Michele Waagaard

Michele Ronja Waagaard (Spelt Thai มิเชล วอกอด์ด or มิเชล วอกอร์ด ) Born March 7, 1980 is a Norwegian/Thai model, pop star and radio host. In 1995 she won the title as Model of the Year for the Thai teen magazine The Boy.

Michele studied at Bangkok Patana School. She has appeared in music videos for stars such as Bird Thongchai McIntyre, Raptor, Fly, U.H.T, Maew Jerasak and several more. In 1996 she landed a record deal with Grammy Entertainment in Thailand. Michele and 7 other teenagers released the teen friendly album Teen 8 Grade A. The album was greatly received by the Thai public and the band sold several 100.000 copies and went on tour. After a year on the road the four girls in the band came together and created Thailand's first pop girl band JAMP, Jennifer, Anna, Michele and Por. JAMP released two albums JAMP and Bungorn ao tae dance. After several years of touring the girls split up and went their separate ways in 2001. Por released a solo album while Jennifer started in a new girl band show girls.

Michele became a full-time catwalk model. In 2002 Michele became a VJ for MTV Thailand. She hosted MTV POP with Rowena Kennett and MTV ROCK. Michele moved to Los Angeles to attend the Lee Strasberg Institute. Michele moved back to her birth country Norway in 2005. There she hosted and produced a daily music show SVISJ SHOW for the national broadcasting network NRK as well as also she went to film and TV broadcasting school

On December 14 and 15 2008, Michele hosted the fourth annual GBOB Challenge (the Global Battle Of The Bands World Finals) in central London.

Michele now works at the radio station Wave fm 88 in Bangkok. Hosting the morning show and weekend show. She also ventured into writing and photography and doing freelance photography on the side.

External links

• http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~kob/jamp/jamp.htm
• http://www.wavefm88.com/
• http://mothermichelina.wordpress.com
• http://micheleronja.tumblr.com/

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Name	Waagaard, Michele
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Short description	Norwegian/Thai model, pop star and radio host
Date of birth	1980
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