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Maneepat Molloy ((タイ語:มณีภัสสร มอลลอย); ; born 18 September 1997), nicknamed Myra (ไมร่า), is a singer and actress, American-Thai soprano, classical crossover and pop artist. In 2011 at age 13 Myra won the premier season of Thailand’s Got Talent with her performances of a combination of cross-over classical and Broadway songs.〔The Bangkok Post,"Thailand's Top Talent is Only 13" June 1, 2011.〕 In August 2014 at age 16, she placed Top 6 on ABC television's ''Rising Star''〔"Entertainment Weekly" August 18, 2014.〕 USA. == Background == Myra was Born in Bangkok to an American father and Thai mother. She has younger sister, Nina. From an early age, Myra made frequent trips to New York where she fell in love with Broadway. She was fascinated by ''The Phantom of the Opera'', more than once standing through the entire performance with her $26 standing-room ticket. She still tries to attend every musical that she possibly can. Myra started playing violin when she was 5, later switching to the viola. She was a member of her school orchestra, as well as Senior and Chamber Choirs. Myra was the first vocal scholar at Shrewsbury International School Bangkok at age 9.〔PRLOG, "Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Music Scholars Concert featuring Myra Molloy and Ex-Cathedra," August 31, 2011.〕 Myra began singing lesson at age eight. After two months, her teacher entered her for her first singing contest, representing her school in a nationwide competition, and she won first place. Her father posted a clip of her performance on YouTube and it went viral, receiving 3,000,000 views and ranked fourth place in jazz globally in 2009. Myra went on to win several prestigious Thai music competitions including a prize from the Princess of Thailand. In 2011 when Myra was 13, she decided to enter the first season of ''Thailand's Got Talent''. A big fan of the show in America and Britain, she enthusiastically went to the Thai auditions only a few miles from her home. In the competition she sang ''Time to Say Goodbye'', ''Think of Me'', Pie Jesu, and the Thai pop song "Star".〔''Bangkok Post'', "Thailand's Top Talent is Only 13", May 31, 2011〕 Myra wowed Thai audiences winning the first season of ''Thailand’s Got Talent'' and creating a national fascination with Western classical-crossover music. The founder of Bangkok Grand Opera said he opened his new production company based on the increased interest in Western classical music as a direct result of Myra’s performances.〔Thailand Tatler, Grand Apparence, 23 March 2014 http://www.thailandtatler.com/tag/stefan-paul-sanchez/〕 Since winning the competition in 2011, Myra has performed regularly with the Siam Sinfonietta Orchestra and Bangkok Opera.〔TopTen Bangkok, BMA presents Siam Sinfonietta's New Year Concert, Dec 2012〕 She regularly sings at major events including The Thai National Film Awards, The British Embassy Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday, The Asia-Pacific ICT Awards, numerous music festivals and concerts, and regularly at corporate events for major international companies including Rolls Royce, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, Shiseido and many more.〔Prestige (Singapore), The Phantom Family. A New World, August 13, 2012, http://prestige-singapore.com.sg/2012/08/phantom-family-new-world#.U19m-a1dVRd〕 Myra recently has performed in Paris,〔Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Social & Cultural News : Concert featuring His Majesty the Kings Songs Set to French Lyrics Debuted in Paris, March 22, 2012, http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/30/5365-Concert-featuring-His-Majesty-the-Kings-Songs-Set.html〕 China, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States singing in different languages including English, Thai, Chinese, German, French, Italian, and Latin. She enjoys singing classical, pop, musicals and Jazz. In 2012 she landed her first major theatrical role, playing the young Reya in ''Reya the Musical'', based on a popular work of Thai fiction by Thaithow Sucharitkul, music by Somtow Sucharitkul. Every performance of the musical sold out.〔The Nation, Chompoo gets her own mini-me, March 16, 2012〕 In late 2012, Myra sang from the audience at a David Foster concert in Bangkok, impressing him with her clear soprano voice.〔Hayley Westenra forums, David Foster & Friends Asian Tour: Singapore, Thailand, Jakarta, & China, 11-06-2012 http://hayleywestenra.forums.umusic.co.uk/t/1936.aspx?PageIndex=3〕 Later in the concert David invited Myra on stage to sing a duet with tenor Fernando Varela. David auspiciously commented, “I’m sure I will be seeing a lot more of you.” Then in April 2013 David invited Myra to perform with him in Malibu, California USA at the 65th anniversary of Israel.〔Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles, ISRAEL'S 65TH INDEPENDENCE DAY, April 12, 2013, http://www.israeliconsulatela.org/index.php/en/featured-stories/item/israel-s-65th-independence-day〕 Deciding to pursue her singing and acting career more seriously, Myra decided to move to Los Angeles on July 4, 2013. Myra started her junior at Beverly Hills High School in August 2013. (She already received her high school diploma from her English school in Thailand.) On March 2014, she saw the ''Rising Star'' open call on the web. Molloy decided to apply online and went to the audition in Los Angeles on April 15. After her callback audition, she made it to the final 32 contestants and was one of the 10 performers on the premiere episode of ''Rising Star'' on ABC on June 22, 2014. Molloy placed sixth in Season 1 of ''Rising Star'' on August 17, 2014 at age 16. 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「Myra Molloy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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