Jeannie Mai (Singer)

For the television personality and fashion expert, see Jeannie Mai (TV Personality).

Jeannie Mai (1957-1990) was a famous Vietnamese Eurasian singer of French and Vietnamese descent.  Jeannie Mai started her professional singing career in South Vietnam while still a teenager performing for various clubs catering to US military personnel patrons.  She was formally introduced to the Vietnamese audience when she started performing regularly at a venue run by singer/actress Mai Le Huyen called Khach San De Nhat (Premiere Hotel) in Saigon.  Her popularity would lead her to becoming a headliner at a number of major cabarets in Saigon such as Au Baccarat, Champagne, Eve's Club and Au Ma Cabane.  She became famous for her beauty and flawless covers of American popular songs such as Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Black Is Black and Until It's Time for You to Go.

Jeannie Mai on Paris by Night

Jeannie Mai left Saigon in 1974 for Paris where she spent several years continuing with her singing career.  In the early 1980s, she resettled to the United States first in Southern California to finally making her home in San Jose.  Throughout the 1980s, Jeannie Mai was one of the most popular live performers among Vietnamese singers.  In 1987, she along with Le Thu and Huong Lan performed on a successful tour of Australia.  In 1989, Jeannie Mai performed in Europe and appeared on Thuy Nga's Paris By Night video series with her rendition of Black Is Black.    

Unfortunately, Jeannie Mai met her untimely death during the summer of 1990 due to a cosmetic surgery procedure performed in Hawaii.  She left behind a husband and young son.  In 1991, Jeannie Mai's video performance of Sao Anh Không Đến Bên Em (Casablanca) was posthumously released by Thuy Nga on volume 12 of Paris By Night.  

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