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Jannine Weigel

Jannine Parawie Weigel (Thai: ญานนีน ภารวี ไวเกล; born 30 July 2000), also known by the Thai nickname Ploychompoo (Thai: พลอยชมพู), is a Thai-German singer-songwriter, actress, and model.

Weigel was born on 30 July 2000 in Steinfurt, Germany, to a Thai mother and a German father. Her first name, Jannine (Thai: ญานนีน, IPA: [jaːn.niːn]), was from Hebrew, meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Her middle name, Parawie (Thai: ภารวี, RTGSPharawi, IPA: [pʰaː.rá.wiː]), means "sunbeam" in Thai. Her Thai nickname, Ploychompoo (Thai: พลอยชมพู, RTGSPhloichomphu, IPA: [pʰlɔːj.t͡ɕʰom.pʰuː]), means "pink sapphire".

Weigel has three elder brothers, born 1985, 1988 and 1990, respectively. She lived in Steinfurt until her tenth year of age and moved to Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2010.

Weigel attended St Martin kindergarten and Regenbogen Primary School in Steinfurt, Germany until Grade 4 as she moved to Bangkok. In Thailand, she was given homeschooling until Grade 6. She continued her education through distance learning until Grade 9, which she completed in 2014. By way of Advanced Placement, she now undertakes a pre-degree course at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, where she majors in English. She took a summer course in Berklee College of Music in 2018 whereas she received a scholarship from the college.[citation needed]

Weigel speaks Thai, English, and German fluently. She is also studying Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese.

Weigel is a Christian.

Weigel started working as a model after moving to Bangkok in 2010. The next year, she turned her attention to singing. Following three months of training, she entered a national televised singing contest for children, called Singing Kids, and won third place. From there, she became an artist trainee at GMM Grammy in October 2012 before becoming a full artist under it.

In 2012, during her trainee period, she appeared in the music video of Getsunova's "Klai Khae Nai Khue Klai" (ไกลแค่ไหนคือใกล้, "How Much Further Is It Till I Could Be Near You?"), which brought her to fame. In 2013, she started her YouTube channel where she publishes, amongst other things, her covers of popular songs. Many of the covers went viral and gained many million views.

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