Fahrenheit (ฟาเรนไฮต์) is a
Thai rock
Thai rock is rock music from Thailand. Thai rock was influenced by rock bands from the United States and United Kingdom. Emerging in the 1980s it flourished with bands like Asanee-Wasan and Micro. It became widely popular in the 1990s.
1970s
Roc ...
band featuring a female
lead vocalist
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
, Piraporn Pranpanas, backed by former members of other well-known Thai rock bands. Guitarist Pichet Kruawan is from Y Not 7 while drummer Kittisak and founding bassist Apirath Sukkhajitr are from
Loso
Loso (Thai: โลโซ) are a Thai rock band fronted by singer–guitarist–composer Seksan Sukpimai (aka Sek Loso). The band was formed in 1994 in Bangkok, Thailand. Its name is derived from a play on ''hi-so'', Thai slang for sociali ...
. Bassist Apirath left the band to rejoin Loso, and Arkom Nuchanin (from
Taxi
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) joined Fahrenheit in March 2006. Despite no new album during that period, the band's new lineup could be seen in live concerts. Pichet Kruawan left the band after ''Fahrenheit Way'' album and is replaced by Chamnan Khamenchan from SYAM band. The band also plays backup for
Asanee-Wasan.
The band's songs include "Yah hak lang" ("อย่าหักหลัง", translation "Don't betray me"), "Naam dtaa keu kam dtop" ("น้ำตาคือคำตอบ", "My tears are my answer"), "Ngiap tam-mai" ("เงียบทำไม", "Why so quiet?") and "Pid mai" ("ผิดไหม", "Is it wrong?").
Members
* Piraporn Pranpanas (Sai):
Vocals
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.
* Chamnan Khamenchan (Nan):
Guitar
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* Kittisak Khotkam (Yai) :
Drums
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(b. January 22, 1973)
* Arkom Nuchanin (Ake) :
Bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
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(b. June 14, 1974)
Discography
* ''Degree Fahrenheit'' (องศาฟาเรนไฮต์) (January 2005)
* ''Extra Fahrenheit'' (December 2005) (special album with rearranged songs and two new songs)
* ''Fahrenheit Way'' (September 2006)
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Thai rock music groups
Musical groups from Bangkok
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