Trish Thuy Trang, a Vietnamese American singer and songwriter, was born on December 15 in Saigon. Her music is an eclectic sound of Asian pop music mixed with western style music. She writes and produces a majority of her own music and lyrics. Trish Thuy Trang is one of the first Vietnamese singers to appear on iTunes, where her fourth CD Trish can be downloaded. Her 5th album, entitled Shades of Blue, was released in April 2008.
Veronica Ngô Thanh Vân is a Vietnamese dancer, singer, actress, and model. She is also known as Veronica Ngo or her initials NTV. She was born on 26th February 1979 in Tra Vinh, Vietnam. When she was 10, she moved to Norway with her family, but later relocated to Vietnam, starting her public career.
Chuckie Akenz or Chuckie A. Nguyen, is a Vietnamese-Canadian rapper who was born on January 21, 1986 and grew up in Canada. He rose to mainstream with the notorious quality of his amateur rap video entitled You Got Beef, which is also the video below.
Born on September 19, 1969, Cuong Vu is a jazz trumpeter and vocalist who was born in Saigon. He left Vietnam with his family at the age of 6, and continued to listen to traditional Vietnamese music but his musical style was also influenced by American pop music and his new environment.
Don Ho is a Vietnamese American singer. His first video was back in the 1990s as a back-up singer for Paris by Night 12. But in Paris by Night 15, Don was already an official singer. One of his most famous songs are Trai Tim Mua Dong, which is also the video below.
Phi Nung is a Vietnamese singer who specializes in cai luong and vong co music. She sings for Paris by Night and acts for their plays as well. Here is a video of her singing with Manh Quynh.
Nguyen Ngoc Anh was born on January 11, 1983 and is a Vietnamese singer who was a runner up on the first season of Vietnam Idol. She was voted into the Top 2 and became runner up behind Phuong Vy.
A Vietnamese singer and columnist, Khanh Ly rose to fame singing the songs of musician, songwriter and composer Trinh Cong Son. Two of her songs were used in the 2007 film Journey from the Fall.
A Vietnamese singer, Hong Nhung is one of the four divas in Vietnamese music, along with Thanh Lam, My Linh, and Tran Thu Ha. She is also known for her performances of songs by composer Trinh Cong Son.
A Vietnamese singer and actress, Diem Lien was born into a family of five sisters where all the girls including her mother are named Lien, the only difference is their middle name. Diem Lien often goes on tours and performs a lot. Her shows consist of stops around California, especially the Bay Area.