Thanh Lam
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Thanh Lam is a Vietnamese singer and song-writer who has been a long-standing Diva
in Vietnamese contemporary music.
on June 19, 1969 to music composer Thuận Yến and traditional music artist Thanh Hương. She has one younger brother, Trí Minh.
At the age of 9, Thanh Lam started studying đàn tỳ bà, a Vietnamese traditional music instrument, at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music
. In 1985, she switched to study Vocal Music. This was an important turning-point in her music career. After winning several singing contests, she became famous with her father's song, Chia Tay Hoàng Hôn in the National Professional Solo Singer contest in 1991. Her father has been a strong support in her music career, penning many songs that became Thanh Lam's hits, Khát Vọng, Tình Yêu Không Lời, Màu Hoa Đỏ...
Quốc Trung. She is a prolific artist, producing over 30 albums throughout her career. Thanh Lam has collaborated with various prominent Vietnamese composers and singers such as composers Thanh Tùng
, Dương Thụ
, Quốc Trung, Lê Minh Sơn and singers Trần Thu Hà
, Mỹ Linh, Hồng Nhung, Tùng Dương and most recently, Trọng Tấn. She also worked with the Vietnamese-Danish jazz
musician Niels Lan Doky
on several music projects, notably the Vong Nguyet (Wishing Upon the Moon) show at the Roskilde Festival
in 2006 and 2007.
Diva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
in Vietnamese contemporary music.
Early life and education
Thanh Lam was born in HanoiHanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
on June 19, 1969 to music composer Thuận Yến and traditional music artist Thanh Hương. She has one younger brother, Trí Minh.
At the age of 9, Thanh Lam started studying đàn tỳ bà, a Vietnamese traditional music instrument, at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music
Hanoi Conservatory of Music
Originally established in 1956 as the Vietnam School of Music and conferred university status in 1982, the Conservatory is Vietnam’s premier music training, research and performance institute. It offers eleven-year Secondary Certificate programmes and four-year Bachelor of Music programmes, plus...
. In 1985, she switched to study Vocal Music. This was an important turning-point in her music career. After winning several singing contests, she became famous with her father's song, Chia Tay Hoàng Hôn in the National Professional Solo Singer contest in 1991. Her father has been a strong support in her music career, penning many songs that became Thanh Lam's hits, Khát Vọng, Tình Yêu Không Lời, Màu Hoa Đỏ...
Music career
Early in her career, Thanh Lam performed with the Phuong Dong band, where she met composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Quốc Trung. She is a prolific artist, producing over 30 albums throughout her career. Thanh Lam has collaborated with various prominent Vietnamese composers and singers such as composers Thanh Tùng
Thanh Tùng
Thanh Tùng is a Vietnamese pop music composer and songwriter. He was born in Gò Vấp, Saigon but moved to Hanoi at age 6.Thanh Tùng graduated from the Pyongyang Conservatory in 1971 and worked for Voice of Vietnam from 1971 to 1975...
, Dương Thụ
Duong Thu
-Notable works:* Ru em bằng tiếng sóng* Họa mi hót trong mưa* Hơi thở mùa xuân* Bay vào ngày xanh* Cho em một ngày* Đánh thức tầm xuân* Nghe mưa* Vẫn hát lời tình yêu* Em đi qua tôi* Bài hát ru cho anh...
, Quốc Trung, Lê Minh Sơn and singers Trần Thu Hà
Tran Thu Ha
Trần Thu Hà, is a Vietnamese pop singer, recording artist and entrepreneur. Raised in a music family, Hà Trần is famous as the most creative and intelligent singer who pioneered in combined Vietnamese folk music with western modern style.-Childhood:Ha Tran is the daughter of Tran Hieu and Vu Thuy...
, Mỹ Linh, Hồng Nhung, Tùng Dương and most recently, Trọng Tấn. She also worked with the Vietnamese-Danish jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician Niels Lan Doky
Niels Lan Doky
Niels Lan Doky is a Danish jazz pianist and record producer.-Biography:He was born in Copenhagen of a Danish mother and Vietnamese father. His father worked as a doctor, but was also a classically trained guitarist so guitar was Niels's first instrument...
on several music projects, notably the Vong Nguyet (Wishing Upon the Moon) show at the Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
in 2006 and 2007.
Personal life
Thanh Lam was married to composer Quốc Trung from 1994 to 2004. The couple have two children.Discography includes
- Bài Hát Ru Anh (1997)
- Em và Tôi (1998)
- Nơi Mùa Thu Bắt Đầu (1998)
- Lá Thư (1998)
- Ru Đời Đi Nhé (1999)
- Khát Vọng (2000)
- Đợi Chờ (2001)
- Mây Trắng Bay Về (2001)
- Tự Sự (2004)
- Thanh Lam - Hà Trần (2004)
- Nắng Lên (2005)
- Ru Mãi Ngàn Năm (2005)
- Em Và Đêm (2005)
- Này Em Có Nhớ (2005)
- Thanh Lam - Trọng Tấn (2006)
- Giọt Lam (2007)
- Nơi Bình Yên (2009)
- Thanh Lam Acoustic (2009)