Youngohm
{{Short description|Thai rapper (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Ratthaphong Phoorisit
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| genre = Hip-hop
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Ratthaphong Phoorisit ({{Langx|th|รัธพงศ์ ภูรีสิทธิ์}}, {{Rtgs|Ratthaphong Phurisit}}), known by his stage name Youngohm ({{Langx|th|ยังโอม}}; born 24 October 1998) is a Thai rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has many popular songs including Doo White, Choey Moey, Thararat etc.
Early life and career
He was born on 24 October 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. He finished his secondary school degree from Wat That Thong secondary school,{{cite news|url=https://www.rabbittoday.com/th-th/articles/scoops/gena-desouza-youngohm|title='กล้า บ้า ศรัทธา' Gena Desouza x YOUNGOHM|work=แรบบิตทูเดย์|access-date=July 24, 2019}} but he didn't study in university.{{cite news|url=https://thestandard.co/youngohm/|title=YOUNGOHM บทเรียนของเด็กถือป้ายคอนโด ที่ทำให้รู้ว่าชีวิตนี้ต้องกำหนดด้วยตัวเอง|author=ณัฐนันท์ เฉลิมพนัส|work=เดอะสแตนดาร์ด|date=May 18, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2019 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.sneakthestreet.com/sneakout-%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87-youngohm-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%89/|title= #SneakOut : การเดินทางของ YOUNGOHM จาก "เฉยเมย" สู่ "วายโอทัวร์ไลฟ์" และอัลบั้มเดี่ยวครั้งแรกในชีวิต|work=สนีกเดอะสตรีต|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2019}} He started performing on stage since his first year in secondary school, when he started composing. Until the end of secondary school, he recorded in the studio and posted his songs on social media. His stage name is "Youngohm," as popular rapper names in the west use "Young" in their name. He joined his friends in a contest in the rap show Rap is Now season 2. Although he didn't win the competition, he started to become a popular entertainer.{{cite news|url=https://www.mangozero.com/youngohm-rapper-profile/|title=เส้นทางชีวิต "ยังโอม" แร็ปเปอร์หนุ่มในวัย 20 ปี|work=แมงโกซีโร|access-date=July 24, 2019}}
In 2017, he released Choey Moey({{Langx|th|เฉยเมย}}), which received 1,000,000 views on YouTube, and first class in charts by JOOX.{{cite news|url=https://www.sanook.com/campus/1387401/|title="YOUNGOHM" แร็พเปอร์ไทยวัย 19 สร้างรายได้เดือนละ 7 หมื่น จากการปล่อยเพลงบนยูทูป|work=สนุก.คอม|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2019}} In 2018, he was received JOOX Thailand Music Awards, Hip-hop great songs, from song title Choey Moey,{{cite news|url=https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%87/100132|title=ผลรางวัล "JOOX Thailand Music Awards 2019"|work=พีพีทีวี|date=March 19, 2019|access-date=July 24, 2019}} and he was featured in songs by Getsunova and Fucking Hero.
In 2019, his song Doo White ({{Langx|th|ดูไว้}}; {{Rtgs|Du Wai}}) has been watched on YouTube over 182,000,000 times, and another one of his songs, Thararat ({{Langx|th|ธารารัตน์}}), received 25,000,000 views on YouTube in the first week after its posting.{{cite news|url=https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%87/100812|title=ทำความรู้จัก "ยังโอม" แร็ปเปอร์เจ้าของวลีฮิต 'ยังไม่ได้นอน'|work=พีพีทีวี|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=July 24, 2019}}
Discography
=Single=
- Choey Moey (2017)
- Doo White (2019)
- Thararat (2019)
=Album=
- BANGKOK LEGACY (2020)
- THATTHONG SOUND (2023)
References
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Category:Musicians from Bangkok
Category:21st-century Thai male singers
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