Pumpuang Duangjan

Pumpuang Duangjan Also Transliterated As Phumphuang Duangchan Thai พุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์ Real Name Ramphueng Chit-Han August 4 1961 – June 13 1992 Was A Popular Thai Luk Thung Singer And Actress. She Was Also Known By The Nickname Pueng Phueng Thai ผึ้ง Meaning "Bee" And The "Queen Of Country Music". Active From The Late 1970s To The Early 1990s She Pioneered Electronic Luk Thung And Is Considered One Of The Most Important Luk Thung Vocalists In Thailand. The Child Of Poor Farmers Pumpuang Had Only Two Years Of Primary Education Before Her Family's Plight Forced Her To Take To The Fields As A Sugar Cane Cutter. Although Illiterate She Was Adept At Memorising Lyrics And Successfully Participated In Many Local Singing Competitions. At Age 15 She Came To The Notice Of A Visiting Band And From The Late 1970s Onwards Her Fame Skyrocketed. Today She Is Remembered For Her Lyrics Which Told Of Thailand's Rural Poor. She Adapted Pleng Luk Thung Thai Country Music Into A Dance-Ready Form Known As Electronic Luk Thung. Although Loved By Millions Of Fans Her Music Career Was Marred By Pumpuang's Lovers Managers And Promoters Who Deprived Her Of Her Earnings To The Extent That She Could Not Afford Treatment For A Blood Disorder That Eventually Caused Her Death At The Age Of 30. read less