| Jaran Manophet | |
| Birth Date: | 1951 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Death Place: | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Known For: | Composing and performing songs |
| Spouse: | Anya Photiwat |
Jaran Manophet (Thai: จรัล มโนเพ็ชร; 1 January 1951 – 4 September 2001) was a folk-singer of Northern Thailand. Born in Chiang Mai city, he composed and performed around 300 songs, some in Northern Thai (Lanna) language and some in Central Thai.[1] He is credited with being a pioneer in connecting traditional Lanna folksong with Western popular music styles that became widely appreciated in Thailand in the 1970s.[2] [3] His songs were stylistically simple but appealing; his lyrics brought local experiences of social and economic change into national circulation.[3]
On 1 January 2022 a memorial sculpture to Jaran Manophet was inaugurated in Buak Haad public park, inside the old city wall of Chiang Mai and near to his birthplace.[4]