Key facts
- Born
- Lamduan Sombatcharoen , ( 1930-09-25 ) 25 September 1930, Suphan Buri , Thailand
- Died
- 16 August 1968 (1968-08-16) (aged 37), Nakhon Pathom , Thailand
- Genres
- Luk thung
- Occupations
- Singer, Air force officer
- Instrument
- Singer
- Years active
- 1950-1968
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thailand
- Place of birth
- Suphan Buri
- Place of death
- Nakhon Pathom
- Occupation
- composer
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Genre
- luk thung
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- สุรพล สมบัติเจริญ.webp
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- date of death
- 1968-08-16
- date of birth
- 1930-09-25
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- name in native language
- สุรพล สมบัติเจริญ
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Encyclopedic overview
Suraphol Sombatcharoen (25 September 1930 – 16 August 1968) (Thai: สุรพล สมบัติเจริญ) was a Thai luk thung singer and former Air force officer. Dubbed the "King of Luk Thung", he was one of the first and most important stars of the genre. He was fatally shot while seated in his own car after a live performance in Nakhon Pathom.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suraphol Sombatcharoen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.