‘Luk Thung’ artist passes away at 85
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‘Luk Thung’ artist passes away at 85

Phloen: Started competing early
Phloen: Started competing early

Obituary: Phloen Phromdaen, a Thai country music artist famous for incorporating amusing stories into his songs, has died at 85.

The luk thung (country music) artist, named as a national artist in 2012, was pronounced dead at 11.10am on Saturday at Siriraj Hospital, where he was taken after fainting.

Phloen, whose real name was Somsuan Promsawang, was born on June 12, 1939, in Aranyaprathet district, which was part of Prachin Buri province at the time.

Born to Pluem and Tun Promsawang, Phloen had eight siblings. Somsuan won his first major singing contest, organised by the Yan Kro (armour) military radio station, when he was 20 years old, which led to his debut as the singer Phloen Phromdaen.

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