Bird Thongchai - Super star of Thailand

Bird Thongchai

Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre is a Thai pop singer who released his debut album in 1986. He is also sometimes known as Bird Thongchai, Phi Bird (elder brother Bird) or simply Bird.
Considered to be Thailand's No.1 Superstar. He is one of the most successful singers in Thailand's history, having sold more than 20 million albums.

Albums and Singles

• Hard-Sai Sai-Lom Song-Rao (Beach, Wind, and two of us) (1986)
• Sabai-Sabai (Relax-Relax) (1987)
• Rub-Kwun-Wan-Mai (Blessing for a new day) (1987)
• Sor-Kor-Sor (Greeting Card) (1988)
• Thongchai 2501 (1988)
• Boomerang (1990)
• Boomerang Man (Live from Concert)
• Prik-Kee-Noo (Bird Chilli) (1991)
• Wan-Nee Tee Ror-Koy (TV drama Soundtrack)
• Tor-Thong (Flag) (1994)
• Tor-Thong Kab Tor-Ther Nan-Lae (Live form Concert)
• Dream & Reality (Live from Concert)
• Kon-nok-kab-Dok-Mai (Feather & Flowers) (1995)
• Dream (Single)
• Dream (1996)
• Sunset at Chaophraya (Movie Soundtrack) (1996)
• Bird Unreleased (1997)
• Singing Bird (Live from Concert) (1997)
• Niramitr (,TV drama Soundtrack) (1998)
• Thongchai Service (1998)
• Thongchai Service Special (1998)
• Tu-Pleng Saman Prajam Barn (The Everyhouse Jukebox)(1999)
• 100 Pleng Rak Mai Roo Job (100 everlasting love songs) (2000)
• Bird Love Beat 1 & 2 (Apr 4, 2001)
• Smile Club (Oct 2001)
• Smile Club Remix (Mar 29, 2002)
• Rab Khak (Welcome, Guests!) (Nov 2002)
• Fan Ja...Sanid Kun Leaw Ja (Mar 17, 2003)
• Bird Sek (Jun 2004) with Sek Loso (Special Album with 20 Years G"MM" Grammy)
• Volume 1 (Jul 2005)
• Village (Sep 2006)
• Bird Perd Floor [3 Disc Set/Individual available] [Ballroom Cha-Cha, Luktung, Disco] (Dec 2006)
• Simply Bird (Nov 2007)
• Singing Bird (อาสาสนุก) (2010)
• Bird Arsa Sanuk (Bird Undertaking Fun) (2010–2011)

Compilations

• Bird Dance Collection (Sep 2009)
• Bird Love Collection (Sep 2009)

TV Dramas

• Numtarn Maai (น้ำตาลไหม้)
• Mongkut Fang (มงกุฏฟาง)
• Tayaat khun pooying (ทายาทท่านผู้หญิง)
• Ruk nai sai mok (รักในสายหมอก)
• Muer ruk rao (เมื่อรักร้าว)
• Kamin kup poon (ขมิ้นกับปูน)
• Wong wean hua jai (วงเวียนหัวใจ)
• Baan soi dao (บ้านสอยดาว)
• Plub pleung see chompoo (พลับพลึงสีชมพู)
• Duang fai yai mai song chan (ดวงไฟไยไม่ส่องฉัน)
• Neu Nang (เนื้อนาง)
• koo kam (คู่กรรม) as Kobori
• Wan née tee ror koy (วันนี้ที่รอคอย)
• Niramit (นิรมิต)
• Kuam song jum mai hua jai duem (ความทรงจำใหม่ หัวใจเดิม)

Awards

SiamDara Star awards 2012.

• Best Singer from Siam-Kollakarn Contest (1983)
• Best Singer from Mekala (1986)
• Best Artist from The office of national young people or Sor Yor Chor (1987)
• Popular song vote for Korb-Jai Jing Jing from Coke Music Award
• Best Singer from See-Sun Award (1989)
• Best Actor Koo-Kum (TV Lakorn) from Mekala (1990)
• Best Actor Koo-Kum (TV Lakorn) from TV Golden (1990)
• MTV Asian Viewer's Choice Award (1991)
• Best Actor Wannee Tee Raw-Koy (TV Lakorn) from TV Golden (1993)
• Best Actor Sunset At Chaopraya (Movie) from Prasurassavadee (1995)
• Popular Actor Sunset At Chaopraya from Vote Award (1995)
• Billboard Viewer's Choice Award first in Asia (1997)
• Seesun Award : Best Song for Lao Su Kan Fang (2001)
• Top Awards : The Best Singer (2001)
• Channel V Music Video Awards : The Best Singer (2001)
• Top Awards : The Best Singer (2002)
• MTV Asian Awards : Favorite Artist Thailand (2004)
• MTV Asia Awards : The Inspiration Award (2006)
• Channel [V] Thailand Music Video Awards : Best Song (2006)
• Virgin Hitz Awards 2006 : Achievement Awards (2006)

Covers by other artists

In 2012, the popular Japanese girl group Berryz Kobo released a song titled "Cha Cha Sing" as a single. The title track is a cover of the song "Row Mah Sing" by Bird Thongchai. The first coupling track "Loving You Too Much" is also a cover of a Bird Thongchai's song, "Too Much So Much Very Much". Both were translated into Japanese. The single debuted at number 6 in the Japanese Oricon weekly singles chart.