Koo Kam'', a tragic love story about a Japanese soldier (played by Bird) and a local Thai girl during the World War II where he starred in both a TV series and reprised his role in the 1996 film adaptation, ''Sunset at Chaophraya''. He reached the height of his musical career in the early nineties. Among his best-known songs are ''Duay Rak Lae Pook Pan'', ''Koo Gud'', ''Sabai Sabai'' and ''Kob Jai Jing Jing''. His popular singles released recently include luk thung singles ''Mah Tummai'' (with Jintara Poonlarp), ''Fan Ja'' (with Jintara and Jarin B. (Joey Boy), Nat Myria Benedetti, and Katreeya English), ''Lao Su Kan Fang'', and ''Yak Tham Kor Tob'' and ''Mai Kang Ying Pae'' from his album "Volume One". Westerners became aware of him in the mid-nineties as he became the first Thai artist to receive an international MTV Award, be featured in the big budget Thai film, "Sunset at Chaopraya" (which was acclaimed in Japan as well as the U.S.). He was featured on CNN and in ''Variety'' magazine. An award-winning documentary of his life entitled ''Crossing Borders'', directed by Phanjanit Garnploog, can be seen at St. John's University in New York and it includes rare interviews with the director. In 2010, Bird made his first international tour in Los Angeles and the 50th Anniversary of Lincoln Center in New York. In late 2007, he released another album entitled "Simply Bird", which features songs such as Chuay Rap Tee and Mee Tae Kid Tueng. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thongchai McIntyre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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