Violette Wautier

Violette Wautier (, born 10 October 1993) 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 . She has won multiple awards for her acting including the Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Thailand.

Violette is also the most-streamed English language Thai artist. Her track "Smoke" was the number-one song on the Apple charts in multiple Southeast Asian countries. She released her first English album Glitter and Smoke in 2020.

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. 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

Influences Taylor Swift is one of Wautier's first inspirations to become a songwriter.

When writing songs, she focuses on her experiences.

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

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

Released: June 18, 2020 Label: Universal Music Thailand Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Released: October 31, 2022 Label: Universal Music Thailand Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Released: October 3, 2024 Label: Universal Music Thailand Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist YearTitleAlbum2014"รักแรกเจอ" (First Love) (Joey Boy featuring Violette Wautier)No album2018"ดวงจันทร์กลางวัน" (Afternoon) (Getsunova featuring Violette Wautier)NEXTPLORER"เพียงพอ" (Enough) (Potato featuring Violette Wautier)No album"Let’s Start Tonight" (KITB featuring Violette Wautier)2019"Spirit Bomb"

(Wayfloe featuring Violette Wautier)Neon West"Deep Down" (DABOYWAY featuring Violette Wautier)DABOYWAY2020"SELFMADE" (URBOYTJ featuring Violette Wautier)SELFMADE2021"Drowned" (babychair featuring Violette Wautier)No album"Break U Down" (DABOYWAY featuring Violette Wautier)DABOYWAY2023"ย้อนแชท(Your Chat)" (Sarah Salola featuring Violette Wautier)No album"Clouds" (Defying Decay featuring Violette Wautier)"Turn Back Time" (Zack Tabudlo featuring Violette Wautier)3rd Time’s A Charm"AI" (Slot Machine featuring Violette Wautier)No album

Soundtrack appearances Year Title Album 2014 ฝากไว้ The Swimmers OST 2015 อยากรู้หัวใจตัวเอง Ab Ruk Online OST สะดุด Nang Sao Thong Sroi (2015) OST หากฉันตาย Kor Pen Jaosao Suk Krung Hai Cheun Jai OST Vacation Time Heart Attack OST (with Apiwat Ueathavornsuk) 2016 ยามเย็น A Gift OST พรปีใหม่ (with Thongchai McIntyre) 2017 จังหวะจะรัก Heartbeat OST 2018 The Love I Never Knew (Thai Version) The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra OST 2020 Follow Me Bad Genius OST (with Paris Intarakomalyasut) 2022 One Last Cry F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers OST ถ้าเธอ One for the Road OST (with Apiwat Ueathavornsuk)2023ข้ามเวลา (Time Travel)Love Destiny 2 OST

Promotional singles

Other songs YearTitleOther artistsAlbum2016"It has to be better than before."Modern DogNo album"Delirious" ( Original Paradox )Thanapob Leeratanakajorn"New Year's Blessing"Thongchai McIntyre

Songwriting credits YearSong nameArtistAlbum2014"Walk You Home"Surasee ItthikulNo album

Music videos Year Title Artist2008หายใจออกก็เหงา หายใจเข้าก็คิดถึง

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Swimmers Mint Supporting role 2015 Heart Attack Je 2016 Lost in Blue Pim Main role A Gift Pang 2017 Lek 2021 One for the Road Prim Supporting role 2022 Faces of Anne Anne

Television series Year Title Role Notes Channel 2016 O-Negative Prim Main role GMM 25 2018 Club Friday The Series 10: Ruk Rao Mai Tao Garn Jah 2019 Endless Love Min 2021 Blackout Mew AIS PlayYouTube channel: Nadao Bangkok 2024 TOMORROW+i Jessica HearthillMain Role Episode 2 Netflix