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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Don Duong

Đơn Dương (1957-2011) was a famous Vietnamese actor.

Bùi Đơn Dương was born on August 27, 1957 in Đà Lạt, South Vietnam.  After high school, he attended the University of Đà Lạt in hopes of becoming a pharmacist.  While in college, Đơn Dương worked for a pharmaceutical company to support himself.  In 1982, through an introduction by actor Nguyễn Chánh Tín, he landed his first film role in Pho Tượng.  Đơn Dương became one of the top leading men in Vietnamese cinema throughout the 1990s.  Among his film credits include Vùng Trời Cho Chim Câu (1983), Bản Tình Ca (1984), Canh Bạc (1991) starring Thu Hà, for which he was honored with a Vietnamese National Film Festival Award for Best ActorPhía Sau Cuộc Chiến (1992) starring Diễm MyDấu Ấn Của Quỷ (1992) starring Ngọc Hiệp and Lê Cung Bắc, who was married to Đơn Dương's older sister, English teacher Bùi Thị Giang, Chuyện Tình Trong Ngõ Hẹp (1993) starring Thanh Quý and Mỹ DuyênCỏ Lau (1993) starring Minh ChâuGiữa Dòng (1995) starring Ngọc Hiệp, Bông Sen Vàng (1996) and Chung Cư (1999).  In 1993, Đơn Dương starred in his first overseas production, a Korean film, 머나먼 쏭바강 (Farewell to the River, Vietnamese title:  Tạm Biệt Sông Ba).  In 1996, Đơn Dương starred in the epic television movie, Người Đẹp Tây Đô, alongside an all-star cast including Việt Trinh, Hồng Ánh, Tú Trinh, Kim Xuân, Chi Bảo, Lê Công Tuấn Anh, Kinh Quốc, Lê Tuấn Anh and Thanh Thủy.

It was his role in the first Vietnamese-American produced film, the Sundance Film Festival Award-winning Three Seasons, in 1999, directed by his nephew, Timothy Linh Bùi, and starring Harvey Keitel, that had formally introduced Đơn Dương to movie audiences in the United States.  In 2001, he went to the United States to shoot two Hollywood pictures, Green Dragon (2001) starring Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Hiệp Thị Lê, Kathleen Lương and Kiều Chinh and We Were Soldiers (2002) starring Mel Gibson and Madeline Stowe.  Upon his return to Vietnam in 2002, Đơn Dương was subjected to severe criticism by government officials for his participation in the two previous Hollywood films that had portrayed the Vietnamese communist military in a negative light.  Đơn Dương was expelled from the Vietnamese Actor's Union, had his passport confiscated and was banned from working as an actor in Vietnam for the next several years.  In 2006, he and his wife along with their two sons emigrated to the United States.  Two years later, Đơn Dương divorced his first wife and married Mỹ Hạnh, a Vietnamese-American businesswoman, owner of Hạnh Phước Cosmetic Surgery Center in Houston, Texas and former Mrs. America Beauty Pageant Titleholder, who was 14 years his senior.  Đơn Dương passed away on July 12, 2011 in San Francisco from a brain hemorrhage.  

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Ngoc Lan (Actress)

For the late overseas Vietnamese singer, see Ngọc Lan.

Ngọc Lan (1985-    ) is a beautiful Vietnamese television actress.

Nguyễn Ngọc Lan was born on August 17, 1985 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  As a teenager, she began a modeling career appearing in photo spreads for Mực Tím Magazine and karaoke music videos.  In 2004, Ngọc Lan made her acting debut with a supporting role in the television drama, Công Ty Thời Trang, starring Trương Ngọc Ánh and Bình Minh.  Although she hadn't received any prior formal training as an actress, Ngọc Lan managed to win praise from both critics and viewer audiences with her portrayal of the character, "Bé Ba", proving that she was a natural in her first television drama. 

Ngọc Lan in the Television Drama, Thuyền Giấy (2013)
The exposure gained from Công Ty Thời Trang would land Ngọc Lan steady work with significant roles on numerous other dramas in Vietnamese television.  In 2008, she was cast in the lead role in the television drama series, Tình Yêu Pha Lê , starring Hứa Vĩ Văn and Kim Hiền.  Among her other television acting credits include Ngõ Vắng (2009), Kiều Nữ và Đại Gia (2010), starring Thùy Lâm and Lý Nhã KỳÂm Tính (2010), Cuộc Gọi Lúc 0 Giờ (2010) starring Diễm My, Lê Bê La and Công NinhCổng Mặt Trời (2010) starring Lương Thế ThànhThẩm Mỹ Viện (2010) starring Phi Thanh VânLòng Dạ Đàn Bà (2011) starring Vân Trang, Dương Cẩm Lynh and Nam CườngTết Ơi Xuân À (2011) starring Hữu Châu and Thanh ThủyGánh Hát Chầu (2014) starring Hoài LinhSát Thủ Hoa Hồng Trắng (2015) starring Nguyễn Phi Hùng and Nó Là Con Tôi (2016) starring Lan Phương.  Her portrayal of "Hương Thảo", the lead role in the television drama series, Thuyền Giấy (2013), earned her an HTV Award for Best Actress and a Golden Kite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series in 2014. 

After a whirlwind courtship, Ngọc Lan married fellow actor Thanh Bình in a lavish wedding ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on July 22, 2016.  In the spring of 2017, the couple welcomed the birth of their first child, a baby boy, Louis Nguyễn, affectionately nicknamed as Phôi.

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30 Sexiest Vietnamese Celebs of 2016

Friday, December 22, 2017

Chi Tam

Chí Tâm (1950-    ) is a popular Southern Vietnamese folk opera actor who had first risen to prominence in South Vietnam prior to the Fall of Saigon.  He was formerly married to overseas Vietnamese singing sensation, Hương Lan, from 1975 until 1982.

Dương Chí Tâm was born in 1950 in the provincial town of Vĩnh Long near the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam to Chinese-Vietnamese parents.  His father was a successful local businessman who  owned and operated one of the largest grocery stores in the region named Vĩnh Hưng Supermarket.  Chí Tâm was brought up in an upper middle class household located near the historical Long Tấn Playhouse Theater in Vĩnh Long which showcased live performances of popular Southern Vietnamese folk opera plays to packed audiences nightly.  From an early age, Chí Tâm's father had taken notice of his son's tremendous admiration along with natural talents for this particular style of singing and performing in Southern Vietnamese folk opera known as "cải lương".  With the encouragement and financial backing from his loving father, Chí Tâm was able to take private lessons from the age of six taught by some of the most respected veteran "cải lương" musicians and performers such as Bùi Kiên, Mười Ngoạn and Năm Thê.  At 13, his father sent him to Saigon where he would study with legendary "cải lương" musician/playwright Yên Sơn.  After 2 years as Yên Sơn's pupil, Chí Tâm was recruited to join Tinh Hoa Folk Opera Theater Troupe on a revue tour throughout Central Vietnam.  During his association with Tinh Hoa Folk Opera Theater Troupe, Chí Tâm began to achieve notoriety with live audiences through his portrayals of significant roles in such productions as Na Tra Lóc ThịtCông Chúa Thuỷ Tề and Người Ăn Cắp Bánh Mì, an adaptation of Les Misérables written by his teacher, Yên Sơn.  During this time, Chí Tâm had also gained national prominence with his audio recordings for the Continental record label of Southern Vietnamese folk opera compositions also written by Yên Sơn which include Em Bé Đánh Giầy, Về Bên Gối Mẹ, Con Quạ Con Chồn and Em Bé Bán Báo.  A year into joining Tinh Hoa Folk Opera Theater Troupe, Chí Tâm requested time off to return to his hometown to be near his mother upon receiving news that she had fallen ill.  As fate would have it, what was intended to be a brief hiatus from the "cải lương" stage until his mother's recovery unexpectedly turned into a lengthy absence which lasted for 5 years due to the the 16-year-old performer's voice changing during his return to Vĩnh Long drastically lowering his register beyond the minimal F key range required to sing Southern Vietnamese folk opera.  This abrupt ending to Chí Tâm's fledgling career as a Southern Vietnamese folk opera performer left him devastated.

For the next 5 years, Chí Tâm struggled as he had to give up his dreams of the "cải lương" stage and searched other avenues to find an alternative profession.  Initially, he remained in Vĩnh Long to help out with the family business and enrolled in classes to learn Cantonese.  After a while, it became apparent to his family and even to himself that the business world was not his true calling.  Chí Tâm then took his father's advice and relocated to Cần Thơ where he would undertake an apprenticeship  at Á Châu Photography Studio in hopes of learning the craft of portraiture.  Still fascinated with the "cải lương" stage, he took lessons with musician Tứ Quốc while in Cần Thơ to learn how to play the stringed monochord zither instrument known as "đàn bầu", which is primarily used to accompany musical scores of Southern Vietnamese folk opera plays.  After just several months, Chí Tâm was able to master the "đàn bầu" and joined the regional folk opera orchestra, Tây Đô Cần Thơ, while maintaining his day job at the photography studio.  He also participated as the narrator and accompanying musician on the radio folk opera program, Thi Văn Tao Đàn, which aired weekly on the national military radio network for the ARVN.

Miraculously, in 1971 Chí Tâm's vocal range was fully restored to his original key prior to the voice change.  He then resumed his career as a Southern Vietnamese folk opera performer and collaborated with the Dạ Quang Châu Theater Troupe.  This would be followed by a recruitment from the Kim Chung 5 Theater Troupe at the legendary Olympic Playhouse Theater in Saigon where he replaced actor Minh Vương.  Chí Tâm later joined the Kim Chung 2 Theater Troupe and achieved great success in the "cải lương" plays alongside legendary actor Minh PhụngNhất Kiếm Bá Vương and Nhạn Về Xóm Liễu, which also costarred Lệ Thủy and Kiều Tiên.  Toward the end of 1971, Chí Tâm became the lead actor of the Kim Chung 2 Theater Troupe usually playing opposite lead actress Mỹ Châu after actor Phương Bình had left to start his own theater troupe.  Right around this time, Chí Tâm was introduced to the record label, Việt Nam, by playwright Loan Thảo and was signed as a recording artist of "cải lương" audio productions.  His biggest success in audio recordings was of the classic play, Lan và Điệp, with actress Thanh Kim Huệ.  In 1974, Chí Tâm starred alongside Hữu Phước and his daughter, Hương Lan, in the play, Hán Đế Biệt Chiêu Quân.  The positive reaction from audience members who had taken notice of the chemistry between them prompted Kim Chung 2 Theater Troupe to pair up Chí Tâm and Hương Lan again on March of 1975 for the play, Nắng Thu Về Ngõ Trúc.  By then, the two had become romantically involved off the stage.  After a courtship lasting for less than a year, the couple were married on December of 1975.  In 1977, Chí Tâm and Hương Lan welcomed the birth of their first son, Henri Bảo Nhi, in Ho Chi Minh City.  On February of 1978, the couple along with their young son relocated to Paris, France and several months later welcomed the birth of their second child, another baby boy named Patrick Bảo Trang.  They divorced in 1982.  Three years later, Hương Lan resettled in Southern California taking along with her their two sons.

While living in Paris, Chí Tâm began working for the international telecommunications company, Alcatel Thompson, in 1979.  In 1982, he along with late fellow Vietnamese folk opera performer, Michel Mỹ, founded the Năm Châu Theater Troupe, which performed for overseas Vietnamese audiences in various European countries such as France, Belgium, Switzerland, West Germany, Norway and Denmark.  During the fall of 1989, Chí Tâm left his home and secured job of 10 years at Alcatel Thompson in Paris, France to resettle in Houston, Texas where he would remain for the next 7 years working as a columnist for Vietnam Post and Thương Mại Việt Nam Magazines.  In 1996, Chí Tâm relocated to Orange County, California upon the invitation by Làng Văn to work at the music production label's recording studio as their recording engineer.  After a year working for Làng Văn, he opened his own recording studio.  Chí Tâm has since done music arrangements for the overseas Vietnamese music label, Hải Âu, and various other artists. 


Since 1999, Chí Tâm has been the co-host of a radio program on Little Saigon Radio together with radio personality, Chu Ly.  The radio program, which features a daily news segment, a talk show, interviews and various genres of Vietnamese music including pop, traditional, folk and folk opera,  airs Monday through Friday from 1pm until 6pm (PST).

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Chí Tâm recorded a series of "tân cổ giao duyên", a combination of Vietnamese pop and folk opera music genres, studio albums together with Hương Lan for the labels, Làng Văn and Người Đẹp Bình Dương.  In the 1990s, Chí Tâm appeared on several video productions for Làng Văn, most memorable being a music comedy sketch he had written and composed, entitled as Đưa Nàng Về Dinh, performed with popular Anglo-American singer Dalena.  He has also graced the Paris By Night stage, produced by Thúy Nga. with a trilogy of  "tân cổ giao duyên" duet performances together with Hương Lan and most recently, on volume 113 in a comedy sketch, Đại Hội Táo Quân, alongside Thúy Nga, Duy Trường, Hoài Tâm and the late Kiều Linh.  In 2011, Chí Tâm had appeared on volume 67 of the popular live show music video series produced by Asia Entertainment in a duet performance of the song, Ngày Xuân Vui Cưới, with singer Sơn Ca

Chí Tâm currently resides in Orange County, California with his long-time life partner, Minh Tuyền.  The two had first met back in 1999 shortly after Chí Tâm had relocated from Houston, Texas.  

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Ha Vy

Hạ Vy (1967-    ) is a popular overseas Vietnamese singer.

Given the full name at birth as Nguyễn Lê Tường Vy, she was born and raised in the coastal beach city of Nha Trang.  From an early age, her parents had taken notice of her vocal talents and had encouraged her to study music.  By the time she was 19, Hạ Vy had become a professional singer after winning a local talent competition held in her hometown.  She collaborated with prominent local bands, Hải Đăng and Sao Biển, during the last 5 years she remained living in Nha Trang.  In 1991, Hạ Vy along with her family were able to immigrate to the United States under the Humanitarian Operation immigration act.  For the first two years in the United States, they lived in Boston, Massachusetts before she and her family relocated to Orange County, Southern California in 1993.  That same year she signed with Asia Entertainment as a member of an all-girl singing quartet which also consisted of NiniVina Uyển Mi and Quỳnh Hương.  After several appearances on the popular live show video series produced by Asia Entertainment, Quỳnh Hương went solo and the group became a trio.  Among the trio's most popular performances for Asia Entertainment's live show video series were of the following songs, Mùa Thu Trong Mưa (written by Trường Sa), I Wanna Dance Cha ChaTrả Lại Em Yêu (written by Phạm Duy), Chiều Một Mình Qua Phố (written by Trịnh Công Sơn) and Bài Không Tên Số 2 (written by Vũ Thành An).

In 1996, Hạ Vy left the Asia Entertainment label to pursue a solo career.  She collaborated with Hải ÂuDiễm Xưa, New Castle Entertainment and Tình Productions releasing a string of well-received solo studio albums.  Hạ Vy appeared as a frequent performer on the live show video series produced by Tình Productions, Quê Hương Tình Yêu Và Tuổi Trẻ.  Among her most popular songs performed on Quê Hương Tình Yêu Và Tuổi Trẻ include Tội Tình (written by Hàn Châu), Khi Không (written by Cô Phượng), Đừng Trách Em Tội Nghiệp (written by Vinh Sử), Đừng Nói Yêu Tôi (written by Anh Bằng), a duet with Johnny Dũng, Mưa Phi Trường (written by Việt Anh), a duet with Huy Vũ, Có Anh Rồi (written by Đồng Sơn) and a duet with Don HồCuộc Tình Chôn Dấu (written by Lãnh Ngọc Tâm).  In 1999, Hạ Vy made her debut appearance on volume 50 of the popular live show video series, Paris By Night, produced by Thúy Nga with a performance of the song, Ngoại Tôi (written by Song Ngọc).  Two years later, she was invited back on Paris By Night Volume 60 in a duet performance with Don Hồ of the song, Lời Tỏ Tình Dễ Thương (written by Ngọc Sơn).  As of 2011, Hạ Vy has become a regular performer on the Paris By Night stage and has since appeared in a total of 27 volumes.  She has recorded duets with numerous other artists for the Thúy Nga label including Duy Trường, Mạnh Quỳnh, Quang Lê, Hương Thủy, Minh TuyếtTuấn Vũ and Tâm Đoan.  Hạ Vy has also appeared on music videos for Vân Sơn Entertainment.  Since the late 1990s, she has recorded and released studio albums under her own label, Hạ Vy Music Works.




Hạ Vy standing at her pharmacy
Hạ Vy is married to musician/songwriter Đồng Sơn.  On June of 2014, Hạ Vy went on her first concert tour of Vietnam.  In Hanoi, she performed to a sold out crowd in a live concert show called Ngày Nắng alongside fellow overseas Vietnamese singers Quang Lê and Duy Trường and local headliners Quang Hiếu, Hồng Nhung and Tuấn Hưng.  During the fall that same year, Hạ Vy partnered with her older sister, who is a licensed pharmacist, opened Coastline Care Rx, a pharmacy located inside Orange Coast Memorial Hospital in Fountain Valley, California.  

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Kim Nguyen

Kim Nguyễn (1974-    ) is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker.

He was born and raised in Montreal, Canada to a Vietnamese father and a French Canadian mother.  In 1997, Kim Nguyễn earned his bachelor of fine arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal and began to pursue his career in filmmaking.  He has since directed a total of 6 feature films including Truffe (2008), La Cité (2010), Le Nez (2014) and Two Lovers and a Bear (2016).  His most popular feature film, War Witch (Rebelle), released in 2012, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.  Kim Nguyễn had not only directed War Witch (Rebelle), but had also produced and written the original screenplay.  At the 1rst annual Canadian Screen Awards held on March 3, 2012 in Toronto, Kim Nguyễn took home a total of 3 trophies winning in the categories of Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Motion Picture.

Kim Nguyễn Holding 1 of His 3 Trophies
Won at the 1st Annual Canadian Screen Awards
Kim Nguyễn's latest feature film, Eye on Juliette, premiered worldwide at the 74th annual Venice Film Festival on September of 2017.  

Sunday, November 19, 2017

25 More Equals 400

Here are the next 25 Viet celebs to be featured....

1. Chi Tâm:  Southern Vietnamese Folk Opera Actor

2. Hạ Vy:  Overseas Vietnamese Singer

3. Kim Nguyen:  Canadian Filmmaker of Vietnamese and French-Canadian Descent

4. Ngọc Lan:  Vietnamese Actress of Film and Television 

5. Đơn Dương:  Late Vietnamese Film Actor

6. Trang Mỹ Dung:  Vietnamese Singer 

7. Huy Vũ:  Overseas Vietnamese Singer

8. Michelle Phan:  YouTube Personality and Entrepreneur

9. Nhan Phúc Vinh:  Vietnamese Actor

10. La Sương Sương:  Late Overseas Vietnamese Singer

11. Thanh Phong:  Vietnamese Singer

12. Việt Hương:  Overseas Vietnamese Comedienne

13. Stephen Huynh:  Hong Kong Film Actor of Hoa Descent

14. Thanh Thúy:  Vietnamese Actress

15. Billy Shane:  Late Vietnamese Singer of French Love Songs

16. Trang Thanh Lan:  Vietnamese Singer and Actress

17. Mai Quốc Huy:  Overseas Vietnamese Singer

18. Helen Thanh Đào:  Cinema of Taiwan Actress of Vietnamese Origin 

19. Trấn Thành:  Vietnamese Comedian

20. Trúc Quỳnh:  Overseas Vietnamese Singer

21. Việt Hùng:  Late Legendary Southern Vietnamese Folk Opera Actor

22. Mai Thiên Vân:  Overseas Vietnamese Singer

23. Kym Purling:  World-Renowned Australian Pianist/Composer of Vietnamese Origin

24. Nhã Phương:  Vietnamese Actress of Film and Television

25. Kỳ Anh:  Overseas Vietnamese Singer

Friday, November 10, 2017

Ngoc Quyen

Ngọc Quyên (1988-    ) is a Vietnamese model and actress. 

Huỳnh Khương Ngọc Quyên was born on April 24, 1988 in Ho Chi Minh City.  At the age of 16, she began her modeling career.  Standing at five feet eight inches in height, unusually tall among Vietnamese females, coupled with a unique, somber look, Ngọc Quyên from the time of her adolescence easily stood out from her peers growing up in Vietnam.  At the age of 16, she was selected in a modeling search competition to study abroad at Model Academy in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia and was crowned Miss Vietnam of Fashion by the Vietnamese Fashion Models Association.  By the time Ngọc Quyên turned 18, she had established a career as one of Vietnam's most successful fashion models and was voted as Vietnam's most favorite fashion model.  She graced the covers of countless fashion magazines published in Vietnam and became one of the highest paid runway models of Ho Chi Minh City.  Already a bona fide star on the catwalk of Ho Chi Minh City, Ngọc Quyên's celebrity status as a fashion model would expand internationally with bookings on the runways of London, Beijing and Kuala Lumpur for couture houses overseas.  In 2012, she was ranked as one of the five top Vietnamese models of the year by Thanh Niên Magazine.



Trailer Poster for Ngọc Quyên's
Upcoming Feature Film, Mẹ Chồng
As her modeling career had turned her into a national celebrity in Vietnam, Ngọc Quyên simultaneously embarked on a successful acting career.  Among her television acting credits include Tuyết Nhiệt Đới (2006) starring Lương Mạnh Hải and Thanh HằngHoa Dã Quỳ (2008) starring Ngọc DiệpKhương Ngọc and Huy KhánhCó Lẽ Nào Ta Yêu Nhau (2009) starring Ngọc Diệp, Trung Dũng and Diễm MyCô Nàng Tóc Rối (2010) starring MiduPhi Thanh VânỐc Thanh Vân and Xuân LanGia Đình Số Đỏ (2010) starring Quang MinhHồng ĐàoDon Nguyễn and Nhã Phương and Những Thiên Thần Nhanh Nhạy (2013) starring Trấn Thành and Tâm Tít.  Ngọc Quyên has also starred in a string of feature films including 14 Ngày Phép (2009) starring Thái HòaNgọc Lan, Bình Minh and Trịnh HộiLệ Phí Tình Yêu (2012) starring Huy Khánh, Minh HằngHiếu Hiền and the late Minh Thuận and Mỹ Nhân Kế (2013) starring Tăng Thanh Hà and Thanh Hằng.  Her latest feature film, Mẹ Chồng, starring Thanh Hằng, Tăng Thanh Hà, Midu, Diễm My, Lan Khuê and Kim Dung, was released in theaters throughout Vietnam in December of 2017.


On January 25, 2014, Ngọc Quyên married Dr. Richard Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American citizen, in a lavish wedding ceremony held in Huntington Beach, California.  The following year, she and her husband welcomed the birth of their son.  Ngọc Quyên currently lives in Costa Mesa, California with her husband and child. 

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Ha Anh Tuan

Hà Anh Tuấn (1984-    ) is a famous Vietnamese R&B singer.

Born on December 17, 1984 in Ho Chi Minh City, Hà Anh Tuấn was blessed with a privileged upbringing.  His father was the owner and CEO of Hồng Hà, Inc., a major tourism promotion company in Vietnam.  Hà Anh Tuấn attended Lê Hồng Phong High School.  During his senior year, he entered and won first prize in two prestigious talent competitions, Chú Ve Con and Liên Hoan Tiếng Hát Học Sinh - Sinh Viên.  After his high school graduation, Hà Anh Tuấn went onto study abroad at Technik Universität in Darmstadt, Germany for 4 years.  After earning his bachelor's degree in computer science, Hà Anh Tuấn returned to Vietnam in 2006 to compete in the nationally televised talent competition, Sao Mai Điểm Hẹn, where he placed among the top 3 vocalists along with Hoàng Hải and Phạm Anh Khoa.  He then teamed up with singer Phương Linh to record their duet studio album, Ngày Hát Đôi, which was released at the beginning of 2007.  Toward the end of that same year, Hà Anh Tuấn released his debut solo studio album, Cafe Sáng, an avant-garde collection of R&B songs written by Võ Thiện Thanh and Hồ Hoài Anh.  Both albums were well received making Hà Anh Tuấn into one of the hottest new singing sensations of Vietnam.  His next solo studio album, Saigon Radio, another compilation of R&B recorded tracks released in 2009, would go onto win the Giải Cống Hiến, Vietnam's equivalent to a Grammy, for Album of the Year and a Làn Sóng Xanh Award for Best Album.  Among his other  studio albums, all of which were both commercial, as well as critical successes, include Acous'84 (2010), Cock-tail (2010), Anh Yêu Em (2011) (recorded with Phương Linh), Lava (2014), Street Rhythm (2015) and Fragile (2017).

Since 2010, Hà Anh Tuấn has been president and CEO of Viet Vision Entertainment, a music production company he had founded.  In addition to producing albums recorded by himself and other artists, Viet Vision Entertainment has also produced highly successful live concert shows in Vietnam for such big names among overseas Vietnamese entertainers like Bằng Kiều, Khánh Ly and Thu Phương.  Viet Vision Entertainment has also promoted concert tours in Vietnam for major Western pop artists such as Super Junior, II Divo, Ronan Keating and Kelly Clarkson.  Since 2015, Hà Anh Tuấn and Viet Vision Entertainment have produced an annual live concert event, The Master of Symphony, held at the Hòa Bình Concert Hall in Ho Chi Minh City.  The first annual live concert event in 2015 was headlined by divas Thanh Lam, Hồng NhungMỹ Linh, Trần Thu Hà and Thu Phương.  The second annual live concert event held in 2016 featured performances by Ý Lan, Tuấn Ngọc, Bằng KiềuTùng Dương, Uyên Linh and Trần Thu Hà.  The third annual of The Master of Symphony live concert series will take place at the end of November in 2017 and will be headlined by 6 legendary Vietnamese female singers:  Hương Lan, Cẩm VânLệ Quyên, Ý Lan, Hồng Nhung and Thu Phương. 

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Vietnamese Celebrity Homes Part 6a