1. My Linh
Birth Name: Đỗ Mỹ Linh
Date of Birth: 08/19/1975
Hometown: Hanoi
My Linh is a renowned Vietnamese female singer. She is one of the most successful and influential V-pop artists of all time, with over 2 million recordings sold nationwide. My Linh has been dubbed the 'Diva' by the media and fans alike for her exceptional voice and relentless dedication to Vietnamese music since the mid-1990s.
She has won 3 out of 7 nominations at the Dedication Awards. Her success pioneered the trend of producing music digitally in Vietnam. Not only a trailblazer in R&B music, My Linh also set the standard for professionalism in Vietnam by having her own music team, ensuring consistency in every album from concept to arrangement.
2. Thu Minh
Birth Name: Vu Thu Minh
Date of Birth: 09/22/1977
Hometown: Hanoi
Thu Minh first gained recognition for successfully performing patriotic, pre-war, and war-era songs, as well as sentimental tunes from 1954-1975, folk music, pop, ballads, and soul songs in English by world divas like Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and many other renowned singers after winning the first prize at the Ho Chi Minh City Television Singing Competition at the age of 16.
In addition, Thu Minh has also showcased opera, jazz, modern folk opera, reformed theater, and golden music with many new experiments in music treatment. The biggest turning point in her music career is the success of songs like 'Nhớ anh', the album 'Thiên Đàng' with 'Chuông gió', 'Bóng mây qua thềm', 'Mong anh về' and later 'Đường cong', 'Bay', 'Taxi', 'Xinh' in the album 'Body Language', pioneering the professional dance music trend in Vietnam.
3. Hà Trần
Birth Name: Tran Thu Ha
Date of Birth: 08/26/1977
Hometown: Hanoi
Tran Thu Ha, stage name Ha Tran, is a renowned Vietnamese singer and music producer, the daughter of NSND Tran Hieu and NGƯT Vu Thuy Huyen. She is an artist who has garnered 9 nominations, appeared in the list of most nominated individuals, and won in 4 categories at the Cong Hien Awards. She is also recognized as an artist with diverse and colorful artistic styles, always exploring, creating, and experimenting with new music styles. Tran Thu Ha is acknowledged as one of the four divas of Vietnam.
Ha Tran started with a weak, faint voice, and she herself has admitted this. Through years of effort and learning with a background in an artistic family, it can be said that Ha Tran is now one of the singers with the best vocal technique in Vietnamese light music. She always knows how to apply clever techniques to the songs she performs in a subtle, pleasant manner. In Vietnamese light music, Ha Tran is a rare high-pitched female voice that can sing beautifully, comfortably in the treble range, and descend into very low notes in the bass range. This success comes not from innate ability but from her own enduring hard work.
4. Thùy Chi
Birth Name: Tran Thuy Chi
Date of Birth: 05/04/1990
Hometown: Hai Duong
Thuy Chi is a Vietnamese female singer, known for her songs on the Internet. Since childhood, Thuy Chi has shown artistic talent and was guided by her family to learn piano from the age of 6. At the age of 9, she began studying piano at the Hanoi Conservatory. Even when she began to gain fame through online songs, Thuy Chi still planned to become a piano teacher.
Thuy Chi began to attract attention in the Vietnamese online community through the song 'Giấc mơ trưa' (composed by Giang Son) in 2005, uploaded by a friend to a file-sharing website. She and her friend Minh Phuong won first prize at the VTV3-sponsored Youth Life competition. Their band, TSD Band, also won a special prize in the nationwide student band competition in 2005.
Thuy Chi is best known for unofficially released songs on the Internet. She is praised for having a very good voice: high-pitched, sweet, and clear. Success on the Internet helped Thuy Chi be selected to perform at VTV3's Vietnamese Song program in 2005. Although she began to be known to the public and advised to pursue a singing career, Thuy Chi still asserts that singing is just a personal hobby and she still wants to become a piano teacher as she feels unsuitable for the stage.
5. My Tam
Birth Name: Phan Thi My Tam
Date of Birth: 01/16/1981
Hometown: Da Nang
My Tam is a female singer, songwriter, director, and actress. Born in Da Nang, she showed musical talent early and won numerous singing competitions in her teenage years. She started her singing career with the debut album Forever Love (2001) and the subsequent album Not Only Me (2002) shortly after graduating as valedictorian from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. Her third studio album, Yesterday & Now (2003), set sales records in the domestic market.
Dubbed the 'queen of V-pop,' My Tam has been recognized by many authors and journalists both domestically and internationally as one of the most influential female artists in Vietnam. Throughout her music career, My Tam has won 5 Dedication Awards, 1 MTV Europe Music Award, 11 consecutive awards for 'Favorite Singer,' and 3 consecutive awards for 'Face of the Year' at the Green Wave Awards, along with numerous other major and minor awards.
6. Van Mai Huong
Birth Name: Van Mai Huong
Date of Birth: 09/27/1994
Hometown: Hanoi
Van Mai Huong was the runner-up of Vietnam Idol 2010 on December 25, 2010. She was introduced to music by her family at a young age and has been involved in music activities since childhood. She participated in activities at the Hoa Mi Club (Hanoi) and performed in many children's programs.
In 2018, Van Mai Huong introduced the song 'Those Desires' composed by musician Chau Dang Khoa to the audience. The song 'Those Desires' is included in Van Mai Huong's upcoming album, which she collaborates on with musician Khac Hung. Van Mai Huong said, 'Those Desires' has a different style from her previous songs. It can be said that this is a gentle and feminine ballad, expressing the innermost feelings of a girl in love. 'Those Desires' expresses the deep desires in the heart of a girl before falling in love. The song showcases Van Mai Huong's vocal quality and excellent vocal technique with a wide vocal range and many continuous high notes. Shortly thereafter, Van Mai Huong released the song 'Sand Castle' about her past love story.
As of now, Van Mai Huong has been in the music industry for a full 10 years. After a tumultuous 2020 with her own 'incident,' Van Mai Huong now has the maturity of a top young singer and the calmness of a woman approaching 27.
7. Huong Tram
Birth Name: Pham Thi Huong Tram
Date of Birth: 05/15/1995
Hometown: Vinh City, Nghe An Province
Huong Tram is a Vietnamese female singer. She won the first season of The Voice of Vietnam in 2012. Additionally, she is an artist who has won 2 Dedication Awards, making her the youngest artist to receive the award and nomination at the age of 18. She was born into a family with a tradition of art.
Her father is the outstanding artist Tien Dung, specializing in folk music, who won the National Professional Singing Gold Medal in 1987 with the song 'Walking in the Fragrant Path of Tram Flowers,' and now serves as the Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Nghe An Province. Her mother is Mrs. Du Thi Thuy, an artist in the Nghe An Folk Song and Dance Troupe. Huong Tram also has an older brother named Pham Tien Manh, a contestant who made it to the top 10 of the Sao Mai Diem Hen program in 2010.
In 2016, she participated in the program Sing My Song and won the gold prize (Noo Phuoc Thinh was the champion). After that, she released the MV Fool and the song quickly became a hit. By the end of 2016, she released the song Get Closer to You, with a catchy melody that was well received by Vietnamese youth. 2017 was a highly successful year for Huong Tram. The song Rain Sister was considered the most listened-to song in 10 years of digital music development, a record that would take a long time to break.
At the peak of her career, Huong Tram saddened her fans by announcing a temporary hiatus from artistic activities to study abroad in the United States. After 2 years away from showbiz, Huong Tram has matured and distanced herself from unworthy controversies. She said, 'Two years may not be a long time, but it is enough for me to learn and change from my personality.'
8. Phuong Vy Idol
Birth Name: Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Vy
Date of Birth: 08/27/1987
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City
Phuong Vy is a Vietnamese singer who emerged as the winner of the first season of Vietnam Idol. She also represented Vietnam in the Asian Idol competition. She was a student at Le Quy Don High School (Ho Chi Minh City) from 2002 to 2005; currently, Phuong Vy has graduated from RMIT University Vietnam. Due to her passion for music from an early age, Vy won second prize in the school singing contest and first prize in the Vietnamese Music Idol competition in 2007.
Phuong Vy represented Vietnam in Asian Idol but was defeated by Hady Mirza of Singapore. Phuong Vy is the only contestant from the Vietnam Idol season who never landed in the bottom group. Defeating Nguyen Ngoc Anh with a voting rate of 53.44%, Phuong Vy officially became the first winner of the music talent show: Vietnam Idol. She received a prize of $10,000 and a recording contract with Music Faces company, along with advertising contracts with other companies thereafter.
9. Hoa Minzy
Birth Name: Nguyen Thi Hoa
Date of Birth: 05/31/1995
Hometown: Bac Ninh
Hoa Minzy began her singing career by participating in the first season of the 'Star Academy' in 2014 and won the first prize. With a powerful and emotional voice, she has marked her name with many hits such as: 'What to Eat', 'Leave'...
Not only showing talent in the field of music, Hoa Minzy is also a beloved television star, known for her cheerful, goofy personality, and intelligent adaptability through the programs and talk shows she attends.
After nearly 2 years off the radar since 2019, at the beginning of 2021, Hoa Minzy made a comeback in showbiz and achieved the biggest success in her career to date with the hit song 'Cannot Be Together Forever,' elevating her name to a new height. Not only successful in the music industry, currently, Hoa Minzy also has a happy home with businessman Nguyen Minh Hai. The couple also has an extremely adorable and lovely son.
10. Phuong Linh
Birth Name: Tran Phuong Linh
Date of Birth: 08/29/1984
Hometown: Thanh Hoa
Phuong Linh is a singer with an emotionally charged voice and delicate handling. In 2006, Phuong Linh made her mark by participating in Sao Mai Diem Hen. In 2007, the female singer, along with Ha Anh Tuan, made waves with the album 'Singing Together.' 'Transformation' after the success of Sao Mai Diem Hen in 2006, Phuong Linh easily entered the hearts of music lovers and became known to many. After Sao Mai Diem Hen, many predicted that the beautiful singer would quickly rise to become a worthy competitor and threaten to 'usurp' the position of many senior singers because Phuong Linh has all the elements to become a star: beautiful voice, formal training, and good looks.
Recently, Ha Anh Tuan and Phuong Linh had a chance to reunite at an event. On her personal page, Phuong Linh attracted numerous attention when sharing radiant photos with the singer 'Morning at Ciao Cafe', making many fans extremely excited. Even many netizens expressed their desire to witness the passionate couple as they once were.
11. Pham Quynh Anh
Birth Name: Pham Quynh Anh
Date of Birth: 08/24/1984
Hometown: Hanoi
Pham Quynh Anh was once a member of the music group Sac Mau and H.A.T. Her songs are mostly for young people, with melancholic melodies, such as 'Not Hurt Because Too Hurt', 'The Farther, The More Miss', 'Dust Flying Into Eyes', and 'Stranger Against the Tide,' among others.
Pham Quynh Anh is currently a singer, actress, and production director at Wepro Entertainment Company. In 2004, Quynh Anh joined the H.A.T group with Luong Bich Huu and Thu Thuy (later replaced by Ngo Quynh Anh). H.A.T was established with the goal of only existing for 6 months but achieved unexpected success beyond WePro Entertainment's expectations. Pham Quynh Anh has a thin, light, and clear voice, so she is quite suitable for gentle, melodious ballad songs. After getting married, she transitioned to a more serene and mature image.
12. Dong Nhi
Birth Name: Mai Hong Ngoc
Date of Birth: 10/13/1988
Hometown: Hanoi
Dong Nhi began her music career with several hit songs for teenagers such as 'Sweet Confession', 'Confused',... Besides, she also continuously participated in television programs as an MC such as The World of Vpop (season 1, season 2) and Dancing with the Stars season 4 (with Luong Manh Hai),… She also ventured into acting in the film 'Rescuing Death God' with an antagonist role and some other films like: 'The Perfect Quartet' and 'The Third Tuesday Student'.
Dong Nhi is known as a young actress, musician, and singer. With relentless efforts in music, serious artistic activities, and creativity, Dong Nhi is the most successful singer in the Vietnamese music industry. After 10 years of love, she and Ong Cao Thang had a perfect wedding and had a cute little angel named Winnie. She just collaborated with Den Vau to release the song 'Mashup Narrow Path and Cry'...
13. Thu Phuong
Birth Name: Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong
Date of Birth: 10/09/1972
Hometown: Hai Phong
Thu Phuong is a Vietnamese pop singer. In the 1980s, Thu Phuong was the lead singer in the Tây Hồ rock band. In the 1990s, she officially became an actress at the Youth Theater. With her first husband, Huy MC, they became the golden couple of Vietnamese pop music during this period. However, after many years together, Thu Phuong divorced Huy MC and partnered with Dung Taylor up to the present.
With her husky voice, she has won many domestic music awards during the Green Wave era and a gold medal at the National Vietnamese Pop Music Festival in 1995. In 2015, she was a coach on season 3 of The Voice of Vietnam alongside Tuan Hung, Dam Vinh Hung, and My Tam. In 2016, Thu Phuong carried out a series of music activities and products to mark her 30-year singing career in Vietnam.
In 2018, she continued to sit in the hot seat as a coach on The Voice of Vietnam and received enthusiastic support from the audience. A series of love songs: 'Where the Autumn Begins', 'Dreaming of Streets at Night', 'No More Autumn', 'Is It You, Hanoi Autumn' performed with Thu Phuong's warm voice has captivated the audience....