Oknha

Preap Sovath
ព្រាប សុវត្ថិ
Sovath (front) in 2011
Born (1975-01-25) 25 January 1975
Khmer Republic
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • brand ambassador
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • Rasmey Hang Meas (1997–2020)
  • Galaxy Navatra (2020–present)

Preap Sovath (Khmer: ព្រាប សុវត្ថិ [priəp soʋat]; born 25 January 1975) is a Cambodian Top singer, actor and brand ambassador. He began his singing career in the early 1990s. He also appeared in Cambodian movies such as The Crocodile.[1] He was also an audition judge for the first season of Cambodian Idol, first season of Cambodia's Got Talent, as well as The Voice Kid Cambodia. In 2022, he received the royal title of Okhna.[2]

Career

Oknha Preap Sovath's career as a singer started in the 1990s when he joined the army and became a political commissar. He worked during the daytime and sang at restaurants or bars at nighttime. He sang with Touch Sunnix for a year, from 1995 to 1996, and released his first song.

He represented Cambodia in the 2014 World Music Awards and was nominated.

Contracting with Rasmey Hang Meas Production since 1994,Oknha Preap Sovath joined Galaxy Navatra in 2020 with the hope to promote Khmer Music and artists to the international stage.

Performances

Oknha Preap Sovath took part in the MTV EXIT Concert in Phnom Penh on December 12, 2008. The concert was part of a campaign to raise awareness to end exploitation and human trafficking in Asia.

Oknha Preap Sovath has performed at the Best of the Best: Live Concert, a concert which has taken place annually since 2004 at Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium and has included performances by Cambodian singers from Raksmey Hang Meas and more. The concert is free to the public; DVD sales cover the costs. He also performed at Best of the Best 2012 on February 14, 2012 at Koh Pich's Concert Hall.

Oknha Preap Sovath has also been involved in many international concerts such as:

  • Japan Music Festival – 2003
  • Thai-Cambodian Friendship Concert 2010
  • Japan ASEAN Music Festival for Healing 2013

Achievements

Year Category Institution or publication ResultNotesRef.
2007 Cambodia Best Actor Top Honor at Cambodian Film Won The Crocodile (IMDb-2005) [3]
2012 Cambodia Top Singer Award Anachak Dara Won Sabay Company [4]
2013 Best Male Singer Award Anachak Dara Won Sabay Company [5]
2014 Representation of Cambodia World Music Awards Nominated Monte Carlo Monaco 2014 [6]
Logo Brand Brand Name Brand Ambassador Institution Year
Isuzu Motors Ltd. Isuzu-Cambodia 2019 [7]
Vivo (technology company) Vivo Mobile-Cambodia 2019 [8]

Discography

Album Name Released Label
Beam Preah Mok Sbot Kor Min Jer 2002 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.56
Sexy Lady 2002 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.59
Rodern Mean Sneh 2004 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.85
U Better Not Come Home 2005 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.255
So Cool-So Hot 2005 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.276
Last Year 2007 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.324
My Sexy Lady 2018 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.603

Solo albums

Album Name Released Label
Soft Rock 2002 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.55
Koa Tnei Pram 2003 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.44
Slight Pain 2004 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.87
Preap Sovath Noodle 2006 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.268
Real Rock 2006 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.316
Early Morning 2007 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.331
Lady 2016 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.530
Ah Neth Meas Bong 2016 Rasmey Hang Meas CD Vol.545

Compilation albums

Album Name Released Label
Better Day 2004 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.53
Cham Bong Mean Sen 2004 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.86
Chet Prey Psai 2004 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Karaoke Vol.90
Style Sneh 2005 Rasmey Hang Meas VCD Vol.69

Filmography

  • 2005: The Crocodile ("នេសាទក្រពើ")
  • 2013: Have You Ever Loved Me? ("ធ្លាប់ស្រលាញ់ខ្ញុំទេ?")

Television

References

  1. ↑ នេសាទក្រពើ - Trailer, retrieved April 6, 2022
  2. ↑ ឧកញ៉ា ព្រាប សុវត្ថិ ឧបត្ថម្ភដល់កីឡាករ ធឿន ធារ៉ា និងលោកគ្រូ អេ ភូថង រាប់ពាន់ដុល្លារ [Oknha Preap Sovath donates thousands of dollars to Thoeun Theara and E Phouthang]. (2023, February 24). https://www.oknha.news/oknha/96945
  3. ↑ IMDb 2005 Web: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4270046/
  4. ↑ Anachak Dara Award 2012 Official Web: https://sabay.com/
  5. ↑ Anachak Dara Award 2013 Official Web: https://sabay.com/
  6. ↑ World Music Awards Monte Carlo Monaco 2014 Web: http://camnews.com.kh/news/detail/67908/preap-sovath-in-the-list-of-world-music-awards-nominee
  7. ↑ Preap Sovath becomes an ISUZU Brand Ambassador 2019 Web
  8. ↑ Web: Preap Sovath becomes Vivo Mobile Brand Ambassador 2019 Web
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