Paolo Tuan

Paolo Tuấn (1946-    ) often credited simply as Paolo, is a famous Vietnamese pop singer.

Originally from Hanoi, his given name at birth was Đào Thiệu Doãn.  Educated in French at Albert Sarraut Elementary School in Hanoi and later on at Jean Jacques Rousseau High School in Saigon, he specialized in singing French love songs.  At the age of 16, he began his professional singing career with the stage name of Thanh Tuấn performing with a group known as The Black Caps nightly at the Anh Vũ Cabaret in Saigon.  He later changed his stage name to Paolo Tuấn and performed for other popular music groups such as The Teddy Bears, The Vibrations and The Top Five at various major cabarets in Saigon such as Au Baccara, Au Ma Cabane, Nuit D’Orient, La Sirène, Tự Do and Au Chalet.  Among his most popular songs were covers of Adieu Jolie Candy, Aline, Delilah and I'll Never Fall in Love Again.  In 1964, Paolo Tuấn starred in the feature film, Saigon By Night, directed by Thái Thúc Nha.  Despite his busy career in music, he continued on with his studies and graduated from Đại Học Kiến Trúc Saigon (University of Architecture, Saigon).

After the Fall of Saigon, Paolo Tuấn resettled in Los Angeles, California where he sang at nightclubs for overseas Vietnamese audiences for several years.  Then it was onto Texas and Virginia where he performed with an American band called Rhapsody.  Paolo Tuấn returned to performing for Vietnamese audiences in the early 1980s headlining weekly at Tự Do Nightclub in Stanton, California.  In 1984, he released his first solo studio album, Yêu Một Ngày, Nhớ Một Đời.  Paolo Tuấn then relocated to Paris, France where he performed for the Vietnamese community there for several years until returning to the United States resettling in San Jose, California where he collaborated with the Vietnamese band, Phượng Hoàng.  After an absence of 15 years, in 2001 Paolo Tuấn returned to Southern California as a headliner at the Ritz Nightclub in Anaheim and remained there until the closing of its doors several years later.  In 2008, he appeared on volume 59 of the popular live show video series produced by Asia Entertainment in a duet performance with singer Thanh Lan, a medley of French songs.  Now in his 70s, Paolo Tuấn continues to perform at live shows for Vietnamese audiences all over the world.