How did your passion for singing start?
I started taking vocal classes when I was eight, when I was in Sweden; it was my mom’s idea, actually. But as I kept practicing, it became my own passion. When I came back to Thailand three years ago, I didn’t have a plan to continue singing because I was focusing on getting my business degree from ABAC. Last year, however, I wanted to get back into it all, so I joined the KPN singing competition.

So why didn’t you study singing instead of business?
It’s something my parents wanted, and, actually, I feel like it’s a good thing to have as much knowledge and skills as possible, in case one thing doesn’t work out. And even now that I’m singing again, I don’t regret choosing the business-degree path, as I want to be good at both the business part and the art part.

How did you end up working with Dreambox?
After I was runner up in KPN last year, Dreambox invited me to audition for Fame the Musical. I got a role as a ballet dancer, Iris Kelly. After that, the directing team asked me to audition again, this time for the leading role in Prisna. I jumped at the opportunity and have worked extremely hard to improve myself as an actor and singer.

Has your background in singing helped you with acting?
For me, acting is way more difficult than singing. Studying acting, however, has helped me sing better. Both have their own charms, though. When you act on stage, the audiences expect something fresh from you, even though they know that you’ve practiced this scene millions of times. It’s never exactly the same each time, so that aspect makes it interesting. Singing live is a bit different in that audiences expect to hear your best and they expect consistency.

Do you feel any stress acting with professionals?
Of course, yes. I especially feel it acting with artists like Tu Phobthorn, Nat and other stars from the Academy Fantasia family because I’ve seen them sing a lot and they’re my idols. Also, our rehearsals were cut short last year because of the floods. That really stressed me out.

You are now doing a lot: singing, acting and modeling. At what point will you consider yourself successful?
There are a lot more things I want to try, like starring in a TV series or movie, for example. I still consider myself a newcomer in this field, so now I’m just taking it step by step. I don’t have an exact plan. Being in this field is unlike the business world, where you have more control. It [the performing arts field] depends on the producer and if they fund the opportunities for me to grow.