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Hồng Nhung

ホン・ニュン　/　ほん・にゅん

Singer from Vietnam

March 15, 1970 (age 56)　・　Hanoi, Vietnam

singer
actor

My Take

What strikes me about Hồng Nhung is that she isn't just a hitmaker but a fixture of an entire national songbook. Being counted among Vietnam's "four divas" and so closely tied to Trịnh Công Sơn's catalog tells me her voice became a kind of cultural memory rather than a passing trend. The roster of younger stars who cite her, from Mỹ Tâm to Vũ Cát Tường, is the real measure of her weight. I'm drawn to artists like this whose influence is inherited rather than marketed. I'd love to sit with her Trịnh interpretations; that, more than any chart, is where I suspect her true artistry lives.

Overview

Lê Hồng Nhung (born March 15, 1970) is a Vietnamese singer, a prominent figure in her country's pop music scene since the 1990s. She is especially associated with songs by Trịnh Công Sơn. She has been described as one of "the four divas of Vietnam". Later singers inspired by her include Mỹ Tâm, Tùng Dương, Uyên Linh, Noo Phước Thịnh and Vũ Cát Tường. She became famous since early ages as exposing impressive vocal.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Hồng Nhung
Name (Japanese): ホン・ニュン
Reading: ほん・にゅん
Born: March 15, 1970 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Dog
Origin: Hanoi, Vietnam
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://yume.timnhanh.com/manhdn2004
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3

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