Nguyen Hung

Nguyễn Hưng (1955-    ) is an overseas Vietnamese singer.  Born in Saigon as the youngest child of a dance instructor, Nguyen Hung began his career as a performer in ballroom dancing while still a teenager.  At the age of 17, he entered and won first prize in a ballroom dance contest sponsored by Trang Den Magazine in Saigon.  After the Fall of Saigon, Nguyen Hung became a circus performer working with several circus troupes in Vietnam such as Doc Lap and Bong Sen.  In 1982, he opened his own ballroom dance studio and school in Ho Chi Minh City.

Upon his marriage to a Canadian citizen of Vietnamese origin, Nguyen Hung relocated to Toronto in 1992.  Two years later, he would sign with Thuy Nga Paris and has since become one of the most popular performers on the Paris By Night stage.  Among his most popular music video appearances for Thuy Nga Paris include a performance featured on volume 29 filmed in 1994 where he danced alongside hostess Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên.  Nguyen Hung has recorded over a dozen solo studio albums for Thuy Nga Paris along with several duet studio albums with Thùy Vân, Bảo Ngọc. Hồ Lệ Thu, Thế Sơn, Như Quỳnh, Ái Vân, Như Loan. Hương Lan, Phi Nhung, Loan Châu, Thủy Tiên and Lưu Bích.

Dong Nhi and Nguyen Hung performing
on Sol Vang stage in Ho Chi Minh City (April, 2015)

Nguyen Hung has performed at live shows for Vietnamese audiences all over the world.  He and his wife divide their time between homes in Toronto and Ho Chi Minh City.  They have two children, a son and a daughter.  In addition to his career as a professional Vietnamese singer, Nguyen Hung also is a restaurateur and owns his own restaurant in Toronto, named simply as Nguyễn Hưng Restaurant.




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