Jannine Weigel
Jannine Parawie Weigel, also known by the Thai nickname Ploychompoo, is a Thai singer, songwriter, actress, model, influencer, gamer, ambassador and YouTuber of German descent.
Early Life and Education
Weigel was born on 30 July 2000 in Steinfurt, Germany, to a Thai mother and a German father. Her first name, Jannine, was from Hebrew, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Her middle name, Parawie, means "sunbeam" in Thai. Her Thai nickname, Ploychompoo, means "pink sapphire".Weigel has three elder brothers, born 1986, 1988 and 1990, respectively. She lived in Steinfurt until her tenth year of age and moved to Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2010.
Weigel attended St Martin kindergarten and Regenborgen Primary School in Steinfurt, Germany until Grade 4 as she moved to Bangkok. In Thailand, she was given homeschooling until Grade 6. She continued her education through distance learning until Grade 9, which she completed in 2014. By way of Advanced Placement, she now undertakes a pre-degree course at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, where she majors in English. She took a summer course in Berklee College of Music in 2018 whereas she received a scholarship from the college.
Weigel speaks Central Thai, English and German. She is also studying Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese.
Weigel is Christian.
Career
Weigel started working as a model after moving to Bangkok in 2010. The next year, she turned her attention to singing. Following three months of training, she entered a national televised singing contest for children, called Singing Kids, and won third place. From there, she became an artist trainee at GMM Grammy in October 2012 before becoming a full artist under it.In 2012, during her trainee period, she appeared in the music video of Getsunova's "Klai Khae Nai Khue Klai", which brought her to fame. In 2013, she started her YouTube channel where she publishes, amongst other things, her covers of popular songs. Many of the covers went viral and gained many million views.
In 2015, Weigel released her first single, "Chak Din Chak Ngo", followed by a number of original soundtrack songs. In the same year, she was given the main roles in the television series Banlang Mek and the film Senior. In 2016, she issued her second single, "Away". She then released a couple more songs with the company GMM Grammy such as "Because Of You" and "I'm Glad". In the same year, she released a new project, The Black Moon consists of 4 horror short movies with her name credited as executive producer. She then ended her contract with GMM Grammy in June 2018.
Soon after that, she signed a contract with Universal Music Singapore and released a song called "Pak Rai Jai Rak". The following year, she was starring as main actress in "Pee Nak", a horror-comedy movie which achieved more than 150 million Baht in Thailand Box Office and released a song called "Words" which led her to be nominated as "Best Southeast Asia Act 2019" in MTV Europe Music Awards Seville
She had joined a lot of music shows abroad whether in South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and others.
On 6 December 2019, she became the first artist to be signed under a new label, RedRecords, a collaboration between AirAsia Group and Universal Music Group.
Her latest drama, When I Was 16 was produced since 2016 but later on air 4 years later on Channel True4U on 3 February 2020.
Discography
EPs
Singles
Original soundtracks
| Year | Title | For | Ref |
| 2015 | "Volg Jou Hart " | My Safari Girl | |
| 2015 | "Thoe Doen Khao Ma" เธอเดินเข้ามา | Senior | |
| 2017 | "Lost" แพ้แล้วพาล | Club Friday to Be Continued: "Rak Long Chai" Part | |
| 2018 | "Thoe Thang Nan" | Love The Thirteen: Look For Me At Dusk | |
| 2018 | "Soul" | The Black Moon | |
| 2018 | "Khrai Sak Khon" | Internet World LIVE | |
| 2018 | "Khuen Nee" | The Untouched | |
| 2018 | "Winyan Thi Lud Loi" | The Black Moon | |
| 2018 | "Phong Tham Nai Rak" | Colours Of Love | |
| 2019 | "Rak Mai Mi Thang Oak" | Club Friday The Series 11 | |
| 2019 | "Rak Hai Mod Hua Jai" Sing with Pete Pol | You, Him and Our Love "เธอเขาเเละรักของเรา" | |
| 2019 | "So Much World" | Playmobil The Movie |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Other artist |
| 2017 | "Mai Khoei Khit Khae Phuean" ไม่เคยคิดแค่เพื่อน | Mew MBO |
| 2017 | "Diamonds" | Gawvi |
| 2018 | "Caller ID " | Tyler & Ryan |
| 2018 | "Lust" | Tyler & Ryan |
| 2018 | "Sam Rue Doo" สามฤดู | Atip |
| 2018 | "Kleun Nam Lai" กลืนนํ้าลาย | Tong Slow |
| 2018 | "Ya Mod Wang" อย่าหมดหวัง | Tong Slow |
| 2019 | "Klab Phrom Thoe" กลับพร้อมเธอ | Ironboy The Rapper |
| 2019 | "Khid Mak Na" คิดมากน่า | SIRPOPPA The Rapper |
| 2019 | Hooked | James Lee |
| 2019 | Fall In Love With You | BRWN |
Other songs
| Year | Title | Purpose |
| 2016 | "Phro Rao Khu Kan" เพราะเราคู่กัน | OST Deedo Fruitku TVC |
| 2019 | "Ni" หนี Feat YB & Diamond | OST Identity V game |
| 2019 | "Khwam Rak Chan Khue Ther" ความรักฉันคือเธอ | OST Audition Thailand game |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Part | Role | Network | Ref |
| 2015 | Banlang Mek บัลลังก์เมฆ | — | Wirin วิรินทร์ | One HD | |
| 2016 | Love Songs, Love Series | Khon Mai Champen คนไม่จำเป็น | Mi | GMM 25 | |
| 2016 | #Ped Idol #เป็ดIdol | — | Saengdaet แสงแดด | GMM 25 | |
| 2017 | U-Prince Series | The Extroverted Humanist ตอน คิริว | Pinyin พินอิน | GMM 25 | |
| 2017 | My Secret Friend ปิ๊งรัก..นายอายนะ | — | DJ ดีใจ | YouTube | |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones | season 7 | Thai voice of Arya Stark | HBO | |
| 2018 | Dream Teen ฝันให้สุด | — | Namwan น้ำหวาน | ThaiPBS | |
| 2020 | When I Was 16 | Da | True4U |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
| 2012 | Mass Suicide | ||
| 2015 | Khitaratchaniphon คีตราชนิพนธ์ | Dao ดาว | |
| 2015 | Senior รุ่นพี่ | Athiti/Mon อธิติ/ม่อน | |
| 2018 | Love Score รักเก็บแต้ม | Music มิวสิก | |
| 2018 | The Diary | Jiji จิจิ | |
| 2018 | The Black Moon คืน | เดือน | ดับ | Multiple role | |
| 2019 | Pee Nak พี่นาค | Jui จุ้ย |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
| 2015 | YouTube Play Button | Gold Play Button | — | ||
| 2015 | Daradaily the Great Awards | Rising Female Star of the Year | — | ||
| 2015 | Daradaily the Great Awards | Best Female Singer of the Year | — | ||
| 2016 | Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Original Song | "Thoe Doen Khao Ma" | ||
| 2019 | MTV EMA 2019 in Seville | Best Southeast Asia Act | - |