Toc Tien

Toc Tien (1989-    ) is a singer from Vietnam who signed with Thuy Nga Paris in 2009 to become a regular performer on the popular video series, Paris By Night, while she was studying abroad as a foreign exchange student in the United States.

Born as Nguyen Khoa Toc Tien on May 13, 1989 to an affluent family in Ho Chi Minh City, she is the oldest in a family of three children.  At the age of 16, Toc Tien entered and won a beauty pageant in Ho Chi Minh City sponsored by Fujifilm.  A year later, she recorded a duet studio album with singer Nhu Y entitled simply as Nhu Y - Toc Tien.  Her first solo studio album, Nu Cuoi Nang Mai, was released in 2006.  Toc Tien had become a teen singing sensation in Vietnam.  

Two years after graduating from Le Hong Phong High School in Ho Chi Minh City, Toc Tien went to study abroad in the United States at Pasadena City College in 2009.  Initially, she had planned to put her singing career on hold in order to concentrate on her studies as a biology major.  But as fate would have it, Thuy Nga Paris came calling in that same year and her singing career forged ahead.  Unable to juggle with both the demands in her career as a professional singer and an academic career in college as a biology major, she switched majors to communications when she transferred to Cal State Long Beach in 2011.

Toc Tien was formally introduced to overseas Vietnamese audiences with her first appearance on Paris By Night Volume 94 performing the classical song written by Pham The My, Toc May.  Unlike her audio recordings at the beginning of her career while in Vietnam Toc Tien's appearances on Paris By Night were geared toward a more mature audience.  Through the years since signing with Thuy Nga Paris, Toc Tien has gradually changed her image from a cute teen singing sensation into a sex symbol.  She has made numerous appearances on Paris By Night and has been wildly successful with her many duets recorded with Mai Tien Dung.  Toc Tien has also performed on several ensemble numbers on Paris By Night with Nhu Quynh and Minh Tuyet.  

In 2015, Toc Tien returned to Vietnam on a triumphant concert tour.  She released what has become her signature hit, Vu Dieu Cong Chien.  The following year she starred alongside actor/comedian Hoai Linh in the Vietnamese comedy film, Già Gân, Mỹ Nhân và Găng Tơ.  Toc Tien has been a spokesmodel for products such as Pepsi, Izzi, Honda, Oppo and F247.

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