The Impossibles (Thai band)

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This article is about a 1970s Thai rock band. For other uses, see The Impossibles.

The Impossibles
Background information
Origin	Bangkok, Thailand
Genre(s)	Thai rock, String, Luk thung, Rock, Pop, Funk, R&B, Country, Folk
Years active	1970-1977
Former members
Setha Sirichaya Vinai Phanturak Pichai Thongniem Anusorn Pathanakul Pracheen Songpao Sitthiporn Amornphan

The Impossibles (Thai: ดิ อิมพอสซิเบิ้ล) were a Thai music (or "string" band that was active in the 1970s.

The group's hits included "O Rak Kan Nhor" ("Come to love"), "Nai Wa Ja Jam" ("Who says this would be remembered"), "Chuen Rak" ("Cherish love"), "Thalay Mai Khoey Lap" ("Seas never sleep"), "Rak Chua Niran" ("Love forever"), "Khoy Nhong" ("Waiting for you"), "Nueng Nai Duang Jai" ("Only one in my heart") and "Penpai Mai Dai" ("Impossible").

The group also was known for its covers of Western rock songs. The Impossibles were among the first Thai pop bands to cover English-language songs and was the first Thai rock band to record an English-language album overseas, during a tour of Europe.

In addition to rock and pop, the band's sound frequently crossed over into funk, R&B, country and folk. The band also performed in Thai films.

Though the band split in 1977, it has frequently performed reunion shows over the years, and its members remain active in the music business in Thailand.

Setha Sirichaya and other members of the band appeared in The Possible, a 2006 Thai film that involved a fictitious musical group from 1969 called The Possible that were rivals of The Impossibles. In the film, Setha tells the leader of The Possible that The Impossibles were named after his "favorite cartoon," The Impossibles, a 1960s Hanna-Barbera TV series.