Chinawut-Stéphane Indracusin (Thai: ชินวุฒ อินทรคูสิน; RTGS: Chinnawut Inthra-khusin), also known as Chin, is a Thai singer, actor, model, dancer and music composer. Born on August 13, 1989 in Bangkok, Thailand to a French mother and a Thai father, he has one younger sister Sophie Marguerite which is an actress and dancer.[1] Chinawut started his career early on by signing up with the biggest record label in Thailand, GMM Grammy which selected him for the G-JUNIOR. Chin was finally given the opportunity to release his own album, "Chin Up" in May 2007. Chin went to New York City to work on his album Maybe I'm Bad. In the fall of 2008, Chin did a Malaysian commercial presenting a Sony Skinny T. For this commercial he recorded several of his songs in Chinese, including 'Term Mai Keuy Tem', 'Roo Chai Mai Wa Ruk' and 'Keun Tee Neung'. He is now the presenter for Sony Skinny T Digital Camera in Malaysia and a singer of growing reputation in Malaysia. Chin starred in the original Taiwanese drama Love 18 as Joshua. And in year 2016 he released his new single "Jub – Yo" x Gavin Duval.[2] Currently, he served the Royal Thai Army as an Armed Force member and the artist of Royal Thai Army.

Biography [ edit ]

Chinawut-Stéphane Indracusin born on August 13, 1989 in Bangkok, Thailand to a French mother and a Thai father. His talents are beat box, dance and music composer. He finished high school from Bangkok Christian College. And still studying in Sri Patum University. He has one younger sister Sophie Marguerite which is an actress and dancer.[3]

Career [ edit ]

Chinawut started his career early on by signing up with the biggest record label in Thailand, GMM Grammy which selected him for the G-JUNIOR young artist development program. In 2003, Chin and two other musicians in G-JUNIOR, Jay and Guy came together to form a group named Big 3. The music they released at the time was labelled as hip hop but has since been re-categorized into pop and R&B. After the release of their album "We are Big 3", the boys decided to move on with their own careers. Chin and Guy released a second album in 2006 with G-JUNIOR and 10th Club.

In 2007, Chin was finally given the opportunity to release his own album, "Chin Up" in May 2007. His first solo single that was unleashed, "Pak Mai Trong Gub Jai" became extremely successful right away, staying on top of the Thai charts for many weeks in a row. As a result, Chin is today one of the top teen artists in Thailand. Chin went to New York City to work on his album 'Maybe I'm Bad'. In the fall of 2008, Chin did a Malaysian commercial presenting a Sony Skinny T. For this commercial he recorded several of his songs in Chinese, including 'Term Mai Koi Tem', 'Roo Chai Mai Wa Ruk' and more recently 'Koon Tee Neung'. He is now the presenter for Sony Skinny T Digital Camera in Malaysia and a singer of growing reputation in Malaysia as well.

December 16, 2008 he released his second single album "Maybe I'm Bad" featuring his top 10 songs, "One Night Stand" or "Keun Tee Neung". Other well known songs from this new album include "Too Fast Too Serious" and "Hua jai mai chai gra-dard". So far, he has 3 music videos from this album, one for "Keun Tee Neung" featuring himself, "Too Fast Too Serious" featuring himself and Thai upcoming singer in the same label DUCKBAR, Fifi -Natasha Josephine Blake and finally one for "Hua hai mai chai gra-dart" featuring himself, his younger sister Sophie and Singaporian-Swedish model Ase Wang.

Chin has also starred in the original Taiwanese drama Love – 18 as Joshua and in year 2016, he released his new single Jub – Yo x Gavin Duval.[4]

Thai T.V. drama [ edit ]

Thai television soap opera or drama are a popular genre of Thai television. They are known in Thai as ละครโทรทัศน์ (RTGS: lakhon thorathat, lit. "television drama") or ละคร (lakhon, pronounced [la.kʰɔːn], or lakorn). They are shown generally at prime-time on Thai television channels. A series will run for about three months. It may air two or three episodes a week. Channels will compete for the most popular stars as they attract the most viewers. A lakorn episode is normally 1 hour and a small amount or 30 minutes. When internationally broadcast, the running time is around 45 min. per episode.

All of these soap operas presented on Channel 7

T.V. Drama Year Name As Note 2014 (2556) Yom ma ban jao ka Ice Series: Tang Tee Plian Kue Hat Ta Krong Pi Pop Tan

All of these soap operas presented on Channel One

T.V. Drama Year Name As Note 2016 (2558) Roi Leh Sa Nae Rai[ citation needed ] Tor

All of these soap operas presented on Channel 3

T.V. Drama Year Name As Note 2017 (2560) Por Krua Hua Pah The Singer in The Marriage Ceremony Guest Starring at the end of serie

All of these soap operas presented on Channel True4U

T.V. Drama Year Name As Note 2017 (2560) Hua Jai Deaw Gan Pol. Krittikul Boonlue (Pol. Tee)

Films [ edit ]

Movies Year Name As Note 2013 (2556) Tong Sook 13[5] Tong Sook With Cheranut Yusanonda

Thai T.V. series [ edit ]

Series Year Name As Note 2011 (2552) Love – 18, Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18 Joshua The original Taiwanese drama 2013 (2554) Muad Opas Navin (Guest Starring) Kdee Had A Tan 1-2 2014 (2555) Sa Ta Nee Ban Cham Boss Ch. 3 2017 (2560) Sang Jak Poh Tien Mai Sin Sang Pok Pong Thai PBS

Songs as a group member [ edit ]

Chinawut appeared as a group member of these groups as following:

We Are Big 3 (As Big 3), 2003 (2546)

(As Big 3), 2003 (2546) Ten Club (As G – Jr), 2006 (2549)

Music albums and singles [ edit ]

Album CHIN UP , 2007 (2550)

, 2007 (2550) Single Mai Mee Krai Bog Rak , 2008 (2551)

, 2008 (2551) Album Maybe I'm Bad , 2008 (2551)

, 2008 (2551) Single Kon Ru Jai (Ost. Series Love-18 Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18) , 2009 (2552)

, 2009 (2552) Single Kon Tam Ma Da (Ost. Drama Sood Sa Nae Ha) , 2009 (2552)

, 2009 (2552) Single My Love My Code (Ost. Commercial Ad: CAT 009) , 2009 (2552)

, 2009 (2552) Single Kuen Nee Yak Dai Gee Krang , 2010 (2553)

, 2010 (2553) Single lan La Feat. Bank Opal , 2010 (2553)

, 2010 (2553) Single Hai Rak Dern Tang Ma Jer Gun(Ost. Drama 4 Hua Jai Hang Kun Kao: Pa Ta Pee Leh Rak) , 2010 (2553)

, 2010 (2553) Single Nai Wa Ja mai Look Gun Feat. Ter Chantavit Dhanasevi (Ost, Drama Muad Opas) , 2011 (2554)

, 2011 (2554) Single My Bad Habit (Ost. Commercial Ad:Shampoo Pantene) , 2012 (2555)

, 2012 (2555) Single Ter Ja You Nai Jai Kong Chan Sa Mer Feat.Cheranut Yusanonda(Ost. Movie Tong Sook 13) , 2013 (2556)

, 2013 (2556) Single Ya Bok Chan Wa Hai Pai (Ost. Drama Su Pap Bu Rood Ju Tha Thep Series: Koon Chai Roon Na Pee) , 2013 (2556)

, 2013 (2556) Single Nee Kor Rak (feat. Varitthisa Limthammahisorn) (Ost. Drama Nee Kor La Sa Kor Rak) , 2014 (2557)

, 2014 (2557) "Single Jab – Yo Chin Chinawut x Gavin Duval", 2017 (2560)

Single Tian Mai Sin Sang (Ost. Drama Sang Jak Poh Series: Tien Mai Sin Sang, 2017 (2560)

Songs featuring Chin Chinawut [ edit ]

Song: First Love First Hurt – B-O-Y Feat.Chin Chinawut , 2008 (2551)

, 2008 (2551) Song: Took krung tee Kid Tueng Ter – Auttapon Prakopkong Feat.Chin Chinawut , 2010 (2553)

, 2010 (2553) Song: Whatever Whenever – Kitti Chiawongsakul Feat.Chin Chinawut , 2011 (2554)

, 2011 (2554) Song: Sorry – Southside Feat.Chin Chinawut , 2011 (2554)

, 2011 (2554) Song: Gae Ngao rue Aow Jing – Tatan Feat.Chin Chinawut, 2013 (2556)

Music albums [ edit ]

Title Date Released Song List CHIN UP May 29, 2009 (2550) *Pak Mai Trong Gub Jai[6] Body Language Kad Ruk Ter Chan Ja Pai Gub Ter My Way Jao kong Hua Jai Hey Beautiful Roo Chai Mai Wa Rak Term Mai Koey Tem Ying Soong Ying Suay Kor Kwam Jak Kon Rak Kao Feat. Kor MR. Saxman May Be I'm Bad December 16, 2010 (2551) Kuen Tee Nung *May Be I'm Bad Hua Jai Mai Chai Kra Dad[7] Too Fast Too Serious Let Me Call Kong Kwan Tee Wang Plao Kwam Jam Suam Koo Keng Yak God Nang Fah Pab Tid Ta Kong Kwan Tee Wang Plao (Piano Version) Mai Mee Krai Bok Hai Rak (Version: After Valentine's) Ost: Series LOVE-18 (Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18) September 30, 2011 (2552) Ni Feng (Ost: Series LOVE-18 (Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18)) Nuan Liu (Ost: Series LOVE-18 (Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18)) Kon Ru Jai (Ost: Series LOVE-18 (Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18)) I Believe[8] October 28, 2013 (2554) Never Give Up Lan La Feat. Bankk, Opal Na Tee Kong Hua Jai Mee Arai Hai Tum Eek Mai *Kuen Nee Yak Dai Kee Krung Ta Chan Nung Kam Tam Song Kam Tob Kwam Tung Jai Kong Puen Kao Chad tee Laew Mai Tai Yang Nae Non Don't Wake Me Up

*= Promoted Single

Character voices [ edit ]

Birdland Dan Ma Had sa Jan As Jemy (First episode date: June 4, 2011 (2552))

International career [ edit ]

Chin Up: Malaysia Album , 2010 (2551)

, 2010 (2551) Yu Jian Ni (Chinese Singles) , 2010 (2551)

, 2010 (2551) Maybe I’m Bad: Malaysia Album , 2011 (2552)

, 2011 (2552) OST. Love.18 (Chinese Singles), 2011 (2552)

T.V. shows [ edit ]

2017 (2560) – เปลี่ยนหน้าท้าโชว์ Sing Your Face Off (season 3) : Competitor Code: S4

2017 (2560) – Chin also appeared as The Candle Mask in Thai T.V. Show, The Mask Singer Thailand Season 3 to sing a song Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 in group C. And lost to The Diamond Tiara Mask. He revealed his mask on November 9, 2017.

Awards [ edit ]

Year Award Title Result Note 2013 Golden Television Award

(รางวัลโทรทัศน์ทองคำ) Best Character Voice Team

(ทีมผู้พากย์การ์ตูนดีเด่น) Won As: Jemy From:Bird : Flying With Byrd

(11 February 2014 (2555))

References [ edit ]