Nicole Theriault ( th, นิโคล เทริโอ; born June 23, 1972), known as Nikki, is a Thai singer and actress, who went platinum with 2 million copies sold on her debut album ''Ka-Po-Lo Club'' and went double platinum on her second album ''Funny Lady'' earning her Breakout Artist of the Year for her first album and Best Female Artist of the Year for her second album. She has released a total of 13 albums which includes 5 solo albums and the remaining being collaborations and cover albums.

Early life and education

Born in California, Theriault is the daughter of a French American father, Robert Theriault, and a Thai mother, Pornthip Theriault. Her father worked for thirty years for the Tourism Authority of Thailand as a producer on television and radio to promote tourism in Thailand. Her mother worked as a guidance councilor for underprivileged women and dedicated her life to helping abused women. Her parents met at a graduate school after her mother got her BA degree in political science from

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

. Her father served in the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

and was assigned to

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in a training mission with the astronauts of

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and was never sent to

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

. She is related to the Theriault family in Edmundston, New Brunswick. Theriault began her schooling in Bangkok at Twinkle Star Kindergarten and attended grades one through three at

Ruamrudee International School Ruamrudee International School (RIS, , ) is an international school in Min Buri District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is an international school for students in pre-school - grade 12 incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Thailand as a non-profi ...

. She continued her education for the next three years at the Preparatory School in the United States. Her family then returned to Bangkok, where she completed her secondary education. She attended Assumption University for two years, but finished her B.A. degree in Arts at Framingham College in Massachusetts. She also earned a bachelor's degree in business at Columbia College in Chicago Illinois. Theriault began her career after returning to Thailand. She has been active in producing music, singing, acting, and performing live in theatre and concerts since 1998 until present day.

Personal life

Theriault married singer/producer Jirasuk Panphum on January 24, 2004. She gave birth to their son, Aaron Achira Theriault, on 8 February 2005. Theriault and Panphum announced on 15 February 2008, that they have ended their marriage.

Discography

Albums

* 1998 – ''Ka-Po-Lo Club'' (''กะ-โป-โล-คลับ'') * 1999 – ''Funny Lady'' (''บุษบาหน้าเป็น'') * 2000 – ''Another Part Of Me'' * 2000 – ''Seven'' * 2001 – ''นิโคลพันธุ์ดุ'' (''Dangerous Nicole'') * 2001 – ''Merry Christmas'' * 2001 – ''PlayTime'' * 2002 – ''Two Faces Of Love'' * 2003 – ''หัวใจเดินทาง''(''On the Way'') * 2004 – ''Asanee Pee Nong Rong Praeng'' * 2013 – Single Eek Krung Nung (Music Move) * 2015 – Single Numtah Yod Naiy (Music Move) * 2016 – Single Tua Tid Gun (Music Move) * 2017 – Nicole Theriault Best Selected (GMM Grammy Records) * 2018 – Master's Collection (GMM Grammy Records) * 2018 – Hai Okard Charn Noi (ให้โอกาสฉันหน่อย) * 2019 – Rewrite The Stars (cover version)

Special albums

* 1999 – ''Funny Lady Acoustic Version'' (''บุษบาหน้าเป็น อะคูสติกเวอร์ชัน'') * 2000 – ''Another Part Of Me'' * 2000 – ''Seven'' * 2001 – ''Playtime'' * 2001 – ''Merry Christmas'' * 2002 – ''Two Faces Of Love'' * 2007 – ''Nicole Beautiful Life''

Stage/Theatre Performance

* 2000 – ''Aroka Jom Yakub Yajai'' * 2009 – ''Breath The Musical'' (Lomhaijai The Musical) * 2013 – ''Laddaland'' * 2018 – ''Still on My Mind the Musical ''

Filmography

Her leading international roles include HBO's 'Halfworlds'in 2016 and NETFLIX's 'Innocence: Bangkok Love Story'in 2018. She headlined in numerous musicals, the first with

Thongchai McIntyre Thongchai McIntyre ( th, ธงไชย แมคอินไตย์, ; born Albert Thongchai McIntyre; 8 December 1958) is a Thai singer and actor. He is also sometimes known as Bird Thongchai, Phi Bird ("elder brother Bird") or simply Bir ...

, Thailand's mega superstar, followed by 'Breathe the Musical', Laddaland, a thriller drama with Mos Pattiparn and her latest theater performance was at the end of 2018 as the lead in 'Still on My Mind the Musical'at Muangthai Rachadalai Theater (all musicals performed here: Thailand's equivalent of Broadway). Nicole has released a single a year as an independent artist after leaving GMM Grammy Records and has just released a cover version of 'Rewrite the Stars' in June 2019 with Thailand's entrepreneur Patee Sarasin (previous owner of Nok Air). Her current work is showing on Channel One 31 Mondays through Thursdays at 7 pm in a comedy series 'Leila TidaYuk' and is shooting an upcoming TV drama as Rose in 'Dont Touch My Dad' which will air on PPTV in August.

Movie discography

* 2002 – ''

One Night Husband ''One Night Husband'' ( th, คืนไร้เงา or ''Kuen rai ngao'') is a 2003 Thai thriller film directed by Pimpaka Towira and co-written by Pimpaka and Prabda Yoon. It was the debut feature film for Pimpaka, an independent film dir ...

'' (Kuen Rai Ngaow) * 2009 – ''

Phobia 2 ''Phobia 2'' ( th, ห้าแพร่ง; ; lit. "Five Crossroads") is a 2009 Thai anthology horror film consisting of five shorts: "Novice" directed by Paween Purijitpanya, "Ward" by Visute Poolvoralaks, "Backpackers" by Songyos Sugmakanan, "S ...

'' (5 Praeng) *2012 – ''Virgin Am I'' *2015 – ''

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'' *2016 – ''Face Off '' *2021 - '' The Whole Truth'' (Netflix)

Television

Drama

* ''Niyai Rak Phak 2 (Channel 5, 1999) _(Guest)'' * ''RUN Rak Antarai (Channel 5, 2001)'' * ''Bunga Nafon (Channel 5, 2011)'' * ''Manya Ritsaya (Channel 5, 2012)'' * ''Luk Phi Luk Nong (Channel 9, 2013)'' * ''The Sixth Sense 2 (Channel 3, 2013)'' * ''Ruean Ritsaya (Channel 3, 2014) _(Guest)'' * ''Leh Nangfah (Channel 5, 2014)'' * ''Buang Man (Channel 3, 2014)'' * ''

Ugly Betty Thailand ''Ugly Betty Thailand'' is a Thai comedy-drama television series. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'', which has had many other international adaptations. It aired on Monday nights on Thairath ...

(Thairath TV, 2015)'' * ''

Halfworlds ''Halfworlds'' is a dark fantasy thriller television series produced and created by HBO Asia. Set in present-day Southeast Asia, the series reveals an underground society populated by demons from Asian folklore across the region. The first seaso ...

(HBO Asia, 2015)'' * ''Buang Rak Salak Khaen (Channel 8, 2016)'' * ''Khwam Rak Khrang Sut Tai (GMM, 2017)'' * Innocence (Netflix. Worldwide, 2018) * Leila Tida Yuk (Channel One 31 2019 – now showing Mon-Thurs 7 pm * Dont Touch My Dad (PPTV 2019 – In production. Scheduled air date: August 2019

TV Program

* ''Dancing with the Stars'' (Thailand season 1) (channel 7, 2013) * ''The Mask Singer'' (Workpoint, 2017) * ''I Can See Your Voice Thailand'' (Workpoint, 2017) *''

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'' (channel 7, 2018)

Awards

* Nominated

1998 MTV Video Music Awards The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 10, 1998, honoring the best music videos from June 17, 1997, to June 12, 1998. The show was hosted by Ben Stiller at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Madonna was the most successful winn ...

MTV Asia MTV was a pan-Asian music pay-television channel which launched on 3 May 1995 as a standalone pay television channel. It was owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. History MTV Asia was officially launched on 3 May 1995 as a 24-hour English-languag ...

: International Viewer's Choice Awards : Nicole Theriault – "Kapolo" * Winner (Kom Chud Luk Award) Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture 'One Night Busband * Winner (Top Award 2000) Artist of the Year * Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role 'Phobia 2' * Winner ELLE Style Awards 2001 * Awarded by His Majesty the King Rama X (then His Royal Highness Crown Prince Cbulalongkorn) Person of the Year in Public Service in Performing Arts

References

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Nicole Theriault Nicole Theriault ( th, นิโคล เทริโอ; born June 23, 1972), known as Nikki, is a Thai singer and actress, who went platinum with 2 million copies sold on her debut album ''Ka-Po-Lo Club'' and went double platinum on her seco ...

1973 births Living people Framingham State University alumni