Jannine Weigel
Jannine Parawie Weigel, also known by the Thai nickname Ploychompoo, is a Thai-German singer-songwriter, actress, and model.
Early life and education
Weigel was born on 30 July 2000 in Steinfurt, Germany, to a Thai mother and a German father. Her first name, Jannine, was from Hebrew, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Her middle name, Parawie, means "sunbeam" in Thai. Her Thai nickname, Ploychompoo, means "pink sapphire".Weigel has three elder brothers, born 1985, 1988 and 1990, respectively. She lived in Steinfurt until her tenth year of age and moved to Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2010.
Weigel attended St Martin kindergarten and Regenbogen Primary School in Steinfurt, Germany until Grade 4 as she moved to Bangkok. In Thailand, she was given homeschooling until Grade 6. She continued her education through distance learning until Grade 9, which she completed in 2014. By way of Advanced Placement, she now undertakes a pre-degree course at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, where she majors in English. She took a summer course in Berklee College of Music in 2018 whereas she received a scholarship from the college.
Weigel speaks Thai, English, and German fluently. She is also studying Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese.
Weigel is a Christian.
Career
Weigel started working as a model after moving to Bangkok in 2010. The next year, she turned her attention to singing. Following three months of training, she entered a national televised singing contest for children, called Singing Kids, and won third place. From there, she became an artist trainee at GMM Grammy in October 2012 before becoming a full artist under it.In 2012, during her trainee period, she appeared in the music video of Getsunova's "Klai Khae Nai Khue Klai", which brought her to fame. In 2013, she started her YouTube channel where she publishes, amongst other things, her covers of popular songs. Many of the covers went viral and gained many million views.
In 2015, Weigel released her first single, "Chak Din Chak Ngo", followed by a number of original soundtrack songs. In the same year, she was given the main roles in the television series Banlang Mek and the film Senior. In 2016, she issued her second single, "Away". She then released a couple more songs with the company GMM Grammy such as "Because Of You" and "I'm Glad".
She was working on English singles as well. Two EPs were released, namely Genesis and Deep End, marking her first step to international stage. She also released her first German single, Zurück Zu Dir and was invited to sing the song on a Germany award show, Webvideopreis Deutschland.
In the same year, she released a new project, The Black Moon consists of 4 horror short movies with her name credited as executive producer. She then ended her contract with GMM Grammy in June 2018.
Soon after, she signed a contract with Universal Music Singapore and released a song called "Pak Rai Jai Rak". The following year, she was starring as main actress in "Pee Nak", a horror-comedy movie which achieved more than 150 million Baht in Thailand Box Office and released a song called "Words" which led her to be nominated as "Best Southeast Asia Act 2019" in MTV Europe Music Awards Seville.
She had joined a lot of music shows abroad in South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and others.
On 6 December 2019, she became the first artist to be signed under a new label, RedRecords, based in Kuala Lumpur, a joint venture between AirAsia Group and Universal Music Group. She released her debut single under the label called "Passcode" on 18 September 2020. "Passcode" was recorded and completed in Malaysia. Produced by Tommy Brown and was co-written by Jessie Reyez.
On 21 December 2021, Weigel had announced to Thai media to take legal action against her former label, RedRecords for termination of contract, breach of contract, and claim for damages.
Discography
Original soundtracks
| Year | Title | For | Ref |
| 2015 | "Volg Jou Hart " Feat. Madame Mod | My Safari Girl | |
| 2015 | "Thoe Doen Khao Ma" | Senior | |
| 2017 | "Lost" แพ้แล้วพาล | Club Friday to Be Continued: "Rak Long Chai" | |
| 2018 | "Thoe Thang Nan" | Love The Thirteen: Look For Me At Dusk | |
| 2018 | "Soul" | The Black Moon | |
| 2018 | "Khrai Sak Khon" | Internet World LIVE | |
| 2018 | "Khuen Nee" | The Untouched | |
| 2018 | "Phong Tham Nai Rak" | Colours Of Love | |
| 2019 | "Rak Mai Mi Thang Oak" | Club Friday The Series 11 | |
| 2019 | "Rak Hai Mod Hua Jai" Sing with Pete Pol | You, Him and Our Love | |
| 2019 | "Don't Look Back" | Mayavi Maling, the Royal Guardian Daughter | |
| 2019 | "So Much World" | Playmobil The Movie | |
| 2020 | "Sitara" | Sitara Sanaeha coated with poison | |
| 2022 | "Khae" | Game Prattana | |
| 2022 | "The Wall" | Husband in Disguise | |
| 2022 | "Ki Rop Kodai" | You Are My Makeup Artist | |
| 2022 | "Believe" | Club Friday The Series 14 Love & Belief | |
| 2023 | "Once upon a time" | Postman |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Other artist |
| 2015 | "Tag Taang Meuan Gun " แตกต่างเหมือนกัน | Getsunova, Earth Pattaravee, See Scape |
| 2015 | "Aesthetic" | Hiroyuki Sawano |
| 2017 | "Mai Khoei Khit Khae Phuean" แหลกไม่เคยคิดแค่เพื่อน | Mew MBO |
| 2017 | "Diamonds" | Gawvi |
| 2018 | "Caller ID " | Tyler & Ryan |
| 2018 | "Lust" | Tyler & Ryan |
| 2018 | "Sam Rue Doo" แหลกสามฤดู | Atip |
| 2018 | "Kleun Nam Lai" แหลกกลืนนํ้าลาย | Tong Slow |
| 2018 | "Ya Mod Wang" แหลกอย่าหมดหวัง | Tong Slow |
| 2018 | "7 Minutes In Heaven " | Jada Facer |
| 2019 | "Klab Phrom Thoe" แหลกกลับพร้อมเธอ | Ironboy The Rapper |
| 2019 | Hooked | James Lee |
| 2019 | Fall In Love With You | BRWN |
| 2021 | "We Care" | Alvin Chong, DOLLA & Nicole Lai ft RabbitMac & Jaja |
| 2022 | "Mamacita" | G-Devith |
| 2023 | "Fake Love" | Oak Soe Khant |
Other songs
| Year | Title | Purpose |
| 2013 | "How Far is Close " ไกลแค่ไหน คือ ใกล้ with Getsunova | GRAMMY HOT SINGLE VOL.20 |
| 2016 | "Phro Rao Khu Kan" เพราะเราคู่กัน | OST Deedo Fruitku TVC |
| 2016 | "Father told me about it" พ่อเล่าให้ฟัง among MBO artists | Condolence song for King Bhumibol Adulyadej death |
| 2019 | "Ni" หนี Feat YB & Diamond | OST Identity V game |
| 2019 | "Khwam Rak Chan Khue Ther" ความรักฉันคือเธอ | OST Audition Thailand game |
| 2022 | "Push Back" With BOTCASH | BEHIND THE SMILE |
| 2023 | "Echo of Glory" With BOTCASH | OST International RoV Competition APL 2023: Thailand |
| 2024 | "The Legacy" With Scorpio | OST Thailand Game Show 2024: Biggest Dream Revision |
| 2024 | "Khae Mi Thex K Dilaew" แค่มีเธอก็ดีแล้ว | OST Soul Land : New World game |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Part | Role | Network | Ref |
| 2015 | Banlang Mek บัลลังก์เมฆ | — | Wirin วิรินทร์ | One HD | |
| 2016 | Love Songs, Love Series | Khon Mai Champen คนไม่จำเป็น | Mi | GMM 25 | |
| 2016 | #Ped Idol #เป็ดIdol | — | Saengdaet แสงแดด | GMM 25 | |
| 2017 | U-Prince | The Extroverted Humanist ตอน คิริว | Pinyin พินอิน | GMM 25 | |
| 2017 | My Secret Friend ปิ๊งรัก..นายอายนะ | — | DJ ดีใจ | YouTube | |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones | season 7 | Thai voice of Arya Stark | HBO | |
| 2018 | Dream Teen ฝันให้สุด | — | Namwan น้ำหวาน | ThaiPBS | |
| 2020 | When I Was 16 | Da | True4U |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
| 2012 | Mass Suicide | ||
| 2015 | Khitaratchaniphon คีตราชนิพนธ์ | Dao ดาว | |
| 2015 | Senior รุ่นพี่ | Athiti/Mon อธิติ/ม่อน | |
| 2018 | Love Score รักเก็บแต้ม | Music มิวสิก | |
| 2018 | The Diary | Jiji จิจิ | |
| 2018 | The Black Moon คืน | เดือน | ดับ | Multiple roles | |
| 2019 | Pee Nak พี่นาค | Jui จุ้ย | |
| 2023 | Postman ไปรษณีย์4โลก | Mysterious girl จุสาวปริศนา |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
| 2015 | YouTube Play Button | Gold Play Button | — | Won | |
| 2015 | Daradaily the Great Awards | Rising Female Star of the Year | — | Nomitated | |
| 2015 | Daradaily the Great Awards | Best Female Singer of the Year | — | Nomitated | |
| 2016 | Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Original Song | "Thoe Doen Khao Ma" | Won | |
| 2019 | MTV EMA 2019 in Seville | Best Southeast Asia Act | - | Nomitated |