| Ann Mitchai | |||||||
| Birth Name: | Priya Samanabaramee[1] | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 1985 5, mf=yes | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand | ||||||
| Occupation: | Actress, singer | ||||||
| Years Active: | 1995–present | ||||||
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Ann Mitchai (born May 31, 1985) is an actress, singer, Likay story writer, and Likay actress. Born in Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya province, Thailand. She is the secondchild of Mr.Somsak and Mrs.Wongduen Somboon. She has 2 brothers, the elder Chaiya Mitchai,[2] who is a famous Likay actor and singer in Thailand and her younger brother Mit Mitchai. Her family are a very famous Likay group in Thailand, and have a long history there. When she was 5 years old she started acting Likay and was taught by her parents, who are experts at Likay performance. She graduated Bachelor of Social Science and Master of Business Administration from Sri Patum University, When she was young her family mainly did live shows and traveled to perform shows in every province of Thailand.
Ann Mitchai had over 200 Likay performances in the form of DVDs and 2 music albums under her family company. The style of music was contemporary country music and acting performances on Channel 7, Channel 3, and Thai TV, as well as, singing many soundtracks for television dramas. However, she didn't take on many TV drama performances because she spent most of her time with Likay performances and live shows. Ann Mitchai traveled to perform Likay performance in every province of Thailand.
Ann Mitchai had three country music albums with RS Promotion. At the same time, she was given the opportunity to sing the soundtrack for a drama series on Channel 7. The songs were top hits and became everlasting songs of Thai country music until today.
Nowadays, the audience appeal for Likay has changed, as a younger, new generation had different needs. Likay performances also had to change. Therefore, Ann Mitchai adapted Likay stories so they were more modern to appeal to the new generation. She mixed Bollywood and Thai dance, and the new style performance was shown in every country where she was performing.[3]
In 2013, she entered Bollywood with her first movie entitled Ishk Actually[4] with Rajeev Khandelwal, and there were 2 original Hindi-English soundtracks; "Lucky Tonight" and "Forever More", which were sung by Ann Mitchai. Her next step is her first international Music Album "Superstar ".
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