Potato (band) explained

Background:	group_or_band
Potato (โปเตโต้)
Origin:	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Years Active:	2001–present
Label:	GMM Grammy
Current Members:	Patchai Pukdesusook Kan Uamsupan Piyawat Anukul Teekatas Taviarayakul Kiattiyos Malathong
Past Members:	Peechanit Oan-Aari Rattanapon Keng-Rean Nantakrai Cham-Jaiharn Oranuch Tangdechavut Suwatin Watthanawitukun

Potato (Thai: โปเตโต้) is a Thai rock band founded in 2001. The band currently has 5 members including lead vocalist Patchai Pukdesusook, guitarist Teekatas Taviarayakul, bassist Piyawat Anukul, drummer Kan Uamsupan, and keyboardist Kiattiyos Malathong. It has released 8 studio albums, one extended play, and several compilation albums. It is considered one of the most successful Thai rock bands.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Potato was formed by Peechanit Oan-Aari (Pee), Nantakrai Cham-Jaiharn (Note), Oranuch Tangdechavut (Nuch), and Suwatin Watthanawitukun (Bom). Potato's original vocalist was Peechanit Oan-Aari (Pee), but he died on 3 October 2002. This led to the band's dissolution, but Potato reunited in 2003. Since 2008, Potato has a new drummer named Kan Uamsupan (Kan) instead of Suwatin Watthanawitukun (Bom), who left the group after recording the "Sense" album. He still makes occasional appearances with the band. Potato's lineup then included Patchai "Pup" Pukdesusook (vocals), Piyawat "Ohm" Anukul (bass), and Kan Uamsupan (drums). The band's last guitarist, Rattanapon "Win" Keng-Rean, left Potato in 2010 and a number of guitarists from other bands have substituted for him since. In 2013, Teekatas "Hang" Taviarayakul joined the band as its latest guitarist.

Band members

Current

• Patchai "Pup" Pukdesusook – vocals (2001–present)
• Piyawat "Ome" Anukul – bass (2003–present)
• Kan Uamsupan – drums (2008–present)
• Teekatas "Hung" Taviarayakul – guitar (2013–present)
• Kiattiyos "Aum" Malathong – keyboard (2013–present)

Past

• Rattanapon "Win" Keng-Rean – guitar (2003–2010)
• Suwatin "Bom" Watthanawitukun – drums (2001–2007)
• Nantakrai "Note" Cham-Jaiharn – guitar (2001–2004)
• Oranuch "Nuch" Tangdechavut – bass (2001–2002)
• Peechanit "Pee" Oan-Aaree – vocals (2001–2002)

Discography

Studio albums

• Potato (2001)
• Go...On (2003)
• Life (2005)
• Sense (2007)
• Circle (2008)
• Human (2011)
• CHUDTEEJED (2019)
• Friends (2021)

EPs

• ตอนเย็น (Thon-yen) (2013)

Compilations

• Focus (2004)
• Collection (2006)
• Refresh (2008)

Awards

• Seed Awards 2005
  • Seed Popular Song of The Year for Ruk tae doo lae mai dai
  • Seed Album Of The Year for Life^{[4] [5]}
• Top Awards 2005
  • Best Group Artist^[6]
• Gmember Award 2009
  • Best Group Artist of The Year
• Sudsapda Yang&Smart 2009
  • Popular Best Group Artist
• Gmember Award 2011
  • Popular Rock Artist
  • Popular Song for Mai roo ja ar ti bai yang ngai
  • Popular Music Video for Mai roo ja ar ti bai yang ngai

Notes and References

1. Web site: 28 December 2017. Watch Thai rock band Potato live at Bangkok's K-PUB at YG Republique on December 30th. 25 December 2020. en-US.
2. Web site: Henson. Marybeth. L-Acoustics brings spud-sational performance to Thai rock band. 25 December 2020. L-Acoustics. en-US.
3. Web site: 8 December 2015. Interview: POTATO (Thailand) on their new single 'Roi' and talk about the Thai rock scene. 26 December 2020. hello asia!. en-AU.
4. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=18&id=127258 Top seeded
5. http://www.siamzone.com/music/news/index.php?id=2712 Seed Awards Result 2005
6. http://www.kapook.com/promote/topawards2005/ Top Awards 2005