Vachirawit Chivaaree, known professionally as Bright Vachirawit or Bright, is a Thai actor, singer and entrepreneur. He is popular for his performance in the film Love You To Debt, Congrats My Ex!, in series F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, 2gether: The Series, for show Toe Laew, for album Adolescent, and for song "Lost & Found". He is founder of ASTRO Stuffs merchandise and Cloud9 Entertainment agency. He got listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 under Asia Entertainment and Sports category in 2024.
Bright was born on 27 December 1997 in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand, as Kunlatorn Chivaaree; he is of Thai-American-Chinese descent. His parents got divorced when he was a child. He grew up in Thailand with his maternal relatives and his cousins. When he was a kid his mother named him "Bright". In fourth grade, he changed his name from Kunlatorn to Vachirawit. He grew up surrounded by musicians, as his uncle owned a music school. At the age of 10, he started learning several musical instruments.
Bright completed his lower secondary education at Suankularb Wittayalai School, and upper secondary education at Triam Udom Suksa School. He worked as a part-timer for small roles in the entertainment industry and paid for his own schooling. He initially got a scholarship and taken Thammasat English Program of Engineering (TEPE) under the Faculty of Engineering of Thammasat University, but took break for a year to focus on his career. Later, he decided to pursue marketing at Bangkok University International College, which endowed with a full scholarship too. In 2021, he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing. Bright appeared in various music videos during his early years of his career. In July 2020, his first OPM song cover "With A Smile" was released for Still 2gether Philippines version. In 2021, Bright became youngest male artist to receive the "Best Song Drama" in 12th Nataraja Awards for his song "Kan Goo". His first Thai single "Unmovable" was from the Boys Don't Cry album and for this song he won "Rookie of the Week" in T-pop Stage Award.
In 2022, Bright released his first English single "Lost & Found". His song "Good Times", with Kanyawee Songmuang, got positive reviews. In 2023, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong used the song for political video promotion during his visit in Thailand. In 2023, he released his single My Ecstasy Feat D. Gerrard from his mini album Adolescent as a creative director under the label RISER Music. This song was top requested song on HITZ 955, Thailand.
In 2024, Bright concentrated mainly on his musical career, he participated in Summer Sonic Festival and Home Party event in Thailand, Japan and Indonesia. His singles Long Run & Sleeping Pills along with Thai song writer Thammathai Phalangsilp (Timethai), received positive reception. He performed a special program at NHK Expo event, where his new single Long Showers was premiered, which is a collaboration with 88rising. He surpassed 100M streams across all his credits on Spotify.
Date of Birth | 27th December 1997 |
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Age | 26 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Country | Thailand |
Birth Place | Nakhon Pathom |
Reference | IMDB |
Height | 183 |
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Career Start | 2021 (3 years ago) |
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