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Violette Wautier

Violette Wautier is a Thai singer, songwriter, and actress. She achieved national recognition when she audition on the season 2 of the television talent show 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).

Early life and education
Violette Wautier was born on 10 October 1993 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Her father, François Wautier, is Belgian and worked as a software engineer. Her mother, Ruchira Taprap, is a Thai and was an associate professor at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang's Department of Agro-Industry. 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. ==Career==
Career
2013-2018: The Voice and career beginnings Violette first appeared on a music video of the band . 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 went on to record more songs for several films and television series, some of which she also acted in. She appeared in productions with studio GTH/GDH, winning the Suphannahong Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Heart Attack (2015) and co-starring in A Gift (2016). While acting, she also released the pop single "Gor Kai Mai Me Chan (Just Without Me)" and was also for a time, a radio DJ for Cat Radio. After several years under Universal Music Thailand, she left to become an independent artist and launched her own record label in 2018, The Wautier Record. The single also ranked No. 1 in 8 countries, including Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. 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. Glitter and Smoke was chosen by NME Asia as one of the top 10 albums from Southeast Asian artists for 2020. Wautier was then seen in the film One for the Road, which won an award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. She then collaborated with Indonesian electronic music trio Weird Genius for the single "Future Ghost". 2022–present: Your Girl and CALL ME DRAMATIC On October 31, 2022, Wautier released her second album "Your Girl". A day later, she released the music video for ‘ระวังเสียใจ (Warning)’. 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. On June 24, 2023, Wautier staged her first concert, "YOU BETTER LOVE ME". On October 11, 2023, she released "Turn Back Time", her collaboration with Filipino singer Zack Tabudlo in which she wrote the second verse. A music video was then released that featured them and Thai actor Vachirawit Chivaaree. In May of that year, she released her comeback single "Dancing on a Graveyard". On August 8, 2024, she released another international single "Favorite Mistake". Later that year, she released another international EP, "CALL ME DRAMATIC". It features seven songs based on different film genres. == Artistry ==
Artistry
Influences Taylor Swift is one of Wautier's first inspirations to become a songwriter. 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. == Personal life ==
Personal life
Wautier is a luk khrueng, meaning her parents are of different nationalities. When Wautier was 14, she was diagnosed with scoliosis, which required surgery, and has since been vocal about her experiences with the disease. She has also been mocked for her height, as she is 158 cm tall (5 ft 2 inches). Wautier is currently dating Jirayu La-ongmanee, an actor and lead singer of the band Retrospect. They started dating in 2019. == Awards and nominations ==
Awards and nominations
• Popular Female Thai Pop Singer Award from Siam Dara Stars Awards 2015 • 25th Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress from Heart Attack • Nominated for the Thailand Social Awards 2022 Best Entertainment on Social Media, Female Artist category • 2023 Tatler Asia's Most Influential • 2024 Best Female Artist from Guitar Mag Awards • 2024 Best Drama Song from Guitar Mag Awards • 2024 Best Female Artist from Season Awards • 2024 Best Solo Female Artist from 33rd Season Awards ==Discography==
Discography
Album Singles As lead artist As featured artist Soundtrack appearances Promotional singles Other songs Songwriting credits Music videos ==Filmography==
Filmography
Films Television series ==Notes==
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