Raptor | |
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 Raptor in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1994–1998 2011–Present |
| Labels | RS Promotion |
| Members | |
Raptor was a Thai musical duo popular in the 1990s. The duo consisted of two luk khrueng (people of mixed Thai and Caucasoid) boys Joni Anwar and Louis Scott. Their albums Raptor, Waab Boys, Day Shock and Raptor Goodbye each sold over a million copies.[1]
Joni Anwar started as child actor in the 1992 Thai movie Toe Laaw Tong Toe (โตแล้วต้องโต๋). They studied in Bangkok Patana School together. Raptor was born because Suea Thanapol, their producer, had the idea after seeing the movie Jurassic Park, as well as the United States' Kris Kross.
Raptor was successful in the 1990s in Thailand and Asia. They sold a million more tape cassettes marketing and tour concerts in Bangkok and other provinces. Joni eventually left to study overseas. They decided to end Raptor with albums Raptor Goodbye and Raptor The Memory. They had another studio album after they split-out of Raptor. They performed a reunion concert in 2011 and continued thereafter.