Jimmii JC Nguyễn (1970- ) also often credited as Jimmii Nguyễn, is a Vietnamese-American singer, songwriter and musician.
Born as Nguyễn Thanh Dũng Ngọc Long on November 1, 1970 in Saigon, South Vietnam, he grew up in with 4 other siblings. At the age of 10, he and his father left Vietnam to resettle in San Francisco, California. After graduating from college, Jimmii JC Nguyen attended Golden Gate University of Law in San Francisco. In 1992, he and his father were reunited with his mother and 4 siblings from Vietnam with their arrival to the United States.
At the age of 22, he was engaged to his first love who was a fellow Vietnamese-American originally from Hanoi. Just months prior to their planned wedding date, his fiancee was abducted and murdered in what has been assumed to be a gang-related crime. This would be followed by another tragedy for Jimmii JC Nguyen the following year when his youngest sister was killed in an automobile accident on Independence Day. Within a year as a young man, Jimmii JC Nguyen experienced two of the greatest losses in his life and fell into a deep depression. After months of treatment at a psychiatric ward for his depression, he began to write and record songs for his debut solo studio album inspired by the pair of recent tragedies in his life.

Through the years, Jimmii JC Nguyen has released many other solo studio albums with material originally written and recorded by himself such as Người Con Gái (1994), Một Hình Dung (1995), Tình Như Lá Bay Xa (1996), Hỏi Đá Buồn Không (1996), Vĩnh Biệt Màu Xanh (1998), Tưởng Đã Phôi Pha (2000), Còn Đây Nỗi Nhớ (2001) and a compilation album, Best Hits of Jimmii Nguyễn (2002). He has also worked with various other labels such as Calvin Music Entertainment and Tình Productions. Jimmii JC Nguyen has written and composed over 70 songs in both Vietnamese and English.
In 1997, Jimmii JC Nguyen went on his first concert tour of Vietnam. Since then, he has made many return trips to his native homeland which is where he also currently spends most of his time. In 2003, he formed the group, Jimmii Band, with 4 other musicians in Vietnam. Jimmii JC Nguyen is in a long term relationship with singer Ngọc Phạm. Together, the two are parents of one child.
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