Thanwa Raseetanu (; 19 December 1970 – 7 September 2021), was a

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Luk thung and

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singer from the

Isan Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...

area who recorded on the

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label. His popular songs include ''Blind Hen'' ("Kai Ta Fang", ไก่ตาฟาง), ''The rhinoceros'' ("Sib Et Ror Dor", 11 ร.ด.), ''The gold chameleon'' ("King Ga Thong", กิ้งก่าทอง), etc.

Early life and music career

Raseetanu was born in

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/ref> He had two siblings, and was the youngest son. He was educated up until primary 6. His mother died from

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, so he worked a job for two years. His father had a new wife, so he and his siblings moved to

Phetchabun Province Phetchabun ( th, เพชรบูรณ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phic ...

. However, he did not get along with his father's new wife, so he eventually moved to

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to pursue his career. He worked without job selection, until he saw his friend who was a musician, so they founded Tantawan band. In 1999, Tantawan band was disbanded but he continued to make music by himself. In 2001, he recorded first

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, "Pae Rasi" (แผ่ราศี). In 2002, his second studio album "Nuk Soo Khong Mae" (นักสู้ของแม่) was released. In 2004, his third album "Wan Thee Chun Roe" (วันที่ฉันรอ) was released. He gained popularity and fame from his song ''Blind Hen'' ("Kai Ta Fang", ไก่ตาฟาง) in 2006. His music began to be played in

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, on Luk thung Mahanakhorn's Radio Station. His music also became popular on a national level. In 2010, he signed with Thai record label

Rsiam RS Public Company Limited ( th, บริษัท อาร์เอส จำกัด (มหาชน)) the pioneer and has been the inspiration of Thai entertainment culture since 1982. Today, RS GROUP is categorized in the commerce sector i ...

(subsidiary of

). His popular songs from Rsiam include ''The rhinoceros'' ("Sib Et Ror Dor", 11 ร.ด.), ''The gold chameleon'' ("King Ga Thong", กิ้งก่าทอง), ''The old frog'' ("Kob Thao", กบเฒ่า), ''The buffalo'' ("Kway", ควาย), "The stupid ass", ("Lar Ngo", ลาโง่) etc.สิ้น ‘ธันวา ราศีธนู’ เจ้าของบทเพลงไก่ตาฟาง ติดโควิด-19 เสียชีวิตในวัย 51 ปี
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Illness and death

Thanwa tested positive for

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in August 2021 and was hospitalized that same day. On 7 September 2021, Thanwa was confirmed dead due to complications from COVID-19, becoming one of several Thai celebrities who have died from

during the

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.ช็อกวงการ “ธันวา ราศีธนู” เจ้าของเพลงดัง “ไก่ตาฟาง” เสียชีวิตด้วยโรคโควิด-19!
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Discography

Rsiam

* 2010 : ''The gold chameleon'' * 2011 : ''The old frog'' * 2012 : ''The heart thief'' * 2013 : ''Anger or Satan?''

References

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