Dam Vinh Hung

Đàm Vĩnh Hưng
Birth name	Huỳnh Minh Hưng
Also known as	Huỳnh Minh Hưng
Born	2 October 1971 (1971-10-02) (age 40)[citation needed] Vietnam
Genres	Vietnam Pop
Occupations	songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1996–present
Website	damvinhhung.ws

Đàm Vĩnh Hưng (born October 2, 1971^{[citation needed]}) is a Vietnamese pop star. He has become very popular in Vietnam beginning with his first career solo, “Bình Minh Sẽ Mang Em Đi” and “Tình Ơi Xin Ngủ Yên”. Hung is involved in combating the escalating traffic crisis. He is a goodwill ambassador to Asia Injury Prevention Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2010, Hung came to Santa Clara, California to give a concert. Security was heavy in expectation of protests by Vietnamese Americans, many of whom see him as a symbol of the communist government which they fled. Activist Ly Tong dressed up in drag in order to slip through security, and under the pretext of giving Hung a flower, sprayed him in the face with pepper spray.^[1]

Early life

Hung was born in Da Nang city in 1971 with his first career as a hair dresser. Mr. Dam began his musical career in 1996.

Career

Singles

Album

Tours - Live show

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ Theriault, Denis C.; McLaughlin, Ken (2010-07-19), "Santa Clara police: Activist Ly Tong arrested in pepper spray attack on singer", San Jose Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15552277?source=most_emailed&nclick_check=1, retrieved 2010-07-20 

External links

• Dam Vinh Hung at Allmusic
• "‘Lady’ in red pepper sprays Mr. Dam in California ", Thanh Nien, 7/23/2010.

Persondata
Name	Dam Vinh Hung
Alternative names
Short description	Vietnamese singer
Date of birth	October 2, 1971
Place of birth	Vietnam
Date of death
Place of death