Venus Flytrap (group)
Venus Flytrap | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Thailand |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2005–2010 |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Members | Bobo (Hot Venus) Gina (Naughty Venus) Taya (Kool Venus) Mew Bell Nuntita |
| Past members | Nok(Posh Venus) Amy (Sweet Venus) |
| Website | Official Web Site |
Venus Flytrapwas a Thai pop music group made up of five youngtransgender women(commonly calledkathoeyin Thailand). The members were selected from 200 applicants during an audition in 2005 bySony BMGMusic Entertainment, which also promotes the group and provided it with a recording contract.
Their first public performance occurred in November 2006,[1]and their first album,Visa for Love,was released a month later.[2]Also in December 2006, they performed two songs with Thai superstarTata Youngat one of her concerts inBangkok.
Venus Flytrap is the first all-kathoeymusic group in Thailand with a recording contract, and the second in the world, followingSouth KoreangroupLady.[2]
In 2007,Nokand Amy announced they were leaving the band for personal reasons. Twelve prospective replacements competed on a TV showVenus Flytrap Search for the Missing Puzzlefor their spots. Contestants Mew and Bell were the winners.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^"‘Katoeys’ hit the music scene"Archived2012-10-10 at theWayback Machine,The Star,3 February 2007.
- ^abCaptured by katoeyArchived2017-09-12 at theWayback Machine,The Nation,15 January 2007.
- ^Venus Flytrap unofficial MySpace blog
- ^Venus Flytrap Search For The Missing Puzzle(YouTube)