Mai Tien Dung

Mai Tiến Dũng (1988-    ) is a famous overseas Vietnamese pop singer.

His complete name given at birth is Mai Đặng Tiến Dũng.  He was born on September 29, 1988 in Ho Chi Minh City.  At the age of 11, Mai Tiến Dũng and his family left their native homeland and resettled in the United States. 

At the age of 19, Mai Tiến Dũng made the semi-finals in Thúy Nga's PBN Talent Show and won over the audience with his live performance of the song, Chuyện Chàng Cô Ðơn (written by Hoàng Bách), featured on volume 86 of the Paris By Night video series.  The following year, Mai Tiến Dũng tore up the floor as a celebrity contestant on volume 93 of the Paris By Night video series, Celebrity Dancing - Khiêu Vũ Của Các Ngôi Sao.  For his performance, Mai Tiến Dũng chose to dance to a ballroom swing number which he had recently recorded, the classic Vietnamese tune, 60 Năm Cuộc Đời (written by Y Vân).  Mai Tiến Dũng ended up receiving the Audience's Choice Winner Award, while the Judge's Choice Winner Gold and Silver Awards went to singers Hương Thủy and Hương Lan, respectively.

Mai Tiến Dũng has since become one of the most popular performers on the Paris By Night stage.  Among the most popular songs he has performed on the series include Yêu Như Ngày Yêu Cuối (written by Tăng Nhật Tuệ), Ngày Mai Chuyện Đã Khác (written by Hoàng Huy Long), Dance With Me (written by Lưu Thiên Hương), Chúc Xuân Tài Lộc (written by Lương Bằng Quang), Giáng Sinh Không Nhà (written by Phan Mạnh Quỳnh) and Đông (written by Vũ Cát Tường).  He has also performed many duets with other singers including Hương Giang, Tóc Tiên and Lương Tùng Quang.  In 2015, Mai Tiến Dũng acted in a comedy sketch, High Tech Hay Low Tech, on volume 116 of the Paris By Night series alongside Hồng Đào, Quang Minh and Daniel Phú.