| Joey Boy โจอี้ บอย |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Apisit Opsasaimlikit |
| Born | 1975 Thailand |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Singer, lyricist, composer, producer |
| Instruments | Singer |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Labels | 1994-2000: Bakery Music 2000-present: Gancore Club |
| Associated acts | Will.i.am, The Black Eyed Peas, Snow |
| Website | www.joeyboy.net |
Joey Boy (Thai: โจอี้ บอย or Apisit Opsasaimlikit, อภิสิทธิ์ โอภาสเอี่ยมลิขิต, born 1975) is a Thai hip hop singer and producer.
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Born into a Thai-Chinese family,[1] Joey Boy started listening to hip hop when he was 14 years old and skateboarding. In 1994, he was signed to Bakery Music. His first release was a self-titled EP. He recorded nine more albums with the label.
In 1995, Joey Boy began collaborating with multi-platinum Canadian reggae artist, Snow. In 1995, Joey Boy flew to Toronto to record "Fun, Fun, Fun" with Snow and the single went on to become one of the top selling singles in Thailand. The video for "Fun, Fun, Fun" featured Snow and Joey Boy touring Toronto. In 1997, Joey Boy appeared on Snow's single, "Me and Joey." [2][3]
In 2000, he moved to GMM Grammy, where he runs his own record label, Gancore Club, and produces other artists.
He has spent time in the United States, where he became acquainted with Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who co-produced Joey Boy's song "LA to BKK". He met Will.i.am outside a disco in San Francisco, and introduced himself. "Hey you, we're Thai rappers and we like your songs," he recalls saying to Will.i.am.[4] When the Black Eyed Peas came to Thailand in 2004, Joey Boy was the opening act and was invited onstage by Will.i.am during the Black Eyed Peas' show.[5] He also opened for the Black Eyed Peas when they played in Bangkok in 2006, and has continued to collaborate with the band on his albums.[6]
Joey Boy was among the Thai pop music artists participating in Ramakien: A Rak Opera, a rock-opera adaptation of Thailand's national epic, the Ramakien, at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in 2006.
He made his feature film debut in December 2006 in The Possible as the leader of a 1970s Thai band patterned after The Impossibles who time travel to the present day.
He then made a hit single "Teerak" featuring Tinglish.
Joey Boy came to the United States & performed in free concerts for 3 hours a day. The places he traveled to are: