Phi Nhung
| Phi Nhung | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Phi Nhung Pham (Phạm Phi Nhung) April 10, 1972 Pleiku, South Vietnam |
| Occupation | Singer, occasional actress |
| Years active | 1993-present |
Phi Nhung is a Vietnamese - American singer who specialises in cai luong and vong co music. She sings for Paris By Night and Van Son and also acts in their plays and Tinh production. She also has recorded music for Lang Van. She performed several duets with singer Mạnh Quỳnh throughout her career.
Phi Nhung's father was an American serviceman, and she immigrated to the United States as part of its immigration policy towards Amerasian war offspring.
She was born on April 10, 1972 in Pleiku, Vietnam. Phi Nhung's father was an American serviceman and her mother is Vietnamese. Due to poor economic situations, she only received an education up to 6th grade. In her early life, her mother never mentioned her father was an American soldier stationed in Pleiku during the war. From a young age, Phi Nhung listened to folk music, a change that was reflected in the songs she later performed.
Growing up in a downtrodden economic situation, Phi Nhung only a single source of joy was heard all reformed rustic folk, a time that inspired her desire to listen to music.
In 1982, Phi Nhung mother died when she was 11 years old. Orphaned both parents, Phi Nhung to return to live with her grandparents. She had to make money and take care of her five siblings stepbrother and grandchildren in the context struggling and needy.
In October 1989, Phi Nhung moved to the Tampa, Florida. There she met Trizzie Phuong Trinh, a famous Vietnamese- American singer at a charity concert for a temple in America. Recognizing the talent in Phi Nhung, Trizzie advised Phi Nhung to go to California to pursue her dreams. Because she came late to this country, she was very hesitant. Later in 1993, she moved to live in Orange County, California.
Her first appearance on stage proved to not be spectacular, causing her to want to abandon her dreams of becoming a singer. Fortunately, thanks to the encouragement of female singer Huong Lan, Phi Nhung has decided to pursue her career as far as possible.
Phi Nhung began to gain popularity after her duet "Que River 1" with famous singer Taizhou in Hollywood Night 15, after which she made a debut CD with voices two great singer and American Huyen Vu Tuan. In a recent interview Phi Nhung had confided that to make it big in the music industry, she risked a lot of sweat, tears to pursue the profession, as well as having to self-selling CD, and singing at music bars.
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