Patrick Nattawat Finkler

Patrick Nattawat Finkler was born in Saarland, Germany, on October 20, 2003, the son of Thai mother Rosrin Finkler and German father Reinhold Bandhard Finkler. After graduating from kindergarten and grade 1-4 in Germany, he came back to Thailand and spent 3 months to do the equivalence test for 4th grade and successfully enrolled in Semester 2, 4th Grade at Roi Et Kindergarten school English Program in October, 2014. He graduated Grade 7-9 from Roi Et Wittayalai School in Gifted Program. During that time, he was also the vice president of To Be Number One club^[2][3][4] and a drum major of school Marching band.^[5] Patrick, then, studied in high school at Triam Udom Suksa School, majored in Language-Germany, Gifted English program.^[6] Only 1 year after he entered high school, he decided to take General Educational Development (GED) exam^[7] and then take a flight to China to participate in Produce Camp 2021.^[8][9]

In April 2023, Patrick was accepted into China's two most prestigious performing arts colleges: Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama, after having passed the college entrance examination; which received much media fanfare.^[10][11][12] In September 2023, Patrick enrolled in Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting.^[13] During his time at the Beijing Film Academy, he served as a freshman class representative of the Performance Department^[14][15] and bilingual host of the 22nd International Student Film and Video Festival in 2023.^[16]

Pre-debut; 2016–2020: Career beginnings and acting debut

In 2016, Patrick was chosen to be one of the actors in the Thai local series, Phu Kaem Non @101 (ภูแก้มนนท์ @101), but later withdrew from the series due to time conflict from the postponement of filming and his Thai pronunciation.^[17]

In 2019, Patrick started his career when he won the second edition of Go On Girl & Guy Star Search by Clean & Clear by performing the song "Thinking 'bout you" which was written by himself in the Finals round. Following his win, he signed an exclusive contract as an actor of GMMTV.^[18]

Patrick made his acting debut in 2020 with the main role of Time in the Science fantasy series The Gifted: Graduation.^[19]

2021–2023: INTO1, solo activities and film debut

On February 18, 2021, using the stage name Yin Haoyu, Patrick participated in the Chinese survival show program Produce Camp 2021, under Insight Entertainment.^[20] He consistently ranked within the Top 11 throughout the show.^[21] In the finals, he ranked ninth with 13,359,428 votes^[22] and officially debuted as a member of the multi-national boy group INTO1.^[23]

In May 2022, Patrick made his big-screen debut in the romance film Delicious Romance (2023), directed by Chen Zhengdao and Xu Zhaoren.^[24][25][26] The film was released on 15 April 2023.^[27][28]

From June to August 2022, Patrick joined the second season of Tencent Video's reality show Wonderland as a regular cast member.^[29] Following the group's disbandment in April 2023, Patrick was active as a solo artist and actor.^[30]

2023–present: Breakthrough

Patrick joined Zhejiang TV's new variety show Nice To Meet You as a regular cast member from April to June 2023.^[31] On May 4, he was invited to participate in CCTV-6 Film Channel’s The 30th College Student Film Festival, a sidebar running alongside the Beijing International Film Festival and performed "Stars and Sea" (星辰大海).^[32] On June 29, Patrick released his first solo single "Sparkle" (闪闪), which he co-wrote with Yu Jiale. The following month, he held his first solo fan meeting "PATRICK 1st Fan Meeting in Bangkok" at Thunder Dome, Muang Thong Thani. The first one in Thailand was held on July 22, 2023, and sold out all 3,700 seats. From July 2 to July 30, Patrick returned as one of the main cast in the third season of hit Chinese reality show Wonderland broadcast by Tencent Video. The same month, Patrick joined the sixth season of Chinese dating reality television show Heart Signal as a panelist, which was broadcast on Tencent Video from July to September 2023.

On August 13, 2023, Patrick performed at the 2023 Summer Limited Refreshing Music Festival in Zhengzhou.^[33] On August 21, it was announced that Patrick would be holding the Planet of Friends concert in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on September 10. Patrick performed at the Thai Hi Music Festival (泰嗨音乐节) held on 26 August at the Orange Island Park in Changsha, organized by the Red Bull, TCP Group, Kuaishou, and jointly supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. In September, Patrick entered Beijing Film Academy, the largest film institution in Asia.^[34] On September 6, Patrick was selected as one of the four student representatives to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2023 class of Beijing Film Academy.^[35][36][37] On September 25, Patrick attended the opening ceremony of 10th Silk Road International Film Festival and performed the song "Fu" (福). On September 29, Patrick participated in an episode of CCTV-5's "Big Shots with You" as a guest host to promote Asian Games with Olympic gold medalist athlete Qian Hong.^[38]

On November 11, 2023, E-Intent Official announced that Patrick would hold a concert to celebrate his 20th birthday titled 'A Magical Night' Patrick 20th Birthday Party. The concert was held at the Centerpoint Entertainment in Bangkok on 16 December 2023. On November 24, Patrick hosted the closing ceremony of the 22nd International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF).^[39][40]

Influences and voice

Patrick cited Wang Yibo as his main musical influence and role model.^[41] Media outlets have labelled Patrick a versatile artist, with talent for singing, rapping, dancing and songwriting.^[42][43][44] Since his debut with INTO1, Patrick's voice has received acknowledgement in the C-pop industry for its distinct vocal timbre.^[44][45] Following Patrick's performance on Wonderland S2, Patrick has earned praise for his vocal talent.^[46] He also has received praise for his stage presence and voice during live performances.^[47]

Influence

Patrick is an in-demand endorser in China, with numerous brand deals. He endorses a wide range of products including food and beverages, daily necessities and hygiene products, fashion and beauty, mobile applications and shopping center etc.^[48] Following his rise in popularity in 2021, Patrick became one of the most in-demand endorsers in China.^[49][50] From performance to visual media, Patrick is an all-rounder artist.^[51][52] Brands often cite his positivity, unique sensibility and style and cultural influence as reasons for why they choose Patrick to represent them.^[53][54] Patrick has also been recognized for his fashion sense.^[55]

In 2021, Patrick was ranked sixth on the "10 Most Celebrity of the Year" list by TC Candler.^[56] In the same year, Patrick was among Twitter's Top 10 Most Tweeted about hashtags in the Thailand.^[57] He was ranked 47th as The 100 Most Handsome and Beautiful in the World Of 2022 Year, Ranked By ‘The Independent Critics TC Candler’.^[58]

He has appeared on various Chinese entertainment shows such as Wonderland 2, It Sounds Incredible 2, Informal Talks 7, The Detectives' Adventures 3, and Heart Signal 6. Patrick was praised for his sense of entertainment and fluent Chinese.^[59][60] Chinese media has complimented his "sense of entertainment" and praised his "outstanding Chinese skills that are different from those from other idol groups".^[61][62]

Ambassadorships

In January 2022, Patrick has served as the Tencent Winter Olympics Report Snow Dance Ambassador for the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics.^[63] In March 2023, Patrick was appointed the China-Thailand Cultural Exchange Ambassador by the Royal Thai Embassy in Beijing.^[64]

Patrick came to China in 2021 and is known to have high-level Chinese proficiency.^[65][66][67] When asked about his language skills in Tencent Video's Produce Camp 2021, he answered, "I think learning ancient Chinese poems helps a lot. It will not just help me to learn the language, but also get me closer to the culture and history."^[68] His Chinese Proficiency level was certified in 2022 when he gained Level 5 out of 6 overall in the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test^[69][70] and passed the HSK Speaking Test (HSKK) Intermediate Level with high score.^[71][72]

Because of his work in the entertainment industry in Thailand, China and the rest of the world, Patrick is multilingual; he speaks fluent Thai, German, English and Chinese, as well as basic Japanese. Patrick has also learned to speak French.^[73][74][75]

Patrick was also announced as brand ambassador and brand friend for numerous brands such as Balmain, Tmall, Red Bull, Piaget, Kiehl's, GHD Good Hair Day, Kérastase Paris, 3CE Stylenanda, Atelier Cologne, The Bicester Village Shopping Collection and more. He has also featured on the cover of many magazines such as Men's Health, Men's Uno Young, WAVES漫潮, OK! 精彩 and more.^{[76][77][78][79]}

In September 2021, Patrick was announced as the Chinese trend pioneer ambassador for the Bicester Village series.

On March 7, 2022, Patrick was invited as one of special guests to attend the 13th annual Bazaar Jewelry Award held in Shanghai. On September 4, 2022, French luxury fashion house Balmain appointed Patrick Finkler as the first male Friend of the brand in China and he did a photoshoot for the brand's Balmain x Pokémon limited-edition collection.^[80] He also attended reopening of Balmain’s WF Central boutique in China.

On March 1, 2023, Patrick attended Balmain's Womenswear Fall-Winter 2023 Fashion Show, held during the 2023 Paris Fashion Week at Le Carreau Du Temple.^[81][82] On March 3, 2023, Patrick was personally invited by Olivier Rousteing to attend the Balmain Fall/Winter 2023 Men's Presentation in Paris. Also he has received nickname "Balmain Prince". On September 20, Patrick was appointed as the Tmall Luxury Art Exhibition Ambassador for Alibaba Group's Tmall Luxury Pavilion.^[83] On September 25, Patrick Finkler has been appointed as the brand ambassador of TCP Group's Red Bull Energy Drink.^[84]

Film

Television series

Variety show

Singles

Other charted songs

Songwriting credits

List of songs written, with year released, artist, song name, and album name

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyricist	Composer
2021	Himself	"Way Up"	Non-album single
		"Thinking 'bout You"
2022		"Perfect Night"
		"Can't Help Falling In Love"
		"You and Me"
	INTO1	"Together Somewhere" (一杯火焰)	Into the clouds
2023		"Everything" (没有拥抱的合照)	Grown up
	Himself	"Sparkle" (闪闪)	Non-album single
		"Perfect Sunrise"

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