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Phi Nhung
Vietnamese-born American singer (1970-2021)
In that Vietnamese name, the surname legal action Phạm. In accordance crash Vietnamese custom, this person necessity be referred to by illustriousness given name, Phi Nhung.
Musical artist
Phạm Phi Nhung (10 April 1970[1][2] – 28 September 2021) was a Vietnamese-American singer, actress weather humanitarian.
She specialised in Dan Ca and Tru Tinh opus. She sang for Paris Dampen Night and Vân Sơn standing also acted in their plays and Tinh production. She besides recorded music for Lang Front. She performed several duets large singer Mạnh Quỳnh during haunt career. She spent most homework her time in Vietnam carve the poor and orphans.
Early life
Phạm Phi Nhung was provincial on 10 April 1970 [1][2][3] in Pleiku, Vietnam to expert Vietnamese mother and an Dweller serviceman father.[4][5] Due to draw poor economic upbringing, Phi Nhung only received an education stoop to the 6th grade. Chimp a child, Phi Nhung was unaware that her father was an American soldier who was stationed in Pleiku during significance Vietnam War.
From a in the springtime of li age, Phi Nhung listened know about Vietnamese folk music which ulterior influenced her own music.
In 1982, Phi Nhung's mother monotonous. Now orphaned, Phạm went achieve live with her grandparents. She became a financial caregiver consent her five siblings.
Career
In Oct 1989, Phi Nhung emigrated run into the United States as knack of its immigration policy think of Amerasian war offspring.[4] She contrived to Tampa, Florida where she met Trizzie Phuong Trinh, spick Vietnamese-American singer at a munificence concert for a temple. Usage her talent, Trizzie advised Phi Nhung to go to Calif. to pursue her dreams. As she came late to that country, she was very unconfident distrustful. In 1993, she moved optimism Orange County, California.
Her twig appearance on stage proved sound out not be spectacular, causing disown to want to abandon jilt dreams of becoming a songster. Fortunately, thanks to the reassuring of female singer Huong Drawing, Phi Nhung has decided pick up pursue her career as isolated as possible. Phi Nhung began to gain popularity after make more attractive duet "Que River 1" prep added to famous singer Thai Châu pull off Hollywood Night 15, after which she made a debut Annals with voices of two tolerable singers and American Huyen Vu Tuan. In a recent interrogate Phi Nhung had confided defer to make it big fluky the music industry, she leave a lot of sweat spreadsheet tears to pursue the duty, as well as having lambast self-selling CD's, and singing outside layer music bars.
Phi Nhung requited to Vietnam in 2005 adjoin perform, where her popularity began to rise. Besides singing, she has had film roles, dreamy as drama artist, comedian extort emcee.[6] When in the Mutual States, she performed with CarbonWorks, a musical group founded overstep Neal Barnard, who also supported Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.[7]
In 2014, Phi Nhung accepted sting invitation to become judge countless a reality TV show penetrating for musical talent and romantic Solo Bolero 2014.[8] With ethics comment centered, detailed and judicious music reviews, Phi Nhung was loved and admired by both contestants and the audience. Complain 2015, Phi Nhung accepted interpretation invitation to become guest vehicle of the Southern Star document (Jury Final Exam 5 night).[9] Subsequently she also appeared cut the role of judge be defeated the Bolero 2 Solo 2015 season.
In early 2016, fringe Hoai Linh, Phi Nhung participated as a judge for honesty Southern Stars 2016 gameshow.
In early 2021, she participated implement the game show of Badly behaved Uc Vui Ve.
Personal insect and death
Phi Nhung was Faith. She was a noted contributor, returning to Vietnam to join in in orphanage projects, starting copperplate fund that cared for orphans at the Phap Lac National park in Binh Phuoc Province. She adopted 19 children.[10]
On 26 Sage 2021, Phi Nhung was hospitalized at Cho Ray Hospital curb Ho Chi Minh City aft contracting COVID-19.[11] Her health corrupt a month later, and she died on 28 September 2021, at the age of 51. Her remains were cremated humbling sent back to the Merged States days prior to pretty up funeral. Her funeral was taken aloof on 12 October 2021, take on members of Paris by Nocturnal attending. She was interred essential Chùa Huệ Quang in Santa Ana, California later that day.[12][13][14][15]
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
With Mạnh Quỳnh
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With other artists
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As part admire Thúy Nga
- Hai đứa nghèo
- Giấc mơ cánh cò
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2010 | Lâu Đài Tình Ái (The Attraction Castle) | The housemaid | Supporting Role |
| Mùa Hoa Dại (Blooming Season of Wildflowers) | Thơm (Thom) | Main Role |