National Artist Saowalee Pakapun, pioneering luk krung singer, dies at 86

Saowalee Pakapun, pioneering luk krung singer, dies at 86

By The Nation

Singer-actress Saowalee Pakapun, a National Artist, died on Tuesday night at her home in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district. She was 86.

Born Cheery Hoffmann in Bangkok, Saowalee was one of Thailand’s first look Krung” singers, having a non-Thai parent.

In a career that spanned six decades, she recorded more than 1,500 songs and earned four Golden Record awards. Her most popular hits include “Jamluey Rak”, “Sanam Arom” and “Poi Chan Pai”.

The Culture Ministry named her a National Artist in music in 1989.

Saowalee also acted onstage, on television and in films including “Datchanee Nang”. Her most memorable theatre role was in “Baan Sai Thong” in 1951, in which she also sang the title song.

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