Ngo Thanh Van
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Veronica Ngô Thanh Vân is a Vietnamese
dancer, singer, actress, and model. She is also known as Veronica Ngo or her initials NTV.
, Vietnam
. When she was 10, she moved to Norway
with her family, but later relocated to Vietnam, starting her public career.
In 1999, NTV went back to Vietnam and participated in a beauty pageant of the Vietnamese Women's World magazine where she finished as 2nd runner-up. After that, she started her career in Vietnam as a model for magazines, calendars, fashion collections, et cetera. At that time, she had a chance to approach small screen with a main role in Huong De, a short TV series on HTV Channel.
In 2002, she started her career as a pop-dance style singer with the help of producer Quoc Bao. She recorded the duet album called Vuon Tinh Nhan (Lovers' Garden) with Tuan Hung.
One year later, with the help of producer Quoc Bao, NTV released her debut album, The Gioi Tro Choi (Playworld), on February 26, which was her 23rd birthday. This album was a power pop-dance LP
with a story about "NTV Virus". Two music videos were taken from the album; "The Gioi Tro Choi" & "Ngay Tuoi Sang", a cover version of JTL
's "A Better Day", which was directed by Jackie Chen. These two videos are the first Vietnamese music videos to feature professional special effects and are listed as the most expensive Vietnamese music videos to date.
In 2004, continuing the story of NTV Virus, Ngo Thanh Van presented her second album, Bi An Vang Trang (Mystery of the Moon), which featured a moon theme, on March 15. Three videos were released from this album: "Bi An Vang Trang", the cheerleader theme "Vuon Toi tam Cao (Reach for the Sky)", and the ballad "Khi Nao Em Buon (Whenever I'm Sad)", which later was covered by Mat Ngoc, Minh Thuan and Thanh Thao.
During 2004, Ngo Thanh Van made her first international approach in Rouge
, a 13-parts MTV
television series that shows mostly around midnight on AZN Television
. Rouge was produced by MTV Asia & MediaCorp Singapore and was broadcasted widely in Asia and Australia. For the remainder of the year, NTV was busy with the promotion campaign of Rouge throughout Asia and recording her third album. She was also chosen as the most favourite actress in Rouge on MTV Asia website.
On September 5, 2005, My Way, Ngo Thanh Van's third album, was released. This album was produced by NTV herself and featured a collaboration with a group of producers called The Dreams. My Way featured multiple genres, from alternative rock to pop, R&B, and hip hop. She even remixed the famous Trinh Cong Son
's song called "Quynh Huong" her way.
In 2005 she was involved in a scandal
with the website ngothanhvanxao.com.
After My Way, NTV engaged herself in acting, with many roles in big screen movies like Saigon Love Story
by Ringo Le
, 2 In 1
by Dao Duy Phuc, and The Rebel
by Charlie Nguyen Chanh Truc with Johnny Tri Nguyen
. The Rebel is a big hit in Vietnam movie history, Ngo Thanh Van's performance was highly praised by both critics and the public. She was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 'Canh Dieu Vang' award for the second time. In spring of 2007, NTV starred in a new thriller called Ngoi Nha Bi An (Haunted Manor) which hit cinemas in November 2007. In December 2007, Ngo Thanh Van was awarded "Best Actress" at the 15th Vietnam Film Festival.
In Autumn of 2006, after the two months break in America, NTV went back to Vietnam, and started recording her 4th album which she promised to be a dance anthem record. On October 2006, NTV also premiered one of her new songs "I Won't Stop Loving You," a new collaboration with Quoc Bao, on the final episode of 21st Century Woman which was on VTV
. But due to heavy promotion of The Rebel movie, the album release is pushed back to summer 2007. In May 2007, Ngo Thanh Van announced that the fourth album title is Studio 68 and claimed that 68 is her lucky number. She released Studio 68 on January 10, 2008.
In 2006 Ngo Thanh Van signed a contract to appear in the Van Son DVD musical & comedy shows, produced by Van Son Entertainment, a Vietnamese Overseas Music Production . She has since then appeared in every Van Son DVD to date.
During first months of 2008, Ngo Thanh Van was working on her new album Nuoc Mat Thien Than (Tears of Angel) while "Studio 68" was awarded "Most Creative Album" in monthly "Album Vang" prize.
2009 saw NTV once again starred beside Johnny Tri Nguyen in Chanh Phuong action movie Clash. She also opened her own talent agency called VAA.
In 2010, NTV starred in Vietnamese version of "Dancing With The Stars". She finished first in the competition and became the winner of Vietnam's "Dancing With The Stars" season 1. After winning, NTV revealed that she would return to music in 2011. In Autumn, she embarked on a national promotion tour.
In December 2010, after 2 years training, NTV presents the first act of her agency, a five-piece boy-band called 365.
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
dancer, singer, actress, and model. She is also known as Veronica Ngo or her initials NTV.
Biography
She was born on 26 February 1979 in Tra VinhTra Vinh
Trà Vinh is a town in Vietnam. It is the capital of the Tra Vinh province. It located in the Mekong Delta region, which is in the Southern part of Vietnam. The city has many famous Khmer pagodas, due to the large number of Khmer Krom, Cambodian people there. Under the Republic of Vietnam, it was...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. When she was 10, she moved to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
with her family, but later relocated to Vietnam, starting her public career.
In 1999, NTV went back to Vietnam and participated in a beauty pageant of the Vietnamese Women's World magazine where she finished as 2nd runner-up. After that, she started her career in Vietnam as a model for magazines, calendars, fashion collections, et cetera. At that time, she had a chance to approach small screen with a main role in Huong De, a short TV series on HTV Channel.
In 2002, she started her career as a pop-dance style singer with the help of producer Quoc Bao. She recorded the duet album called Vuon Tinh Nhan (Lovers' Garden) with Tuan Hung.
One year later, with the help of producer Quoc Bao, NTV released her debut album, The Gioi Tro Choi (Playworld), on February 26, which was her 23rd birthday. This album was a power pop-dance LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
with a story about "NTV Virus". Two music videos were taken from the album; "The Gioi Tro Choi" & "Ngay Tuoi Sang", a cover version of JTL
JTL
jtL was a South Korean dance music group, consisting of the former H.O.T. members who did not stay with SM Entertainment- Jang Woo Hyuk, Tony An and Lee Jae Won. The group was named after the initials of the members' stage name...
's "A Better Day", which was directed by Jackie Chen. These two videos are the first Vietnamese music videos to feature professional special effects and are listed as the most expensive Vietnamese music videos to date.
In 2004, continuing the story of NTV Virus, Ngo Thanh Van presented her second album, Bi An Vang Trang (Mystery of the Moon), which featured a moon theme, on March 15. Three videos were released from this album: "Bi An Vang Trang", the cheerleader theme "Vuon Toi tam Cao (Reach for the Sky)", and the ballad "Khi Nao Em Buon (Whenever I'm Sad)", which later was covered by Mat Ngoc, Minh Thuan and Thanh Thao.
During 2004, Ngo Thanh Van made her first international approach in Rouge
Rouge (TV series)
Rouge was an English-language Action/Adventure television series from Singapore that ran on both Channel 5 and throughout Southeast Asia on MTV Asia in 2004...
, a 13-parts MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
television series that shows mostly around midnight on AZN Television
AZN Television
AZN Television promoted itself as "the network for Asian America". It was run by International Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. The channel’s programming targeted the fast-growing, young, affluent, English-speaking Asian American community...
. Rouge was produced by MTV Asia & MediaCorp Singapore and was broadcasted widely in Asia and Australia. For the remainder of the year, NTV was busy with the promotion campaign of Rouge throughout Asia and recording her third album. She was also chosen as the most favourite actress in Rouge on MTV Asia website.
On September 5, 2005, My Way, Ngo Thanh Van's third album, was released. This album was produced by NTV herself and featured a collaboration with a group of producers called The Dreams. My Way featured multiple genres, from alternative rock to pop, R&B, and hip hop. She even remixed the famous Trinh Cong Son
Trinh Cong Son
Trịnh Công Sơn was a Vietnamese composer, musician, painter and songwriter. He, along with Pham Duy and Van Cao, is widely considered one of the three salient figures of modern Vietnamese music. Many of Trinh's songs are long songs...
's song called "Quynh Huong" her way.
In 2005 she was involved in a scandal
Scandal
A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...
with the website ngothanhvanxao.com.
After My Way, NTV engaged herself in acting, with many roles in big screen movies like Saigon Love Story
Saigon Love Story
Saigon Love Story is Vietnam's first movie musical filmed entirely on location in Vietnam including Saigon and Phan Thiet. One of the first films independently produced outside of the Communist controlled film industry, overseas Vietnamese director Ringo Le decided to return to his birthplace to...
by Ringo Le
Ringo Le
Ringo Le is an Asian American filmmaker who is of Vietnamese descent. He directed the film Saigon Love Story which was nominated for the Winds of Asia-Best New Asian Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2006. The film was an official selection at the Shanghai International Film...
, 2 In 1
2 in 1
2 in 1 was released through Drakkar in 2006. It contains Sodom's Code Red and Onkel Tom Angelripper's Ich glaub' nicht an den Weihnachtsmann.-CD 1:Sodom – Code Red#Intro#Code Red#What Hell Can Create#Tombstone#Liquidation...
by Dao Duy Phuc, and The Rebel
The Rebel (2007 Vietnamese film)
The Rebel is a 2007 Vietnamese martial arts film directed by Charlie Nguyen and starring Johnny Tri Nguyen and Dustin Nguyen. It premiered on April 12, 2007 at the Vietnamese International Film Festival in Irvine, California...
by Charlie Nguyen Chanh Truc with Johnny Tri Nguyen
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Johnny Tri Nguyen is a Vietnamese American film and television actor, stunt double, and martial artist. He left Vietnam at the age of 8 with his mother, father, elder brother, and elder sister and moved to Los Angeles, CA. He is half Vietnamese and half Chinese, with his mother being...
. The Rebel is a big hit in Vietnam movie history, Ngo Thanh Van's performance was highly praised by both critics and the public. She was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 'Canh Dieu Vang' award for the second time. In spring of 2007, NTV starred in a new thriller called Ngoi Nha Bi An (Haunted Manor) which hit cinemas in November 2007. In December 2007, Ngo Thanh Van was awarded "Best Actress" at the 15th Vietnam Film Festival.
In Autumn of 2006, after the two months break in America, NTV went back to Vietnam, and started recording her 4th album which she promised to be a dance anthem record. On October 2006, NTV also premiered one of her new songs "I Won't Stop Loving You," a new collaboration with Quoc Bao, on the final episode of 21st Century Woman which was on VTV
Vietnam Television
Vietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster for Vietnam. Like all media of Vietnam, its programming is directly controlled by the government.-History:...
. But due to heavy promotion of The Rebel movie, the album release is pushed back to summer 2007. In May 2007, Ngo Thanh Van announced that the fourth album title is Studio 68 and claimed that 68 is her lucky number. She released Studio 68 on January 10, 2008.
In 2006 Ngo Thanh Van signed a contract to appear in the Van Son DVD musical & comedy shows, produced by Van Son Entertainment, a Vietnamese Overseas Music Production . She has since then appeared in every Van Son DVD to date.
During first months of 2008, Ngo Thanh Van was working on her new album Nuoc Mat Thien Than (Tears of Angel) while "Studio 68" was awarded "Most Creative Album" in monthly "Album Vang" prize.
2009 saw NTV once again starred beside Johnny Tri Nguyen in Chanh Phuong action movie Clash. She also opened her own talent agency called VAA.
In 2010, NTV starred in Vietnamese version of "Dancing With The Stars". She finished first in the competition and became the winner of Vietnam's "Dancing With The Stars" season 1. After winning, NTV revealed that she would return to music in 2011. In Autumn, she embarked on a national promotion tour.
In December 2010, after 2 years training, NTV presents the first act of her agency, a five-piece boy-band called 365.
Albums
- 2003: The Gioi Tro Choi (Playworld)
- 2004: Bi An Vang Trang (Mystery Of The Moon)
- 2005: My Way - Con Duong Em Di
- 2008: Studio 68 (Heaven: The Virus Remix)
- 2008: Tears Of Angel (Nuoc Mat Thien Than)
Van Son DVD Appearances
- Van Son 35: Tinh Nguoi Vien Xu - "Mat Nhau"
- Van Son 36 in Taiwan - "Dem Xot Xa"
- Van Son 37 in The Kingdom of Cambodia - "Nguoi Hung"
- Van Son 38: Dem Hoi Ngo - "They Don't Care About UsThey Don't Care About Us"They Don't Care About Us" is the fourth single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, released on April 1, 1996. The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed...
" - Van Son 39: Me Va Que Huong - "O Kia Doi Bong Them Vui"
TV Dramas
- 2002: Huong De - TFS
- 2004: Rouge (TV series)Rouge (TV series)Rouge was an English-language Action/Adventure television series from Singapore that ran on both Channel 5 and throughout Southeast Asia on MTV Asia in 2004...
- MTV AsiaMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... - 2007-2009: Cô Gái Xấu Xí (Vietnamese version of Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
) - Vietnam TelevisionVietnam TelevisionVietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster for Vietnam. Like all media of Vietnam, its programming is directly controlled by the government.-History:...
(Cameo)
Movies
- 2005: Saigon Love StorySaigon Love StorySaigon Love Story is Vietnam's first movie musical filmed entirely on location in Vietnam including Saigon and Phan Thiet. One of the first films independently produced outside of the Communist controlled film industry, overseas Vietnamese director Ringo Le decided to return to his birthplace to...
- 2006: 2 in 12 in 12 in 1 was released through Drakkar in 2006. It contains Sodom's Code Red and Onkel Tom Angelripper's Ich glaub' nicht an den Weihnachtsmann.-CD 1:Sodom – Code Red#Intro#Code Red#What Hell Can Create#Tombstone#Liquidation...
, The RebelThe Rebel (2007 Vietnamese film)The Rebel is a 2007 Vietnamese martial arts film directed by Charlie Nguyen and starring Johnny Tri Nguyen and Dustin Nguyen. It premiered on April 12, 2007 at the Vietnamese International Film Festival in Irvine, California... - 2007: Ngoi Nha Bi An / Suoi Oan Hon (The haunted House)
- 2009: Clash (Bay Rong)