Tossapol Himmapan


Tossapol Himmapan is a Thai Luk thung singer from the record label Four-S. He is one of the most popular and prolific of the artists in the Phleng Lae genre. His popular song, Ah Lai Mary, was released in 1995. He has performed with Waiphot Phetsuphan and Yui Yatyer.

Early life and career

Tossapol Himmapan was born on 15 April 1965 in Kamphaeng Phet Province with the birth name Somboon Choonmusik. After completing Grade 4, he dropped out of school to work on his family rice fields for a year before being ordained as a novice monk. After moving to a temple in Nakhon Sawan Province, he practiced singing Phleng Lae with Luang Por Luea, graduated in Buddhist theology and was ordained a monk for one year. He was later conscripted into the Thai military, where he served for two years.
Himmapan began his career on stage at the suggestion of Wanchana Kieddee. His first album was Ah Lai Mary. He is a singer on the label Four-S.
He has five wives and eight children.

Partial discography