Milli

Milli

Since April of this year at the latest, it’s hard to imagine the Thai music world without Milli, the inconspicuous 19-year-old rapper who keeps showing everyone what she can really do. She is particularly good at one thing: singing and talking in a loud voice. She has a lot to say. So much that she does not always meet with enthusiasm. Her criticism of the Thai government, especially Prime Minister Prayut and his covid strategy and opaque methods, has earned her many critics but also many fans. She wants one thing: to be proud of her home country, and for that she believes changes are needed. The processes should be more transparent, the focus should be more on people and less on the government, and one thing above all is important to her: to be able to express her own opinion freely, without fear or the threat of danger.

Milli, whose real name is Danupha Khanatheerakul and who has chosen a common nickname for the sake of simplicity, is becoming Prayut’s favorite. Not only since she ate Thai food on an international stage at the aforementioned concert in April and emphasized how much she loves her home country, but also because it is better to have a friend like Milli than an opponent. More symbiosis of these two strong characters is probably impossible to achieve for now, just thinking back to the defamation lawsuit.

However, Milli impresses not only with her political commitment, but above all with her music. In doing so, she not only combines several languages, but also political and social topics. Much more than one would probably expect from a young artist who writes her own songs. Milli stands for a Thailand that wants more than just dubious fame, for a Thailand that is blossoming anew and can bring people of all countries together under the sun.

Who would have thought that once, when Milli competed as a 16-year-old in the second season of “The Rapper” and inspired the audience as well as the jury? Still starting out as Minnie at the time, she shortly thereafter followed her father’s advice to change it and instead “be as fluid as water.” The result was “Milli”, an abbreviation of “milliliter”, and a rapper was born who is already considered one of the greatest of her guild in Thailand and will certainly be heard from a lot more. She will not run out of topics. Her repertoire ranges from teenage pregnancies to corruption, to love for the Thai people and also for herself, which has so far brought her several hundred million views on YouTube and over 500,000 followers on the platform, with an upward trend every day. Here comes after an artist who inspires today and writes music history for tomorrow. It’s not without reason that in 2020 — just one year after taking part in “The Rapper” — she already won several awards, including “Best Newcomer in Asia” at the Mnet Asian Music Awards — the event par excellence for K-pop.

However, the singer, who is usually so talkative, remains silent about her private life. Whether there is someone in her life is not known. Hardly anyone would be surprised if the young rapper wants to concentrate on her career first. However, should there be someone at her side in the near or distant future, she will probably not be able to keep this a secret for long. Here fans and critics alike may be curious, it will certainly not be boring with Milli.

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