Hoang Oanh

Hoang Oanh (1946-    ) is an overseas Vietnamese singer who had first risen to prominence in Saigon during the 1960s.

A graduate from the University of Saigon, School of Literature, Hoang Oanh was one of the most successful female recording artists in South Vietnam prior to 1975.  She recorded for numerous record labels including Shotguns, Song Nhac, Viet Nam, Son Ca, Thien Thai and Continental with a total of more than 200 audio tracks.  Born as Huynh Kim Chi on June 11, 1946 in My Tho, South Vietnam, she was raised in a strict Roman Catholic upbringing.  With her religious background unlike her peers Hoang Oanh was discouraged by her family and therefor did not perform at cabarets and nightclubs throughout her career.  She did, however, perform at music festivals and concerts put together primarily by university students' unions of South Vietnam.  In 1969, Hoang Oanh was invited to perform in France and Switzerland by the South Vietnamese foreign exchange students' union.

Hoang Oanh left her native South Vietnam for the United States on April 28, 1975, first resettling in New York, then New Jersey and eventually California.  During the 1980s. Hoang Oanh set up her own music production label, Hoang Oanh Music, and produced a series of solo studio albums.  She has made many appearances on video for Asia Productions and Thuy Nga Paris.  Hoang Oanh has recorded duets with many popular male recording artists such as Duy Khanh, Nhat Truong and Che Linh.

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