Christy Gibson


Christy Gibson is a professional Anglo Dutch singer and performer of mor lam and luk thung, which are traditional styles of music in Thailand.

Background

Christy Gibson moved to Thailand as a child with her family when she was six years of age. They lived in Korat, and then Bangkok.
Christy Gibson had an interest in singing and music from an early age. Growing up in up-country Thailand she began to pick up Thai songs. As a teenager, she and her family moved to Bangkok and later enrolled in a performing arts course.

Professional career

Gibson was discovered in 2000, while performing a well-known Thai song. She was subsequently invited to perform on a variety of popular TV shows, including the country's premier nationally televised lukthung concert, "".
Gibson released her first album, Christy Der Ka Der, in 2001, and her second, Jam Gan Boh Dai Gah?, in 2002. Gibson was signed by Sony Music Thailand in 2003, released her third album titled Gulahp Wiang Ping. During her time with Sony Music Thailand, Gibson also recorded an album jointly with Swedish luk tung singer Jonas Anderson, called Rum-tone, Rum-thai. This was followed up by two more duet albums, released independently.
In 2012 and 2011, Gibson had two consecutive hit songs. In 2010, her song "Jep Tee Mai Dai Cheun" charted all over Thailand. This was her most popular song up until that time, and remained in the top of the charts for that genre for two years straight.
Her album of 2011, Yah Yohm Pae, was an anthem of hope for many during the massive floods in Thailand of that year. For this song she received the Siam Dara Star Award for the Greatest Lukthoong Song of 2011. She has also received a number of other prestigious awards throughout her career.
In 2012, Gibson released 2 more singles; Tah Lohk Mai Leua Poochai Suk Kon and Neua Koo Kohng Chun Gert Reuyung Noh.
She travels and performs in concert all throughout the country commercially and for social causes, and has performed internationally for a variety of cultural events throughout the world, including, but not limited to; Thailand, Laos, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Jordan, England, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and the USA.

Discography

;Solo albums
;Singles
;Duet albums
;Guest appearances
Album: H.M. Blues
By: His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej – King of Thailand
Album: Mae Haeng Chat
By Artist: Various Artists
Remarks: Sung in duet with Jonas Anderson

Awards