Joni Anwar, also known as Joni Raptor (born August 30, 1981), is a
Thai people of Indonesian and Scottish descent singer and actor. He
was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated from Bangkok Patana School
in 2000, after which he went on to study business in South Hampton,
New York in the United States.Anwar started his career making
television commercials for Ovaltine, Bata, and Krissadanakorn before
signing a record deal with RS Promotion.In 1994, Anwar began his
musical career in the rap duo Raptor with Louis Scott. After the group
disbanded in 1998, Joni contributed to his younger brother's
self-titled debut album, Anan Anwar. Not long after that, Joni began a
solo career and released three albums: Bad Boy, Freeman, and
Outtaspace.Joni and Louis Scott were 12 and 13 years old when they
released their self-titled debut album, Raptor, in August 1994. They
were the youngest singers in Thailand at that time. The duo's name was
inspired by the famous two dinosaurs in the kitchen scene at the end
of the movie Jurassic Park, and the duo liked the suggestion of "rap"
in "raptor."
Thai people of Indonesian and Scottish descent singer and actor. He
was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated from Bangkok Patana School
in 2000, after which he went on to study business in South Hampton,
New York in the United States.Anwar started his career making
television commercials for Ovaltine, Bata, and Krissadanakorn before
signing a record deal with RS Promotion.In 1994, Anwar began his
musical career in the rap duo Raptor with Louis Scott. After the group
disbanded in 1998, Joni contributed to his younger brother's
self-titled debut album, Anan Anwar. Not long after that, Joni began a
solo career and released three albums: Bad Boy, Freeman, and
Outtaspace.Joni and Louis Scott were 12 and 13 years old when they
released their self-titled debut album, Raptor, in August 1994. They
were the youngest singers in Thailand at that time. The duo's name was
inspired by the famous two dinosaurs in the kitchen scene at the end
of the movie Jurassic Park, and the duo liked the suggestion of "rap"
in "raptor."
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