| Violette Wautier | |||||||
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| Birth Date: | 10 October 1993 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | Chulalongkorn University | ||||||
| Citizenship: | Thailand | ||||||
| Years Active: | 2013–present | ||||||
| Organization: | The Wautier | ||||||
| Partners: | Jirayu La-ongmanee (2018–present) | ||||||
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Violette Wautier (Thai: วิโอเลต วอเทียร์; born October 10, 1993), nicknamed V (Thai: วี), is a Thai singer-songwriter and actress. She made her singing debut with the audition on season 2 of The Voice Thailand in 2013, then started off her career in both singing and acting. She has starred in the films Heart Attack, A Gift, and Die Tomorrow. She has won multiple awards for her acting including the Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Thailand (2016)
Wautier is also the most-streamed English language Thai artist. Her track "Smoke" was the number-one song on the Apple charts in multiple Southeast Asian countries. She released her first English album Glitter and Smoke in 2020.
Violette Wautier was born on October 10, 1993 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] Her father, François Wautier, is Belgian and worked as a software engineer. Her mother, Associate Professor Dr. Ruchira Taprap, was a professor at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang's Department of Agro-Industry.[2] She has one younger brother, Khan.
Wautier grew up in Thailand, as her family moved there from Japan when she was two years old. As a kid, she watched Disney movies and Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, which inspired her to become a storyteller. When she was 14, she authored a fiction novel.
Violette attended Marialai School, remaining there until 2009, before transferring to Debsirinromklao School. She was also an AFS exchange student in Canada. She was then inspired by Taylor Swift to become a songwriter and she started performing at her high school and listened to more English songs.
Violette first appeared on a music video of the band C-Quint.[3] She then joined season 2 of the singing competition The Voice Thailand in 2013, when she was 19 years old. She auditioned with the song "Leaving On a Jet Plane", and got all four coaches to turn their chairs for her and chose the team of Joey Boy. She didn't make it through the Knockout round.
| Round | Song | Original Artist | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "I'm Leaving On a Jet Plane" | John Denver | September 29, 2013 | All four chairs turned; joined Team Joey | |
| Battle Round | "คุกเข่า" | Cocktail | November 3, 2013 | Saved by Joey | |
| Knockout | "99 Problems" | Jay-Z | November 17, 2013 | Eliminated |
In 2018, Violette released her first English-language single, "Drive". She released it with a music video directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya. She followed up on the success of the hit with a second track named "Smoke" in the same year. "Smoke" went on to break the record for most views for an English song performed by a Thai artist on YouTube with over 90 million views as of August 2024, and making her the most-streamed English language Thai artist in history.[8] The single also ranked No. 1 in 8 countries, including Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. That year, she also starred in Club Friday The Series 10: Ruk Rao Mai Tao Garn.
In 2019, Wautier played the lead role in the Thai remake of the Taiwanese drama series Endless Love.
Followed the success of "Smoke" and reunited with Universal Music Thailand after more than a year away from the recording studio, Violette released her long-awaited third single in March 2020. Named after a small town in the south of France, "Brassac" is an alternative pop anthem inspired by Violette's own short-lived summer romance which what she called a "Call Me By Your Name" vibe.[9] Her single "I'd Do it Again", an anthemic electro-pop which reminisces about her past love was set to be the lead single for her debut all-English album Glitter and Smoke, dropped on June 19, 2020. It was an album she co-produced with all nine tracks written by her.[10] Glitter and Smoke was chosen by NME Asia as one of the top 10 albums from Southeast Asian artists for 2020.[11]
Wautier was then seen in the film One for the Road, which won an award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. On August 19, 2021, she released the music video for her new single "This Time". Earlier that month, she collaborated with Mew Suppasit for the track "Love Hate".[12] She then collaborated with Indonesian electronic music trio Weird Genius for the single "Future Ghost".[13]
On October 31, 2022, Wautier released her second album "Your Girl". Her first Thai language album, it contained 10 tracks about her experiences with love as she grew up.[14] [15] A day later, she released the music video for ‘ระวังเสียใจ (Warning)’.[16] She closed out 2022 as one of Thailand's Top 5 Female Artists on Spotify Wrapped and performed at CentralWorld's New Year's Eve countdown celebration.[17] [18]
On June 24, 2023, Wautier staged her first concert, "YOU BETTER LOVE ME".[19] On October 11, 2023, she released "Turn Back Time", her collaboration with Filipino singer Zack Tabudlo in which she wrote the second verse.[20] [21] A music video was then released that featured them and Thai actor Bright Vachirawit.
In 2024, Wautier performed at the 555 Thai Music Festival, the first-ever all-Thai artists event held in Singapore.[22] In May of that year, she released her comeback single "Dancing on a Graveyard".[23] On August 8, 2024, she released another international single "Favorite Mistake".[24]
Taylor Swift is one of Wautier's first inspirations to become a songwriter. When she was younger, she was influenced by Thai singer Sarunrat Deane. Other songwriting influences include Lana del Rey and Lauv.
Vogue Thailand once described her style as "appealing for hipster teenagers".[25]
When writing songs, she focuses on her experiences. She prefers writing in English to cater to an international audience and to express herself better. She has also written songs in her native Thai and French.
Wautier is a luk khrueng, meaning her parents are of different nationalities. She is Thai-Belgian; her father is Belgian while her mother is Thai.[26]
When Wautier was 14, she was diagnosed with scoliosis, which required surgery, and has since been vocal about her experiences with the disease.[27] She has also been mocked for her height, as she is 158 cm tall (5 ft 2 inches).
In 2015, Wautier graduated from Chulalongkorn University with a Faculty of Communication Arts degree in Motion Pictures and Still Photography.[28]
Wautier is currently dating Jirayu La-ongmanee, an actor and lead singer of the band Retrospect.[29] They started dating in 2019.[30]
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Glitter and Smoke |
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| Your Girl |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | อัลบั้ม | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IW chart | Billboard Thai[33] | ||||
| 2015 | "อยากฟัง" (I Want to Listen) | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 2017 | "ก็แค่ไม่มีฉัน" (Just Without Me) | — | |||
| "ไม่เป็นไร...เข้าใจ (Goodbye)" | — | ||||
| 2021 | "กักตัว" (Self-Isolate) | — | Your Girl | ||
| "ตั้งแต่มีเธอฉันมีความสุข (This Time)" | — | ||||
| "ดูดฝุ่น (home)" (ร่วมกับ Morvasu) | — | In a relationship with_ | |||
| 2022 | "จินตนาการ (IMAGINE)" | — | 76 | Your Girl | |
| "ระวังเสียใจ (Warning)" | — | — | |||
| International Singles | |||||
| 2018 | "Drive" | — | Glitter and Smoke | ||
| "Smoke" | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Monster" | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Brassac" | — | Glitter and Smoke | |||
| "I'd Do It Again" | — | ||||
| 2021 | "Future Ghost" (ร่วมกับ Weird Genius) | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 2024 | "Dancing on a Graveyard" | ||||
| "Favorite Mistake" | |||||
| "—" means that the song is not on the chart / IWChart launched in 2010 / Billboard Thailand Songs launched on February 17, 2022 | |||||
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "รักแรกเจอ" (First Love)(Joey Boy featuring Violette Wautier) | No album |
| 2018 | "ดวงจันทร์กลางวัน" (Afternoon)(Getsunova featuring Violette Wautier) | NEXTPLORER |
| "เพียงพอ" (Enough)(Potato featuring Violette Wautier) | No album | |
| "Let’s Start Tonight"(KITB featuring Violette Wautier) | ||
| 2019 | "Spirit Bomb" (Wayfloe featuring Violette Wautier) | Neon West |
| "Deep Down"(DABOYWAY featuring Violette Wautier) | DABOYWAY | |
| 2020 | "SELFMADE"(URBOYTJ featuring Violette Wautier) | SELFMADE |
| 2021 | "Drowned"(babychair featuring Violette Wautier) | No album |
| "Break U Down"(DABOYWAY featuring Violette Wautier) | DABOYWAY | |
| 2023 | "ย้อนแชท(Your Chat)"(Sarah Salola featuring Violette Wautier) | No album |
| "Clouds"(Defying Decay featuring Violette Wautier) | ||
| "Turn Back Time"(Zack Tabudlo featuring Violette Wautier) | 3rd Time’s A Charm | |
| "AI"(Slot Machine featuring Violette Wautier) | No album |
| Year | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ฝากไว้ | The Swimmers OST | |
| 2015 | อยากรู้หัวใจตัวเอง | Ab Ruk Online OST | |
| สะดุด | Nang Sao Thong Sroi (2015) OST | ||
| หากฉันตาย | Kor Pen Jaosao Suk Krung Hai Cheun Jai OST | ||
| Vacation Time | Heart Attack OST (with Apiwat Ueathavornsuk) | ||
| 2016 | ยามเย็น | A Gift OST | |
| พรปีใหม่ (with Thongchai McIntyre) | |||
| 2017 | จังหวะจะรัก | Heartbeat OST | |
| 2018 | The Love I Never Knew (Thai Version) | OST | |
| 2020 | Follow Me | OST (with Paris Intarakomalyasut) | |
| 2022 | One Last Cry | OST | |
| ถ้าเธอ | One for the Road OST (with Apiwat Ueathavornsuk) | ||
| 2023 | ข้ามเวลา (Time Travel) | Love Destiny 2 OST |
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "จังหวะจะรัก (Heartbeat)" | In collaboration with Central Department Store |
| 2018 | "ปลายทางคือคุณ (Sound of places)" | In collaboration with Thai Airways |
| 2020 | "จังหวะจะรัก (Joyful Holiday Mix)" (ร่วมกับ แสตมป์ อภิวัชร์) | In collaboration with Spicy Disc |
| 2021 | "Taste Your Love" | For NESCAFE Barista |
| "ก่อนรักกลายเป็นเกลียด" (ร่วมกับ มิว ศุภศิษฏ์) | In collaboration with Garena Free Fire | |
| 2022 | "เต้นรำกับปัจจุบัน (This Moment)" | With Shiseido |
| "เป็นเธอ (Brighter Sky)" | With Banpu[34] |
| Year | Title | Other artists | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "It has to be better than before." | Modern Dog | No album |
| "Delirious" (Original Paradox) | Thanapob Leeratanakajorn | ||
| "New Year's Blessing" | Thongchai McIntyre |
| Year | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | หายใจออกก็เหงา หายใจเข้าก็คิดถึง(Breathe Out and Be Lonely, Breathe In and Be Missing) | C-Quint | |
| 2018 | Drive | Violette Wautier | |
| 2019 | Smoke | ||
| 2020 | Brassac | ||
| I'd Do It Again | |||
| 2021 | กักตัว (Quarantine) | ||
| Future Ghost | Weird Genius featuring Violette Wautier | ||
| 2023 | Turn Back Time | Zack Tabudlo featuring Violette Wautier | |
| 2024 | Dancing on a Graveyard | Violette Wautier |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Swimmers | Mint | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Heart Attack | Je | |
| 2016 | Lost in Blue | Pim | Main role |
| A Gift | Pang | ||
| 2017 | Lek | ||
| 2021 | One for the Road | Prim | Supporting role |
| 2022 | Faces of Anne | Anne | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | O-Negative | Prim | Main role | GMM 25 |
| 2018 | Club Friday The Series 10: Ruk Rao Mai Tao Garn | Jah | ||
| 2019 | Endless Love | Min | ||
| 2021 | Blackout | Mew | AIS Play YouTube channel: Nadao Bangkok |