China Dolls (Thai: ไชน่าดอลส์; Chinese: 中国娃娃; Chinese: 中國娃娃) are a pop duo from Thailand. The group is composed of Pailin "Hwa Hwa" Rattanasangsatian and Supachaya "Bell" Lattisophonkul.
Career
The duo has released several albums since their formation in 1999 and performed at the Asia 2000 Music Festival. The China Dolls are known for their song "Muay nee kah" (Thai: หมวยนี่คะ, I Am a China Girl), which was later translated to Mandarin as "单眼皮女生" (pinyin: dānyǎnpí nǚshēng, Girls with Single Eyelids). They perform songs in both Thai language and Mandarin, which sometimes confuses Thai fans, but this has made the group popular in Taiwan as well as with Mandarin-speaking fans in Malaysia, Singapore and China. After a few years without a new CD under China Dolls name. Hwa Hwa has looked for a new partner since Bell has been working with her Dance School.[1] Hwa Hwa and new partner Dan Chun released a new album on the Warner Music Taiwan label in 2010.
As of 2013, Bell and Hwa Hwa rejoined together as China Dolls and attended the Grammy Happy Face-Tival Reunion Concert[2] under their Thai Label, GMM Grammy.
Personal life
On February 23, 2013, Bell was happily wed to her husband. Her co-stars from Ratree-Brazia attended the wedding along with Hwa Hwa as bridesmaids.
Label: GMM/8866 (Taiwan), GMM/Avex Asia (Hong Kong)
"萬歲萬歲萬萬歲"
"蜘蛛人陷入情網"
"單眼皮女生" (หมวยนี่ค่ะ [Chinese ver.])
"酸辣湯" (ต้มยำ [Chinese ver.])
"我不想想你" (Oh! Oh! Oh! [Chinese ver.])
"我是蛋"
"環遊世界Ding Ding Dong" (ติ้งหน่อง [Chinese ver.])
"不要你的禮物" (ไม่สำคัญ [Chinese ver.])
"Boom" [Chinese ver. feat. Dragon 5]
"蚊子進行曲" (ตี๋ไม่เกี่ยว [Chinese ver.])
"路邊野花不要採"
"我沒有那麼笨"
"哥哥妹妹採茶歌" (ล้อเล่น [Chinese ver.])
"多加一點點" (Yun Liu cover)
"家家有本難唸的經" (Poon Sow Keng cover)
"我愛你" [Chinese ver.]
Non-stop Dance Remix
"Boom (Remix)"
"環遊世界Ding Ding Dong (Remix)"
"單眼皮女生 (Remix)"
"我不想想你 (Remix)"
"哥哥妹妹採茶歌 (Remix)"
"不要你的禮物 (Remix)"
"少來了 (Remix)"
"我沒有那麼笨 (Remix)"
"蚊子進行曲 (Remix)"
"酸辣湯 (Remix)"
Remix albums
Information
Track listing
無敵Remix
Format: CD
Released: May 2000
Label: GMM Grammy
"丹鳳眼 (單眼皮女生泰語版Remix)"
"哥哥妹妹採茶歌 (國語版Remix)"
"Silly Boy (單眼皮女生英語版Remix)"
"我愛你 (泰語版Remix)"
"賭臭我的愛(單眼皮女生台語版Remix)"
China Dance
Format: CD
Released: August 24, 2004
Label: GMM Grammy
"หมวยนี่คะ (Muay Nee Ka)"
"ล้อเล่น (Lor Len)"
"ตี๋ไม่เกี่ยว (Tee mai kiew)"
"โอ๊ะ โอ๊ะ โอ๊ะ (Oh Oh Oh)"
"คนหน้า ม. (Khon Nah Mor)"
"H.N.Y."
"หนี่ ไท้ เสี่ยว (Nee Tai Siew)"
"ติ้งหน่อง (Ting Nong)"
"เป็นคนไทย (Pen Khon Thai)"
"Wa-O-Wa"
"ตี๋ซัง (Tee Chung)"
"เขาไม่รัก (Kao Mai Ruk)
"ผู้หญิงคนนั้น...ที่ฉันไม่เคยได้ฝัน (Poo Ying Khon Nun...Tee Chun Mai Kei Dai Fhun)
"เขาไม่รัก (Kao mai ruk) (Hip Hop Mix) (Bonus track)"
Special projects
China Guan (January 2000) - a collaborative project with Samapon Piyapongsiri [th]
Cheer (2001) - an agency-wide project featuring collaborative songs and remixes by the participating artists.
2002 Ratree (December 2001) - a joint project group that released an original album with Katreeya English, Yayaying, and Jennifer Politanont [th].
Cover Girls (June 2003) - an album containing international (mostly English) cover songs by female artists under GMM Grammy.
2005 Tiwa Hula Hula (June 2005) - another original album containing the same lineup as 2002 Rahtree.
10th Anniversary of Grammy Gold (July 2005) - featured in the 1st project album performing a cover of รองูเข้าฝัน by then-labelmate Duangjan Suwanee.
2007 Show Girls (November 2006) - an album containing Thai original and cover songs featuring the same lineup as 2002 Rahtree (excluding Hwa Hwa).
Brazia (December 2009) - an album containing international cover songs, also featuring the same lineup as 2002 Rahtree (excluding Hwa Hwa and Katreeya)
Digital Single
Nihao Nihao (2021)
Awards
Nominee "The Best Group Singer" of Golden Melody Award 12th, Taiwan (May 2001)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Golden Melody (Dan yan pi nü sheng)" of Singapore Golden Melody Award (2001)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Hits (Dan yan pi nü sheng)" of Chinese Music Award, Genting, Malaysia (2001.Nov)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Hits (Bu yao ni de li wu)" of Chinese Music Award at Genting, Malaysia (2001.Nov)
Winning Bronze Award of "The Best Group Singer" Golden Melody Award 1st, Malaysia (November 2001)
Winning "The Best Group Singer", Vietnam (2001)
Winning "The Best Group Singer" 2nd, Vietnam (2002)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Hits" ( OH OH OH), Vietnam (2001)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Hits" ( OH OH OH 2nd ), Vietnam (2002)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Hits" ( KON NAH MAW), Vietnam (2002)
Winning Award of "Top Ten Hits" ( TING NONG), Vietnam (2002)
Nominee "The Best Group Singer" of Golden Melody Award 2nd, Malaysia (November 2002)
Winning Award of "Best Group Singer" of Chinese music award, Malaysia
Awards of "Best Youth" from Government of Thailand, Thailand (2004)
Award for Fighting Drug Abuse, Thailand (2003, 2004)
Award for Fighting Gambling, Thailand (2004)
Award for Participating in Blood Donation, Thailand (2004)
Virgin Hitz 40 Award—Kao Mai Ruk, Thailand (2004)
No.3 The best group singer-vote on internet, Taiwan (2006)