Thai Thanh

Thái Thanh, born Phạm Thị Băng Thanh, was a Vietnamese-American singer known for her significant contributions to Vietnamese pop music. Starting her career at the age of 14, she became one of the most iconic singers of the Western-influenced popular music in Vietnam, known as Tân nhạc. Her notable works include Trường ca Hòn Vọng Phu, Thiên Thai, Mẹ Việt Nam, and Tình hoài hương. After the Vietnam War, she faced restrictions from the communist government and later emigrated to the United States, where she continued her career among the Vietnamese diaspora until her retirement in 2002.