Thanh Lam has been played on NTS in shows including LIVE AT THE CLINIC W/ PSYCHEDELIC ENSEMBLE, featured first on 11 August 2024. Songs played include Em Và Tôi.

Thanh Lam (Đoàn Thanh Lam) is a Vietnamese singer and song-writer who has been a long-standing Diva in Vietnamese comtemporary music.

Early life and education

Thanh Lam was born in Hanoi on June 19, 1969 to music composer Thuận Yến and traditional music artist Thanh Hương. She has one younger brother, Trí Minh.

At the age of 9, Thanh Lam started studying đàn tỳ bà (a Vietnamese traditional music instrument) at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music. In 1985, she switched to study Vocal Music. This was an important turning-point in her music career. After winning several singing contests, she became famous with her father's song, Chia tay hoàng hôn, in the National Professional Solo Singer contest in 1991. Her father has been a strong support in her music career, penning many songs that became Thanh Lam's hits: Khát vọng, Tình yêu không lời, Màu hoa đỏ…

Music career

Early in her career, Thanh Lam performed with the Phương Đông band, where she met composer Quốc Trung. She is a prolific artist, producing over 30 albums throughout her career. Thanh Lam has collaborated with various prominent Vietnamese composers and singers such as composers Thanh Tùng, Dương Thụ, Quốc Trung, Lê Minh Sơn and singers Trần Thu Hà, Mỹ Linh, Hồng Nhung, Tùng Dương and most recently, Trọng Tấn. She also worked with the Vietnamese-Danish jazz musician Niels Lan Doky on several music projects, notably the Vọng Nguyệt (Wishing Upon the Moon) show at the Roskilde Festival in 2006 and 2007.

Personal life

Thanh Lam was married to composer Quốc Trung from 1994 to 2004. The couple has three children.

Discography includes

Bài hát ru anh (1997) Em và Tôi (1998) Nơi mùa thu bắt đầu (1998) Lá thư (1998) Ru đời đi nhé (1999) Khát vọng (2000) Đợi chờ (2001) Mây trắng bay về (2001) Tự sự (2004) Thanh Lam - Hà Trần (2004) Nắng lên (2005) Ru mãi ngàn năm (2005) Em và Đêm (2005) Này em có nhớ (2005) Thanh Lam - Trọng Tấn (2006) Giọt … Lam (2007)