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Lookpong ‘Monna’ Bunyabhuti is a Thai singer and actress. Her career had been launched after finishing 4th runner up in the 4th season of the popular reality talent show Academy Fantasia. Lookpong is a versatile artiste. Her singing ranges from classic (soprano), operatic, musical to R&B,Pop . She sings in Thai and English.

Biography
Lookpong  was born and bred in Bangkok, Thailand. She has one older sister. Lookpong started her elementary education at Phra Manda Nijjanukhroh School, secondary school at Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School. Her singing bug started early. When she was three years old, the family was having dinner in a restaurant with a live band. Lookpong marched towards the stage and began to sing. The band singer, Chen Chen, then carried Little Lookpong onstage and asked her to join in a singalong. Her mother also loved singing and has sung with her daughter on many occasions. She recognised her daughter’s singing talent early on and encouraged Lookpong to take singing lessons at the age of ten. Lookpong and her sibling had been raised by their mother when her father passed away (on military duty) when she was ten years old. Lookpong had shown sign of singing talent in school and had represented her schools in various singing contests and won many trophies.

Education
Lookpong graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Music from Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University in 2011. (Chulalongkorn University is Thailand’s foremost and most prestigious university.)

Academy Fantasia
While in her junior year at Chulalongkorn University, at the age of 18,  Lookpong auditioned for the popular Academy Fantasia Reality Show and was among  the final 20 contestants out of tens of thousands of applicants throughout the country. The show was a showcase for aspiring singers whereby participants would be trained and gave stage performances each week. Held over a period of 12 weeks, each contestant would go to the next stage through votes from both TV  and live audience. Lookpong was among the finalists performing  the Final Concert at Impact Arena on September 8, 2007).  She was the 4th runner up.

Lookpong sang Thai songs and international hits like Listen, One Night Only, Wannabe (girl group), I Will Survive, All I Ask of You (duet), My Heart Will Go On,The Final Countdown (group), Come On Over. Among these, “One Moment in Time”  had been her best performance, in  which Lookpong received the loudest and longest applause. Lookpong’s OMIT has been considered one of the best cover versions in Thailand.

Academy Fantasia # Season 4 : 18 March - 15 October 2007 (12 Weeks & 1 Extra Week)


 * Week 1 theme: Final audition: Listen - Lookpong(V17)
 * Week 2 theme: The Best of Me: One Night Only - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Eingeing(V6), Puifai(V18)
 * Week 3 theme: Thai Contemporary: รักต้องห้าม - Lookpong(V17) ; เทิดพระเกรียติ ภูมิแผ่นดิน นวมินทร์มหาราชา - AF4
 * Week 4 theme: Boy Band & Girl Group: เด็กมีปัญหา - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Cat(V11) ; คนในนิยาย - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Cat(V11), Puifai(V18) ; Wannabe  - Girl Group AF4
 * Week 5 theme: Thai Country: ไม่ได้ตั้งใจดำ - Lookpong(V17)
 * Week 6 theme: Cover Hits: ไม่รักดี - Lookpong(V17) ; I will survive - Girl Group AF4
 * Week 7 theme: Superstars Superhits: All I Ask of You - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Nat(V1) ; My heart will go on - Lookpong(V17)
 * Week 8 theme: Tele Songs: ทำไมไม่รับซักที - Lookpong(V17) ; ศรีแผ่นดิน นวมินทร์มหาราชินี - AF4 ; โทรมาอีกแล้ว - Lookpong(V17) ; Just Called to Say I Love You - Lookpong(V17) ; ค่าน้ำนม - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Papang(V3), Eingeing(V6), Nat(V1) , Tol(V9) , Tee(V12)
 * Week 9 theme: Cheer: One moment in time - Lookpong(V17) ; Medley We Will Rock You + Ole Ole Ole - AF4 ; The Final Countdown - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Papang(V3), Eingeing(V6), Nat(V1) , Tol(V9) , Tee(V12) , Music(V8) ; Cheer - Lookpong(V17) Feat. Tol(V9) , Tee(V12)
 * Week 10 theme: Karaoke (Surprised), ฉันทำผิดเอง - Lookpong(V17) ; อยากเก็บเธอไว้ทั้งสองคน - Lookpong(V17)
 * Week 11 theme: Dance: Come On Over - Lookpong(V17) ; อาโบเดเบ - Girl Group AF4 ; เจ้าช่อมาลี - AF4, Medley Dance ลองซิจ๊ะ , All I wanna Do, OK นะคะ ,ไปด้วยกันนะ - AF4
 * Week 12 theme: Contestant's Favourites (Finale): And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going - Lookpong(V17) ; ส้มหล่น - Lookpong(V17)
 * Week 13 theme: Contestant's The Best of AF4 & His Majesty The King's Songs (The Extra Week): One moment in time - Lookpong(V17) ; ภูมิแผ่นดิน - AF4 20 V ; พ่อแห่งแผ่นดิน - AF4 20 V

Post Academy Fantasia Career
After signing a five year contract with Academy Fantasia, Lookpong and her fellow AF4 contestants  released a group album called X-Treme Army  incorporating  Lookpong’s  first single—Don’t Say Goodbye which  was rather well received. In order to showcase individual talent, all 12 singers had been divided into 4 groups:- Rock Army, Pop Army, Spice Army and Voice Army, of which Lookpong belonged to the latter. A nationwide concert tour had been launched to promote the  album. The X-treme Army in Concert was held in Bangkok (October 13, 2007), Surat Thani (October 20, 2007), Chiang Mai (October 27, 2007) and Udon Thani (November 3, 2007). On December 15–19, 2007, Lookpong and her  AF4 fellows  joined THAI Exclusive Trip with AF4 ‘X-Treme Army in Beijing’. Throughout her career, Lookpong has travelled extensively to China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia and England.

Discography

 * ‘Don't Say Good Bye’ 1st single from album AF4 'X-Treme Army'
 * 1st solo album 'Crush on!(ครัชออน!)'
 * 2nd solo album 'Lulla (ลั้ล...ลา)'
 * ‘Glai..Gun Wai Gon’(ใกล้..กันไว้ก่อน) from ‘HIV Pong Gun Dai’(HIV ป้องกันได้) campaign by Research Centre for Health Economics and Evaluation
 * ‘บางที (sometime)’ 1st single from Lookpong 's Single
 * ‘I Do’ 2nd single from Lookpong 's Single
 * ‘ความจริง...แค่ในเมื่อวาน’ 3rd single from Lookpong 's Single

Awards and Accolades

 * Won Five Region Singing Contest
 * Won Sala Chalerm Krung Singing Contest
 * Won the Education Ministry’s Trophy by HRH Somdej Phra Thepratanasuda
 * Won the Center Point Singing Contest
 * 4th Runner up True Academy Fantasia Reality Show 4th season.
 * AF4 Change & Share television documentary on His Majesty the King’s Royal Project.
 * Co- Brand Ambassador for Muang Thai Life Assurance Company with Boy AF2, Patcha AF2 and Aof AF2.

Acting Role
Looking has appeared in a variety of  stage musicals, television and films.
 * Title role in the musical “Jojo-san” (an adaptation of Madame Butterfly) on stage in 2008.
 * The Legend of Rae Khai Fan, the musical, as Pye R.
 * Prissana the Musical, as Ratee.
 * Pol Nikorn Kim Gnuan, the musical ( a television comedy series) @ TRUE4U True Corporation
 * The Butler Film by TrueVisions.
 * In January 2015, Lookpong will be back on stage in a Thai Musical Khor Hai Muan Derm.
 * Lookpong will  be co-starring in a new TV series, a remake of classic “Sapai Jao” where she will be taking on  the role of “Wirongrong” a fashionable magazine editor.   The series will be shown on Channel 3 (Thailand) in 2015.

Presenter
Lookpong has had a number of television presenter’s job, a showcase for her vivacious, funny and witty personality.
 * Lookpong loves animals, especially dogs, she had been a  presenter for Pet Lover by Jerhigh Television programme on TNN Channel, aired between 2011–12, whereby  her beloved family of  Chihuahuas, Wasabi, Jennifer  and  Isabella had also appeared regularly with her.
 * Guest presenter in “Mam Variety Show” Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5.
 * True Life Plus @TNN 24(TNN)
 * WeLoveShopping Gang @TrueLife TV
 * Sud sud Pai Leui @TNN 24(TNN)
 * Cinema Show @LOCA TV (TV Pool) where she interviewed James Gunn, the Director and Zoe Saldana cast of Guardians of the Galaxy at the film’s Southeast Asian Press Tour in July 2014.

Publications
Lookpong has appeared in a number of publications, including cover of the popular Women’s Magazine


 * True AF4 Symphony of Dreams
 * Praew Magazine
 * Praew Sudsapada
 * Priew Magazine
 * Poo Ying Magazine (swimsuit)
 * Kullasatree Magazine
 * Volume
 * Front
 * You and Me
 * I-Spy
 * Lisa
 * Slimming
 * Kazz
 * Hamburger
 * LIPS
 * In magazine

Concerts

 * 'X-Treme Army' Concert (Impact, Muang Thong Thani)
 * 'True Music Interactive Concert : Music Phenomeno' (Moon Star Studio)
 * 'Krungsri AF Funtasia' (Dream World)
 * 'Pepsi AF Move Tem Max' Concert (Thunder Dome)
 * 'Big C Big Love Concert with AF4' (Thunder Dome)
 * 'Six In The City Concert' (Royal Pragon Hall)
 * 'Big C Big Love Concert With AF5 The Color Of Love' (Thunder Dome)
 * 'KRUNGSRI AF Funtasia : Cooling the World' (Safari World)
 * 'KRUNGSRI AF Fans Festival'Concert (Chulalongkorn University Stadium)
 * 'Mild The Unlovable Live in Sydney' Concert (Australia)
 * 'KRUNGSRI The Young Bachelors and Single Ladies' Concert (Thunder Dome)
 * 'Symphony for Our Beloved City' (Lumpini Park in Bangkok)
 * 'KRUNGSRI AF Comedy Show Must Go On' Concert (Thunder Dome)
 * ‘AF4 Re-Stage’ (Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Center)
 * 'KRUNGSRI AF ALL SEASONS' Concert (Impact, Muang Thong Thani)
 * 'AF4 Joubpa!!!' (AF4 จบป่ะ!!!) (Grand Hall Thammasat University)
 * “Peace through Music Charity Concert – “A Night at the Movies”
 * 'Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2013'Concert (Hua-Hin)
 * 'Kamlangjai Concert : INSPiRE' (Centara Grand)
 * 'Ohm Chatree Live 2013 The director's cut' concert (Central World Live)
 * After Seasons Changed ......... ฤดูกาลเปลี่ยนไป หัวใจยังคงเดิม (Thong Lor Art Space Bangkok)

Personal Life
Lookpong is single and currently lives in Bangkok with her mother and three Chihuahuas, Wasabi, Mijang and Foie Gras. She has an older sister who lives and works in USA. Lookpong loves movies, reading, fashion  and has designed a clothing range for dogs.