Preap Sovath
Preap Sovath ព្រាប សុវត្ថិ | |
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Born | Kandal Province, Cambodia | May 25, 1975
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer and actor |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Rasmey Hang Meas Production (1997-Present) |
Preap Sovath (Khmer: ព្រាប សុវត្ថិ) is a Cambodian singer and actor. His was the audition judge for Season one's Cambodian Idol, season one's Cambodia's Got Talent, as well as The Voice Kid Cambodia.
Achievements
Year | Category | Institution or publication | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Cambodia Best Actor | Top honour at Cambodian Film | Won | The Crocodile (IMDb-2005) | [1] |
2012 | Cambodia Top Singer Award | Anachak Dara | Won | Sabay Company | [2] |
2013 | Best Male Singer Award | Anachak Dara | Won | Sabay Company | [3] |
2014 | Represented Of Cambodia | World Music Awards | Nominated | Monte Carlo Monaco 2014 | [4] |
Logo Brand | Brand Name | Brand Ambassador Institution | Year |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | Isuzu-Cambodia | 2019 [5] | |
Vivo (technology company) | Vivo Mobile-Cambodia | 2019 [6] |
Career
Sovath's career as a singer started in the 1990s when he joined the army and became a political commissar. He worked during the daytime and sang at restaurants or bars at nighttime. He sang with Touch Sunnix for a year, from 1995 to 1996, and released his first song. The first two songs—Oun Min Men Songsa (អូនមិនមែនសង្សា) and Som Oy Pit Doch Veacha (សូមឱ្យពិតដូចវាចា)—was a success. After the popularity of the two songs, he joined one of the largest productions in Cambodia—Reaksmey Hang Meas Production—in 1997. He released his first solo album—His Life and His Excellence—with Him Sivorn, and becoming the lead singer of Raksmey Hang Meas. Most of his songs were in CDs & Karaoke VCDs.
His second track, "Heartbreak (ហែកបេះដូង)", was Cambodia's most famous love song of 2003. The song was a cover of the Thai song, and the popularity made him one of the top singers in Cambodia.[7]
He represented Cambodia in the 2014 World Music Awards and was nominated.
Performances
Sovath took part in the MTV EXIT Concert in Phnom Penh on December 12, 2008. The concert was part of a campaign to raise awareness to end exploitation and human trafficking in Asia.
Sovath has performed at the Best of the Best: Live Concert, a concert which has taken place annually since 2004 at Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium and has included performances by Cambodian singers from Raksmey Hang Meas and more. The concert is free to the public; DVD sales cover the costs. He also performed at Best of the Best 2012 on February 14, 2012 at Koh Pich's Concert Hall.
Preap Sovath has also been involved in many international concerts such as:
- Japan Music Festival – 2003
- Thai-Cambodian Friendship Concert 2010
- Japan ASEAN Music Festival for Healing 2013
Discography (Partner Albums )
- Oun Minmen Sexy (1995-1996)
Albums Name | Type | Cover Image | Artist | Released | Label |
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Beam Preah Mok Sbot Kor Min Jer | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2002 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.56 | |
Sexy Lady | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2002 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.59 | |
Rodern Mean Sneh | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2004 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.85 | |
U Better Not Come Home | Cover Version Khmer-Hip hop | Preap Sovath | 2005 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.255 | |
So Cool-So Hot | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2005 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.276 | |
Last year | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2007 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.324 | |
My Sexy Lady | Original Pop Rock, Dance | Preap Sovath | 2018 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.603 |
Discography (Solo Albums )
Albums Name | Type | Cover Image | Artist | Released | Label |
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Soft Rock | Slow Rock, Folk, & Country | Preap Sovath | 2002 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.55 | |
Koa Tnei Pram | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Preap Sovath | 2003 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.44 | |
Slight Pain | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2004 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.87 | |
Preap Sovath Noodle | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Preap Sovath | 2006 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.268 | |
Real Rock | Original Slow Rock, & Country | Preap Sovath | 2006 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.316 | |
Early Morning | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Preap Sovath | 2007 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.331 | |
Lady | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2016 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.530 | |
Ah Neth Meas Bong | Cover Slow Rock & Pop, Folk | Preap Sovath | 2016 | Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.545 |
Discography (Collection Albums)
Albums Name | Type | Cover Image | Artist | Released | Label |
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Better Day | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2004 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.53 | |
Cham Bong Mean Sen | Pop, Folk, World, & Country | Preap Sovath | 2004 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.86 | |
Chet Prey Psai | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2004 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.90 | |
Style Sneh | Cover Version Khmer | Preap Sovath | 2005 | Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.69 |
Filmography
- 2005: The Crocodile ("នេសាទក្រពើ")
- 2013: Have You Ever Loved Me? ("ធ្លាប់ស្រលាញ់ខ្ញុំទេ?")
TV Shows
- 2014: Cambodian's Got Talent Season 1 (judge) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2015: Cambodian Idol Season 1 (judge) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2016: Cambodian Idol Season 2 (judge) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2017: The Voice Kids Cambodia Season 1 (coach) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2017: Cambodian Idol Season 3 (judge) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2018: Cambodian's Got Talent Season 2 (judge) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2018: The Voice Kids Cambodia (Coach) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2018: The Voice Kids Cambodia Season 2 (Coach) Hang Meas HDTV
- 2019–2020 Cambodian Idol Junior (judge) Hang Meas HDTV
External links
- Preap Sovath on Facebook
- Preap Sovath on Instagram
- Dyna Seng, RFI, Cambodia's Preap Sovath, May 11, 2010, available at http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20100511-cambodias-preap-sovath
References
- ^ IMDb 2005 Web: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4270046/
- ^ Anachak Dara Award 2012 Official Web: https://sabay.com/
- ^ Anachak Dara Award 2013 Official Web: https://sabay.com/
- ^ World Music Awards Monte Carlo Monaco 2014 Web: http://camnews.com.kh/news/detail/67908/preap-sovath-in-the-list-of-world-music-awards-nominee
- ^ Preap Sovath becomes an ISUZU Brand Ambassador 2019 Web: [1]
- ^ Web: Preap Sovath becomes Vivo Mobile Brand Ambassador 2019 Web: [2]
- ^ RFI. "Cambodia's Preap Sovath". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved April 18, 2018.