Tu Quyen

Tu Quyen (1977-    ) is a Vietnamese-American singer.  Born on October 8, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the eldest in a family of six, Tu Quyen moved around several places while growing up.  She lived in Port Arthur, Texas, Secramento, California and Ontario, Southern California.  While she was attending Cal State Long Beach, Tu Quyen moved to Orange County and began recording for Eagle Productions.  Among her most successful solo studio albums for Eagle Productions have included Nu Cuoi Xa Vang, Mo Lam Canh Chim and Mat Troi Be Con.  In 1995, she appeared alongside actor Johnny Tri Nguyen on her first music video made for her recorded Vietnamese version of a popular Chinese song, Nu Hong Mong Manh, which was a major hit with Vietnamese audiences worldwide and has since become known as one of her signature songs.  Among her other major hit songs include Nhung Loi Doi Gian, Chi Minh Em Thoi and Trong Em Tinh Van Sang.  Tu Quyen is considered as the very first American-born Vietnamese pop music diva and has become one of the most popular overseas Vietnamese female singers.

During the late 1990s, Tu Quyen was a contracted exclusive weekly performer at the Ritz Nightclub in Anaheim, California.  She went on to perform for many live shows for overseas Vietnamese audiences worldwide.  Tu Quyen has also appeared on numerous music videos for Tinh Productions, May Productions, Van Son Entertainment and Thuy Nga Paris, where she continues to be one of the most popular performers on the Paris by Night stage.