Thanasit Jaturaput ( th, ธนษิต จตุรภุช; also known as Ton ( th, ต้น), born 4 July 1989) is a Thai singer and the winner of the eighth season of ''

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'', a reality singing television competition.

Early life and education

Thanasit was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the brother of Thai singer . He completed his secondary education at

Samsenwittayalai School Samsenwittayalai School ( th, โรงเรียนสามเสนวิทยาลัย) (abbreviation: "SS" ( Thai abbreviation: ส.ส.)) is a high school located at Bangkok's Phaya Thai District. The number of students in this school ...

. He was able to receive a scholarship for the AFS intercultural program where he had the opportunity to become an international exchange student for one year in

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and later on graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at

Thammasat University Thammasat University ( Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the Grand Pala ...

Career

With his father being a folk singer in a university, his inclination for music started at an early age. He was able to develop this passion further when he went to the

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as an international exchange student where he became part of a choir club and took harmonizing classes. This made him realize that singing was his "destiny" and that he wanted to become a singer. He also became a fan of

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which he describes as "powerful both emotionally and vocally." This paved the way for him to audition in ''

''. After failing twice in the auditions, he was eager to keep auditioning until the competition's maximum age regulation. He eventually made it to the show's eighth season in 2011 where he became the winner. Aside from the ฿350,000 cash prize, he also received a condominium unit worth ฿6 million at that time. He became part of until 2017 when he signed up with . He is currently under the management of

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since 2019. He has also been active in the theater industry performing in musicals such as the "''Baan Ruen Khieng Kan: Suntaraporn the Musical''" and "''Dreamgirls''".

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