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Maithai Huajaisin (Thai: ไหมไทย หัวใจศิลป์) (8 January 1968 —), is a Thai singer from Isan area.[1][2] He is popular in the genre Mor lam sing and as the last member of Sieng Isan band, having released 35 original albums and 122 singles as well as many compilations. He has alias Phra Ek Yai (English: Big Main Male Actor) or Maycheal Jackson (ไหมเคิล แจ็คสัน) or Michael Jackson of Isan.[3]
He started on stage in 1994, as lead vocal from Sieng Isan Mor lam band, with stage name Maithai Uraiporn, with Lookplare Uraiporn, Saeng-arun Bunyu and Ratchada Phalaphon. He recorded a studio album with Lookplare Uraiporn between 1995 and 2008. His song in 2003, See her in Germany (Thai: เห็นเธอที่เยอรมัน) was most popular in Thai social media in 2010s, and was used to make meme by Thai netizen to parody the Thai king Vajiralongkorn,[3] who likes to reign from Bavaria.
In 2008, he registered as an artist with GMM Grammy and renamed his stage name to Maithai Jaitawan. He has 5 original albums from Grammy, but he got out in 2012, and was arrested by Royal Thai Police because he took his songs in Grammy,[5][6] the record label that he was affiliated with.[clarification needed]
In 2013, he registered as an artist with Topline Diamond and renamed his stage name to Maithai Huajaisin, which is his present stage name.
Personal life
He married Maneejan Khammool in 1985. They have a daughter, but they divorced. In 1993, he lived with Waraporn Maneejan, but Waraporn died 2 years later. In 2012, he married Jannapha Insopha, when she was studying in Secondary 4. He is 28 years older than her.[7][8]