Trần Thu Hà
| Trần Thu Hà | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Trần Thu Hà |
| Born |
26 August 1977 Hanoi, Vietnam 
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| Genres | Electronica, alternative rock, pop, indie pop, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, piano |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Ha Tran Productions, Thuy Nga Entertainments, Youth Pictures |
| Website | www.hatranmusic.com, www.hatranproductions.com |
Trần Thu Hà, also known as Hà Trần (born August 26, 1977 in Hanoi, Vietnam) is a famous Vietnamese singer and producer. She is considered by the public and critics as one of the four divas in Vietnam, besides Thanh Lam, Hồng Nhung and Mỹ Linh.
Hà Trần is the daughter of Trần Hiếu and Vũ Thúy Huyền. Trần Hiếu has known as a People's Artist and an opera teacher. Her mother was former Dean of Singing Department of Hanoi National Conservatory of Music and also an achievements teacher died due to cancer when she was 14. Ha Tran grew up most influenced by her brother Trần Vũ Hoàng, a painter/Dean of Fine Arts Department at Hanoi College of Arts, and her uncle - the famous songwriter and singer Trần Tiến, who she looks up as an inspirer of her music career.
Hà Trần faced many difficulties at the beginning. She did not have a strong natural voice. Many of her early critics thought she was not a distinguished talent. Her parents therefore decided to put her in a dance class at the age of six and piano lessons when she was eight years old. Despite the set-back, Hà Trần applied to learn singing with her auntie at elementary level in Hanoi College of Arts at the age of 11, and continued study to get her "Bachelor of Singing" from Hanoi National Conservatory of Music in 2000. Throughout her hard work at school, Ha started to earn many awards: Most potential voice in the contest Best Voice of Hanoi (1993); First Class of National Student Singing Festival (1994); third place at the Oriole Voice (Giọng hát Vàng Anh) held by Japan NHK Television and Horitro Productions (1995). She also won Golden Medal of National Professional Singer Award in 1995 and Best Recording Artist by Viet Nam Musician Association in the following year (1996).
In 1998, Hà Trần contract signed with Youth Pictures (Hãng Phim Trẻ) mark her starting point as a professional singer.
Hà Trần first studio collaboration with Bằng Kiều Wake up eglantine produced by Hãng phim Trẻ (Youth Pictures) in 1998 includes songs composed by Dương Thụ, Bảo Chấn, Trần Tiến, Ngọc Châu [1]... The album gained them both regconition throughout the country and was one of the best new artist sellers at that time.
In 1999, Youth Pictures released her debut studio album Purity, which produced by musician Quốc Bảo. A series of hits in this album established her pop star status such as Purity (Quốc Bảo), Lời ru cho con (Lullaby) (Xuân Phương – theme for drama of Của đề dành (Inherit)), Tóc gió thôi bay (Trần Tiến), Ngày em đến (Từ Huy) and gave her the title People of The Year among the most high-profile entertainers.
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