Lam Truong

Lam Truong

Lam Truong (1974-     ) is a Vietnamese singer who had found fame in a genre of Vietnamese popular music known as "Nhac Tre", music which appeals to the younger adults demographics of Vietnam.  Born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City to ethnic Chinese parents, Lam Truong decided from early on to pursue a career as a professional singer much to the dismay of his father.  In 1995, Lam Truong entered a major talent contest known as Thap Dai Tinh Tu sponsored by the national ethnic Chinese community of Vietnam and took home the second place winning prize.  Less than two years later, he released his debut solo studio album, Baby, I Love You, which spawned positive reviews from music critics and considerable attention from the general audience of Vietnamese music lovers.  His good looks and smooth style of singing quickly turned him into a teen heartthrob sensation in Vietnam.  In 1998, Lam Truong enjoyed the biggest hit single of his career with Tinh Thoi Xot Xa, a song written by Bao Chan that would also become his signature song most requested at his live show performances throughout his career.  Other major hit songs would immediately follow such as Mua Phi Truong, Nao Ai Biet and a couple of duet songs recorded with singer Thu Phuong, Trai Tim Khong Ngu Yen and Thoi Anh Hay Ve.  All of which would contribute to Lam Truong being catapulted to superstardom as one of Vietnam's top performers of popular music, a status in which he has successfully sustained to this day.

In the early 2000s, Lam Truong embarked on several new ventures in his career as an entertainer.  At the turn of the century, he made his television special debut with the highly successful taping of his live show performance entitled as Loi Trai Tim Muon Noi.  He became a successful songwriter with such popular hit songs such as Co Mot Ngay and Cho Ban Cho Tinh.  In addition to consistently coming out with well received studio albums and performing at sold out live concerts for Vietnamese audiences around the globe, Lam Truong has also taken on an accomplished acting career.  Some of his most notable Vietnamese movies include Nu Tuong Cuop, Ngoi Nha Hanh Phuc and Bep Hat.  Currently, Lam Truong has been serving on the panel of celebrity judges on Vietnam's widely popular television show, Giong Hat Viet Nhi.  

From 2004 until 2009, Lam Truong was married to Vietnamese-American college graduate and computer engineer, Y An, who had been raised in Houston, Texas.  Their marriage of five years had produced a son before ending in divorce.  As of 2013, Lam Truong has been engaged to Yen Phuong, a Vietnamese foreign exchange student at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington who is nearly 20 years his junior.

Link(s):

• Vietnamese Celebrity Homes Part 3
• 20 Most Handsome Vietnamese Men of All Time
• Lam Truong's Official Website
• Lam Truong on Facebook