Doan Trang

Doan Trang (1978-    ) is a Vietnamese pop singer.  She had risen to fame in Vietnam since 2001 after entering and placing second in Ho Chi Minh City's most prestigious vocals talent contest show, Tieng Hat Truyen Hinh Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh.  Since then, Doan Trang has developed for herself a signature Latin-influenced sound with Vietnamese popular music.  To many of her fans, she is also known by her nickname, Chocolate, which had been given to her as a child due to her dark and tan skin tone.

Born on February 4, 1978 in Dong Nai province of Southern Vietnam, Doan Trang grew up as the second eldest in a family of four children.  From early on as a very young child, she had already taken a strong interest in music.  By the time she was five, Doan Trang was singing and dancing on stage as a child performer for numerous local children's fine arts programs and festivals.  Throughout her years in school, Doan Trang actively participated and won many competitions in music.  She attended and graduated from two different universities, Nhac Vien Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City School of Music) and HUFLIT, an international university where she majored in English.  During her years in college, she sang at local bars and nightclubs to help pay for her tuition and books.

Following in the footsteps of others such as Dam Vinh Hung, Thu Minh and Duc Tuan, in 2001 Doan Trang entered one of Vietnam's most prestigious talent contest, Tieng Hat Truyen Hinh Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh, and placed second.  From then on, Doan Trang would gain national prominence with a series of solo studio albums including 4 Mua Tinh Yeu, Chocolate, SocoDance and Am Ban.  Her most popular hit singles have consisted of Forget Me Not, Khi Toi 20 and Socola.

Since 2011 Doan Trang has been married to a Swedish national.  Together they have a daughter, Sol, born in 2012.

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