- Thanh Lam
Infobox musical artist
Name = Thanh Lam
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Đoàn Thanh Lam
Born = birth date and age|1969|6|19
Origin =Hanoi ,Vietnam
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Pop,Jazz ,Folk Thanh Lam (born Đoàn Thanh Lam, June 19, 1969) is a Vietnamese
singer andsong-writer who has been a long-standingDiva in Vietnamese comtemporary music.Biography
Early life and education
Thanh Lam was born in
Hanoi on June 19, 1969 to music composerThuận Yến and traditional music artistThanh Hương . She has one younger brother, Trí Minh.At the age of 9, Thanh Lam started studying "đàn tỳ bà", a Vietnamese traditional music instrument, at the
Hanoi Conservatory of Music . In 1985, she switched to study Vocal Music. This was an important turning-point in her music career. After winning several singing contests, she became famous with her father's song, "Chia Tay Hoàng Hôn" in the National Professional Solo Singer contest in 1991. Her father has been a strong support in her music career, penning many songs that became Thanh Lam's hits, "Khát Vọng", "Tình Yêu Không Lời", "Màu Hoa Đỏ"...Music career
Early in her career, Thanh Lam performed with the Phuong Dong band, where she met
composer Quốc Trung. She is a prolific artist, producing over 30 albums throughout her career. Thanh Lam has collaborated with various prominent Vietnamese composers and singers such as composersThanh Tùng , Dương Thụ, Quốc Trung,Lê Minh Sơn and singersTrần Thu Hà ,Mỹ Linh ,Hồng Nhung ,Tùng Dương and most recently,Trọng Tấn . She also worked with the Vietnamese-Danishjazz musicianNiels Lan Doky on several music projects, notably the Vong Nguyet (Wishing Upon the Moon) show at theRoskilde Festival in 2006 and 2007.Personal life
Thanh Lam was married to composer Quốc Trung from 1994 to 2004. The couple have three children.
Discography includes
* "Bài Hát Ru Anh" (1997)
* "Em và Tôi" (1998)
* "Nơi Mùa Thu Bắt Đầu" (1998)
* "Lá Thư" (1998)
* "Ru Đời Đi Nhé" (1999)
* "Khát Vọng" (2000)
* "Đợi Chờ" (2001)
* "Mây Trắng Bay Về" (2001)
* "Tự Sự" (2004)
* "Thanh Lam - Hà Trần" (2004)
* "Nắng Lên" (2005)
* "Ru Mãi Ngàn Năm" (2005)
* "Em Và Đêm" (2005)
* "Này Em Có Nhớ" (2005)
* "Thanh Lam - Trọng Tấn" (2006)
* "Giọt Lam" (2007)External links
* [http://www.nhacso.net/Music/Artist/2005/09/05F5E140// Thanh Lam's Profile on Nhacso.net]
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