SON Sreypich is a new singer in Cambodia with good voice from birth. She was born in 1985. Her place of birth is in Svay Poy Village, Takream Commune, Banan District, Battambang Province. Her father is a famous comedian and wedding singer named Sangsis (Birth name: Mary Son). She is the fifth child of 7 sibliings in her family. She and another two siblings, SON Seb & SON Sreynith, like singing as her father. However, her father has the intention for her to further higher education rather than singing. According to local news in Cambodia, she can sing since she was 15 years old. She did not sing until she graduated from high school (Bac II) in which she started attending wedding singing career with her father. Since then she has been admired for her good voice from people who heard her song in the wedding. However, she chose Tourism Management as her major at university instead, but she is surely promoting tourism in Cambodia as her university education. Until now, she has been being well-known with many songs she sang for Ministry of Tourism and the songs were written by the lyricist HUN Heng. Her voice is clear and sweet as the voice of female singers before POL Pot Regime such as HUY Meas, PEN Rorn, ROS Sereysothea, POV Vannary, SO Savoeurn, SIM Touch, etc. The songs described the natural view and the development of Cambodia, Kingdom of Wonder, are suitable for her voice to sing. When she sang emotional songs, her voice is considered to be great and very sweet. She is helpful and grateful. Recently, she is the supporter for her whole family since her father is being sick. She earns money through singing for Ministry of Tourism, Samdech Prime Minister HUN Sen, and other local singing productions. She also loves her own country and culture. On Khmer New Year days, she and other singers along the Bayon TV Group voluntarily went to sing for soldiers in Preah Vihear Province near the border as the show of sympathy for the invasion of Thailand over land around temple of 4.6 sq km and Preah Vihear Temple, World Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage of Cambodia from Angkor Empire. The show on TV of her and other singers was broadcasted for all Cambodian Citizens to watch in the period of three days in Khmer New Year (Buddha Year 2555) season. She is so friendly as meeting soldier near the border. In short, Cambodia will get her reputation for good voice which lost for over thirty years. SON Sreypich will be the most famous female singer in the near future and will contribute to the fame of Khmer arts and culture. “Source of gold will be forever recovered again and again!”
By: POK Panhavuth
