Paris by night is a variety show that includes not only singing, but also dance, dance, talk show and comedy. This place is also the place to mark the names of many famous female singers. Their reputation is not only in the Vietnamese community in the US but also in the domestic market as well. So, let's find out the top 10 famous female singers on the stage of Thuy Nga Paris By Night!
1 Phuong Dung
Artist Phuong Dung's photo. Source: Baomoi
Enjoy Phuong Dung's voice
Phuong Dung's real name is Nguyen Phan Phuong Dung (born August 9, 1946). She is a famous female singer in South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) in the years 1960-1975. Considered as one of the 10 most influential female singers in Vietnam before 1975, Phuong Dung's singing voice is associated with the nickname Go Cong White Swallow that the poet Kien Giang Ha Huy Ha gave her.
After 1967, she married a businessman and left Vietnam around 1977-1978. Phuong Dung has eight children, 6 boys and 2 girls. Two daughters, Phuong Vy, have collaborated with Thuy Nga Center, and Hoang Ly is a model. Overseas, Phuong Dung is always present in charity programs organized by mass organizations and especially religious groups, especially the Caritas Bridge Program DVD, organized by the Caritas Vietnam Committee for Social Charity (with Headquarters). Head office at 319 National Highway 13, Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City.
After that, she settled in Australia and sometimes still participates in cultural activities on big shows of Art World Center, Thuy Nga Center, Van Village Center, Asia Entertainment in the US. In June 2014, Phuong Dung and singer Giao Linh were honored and performed Liveshow Sol Vang to celebrate their musical paths over the years.
Around the end of 2014, Phuong Dung was invited to be a judge of the Solo competition with Bolero produced by Vinh Long Radio and Television Station. Currently, Phuong Dung and Thai Chau are judges of the show Listen to me sing season 3.
2 Nhu Quynh
Photo of singer Nhu Quynh. Source dantri
Nhu Quynh's voice on Thuy Nga's stage
Le Lam Quynh Nhu (born September 9, 1970[1] in Dong Ha, Quang Tri), commonly known by her stage name Nhu Quynh, is a successful Vietnamese-American female singer with a lyrical genre. love.
In 1993, she immigrated to the US under the HO category. After that, she was auditioned by the CEO of Asia Center, musician Truc Ho, and was successful. In 1994, Asia Center signed a contract with her. In 1996, she moved to collaborate for Thuy Nga Center and the first book Paris By Night Nhu Quynh participated in was Paris By Night 38 in the song Hoa Tim Nguoi Xua by the late musician Thanh Son. In this issue, she also explained her stage name, because her real name coincides with an overseas singer, so she took the stage name Nhu Quynh. In 2007, Nhu Quynh left Thuy Nga Center and returned to collaborate with Asia Center. In 2009, she returned to Thuy Nga Center and collaborated up to now.
The first book Paris By Night Nhu Quynh participated in was Paris By Night 38 in the song Purple Flower of the Ancients by the late musician Thanh Son. At the same time as running the music center NQ Records with Huy Anh - a person she used to be close to - and now Nhu Quynh Entertainment. Over the years, Nhu Quynh's CDs are still one of the best-selling CDs. During this period, Thuy Nga Center has brought Nhu Quynh's name to become one of the leading singers of the overseas music industry through a series of unique and elaborately choreographed songs such as Waiting for You (Waiting for people). 1997 – Paris By Night 39), Chau Pha Sorrow (1997 – Paris By Night 42), Lost Hope (1998 – Paris By Night 46), Incomplete joy (1999 – Paris By Night 50), I go watch the full moon festival (2000 – Paris By Night 56), Love the tickling lamp (2001 – Paris By Night 60), Far husband (2001 – Paris By Night 62), Mother's lullaby (2002 – Paris By Night 63), Silk (2002 – Paris By Night 67), Half Moon (2003 – Paris By Night 68), Song of Dong Thap (2003 – Paris By Night 71), I Find You (2004 – Paris By Night 75), Night burying oil across the sea (2005 - Paris By Night 77), Rain on the homeland (2007 - Paris By Night 89),... along with the lyrical and love songs that leave a special mark in the hearts of the audience such as Purple Flower of the Ancients (1996), The Love Story of a Virgin named Thi (1997), The Journey to the Dead Ang (1998), Thuong to the Central, Singing of the banyan bird (1999), Ly Bong Mai (2000), My village (2001), Two memories of a trip (2002), Sad Hue (2003), Outsiders Street, Forest Rain (2004), Story at the beginning of the year, Shyness (2005), Still love bitter vegetables that grow after summer (2006),...
3 Hoang Oanh
Picture of singer Hoang Oanh. Source of vannghe
Gone With the Wind with Hoang Oanh singing
Hoang Oanh (born 1946) is an overseas Vietnamese singer. She is a persistent voice and specializes in golden music and pre-war music. She is considered as one of the 10 most influential female singers in Vietnam before 1975. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists in Vietnam. column for Asia center and also contributed many times to other centers like Thuy Nga. In addition, Hoang Oanh's singing is also given the nickname "My Tho Golden Bird" by the grave.
Graduating from Saigon University of Literature with a Bachelor of Arts degree, temporarily putting aside her dream of teaching profession, Hoang Oanh entered the path of a professional singer, appearing in many prestigious music and poetry programs of the radio station. as well as the Saigon television station at that time: Hoang Trong's Tu Dong language, Pham Manh Cuong's program, Nhat Truong's Singing Doi Moi, Duy Khanh's Truong Son, Pho Quoc Lan's Golden Music, Chau Thuy Duong's language Ky, Tao Dan by Dinh Hung, The Poetry of Thanh Nam, Ly Tao by Thai Thuy...
In terms of recordings, she was considered one of the most invited female singers at that time. During her career, she has recorded more than 200 discs with Asia, Song Nhac, Vietnam, Son Ca, Thien Thai, Continental labels etc. [4]
In the early 60s, Hoang Oanh excelled, shining especially in Boléro music. Her first recordings during this time are still in the list of favorite Golden Songs until now: Sou La Ball (Anh Bang), Sunset Train (Minh Ky - Hoai Linh). , Double Shadows (Le Dinh - Anh Bang), Who Gives Me Love (Truc Phuong), Why Haven't Seen Hoi An (Chau Ky), Love Story of Lan and Diep 1 (Mac Phong Linh - Mai Thiet Linh), Wings of Sails Ben (Hoai Linh - Minh Ky), What Will Happen The Next Day (Van Tung)…
Ms. Hoang Oanh has an advantage over other singers because she is the main singer of Radio. She is present in most of the major bands of Radio, both the band and the recitation band. At that time, Radio played the role of spreading music widely and effectively, because Radio covered the whole South (and in the North, there were families who still secretly turned on "enemy stations" to listen to them. vocals Hoang Oanh, Thanh Thuy, Nhat Truong...). Anywhere in this country can easily hear her singing, often. Therefore, it is not surprising that her singing became so familiar to the public before 75.
4 Huong Lan
Picture of singer Huong Lan. Source dantri
Singer Huong Lan on the stage of Paris by Night
Huong Lan (born in 1956) is a famous Vietnamese singer both abroad and at home. She is considered a persistent voice with a young age of golden music, traditional music and even cai luong being the main vocalist for Thuy Nga center.
Before that, her father, due to his previous French nationality, had moved to France to settle down under the "repatriation" category after the events of April 30, 1975. In February 1978, she, her husband and son were reunited. Sub-guarantee for overseas settlement in France. At that time, she was pregnant with her second son.
Initially in France, she lived with her husband and two sons in Saint Tolomon, a suburb of Paris. Life was difficult, even though she had just given birth to her second son, she had to work as a hired worker at a restaurant to earn a living, while supporting her husband to learn French and learn a trade. In 1979, her husband was fortunate to get a job at Alcatel Thompson Company, a joint venture producing electronic circuit boards, so that the family life also helped somewhat. Her family later moved to the 13th arrondissement in Paris.
Their artistic activities at that time were limited to occasional singing in ceremonies of the Vietnamese community in France. This time, between the two began to arise rifts and conflicts. In 1982, she divorced and brought her two sons to America.[3]
In the US, she participated in cultural activities in the Vietnamese community. In 1983, Thuy Nga Center invited her to participate in recording and recording for the anthology program Paris By Night, she participated in the performance with 2 songs "Late" (author: Tan Phat, duet with Tan Phat). ) and "On Winter's Peak" (author: Tran Thien Thanh). After the program was released in the form of VHS tape, it quickly became popular among the overseas Vietnamese community. Thanks to that, she has had success again in the overseas Vietnamese community.
In the following years, she became one of the main vocalists of Thuy Nga Center. Besides, she also performed and recorded for a number of other music programs, which were welcomed by the Vietnamese community. The 1980s was once known as the "decade of Huong Lan", when she was successful in both new and old music fields. The duo Tuan Vu - Huong Lan is also considered a famous duet in the overseas music market in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
5 Luu Bich
Portrait of female singer Luu Bich. source vanhoa2
Luu Bich's voice
Luu Bich, whose real name is Uyen Hoang, is a famous and famous Vietnamese-born singer overseas.
Luu Bich was born on December 25, 1962 in Da Lat. Her real name in the birth certificate is Uyen Hoang, her mother said that for some reason she liked the last name Hoang, so she gave it to her in the birth certificate. After 1975, she followed her family to the United States to settle down. It is known that her biological father is musician Le Do, who played the saxophone once in Saigon. Luu Bich's family is an artistic family. Her stepfather is musician Lu Lien, known as a member of the AVT band, as well as having written a number of Vietnamese lyrics. Luu Bich is the youngest half-brother in a musical family that includes Bich Chieu, Tuan Ngoc, Anh Tu, Khanh Ha, Thuy Anh, and Lan Anh. In addition, she also has a sister-in-law, singer Thai Thao (wife of Tuan Ngoc) and brother-in-law, singer To Chan Phong (husband of Khanh Ha).
In the United States, she was guided and guided by her sister Khanh Ha into the artistic path. Luu Bich started performing in 1983 with the band The Uptight - Luu Bich's family band. In these early days, Luu Bich was the keyboardist and backing vocalist for the band
In 1988, Luu Bich first appeared on the stage of Thuy Nga Center, the book Paris By Night 6 with the song Tinh Tuyet Dieu, Vietnamese lyrics written by her father, musician Lu Lien. Since then, she has been loved by overseas audiences and she has also been attached to Thuy Nga Center since that day until now.
Recently, Luu Bich has returned home from time to time to attend a number of music programs. She also held a liveshow in Vietnam in 2010
Luu Bich's co-stars are Nguyen Hung, To Chan Phong (brother-in-law) and sister Khanh Ha
Luu Bich has a Youtube channel. Her Youtube channel was greatly supported by the audience when in 2018 she and singer To Chan Phong reunited, causing a fever again for music lovers in the 80s - 90s.
6 Thai Thanh
Legendary singer Thai Thanh. Source dantri
Nostalgia through the singing of NS Thai Thanh
Thai Thanh (birth name: Pham Thi Bang Thanh; August 5, 1934 – March 17, 2020 (11:50 am California time, March 18, 2020 Vietnam time) was named "The song that transcends time" time" – is a famous female singer, considered as one of the most representative voices of Vietnamese new music. She sang and succeeded since the age of 14 in the resistance area, famous with the Thang Choir. Long of the family, before officially adopting the stage name Thai Thanh in the 1950s. She is often considered as the "First famous singer" of the pre-war music as well as Southern love music from 1954 to 1975, and her name is Her age is also especially associated with the compositions of musician Pham Duy.
Although she did not attend any professional music classes, only practicing her voice from a young age according to the folk songs of the Northern Delta and French music books, Thai Thanh has created a separate school that blends operatic nature. Western music with Vietnamese folk music, influenced many female singers of the next generation such as Mai Huong, Quynh Giao, Anh Tuyet...
After 1975, she stayed in Vietnam until 1985, then moved to the United States. There she continued to perform and record until her retirement in 2002. She died on March 17, 2020 in Orange County, Southern California.
7 Le Thu
Portrait of singer Le Thu. Source: Baomoi
Singer Le Thu's voice
Le Thu is a famous singer, one of the biggest vocalists of Vietnamese new music. Although Le Thu's singing is not associated with any musician, she is a very successful performer of many songs by Pham Duy, Cung Tien, Doan Chuan, Trinh Cong Son, Pham Dinh Chuong, Truong Sa... like many other pre-war songs and love songs from 1954-1975.
Le Thu gradually became famous and became an important singer of big discos in Saigon. During the years 1968 to 1971, Le Thu's singing was one of the factors that brought guests to the Queen Bee, Tu Do and Ritz discos. In 1968, Le Thu returned to collaborate with the Jo Marcel program at Queen Bee discotheque. In addition to singing every night, she also signed a recording contract with Jo Marcel, starting the most golden period in her singing life. In mid-1969, Le Thu and the program Jo Marcel moved to the Ritz discotheque on Tran Hung Dao street. In 1970, Le Thu returned to Tu Do discotheque until it exploded more than a year later.
Le Thu participated in music programs on Saigon radio stations, Military radio stations and Mother Vietnam and recorded for many music tapes. Along with Khanh Ly, Thai Thanh, Le Thu was one of the most famous singers of Saigon until 1975. After the first marriage broke down, Le Thu married journalist Hong Duong, but the two broke up after their first marriage broke down. has a daughter named Thu Uyen.
During the events of April 1975, Le Thu decided to stay in Vietnam because she still had her mother, although on April 28 she went to the airport, walked to the plane, but then returned. Le Thu joined the Kim Cuong troupe to perform. At that time, Le Thu sang new songs and also had successes such as the song "Hanoi of faith and hope" by Phan Nhan. Around 1978, Le Thu opened a coffee shop named after her youngest daughter Thu Uyen on Phan Ton Street, Tan Dinh with the collaboration of Thanh Lan and musician Le Van Thien.
In November 1979, Le Thu and her youngest daughter crossed the sea to Pulau Bidong, then to the US in mid-1980. Two years later, Le Thu's two eldest daughters also crossed the border and reunited with Le Thu in Southern California.
In the United States, Le Thu continued to sing and reunited with the audience in a special performance held by Nam Loc at Beverley Hills. Then she collaborated with discos such as Tu Do, Lang Van and Maxim's. In 1981, Le Thu made her first music tape abroad called Singing on the road to death. Next are the tapes that Thu sings for people including many songs that have been associated with her name.
8 Khanh Ly
Portrait of female singer Khanh Ly. Source dantri
Singer Khanh Ly
Khanh Ly (real name: Nguyen Thi Le Mai, born March 6, 1945) is a Vietnamese-American singer, known for her alto voice. Starting her singing career in the 1960s, associated with the songs of Trinh Cong Son, Khanh Ly is one of the most typical voices of Vietnamese new music. Khanh Ly is also very successful with pre-war songs and many other musicians such as Pham Duy, Tram Tu Thieng, Vu Thanh An, Nguyen Dinh Toan... Her stage name Khanh Ly was created from the names of two characters Khanh Ky. and Yao Ly in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
After 1975, Khanh Ly left Vietnam and settled in Cerritos, California, USA. In 1979, Columbia Nippon again invited Khanh Ly to Japan to record music by Trinh Cong Son. In 1982, Bunka Honso Radio invited Khanh Ly to participate in the Asian Music Festival with many artists from many Asian countries. In 1985, Khanh Ly and her husband, journalist Nguyen Hoang Doan, opened their own record label Khanh Ly Productions. In 1987, Khanh Ly returned to Japan to record the film Boat Man (Boat Man).
In 1988, being a devout Catholic, Khanh Ly was invited to the Vatican for the canonization of Vietnamese martyrs. During this event, Khanh Ly met Pope John Paul II. In 1989, after the Berlin Wall was demolished, Khanh Ly and Thanh Tuyen sang in the first music show in East Germany. In 1992, Khanh Ly was invited to World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado (USA), and for the second time she met Pope John Paul II. In 1996, NKH Television in Japan selected Khanh Ly as one of 10 famous characters to make a documentary about Khanh Ly's life and family.
Currently, Khanh Ly continues her singing career and is a mainstay diva of Thuy Nga Center. To celebrate 50 years of singing, Khanh Ly and friends held a free concert at Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California on November 30, 2012, and then pulled For several months, she "accompanied many young singers to many churches across the United States to donate CDs of hymns". She also said that she will spend the rest of her life doing charity work
9 Khanh Ha
Singer Khanh Ha. Source: Baomoi
Swing medley with vocalist Khanh Ha - Tuan Ngoc
Khanh Ha (born March 28, 1952) is a famous Vietnamese female singer.
She is also the wife of another famous Vietnamese male singer, To Chan Phong.
Her full name is La Thi Khanh Ha, also known as Lu Khanh Ha, born on March 28, 1952 in Da Lat. Her father is musician Lu Lien. Due to the influence of her father, besides her, her 6 siblings later all followed the singing career and all became famous singers abroad, including Bich Chieu, Tuan Ngoc, Anh Tu, Thuy Anh, Lan Anh. and Luu Bich.
The first mark in her musical career was at the age of 16, when she performed for the first time in a cultural program to perform the National Lottery at Thong Nhat theater with the song "Soldier of my heart". . In 1969, she first appeared with young music in the program "Hippies À GoGo" organized by Truong Ky weekly at Queen Bee discotheque on Nguyen Hue Street, Saigon. In the same year, she officially came to young music with Anh Tu, after being encouraged by drummer Dung and joined the band The Flowers to perform in American clubs. Later that year, she joined the band The Blue Jets with Anh Tu and Thuy Anh. Later, she and Anh Tu and Thuy Anh formed a trio group Thuy Ha Tu
In 1972, she and some brothers formed the band Uptight.
In March 1975, she left Vietnam for the United States as a tourist. After the events of April 30, 1975, she officially settled in the United States.
During her first time abroad, she often performed with French, English, etc. Until 1980, she returned to Vietnamese music with the birth of the music tape "Calling an old dream", released in in 1981 by herself with technical help from Tung Giang.
In the years 1986-1987, she organized a private music program known as "Khanh Ha Center", performed at Sea Palace, Tung cafe in Monterey Park and later the dance hall "Chez Moi" ". In addition to the videos made by Khanh Ha Center herself, she was also one of the first singers to collaborate with Thuy Nga Center while she was still active in Paris.
10 Y Lan
Portrait of Italian singer. Source: Baomoi
Y Lan's voice on Thuy Nga's stage
Y Lan is an overseas Vietnamese-American female singer. Her full name is Le Thi Y Lan, born on January 1, 1958 in Saigon, in a family of famous artists: Mother is singer Thai Thanh, father is actor Le Quynh. Singer Y Lan is the eldest daughter in a family of 5 sisters. Y Lan has many siblings (blood and surname) who are famous artists - one of whom is the same age as her - singer Thai Hien.
She attended primary and secondary school in Saigon. Although her family has an artistic tradition, she entered the professional music industry quite late: in the late 1980s she became a professional singer and released her first music CD.
Singer Y Lan currently lives in California (USA)
Music products.
In overseas
DVD The Best of Y Lan from Paris By Night (Thuy Nga, 2010)
DVD The Best of MTV Music Vu Khanh - Y Lan (Old Diem, 2004)
CD Singing for Life - with Quang Tuan (Y Lan Productions, 2008)
Pham Duy Love Song CD - Don't Lay Me Down for Life (Y Lan Productions, 2007)
CD Asking Love (Italy Lan Productions, 2006)
CD Want to Ask Why (Ya Lan Productions, 2006)
CD Lam Phuong Love Song - Love Song Without End (Y Lan Productions, 2004)
CD Lying Moss (Thuy Nga, 2004)
CD A Day Like Every Day (Italy Lan Productions, 2003)
