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, Bunleang moved to Stockholm, Sweden at the age of eight, and is now based in Bangkok. In addition to his solo work, Bunleang is a member of the group

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Biography

Born in the

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region of Thailand, Bunleang's family moved to Sweden from Thailand in 2003 after his mother became a chef in the Austrian embassy in Stockholm.Angell, Jack
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'', 26 September 2019. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. In his teen years, Bunleang became involved in the city's music scene, joining what would later become

and collaborating with local artists including

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.Angell, Jack
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'', 20 March 2018. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. In 2015, due to the end of his mother's work visa, Bunleang was forced to leave Sweden by Migrationsverket, the Swedish immigration authority, and return to Thailand, settling in

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.Brown, Robert
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''Acclaim Mag''. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. In Bangkok, Bunleang began recording with local artists such as Younggu and Dandee, while remaining a member of

and contributing to all of their subsequent releases, including the 2019 release Trash Island which was partially recorded in Bunleang's apartment in Bangkok.Caraan, Sophie
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Personal life

Bunleang grew up with his grandma and step-grandpa (on his mothers side) in Khon Kaen, his mother, Aphantri, being half black caused Bunleang to be bullied at school back in Thailand. When he was 5, Aphantri got a job within the Swiss embassy at Bangkok as a chef and brought Bunleang with her. When Bunleang was in Bangkok he attended kindergarten with 6-year-olds when he was only 5. One day after school a man came to him claiming to be his father and took him home to his mother, Bunleang was later told the reason why his father appeared that very day but did not go within detail. Bunleang got married on January 7, 2020 and his first child, a daughter, was born on February 9, 2020.

Discography

Albums

* ''Legendary Member'' (2019)Cazes, Zac
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"Thaiboy Digital: Legendary Member"
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'', 1 October 2019. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. *''My Fantasy World'' (2020)* *''Back 2 Life'' (2022)

Mixtapes

* ''Tiger'' (2014) * ''Lord Of Jewels (Return of the Goon) '' (2015) * ''Yin & Yang'' (2020)

Collaborative mixtapes

* ''GTBSG Compilation'' (2013) (with Bladee, Ecco2k) * ''AvP'' (2016) (with

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) * ''D&G'' (2017) (with

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) *''Trash Island'' (2019) (with Bladee, Ecco2k)

Extended plays

* ''S.O.S: Suicide or Sacrifice'' (2017)Mitchell, Aurora
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& Confused'', 23 June 2017. Retrieved on 20 November 2019.

Singles

* "Fuck U" (2011) * "Bank Account" (2013) * "B With U" (2013) * "Moon Girl" (2013) * "Tiger" (2014) * "G6" (2014) * "2 The Starz (with

)" (2014) * "Haters Broke" (2014) * "2seats" (2015) * "Forever Turnt" (2015) (with Younggu, Dandee) * "Lie 2 Me (with

)" (2016) * "Let Go" (2016) * "Still in Search of Sunshine (with

)" (2016) * "Climbing" (2017) * "Magic" (2017) * "King Cobra" (2018) * "Lip Service" (2019) (with

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'', 15 August 2019. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. * "Nervous" (2019)Ingvaldsen, Torsten
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''Hypebeast'', 25 September 2019. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. * "IDGAF" (2019)Ingvaldsen, Torsten
"Thaiboy Digital Doesn't Care About Haters on New Single "IDGAF""
''Hypebeast'', 20 September 2019. Retrieved on 20 November 2019. * "New City" (2020) * "Yin & Yang" (2020) * "Triple S" (2020) * "I Go I Go" (2020) * "I'm Fresh" (2022) * "SOM JAG" (2022) (with

) * "True Love" (2022) (with

)

Guest appearances

– "Ebay" (2013) (featuring

) * Bladee – "Deletee" (2014) * Bladee – "Everlasting Flames" (2014) * Bladee – "Butterfly" (2015 and 2016) *

– "How U Like Me Now?" (2016) * Yung Lean – "King Cobra" (2018) * Bladee – "Side by Side" (2018) * Younggu – "Never Been" (2018) (featuring Twopee Southside, Rahboy) * Woesum – "Violet Gold" (2021) (featuring Bladee, Yung Lean) * Woesum – "Only Light" (2021) * Woesum – Ying & Yang Remix - Remix (2021) * Bladee – "Inspiration Comes" (2021) * Yung Lean – "Starz2theRainbow" (2022) *Under the name Dj Billybool

References

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