Itti Balangura
Thai singer, music producer
Itti Balangura (Thai: อิทธิ พลางกูร; born Ekachaiwat Balangura; 30 January 1955 – 11 November 2004) was a Thai singer, musician and record producer. Known as "Guitar Ballad".
Career
Balangura began his career with The Bless, a band with many future famed musicians as members, such as Surasee Ithikul and Paiboonkiat Kiewkaew. His favorite artists included the Beatles, Cream, and Eric Clapton. At that time he was still an architecture student at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.
After 8 years with the band, he became a partner and sound engineer of Jam Studios recording studio with his brother Ukrit Balangura.
He was persuaded to release a studio album as a solo artist by Surachai Chetchotisak CEO and chairman of RS Promotion. In 1988, he debuted with a song Keb Tawan (เก็บตะวัน, "collect the sun") that contains content that encourages living, with lyrics by Thanapol Intharit. It became his signature song.
Apart from Keb Tawan, his hit songs include Guy Cham (กายช้ำ, "bruised body"), Hai Man Laew Laew Pai (ให้มันแล้วแล้วไป, "let it be"), Pai Tor Pai (ไปต่อไป, "keep going"), Young Cham Wai (ยังจำไว้, "still remember"), Rao Sam Kon (เราสามคน, "three of us"), Din Sai (ดินทราย, "soil and sand"), Jeb Krao Nee (เจ็บคราวนี้, "this time it really hurts"), Rai Sara (ไร้สาระ, "nonsense"), Kan Vela (กาลเวลา, "time"), Roy Rao (รอยร้าว, "a rift"), Nam Nai Ta (น้ำในตา, "water in the eyes"), Ru Na (รู้นะ, "I know"), Mue Dai Chan Rai Rak (เมื่อใดฉันไร้รัก, "when I'm out of love").
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