Trang Nhung

Trang Nhung (1973-    ) is a Vietnamese singer.

Trang Nhung on Season 1 of Tuyệt Đỉnh Tranh Tài (2014)

She was born on August 24, 1973 in Hạ Long Bay of Quảng Ninh Province in Northeastern Vietnam.  Her father is renowned Northern Vietnamese folk singer and businessman Tô Lịch.  Trang Nhung studied at the National Conservatory of Music (Học Viện Âm Nhạc Quốc Gia) in Hanoi.  In 1999, Trang Nhung entered the nationally televised talent competition show,  Liên Hoan Tiếng Hát Truyền Hình Toàn Quốc, and became one of two contestants awarded with a full scholarship at Vietnam's Military Academy of Performing Arts (Cao Đẳng Văn Hóa Nghệ Thuật Quân Đội) in Hanoi along with singer Hồ Quỳnh Hương.  After a lengthy absence away from the spotlight, in 2014 Trang Nhung appeared competing on the popular television show, Tuyệt Đỉnh Tranh Tài (The Ultimate Entertainer), hosted by comedian/emcee Trấn Thành and equipped with a panel of celebrity judges which consisted of film director Lê Hoàng, Vietnam's pop music diva Hồng Nhung and overseas Vietnamese singer Ý Lan.  At 40 years old and a mother of 4 children, Trang Nhung was the oldest finalist placing third in the competition.

Throughout her career, Trang Nhung has recorded, produced and released a total of 9 studio albums.  Her latest album, Tưởng Nhớ Đại Tướng, a tribute to national war hero, Võ Nguyên Giáp, was released in 2014.  All tracks on the album were original songs written by Trang Nhung in dedication to the late general.  The album was recorded and released 100 days after his passing.

Since 1996, Trang Nhung has been married to multi-millionaire conglomerate businessman, Ngô Nhật Phương, who is 13 years her senior.  Together, they are proud parents of 4 children.  During the late 1990s, Ngô Nhật Phương was convicted of embezzlement charges and was imprisoned for several years.  Since his release from prison in the early 2000s, Ngô Nhật Phương has managed to reestablish his import/export multi-lateral empire and is considered to be one of the wealthiest businessmen of Vietnam today.

Link(s):

• Vietnamese Celebrity Homes Part 5b

Lee Nguyen

Lee Nguyễn (1986-    ) is an American professional soccer player of Vietnamese descent currently signed as an outfielder with the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Born on October 7, 1986 in Richardson, Texas to parents whom were both Vietnamese immigrants, he was given the name, Nguyễn Thế Anh, at birth.  During his senior year at Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas, Lee Nguyễn received the National Gatorade Boys Soccer High School Player of the Year Award.  After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Indiana University where he played for one season during his freshman year and was selected as National Freshman of the Year in 2005 by Soccer America and Soccer Times.  On February of the following year, Lee Nguyễn turned professional when he signed a 3-and-a-half-year contract with the Dutch Eredivisie team, PSV Eindhoven.  Dissatisfied with PSV Eindhoven, he requested an early release from his contract and joined Randers FC of the Danish Superliga on January 31, 2008 where he would make 23 appearances.  On January 18, 2009, Lee Nguyễn signed a lucrative contract with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai of Vietnam for one season making him the very first American-born professional athlete to be recruited by the Vietnamese Super League.  During his tenure with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Lee Nguyễn scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 23 appearances.  The following year, he signed with Becamex Bình Dương FC for one and a half seasons.  While playing for the Vietnamese Super League, Lee Nguyễn claimed his Vietnamese citizenship by descent and is now a dual citizen of Vietnam and the United States.

After several years as a professional soccer player in Vietnamese Super League, Lee Nguyễn decided to return to the United States in December of 2011.  He inked a multi-year deal with Major League Soccer on December 7, 2011.  After 3 preseason appearances with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Lee Nguyễn was selected by the New England Revolution.   Since 2012, Lee Nguyễn has scored a total of 48 goals for the New England Revolution and was twice voted by fans as the team's MVP of the years 2012 and 2014.  He had also made the finals for the MLS Goal of the Year Award in 2012 and 2014.  In 2016, Lee Nguyễn became captain of the New England Revolution.




  

Thuy Khanh

Thúy Khanh (1983-    ) is a popular overseas Vietnamese pop singer and DJ.

She was born on November 26, 1983 in An Giang province of Southern Vietnam.  At the age of 17, Thúy Khanh left her native Vietnam to resettle in Southern California as a foreign exchange student.  Shortly thereafter, she opened a small Vietnamese restaurant with the money sent from her parents back in Vietnam in which she ran to generate income while attending college in Orange County, California.  Thúy Khanh had befriended a fellow classmate who happened to be the younger sister of famous overseas Vietnamese singer, Như Quỳnh.  It was Như Quỳnh's mother who would help introduce Thúy Khanh to the owners of Tình Productions, a prominent overseas Vietnamese music label based in Orange County, California.  From then on, Thúy Khanh's career as an overseas Vietnamese pop singer was launched.  The first single recorded by Thúy Khanh under the Tình Productions label was Không Đau Vì Quá Đau (written by Quang Huy) in which she had also appeared on video on volume 15 of the label's live show music video series, Tình Yêu, Quê Hương và Tuổi Trẻ in 2008.  Her diverse abilities to sing in diverse genres of Vietnamese music ranging from traditional pop to dance and hip-hop appealed to a wide variety of viewer audiences which led the executives at Tình Productions to feature Thúy Khanh on the next 3 consecutive volumes of the Tình Yêu, Quê Hương và Tuổi Trẻ video series.  During her tenure with Tình Productions, Thúy Khanh recorded a total of 5 solo studio albums which included Khóc Cho Người Đi (2008), Tại Em Yêu Đơn Phương (2008), Cơn Mê Tình Ái (2009), Làm Sao Quên Được Anh (2009) and Níu Kéo - Đã Qua Hết Rồi (2010).  In 2010, Thúy Khanh signed with another overseas Vietnamese music label, Rainbow Productions.  She has recorded duets with various other artists including Kevin Khoa, Chi Dân, Hồ Quang Hiếu, Lương Gia Huy, Hồ Anh Dũng, Huy Vũ and Gia Huy.

In recent years, Thúy Khanh has achieved tremendous success as a DJ in addition to her singing +career.  She continues to perform at live shows worldwide at a nonstop pace and also fulfills numerous bookings to spin records at nightclubs all over Vietnam.  Currently, Thúy Khanh is ranked as one of the 3 most in-demand DJs of Vietnam.

Thúy Khanh has been married to Vietnamese-American businessman, Diệp Phước Thịnh, since 2000.  The couple are proud parents of a son.  They divide their time between homes in Virginia and Ho Chi Minh City.

Link(s):

• Vietnamese Celebrity Homes Part 5b

Tan Tai

Tấn Tài (1938-2011) was a legendary performer of Southern Vietnamese folk opera known as "cải lương".

Born as Lê Tấn Tài in An Giang Province located in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam in 1938, he grew up in a working class family.  At the age of 21, he left home to pursue his dream of becoming a Southern Vietnamese folk opera actor.  In 1963, Tấn Tài won the Thanh Tâm Award, South Vietnam's equivalent to a Tony Award, for Best Male Performer for his portrayal of Điệp Nhứt Lang in the play, Cát Dung Phương Tử.  Prior to 1975, he earned the nickname, "Hoàng Đế Đĩa Nhựa" (King of Vynil), for his numerous audio recordings which total over 400 "cải lương" soundtracks.  Tấn Tài became one of the wealthiest performers of Southern Vietnamese folk opera prior to 1975.  Among his most popular plays include Bóng Hồng Sa Mạc starring Minh Phụng, Mỹ Châu, Diệu Hiền and Dũng Thanh Lâm, Chuyện Tình An Lộc Sơn starring Thanh Nga, Thanh Sang and Ngọc Giàu, Chiều Đông Gió Lạnh Về starring Minh Phụng, Mỹ Châu and Thanh Thanh Hoa, Khi Rừng Mới Sang Thu starring Minh Phụng, Mỹ Châu, Thanh Sang and Diệp Lang, Anh Hùng Xạ Điêu starring Thành Được, Kim Ngọc, Thanh Sang and Mỹ Châu, Cô Gái Đồ Long starring Ngọc Giàu, Phượng Liên and Thành Được, Hẹn Một Mùa Xuân starring Út Trà Ôn, Minh Phụng, Thanh Việt and Văn Chung, Manh Áo Quê Nghèo starring Lệ Thủy and Nạn Con Rơi starring Hùng Cường and Bạch Tuyết.

On January 27, 2011, Tấn Tài passed away at the age of 72.  His two sons, Tấn Beo and Tấn Bo, are established comedic actors of stage and film.

Vietnamese Celebrity Homes Part 5b

Here are 5 more beautiful homes owned by your favorite Vietnamese celebrities.

1.  Actor Quyền Linh and his wife live in this beautiful mansion located in the 7th district of Ho Chi Minh City.

2.  Overseas Vietnamese singer/DJ Thúy Khanh lives in this beautiful, spacious home she recently bought in Virginia.  Whoever said that overseas Vietnamese entertainers' lives aren't so grand?

3. Former Miss Vietnam titleholder-turned film and television actress Hà Kiều Anh and her husband, Lý Quí Khánh, divide their time between their 3 homes:  a mansion located in the 2nd district of Ho Chi Minh City priced at $20 million USD, a penthouse located on the 20th floor of the King's Tower in Vũng Tàu priced at $1 million USD and a house recently purchased in Orange County, California for $1 million USD.

Mansion of Hà Kiều Anh and Her Husband Located in the 2nd District of Ho Chi Minh City

Hà Kiều Anh's mansion in Ho Chi Minh City
is a blend of Victorian and traditional East Asian, as well as modern architecture.

Living Room of Hà Kiều Anh's Penthouse in Vũng Tàu

Terrace of Hà Kiều Anh's Penthouse in Vũng Tàu

Hà Kiều Anh sits in the living room of her beautiful penthouse in Vũng Tàu.

Hà Kiều Anh's home in Orange County, California..... Christmas tree filled with gifts (12/2017)

Hà Kiều Anh with family and friends during Christmas of 2017 at her home in Orange County, California

4. Singer Tuấn Hưng owns two houses in Hanoi; a modest house where his family lives located next to the historic Hồ Hoàn Kiếm Lake and a penthouse where he and his wife live in the Thanh Xuân district.

Singer Tuấn Hưng's Hanoi house photographed during his wedding reception.   

Living Room of Singer Tuấn Hưng's Hanoi Penthouse

5. Singer Trang Nhung and her husband, businessman Ngô Nhật Phương, are owners of this luxurious 6-story mansion located in the Tân Bình district of Ho Chi Minh City.

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