Lam Trường
| Lam Trường | |
|---|---|
 Lam Trường performing at the Vietnam Festival 2008 at Japan | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tiêu Lam Trường |
| Born |
14 October 1974 Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Tiêu Lam Trường (born 14 October 1974), is a Vietnamese singer. He is one of the top singer in Vietnam in the 1990s.[1][2] He burst onto the scene in 1998 with a song titled "Tình Thôi Xót Xa" (trans. Love Stops Hurting) and has been a regular on the Top Ten Làn Sóng Xanh (a Vietnamese hit song program).[3] He has also been in several movies and TV series. He is also an actor in a movie called "Ngôi Nhà Hạnh Phúc" (Vietnamese version of Korean drama "Full House").
Early life
Born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City to ethnic Chinese parents, Lam Trường decided from early on to pursue a career as a professional singer much to the dismay of his father, who want Trường to become a lawyer. In 1995, Lam Trường entered a major talent contest sponsored by the national ethnic Chinese community of Vietnam and took home the second place winning prize, and he released his first album less than two years later.
Career
His song "Tình Thôi Xót Xa" (written by Bảo Chấn) become one of his signature song which received most request at the radio and his live show performances at the time. Besides that, he also have other significant songs: Cho Bạn Cho Tôi, Katy, Đôi Chân Thiên Thần...
In 2007, Lam Trường represented for Vietnam to embark the 2007 Asia Song Festival held in South Korea, which also features F4, Super Junior, and Zhao Wei in that year.
Music
October 1995, he was a runner up of Thap Dai Tinh Tu singing contest for Vietnamese-Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City.
In 1997, his debut album Baby I Love You was released, besides he also released many impressive cover songs. from foreign songs.
In 1998, he became a sensation with hit song Tinh Thoi Xot Xa (composed by Bao Chan). Following Toi Ngan Nam Doi, Mua Phi Truong,...For such a long time, he kept being featured in Top 10 Green Wave of Ho Chi Minh City's Television.
In 2000, his first liveshow Loi Trai Tim Muon Noi and album Chut Tinh Ngay Tho were successful. In 2002, he held second liveshow Cho Ban Cho Toi and released the single "Cho Ban Cho Toi" which was composed by himself after the first song "Co Moi Ngay" back in 2001.
In September 2002, Japan's NHK channel invited him to perform in Japan after he'd won Green Wave Award.
In 2003, he continued to release albums Dem Lanh and Du Ta Khong Con Yeu.
In March 24th 2007, he made another liveshow "Chuyen Hom Qua" at Quan Khu 7 Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City.
In 2007, he was Vietnam's representative for Asia Song Festival in Korea.
Movie
Besides singing, he also starred in some movies such as: Nu Tuong Cuop, Ngoi Nha Hanh Phuc (Vietnam's remake from famous Korean drama), Bep Hat.
Personal life
In 2004, he married Ngo Y An, a Vietnamese-American lived in Houston, Texas who is a computer engineer. They have one son named Tieu Kien Van. However, they divorced in 2009 and his son lives with his ex wife.
In 2013, he remarried Yen Phuong - a student of Green River College, Auburn, Washington, USA. She's 17 year younger than him. In 2014, they were officially husband and wife, apparently he is back and forth between USA and Vietnam. Their daughter was born in 2017 and named Tieu Yen Lam.
Discography
Albums
- Baby, I Love You (1997)
- Tình Thôi Xót Xa (1998)
- Có Một Ngày (2001)
- Dù Ta Không Còn Yêu (2003)
- Đôi Giày Vải (2006)
- Chuyện Hôm Qua (2007)
Songs
- Tình Thôi Xót Xa
- Mưa Phi Trường
- Nơi Ấy Bình Yên
- Gót Hồng
- Dù Ta Không Còn Yêu
- Cho Bạn Cho Tôi
- Đôi Chân Thiên Thần
- Katy
Filmography
- Nữ Tướng Cướp (Movie) (2004)
- Ngôi Nhà Hạnh Phúc (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
References
- ↑ Dale C. Olsen Popular Music of Vietnam Routledge 2008 p64-66, 84-85
- ↑ Lam Trường - Ngôi sao may mắn (Lam Truong - lucky star) (in Vietnamese)
- ↑ "Lam Truong". November 13, 2014.
External links
- Lam Trường on IMDb