Achiraya Nitibhon

Achiraya Nitibhon
Thai: อชิรญา นิติพน
Born (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)
NationalityThai
Other names
  • Ally
EducationBerklee College of Music
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2018–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2019–present
Labels411 Entertainment

Achiraya Nitibhon (Thai: อชิรญา นิติพน) also known as Ally (/lli/, stylized in all caps, Thai: แอลลี่; born 18 March 2004) is a Thai singer and actress.

Early and personal life

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Born in Bangkok in 2004, her father is the musician Amarin Nitibhon [th] and her mother is Thai-American Joy Achariya Angkasuwansir. Her aunt is model and actress Apasiri Nitibhon.[1] In 2021, she was accepted to study online classes at the Berklee College of Music.[2][3]

Career

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Music career

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Signed with the Thai company 411 Entertainment, she released her first music single in 2020, "How To Love," featuring Korean rapper Gray.[4][5] The song peaked at number one on the Top 100: Thailand.[6]

In 2021, she won in the Best Female Performer category at the Kazz Awards.[7] That year, she performed at the Phaya Thai Palace as part of the Disney+ Hotstar launch in Thailand.[8] She also collaborated with stablemates AR3NA on the song Ride On.[9]

In 2023, she released Passcode (Only One Person Knows) and worked with music producer The Toys on ZiGZaG’'.[10]

Acting career

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She appeared in the Thai film Brother of the Year in 2018, playing the younger version of the character played by Urassaya Sperbund.[11][12]

In 2024, she can be seen in Thai crime drama The Believers available worldwide on Netflix.[13]

Discography

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Digital singles

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  • How To Love (2020)
  • Boys Like You (2022)
  • Passcode (2023)
  • ZigZag (2023)
  • Make It Hot (feat. Pink Sweat$) (2024)

Special singles

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  • No Matter What I Do (2020)
  • Handkerchief (2020)
  • Star (2021)

Collaborations

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  • Ride On feat AR3NA (2021)
  • ทดลองใช้ (เป็นได้อีกเยอะ Version) feat Thongchai McIntyre (2022)
  • C-Through Beauty' feat The Toys (2023)

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2018 Brother of the Year Teenage Jane

TV series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2016 เด็กไม่เอาถ่าน (Good for nothing) Thai PBS
2024 The Believers Dear Netflix Main

Awards

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Year Event Category Result
2021 KAZZ AWARDS Female Teenage Of The Year Nominated[14]
Popular Female Artist Award Won[15]

References

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  1. ^ "เส้นทางรัก อ่ำ อัมรินทร์ พบรัก จอย อัจฉริยา จนถึงทางแยก (ย้าย)" [The path of love: Am Amarin meets love with Joy Atchariya until the crossroads (move)]. Sanook.com (in Thai). 26 November 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "เก่งมาก น้องแอลลี่ เป็นเฟรชชี่วิทยาลัยดนตรีระดับโลก ในวัย17" [Very talented, Little Ally is a fresher at a world-class music college at the age of 17]. Today.line.me (in Thai). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ "สุดปัง ! แอลลี่ อชิรญา สอบติดมหาวิทยาลัยดนตรีระดับโลก ในวัย 17 ปี" [Awesome! Ally Achiraya was accepted into a world-class music university at the age of 17]. Kapook.com [th] (in Thai). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ Shivakumar, Visvetch (8 March 2024). "The Believers' aka 'Sathu' (2024) air date, plot, full cast and how to stream Netflix's Thai drama series". meaww.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ "How To Love (feat. Gray) - Ally [Official MV]". YouTube (in Thai). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Show your love for Ally's latest hit in YouTube challenge by 411". Bangkok Post. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Here are the winners from Kazz Awards 2021". Thaiupdate. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ^ "An enchanted Kingdom". Bangkok Post. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Surprise! Ally and AR3NA join together to release a special song "Ride On"". Sanook. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ Chatlertmongkol, Hathaitarn (6 November 2023). "ZiGZaG เดินเกมรักกับเพลงใหม่ของ ALLY ที่ได้ The Toys มาดูแลในตำแหน่งโปรดิวเซอร์" [ZiGZaG walks the love game with Ally's new song with The Toys taking care of it as producer.]. The Standard (in Thai). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  11. ^ Maheswar, Isyhari (11 May 2021). "3 Years On, Brother of the Year Film Actor Still Ageless". Vidio.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  12. ^ ""411 Music" releases a teaser to introduce the first artist, "Nong Ally", daughter of "Am Amarin", very striking step (clip)". Mgronline. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  13. ^ "The Believers: See what we know so far about Thai crime thriller series' release date, plot, cast and more". The Economic Times. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  14. ^ Instagram: KAZZ AWARDS 2021 - Female Teenage Of The Year
  15. ^ Instagram: KAZZ AWARDS 2021 - Popular Female Artist Award
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