Suthep Wongkamhaeng

Suthep Wongkamhaeng(สุเทพ วงศ์กำแหง) was born in Korat, Thailand. He is a Thai national singer, referred to as a "crooner". His style of music is Luk Krung. He is very well known by his songs "Luk Kom pà (Orphan), Rak kunh Kai laen (I'd have love you now), and Jai pi (My heart)". He was named a National Artist in 1990. In 2003, he gained international attention because his song Pid Tang Rak (Wrong Way to Love) was among 18 songs deemed "improper" or offensive to "public decency", by the Ministry of Culture's Culture Watch Center. As the song was twenty years old, and he considered it inoffensive, he reacted to the ruling with surprise. In 2005, he sang at Princess Petcharat Rajsuda's 80th Anniversary at the request of the Cultural Council. He has performed in many movies and sang in the introduction of many Thai classic movies. Today he works as President of the music of Thailand in organizing the music industry and still sings.

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