Noknoi Uraiporn
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Noknoi Uraiporn นกน้อย อุไรพร | |
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| Birth name | Urai Sihawong (Thai: อุไร สีหะวงศ์) |
| Born | October 11, 1957 Sisaket Province,  Thailand |
| Genres | Luk thung • Mor lam |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocal |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Krung Thai Musicaudio • Topline Diamond |
Noknoi Uraiporn[1] (Thai: นกน้อย อุไรพร) (b. 11 October 1957 —) is a famous Thai Luk thung and Mor lam singer. She is the leader of Mor lam band, Sieang Isan (เสียงอีสาน). She has many popular songs including "Nok Jaa", "Loei Wela Kid Hid", "Mon Phleng Sieng Isan", "Phab Tay Winyan Rak", etc.
Early life
[edit]Noknoi was born on 10 October 1957 in Sisaket Province and named Urai Sihawong at birth. She is the daughter of Som and Phan Sihawong.
Career
[edit]She started performing in 1970 in a contest. She appeared in many music contests, and often won. After that, she became popular and joined Mor lam band "Phetpinthong" presented by Nophadon Duangporn. In 1975, she released "Nok Ja" and took the stage name Noknoi Uraiporn.
She left Phetpinthong in 1975, and married Maiyakit Chimluang. After that, she founded a Mor Iam band by herself named Sieng Isan. This failed due to lack of performance in a show. She left music for 10 years. She then created another Mor lam band which became popular. It discovered many Mor lam singers including Poyfai Malaiporn,[2] Saengaroon Boonyoo, Siriporn Ampaipong and Maithai Huajaisin. She sang and wrote Mor lam songs, including "Mor lam Glon". Her band appeared around Thailand and other countries. She was called "Queen of Mor lam" of the 21st-century.
Debts
[edit]She was charged with property fraud in 2019, because she was unable to repay debts totalling 3.8 million baht[3] (or $125,000).[4][5]
Awards
[edit]She received the 2016 "Hemaraj" award as an "Original Person in Culture".[6]
Partial discography
[edit]- Nok Jaa
- Loei Wela Kid Hid
- Mon Phleng Sieng Isan
- Phab Tay Winyan Rak
References
[edit]- ^ "แม่นกน้อย ประกาศหยุดแสดงหมอลำ หลังเจอพายุกระหน่ำ". thairath.co.th. April 2, 2019.
- ^ ไม่ใช่หมอลำขี้ไก่ขี้กา เปิดบ้าน "ปอยฝ้าย มาลัยพร" ราคา 10 ล้าน! สยามดารา
- ^ ""นกน้อย อุไรพร" เตรียมแถลงข่าว 25 ส.ค. หลังถูกแจ้งจับฉ้อโกง". posttoday.com.
- ^ "เบิดคำสิเว่า!"นกน้อย" ถังแตกอวสาน "เสียงอิสาน"?". komchadluek.net. August 25, 2018.
- ^ "เฮลั่น! "บิ๊กโจ๊ก" ตั้งโต๊ะแถลงรวบ"เสี่ยตี๋" ปิดคดี "นกน้อย อุไรพร"". thairath.co.th. December 11, 2018.
- ^ "นกน้อย อุไรพร รับรางวัลเกียรติยศ รางวัล "เหมราช" บุคคลต้นแบบแห่งปี สาขาผู้นำด้านวัฒนธรรม ประจำปี 2559". toplinediamond.com.