Quang Lê

Quang Lê one of the top selling Vietnamese recording artists, renowned for his unique covers of many traditional Vietnamese songs created and written before, during and about the Vietnam War. Quang Lê has become a household name within the Vietnamese music industry worldwide, from the United States, to Canada, to France, to the United Kingdom, to Germany, to the Czech Republic, to Australia and back home in Vietnam. Quang Lê achieved success at a young age, with hits such as “Sương Trắng Miền Quê Ngoại”, “Đập Vỡ Cây Đàn”, “Đường Về Quê Hương” and “Tương Tư Nàng Ca Sĩ”. Many famous Vietnamese song writers, such as Đinh Miên Vũ, personally write songs for Quang Lê to perform on the Thúy Nga Paris By Night stage.

Quang Lê was born in Vietnam, with family roots from Central Vietnam in the City of Huế. His Vietnamese accent is “Huế,” one of the main Vietnamese dialects in Vietnam, but he is able to imitate the Nam accent, as well as the Bac accent through his singing. He is the third son in a family of 6 siblings, and one adopted sister. His family immigrated to the United States in 1991, and initially settled in Missouri. His family then moved to Orange County, California.

Although Quang Lê had been singing at a very young age, it wasn’t until the year 2000 that Quang Lê took the step and decided to become a singer professionally. With support from his parents and encouragement from friends, it was not long after before Quang Lê achieved major stardom within the Vietnamese music industry, which goes without saying that Quang Lê was meant to become a singer.

Prior to appearing on the very popular Paris By Night stage, a musical production created by Thúy Nga Productions showcasing some of the top performers in the Vietnamese music industry, Quang Lê sang for a smaller music production called Ca Dao. He released three albums with Ca Dao singing “Quê Hương” songs such as “Ngại Ngùng”, “Em Về Với Người”, “Chim Sáo Ngày Xưa”, “Tình Cha” and “Lối Thu Xưa”. He was even given the opportunity to sing with a very famous female Vietnamese singer at the time, Phi Nhung, on two songs entitled “Ngày Đã Đơm Bông” and “Ngẫu Hứng Lý Qua Cầu”.

Quang Lê had submitted a video to Thúy Nga Productions but at the time, they did need singers to perform “Quê Hương” songs. He waited two years before he received an invitation to appear in Thúy Nga's Paris by Night 66, entitled “Người Tình va Quê Hương”, an opportunity that opened all doors for Quang Lê and started his journey to becoming one of the top selling artists within the Vietnamese music industry. On Paris By Night 66, Quang Lê sang “Thư Xuân Trên Rừng Cao” from songwriter Trinh Lam Ngan, and although still very young, it was his voice and his ability to perform with his “Huế” accent that the audience started to pay attention to this up and coming artist.

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