Phum Viphurit
Phum Viphurit (a.k.a. Viphurit Siritip; b. 16 August 1995) is a Thai born, Hamilton raised indie-pop singer/songwriter, now resident in Bangkok. Phum lived in Hamilton between the ages of 6 and 18, where he attended Hillcrest High School. Following this time, he returned to Bangkok to attend film school.
Viphurit's interest in making music began when he moved to New Zealand, though his major successes have occurred since returning to Thailand. He released his debut album Manchild in 2017. The album was initially released as a digital download via Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music. However, in 2018, the album was re-released on transparent yellow coloured vinyl by Hong Kong label White Noise Records (WN1019), and on CD by Japanese label Lirico (LIIP-1531). His video for the song 'Loverboy', released in 2018, has over 45 million views on Youtube, while others also number in the millions of views. He has performed in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe and the United States. Phum is signed to Thai label Rats Records.
Selected Official Music Videos[edit]
- 'Strangers in a Dream' video, on Youtube, June 2016
- 'Long Gone' video, on Youtube, June 2017
- 'Sweet Hurricane' video, on Youtube, September 2017
- 'Loverboy' video, on Youtube, March 2018
- 'Paper Throne' video, on Youtube, January 2019
- 'Hello Anxiety' video, on Youtube, March 2019
Published Articles[edit]
- Bangkok-via-Hamilton musician Phum Viphurit on his newfound fame, Radio New Zealand, 20 October 2018 [1]
- Meet Phum Viphurit, Thailand’s First Indie-Pop Star, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2019 [2]
