Jintara Poonlarp
| Jintara Poonlarp | |
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Jintara in Helsinki, Finland in May 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tongbai Janlueang |
| Born |
March 13, 1971 Amphoe Kaset Wisai, Roi Et Province, Thailand |
| Genres | Mor lam, Luk thung, String (Thai pop) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
| Instruments | Singer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | GMM Grammy, Master Tape |
| Associated acts | Bird McIntyre |
| Website | www.jintarafanclub.com |
Jintara Poonlarp (Thai: จินตหรา พูนลาภ, rtgs: Chintara Phunlap) b. March 12, 1971 in Kaset Wisai District, Roi Et Province, Thailand) is a Thai mor lam, luk thung and pop music singer. She is one of the most popular and prolific of the artists in the mor lam (Thai country) and luk thung (Thai pop-country) genres, having released 40 original albums as well as many compilations. She records roughly equal amounts of mor lam and luk thung, but two of her best-known songs are the string (Thai pop) hits "Ma Tammai" and "Faen Ja," recorded with Bird McIntyre. She is also sometimes known by her nickname Jin or the epithet sao siang pin (Thai: สาวเสียงพิณ, meaning "lute-voiced girl"). She graduate bachelor's degree of Public Administration from Suan Sunandha
Born in Thailand's Isan region, Jintara's birth name was Tongbai Janlueang but this changed to Tongbai Poonlarp when her parents registered their marriage. Jintara is her stage name. Although March 12 is commonly given as her birth date she celebrates her birthday on March 6, and this is the date of birth on her ID card. On her Facebook page the year she was born is given as 1969. Her mother could not remember the exact date she was born, not uncommon in rural Thailand in previous decades.
She began performing in her early teens. She made 20 audio-only recordings for GMM Grammy and later a further five for the Master Tape record label. She has since made a further series of recordings for Master Tape, variously entitled Luk tung sa on and Mor lam sa on, each on VCD, CD and audio tape formats ("sa on" in the Isan language meaning roughly "enjoyable").
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