Thanh Lan (born 1948) is an

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popular songstress and actress.

Biography

Phạm Thái Thanh Lan was born on 1 March 1948 in (maybe)

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town, Nghệ An province of the State of Vietnam (now

city, Nghệ An province,

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). Her

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is Catherine, but known by her stage name Thanh Lan . Follow the flashback from Thanh Lan's mother, she had been born prematurely in seventh month as her family had to flee from war. Although both of Thanh Lan's parents were from Nghệ An (throat-clear voice's area) but she had lived in Northern community since her childhood, so she could only spoke the sound of

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(nasal) and

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(tongue). Thereafter two sounds had much influenced her career.

1956–1969: My baby shot me down

When was a child, Phạm Thái Thanh Lan studied at Lycée Marie Curie. She started learning

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under Saint Paul school

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's lead, then continued learning teachers as Trần Anh Đào (commposer Thẩm Oánh's wife) and musician Nghiêm Phú Phi. She joined Vietnamese Children band (ban Việt Nhi) to performed on the VTVN and Vũ-đức-Duy drama band (ban kịch Vũ Đức Duy) on THVN, thereafter Seagull band (ban Hải Âu) and finally Life Source band (ca đoàn Nguồn Sống). Thanh Lan had educated the French Literature Major of Saigon University of Literature. In addition, she also audited the classes as tranh, traditional and reformed music at National Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Right from the first year of Saigon University of Literature, Thanh Lan became very well-known young vocalist in whole South Vietnam, even some Northern artists knew her. By Thanh Lan's memoir, she often signed her portrait photographs, then stamped and sent to her adorers.

1970–1975: Flowers, presents...

In the early 1970s, Thanh Lan activated positively in the

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as a free singer. She always performanced French high-fashioned songs anh sometimes English songs in Vietnamese version. At that time, French songs were only popular by municipal pupils so Thanh Lan often lively composed them to Vietnamese lyrics for more interested audiences. In 1970, Thanh Lan roled a main character in

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movie '' Student's Singing'' (Tiếng hát học trò) by Alpha Films of her maternal uncle Thái Thúc Nha. So her nude scene marked noisily of

ese fame, even tabloids called her as the "sexy bomb" or the "princess of gifted arts".Songstress Thanh Lan and her secret fate
/ref> However she won right away the Promising Actress from National Award of Literature and Arts. Thanh Lan had roled about 8 films, therein two telefilms which were aboriginal TV-series in Vietnam or total history of Vietnamese films. They also formed the pair of matching cards on South Vietnamese stage who was Nhật Trường and Thanh Lan. About 1974, filmmaker Osada Norio flied to Saigon performed movie ''

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'' with some stars of Japan and Vietnam. Thanh Lan was suggested a main female character, because she had been well known in

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since 1971 & 1973

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. The film project had been complete in March 1975 while South Vietnamese situation was very bad. After

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, Thanh Lan stucked in Saigon in the midst of panicking people. Japanese filmmakers thought that Thanh Lan has missed or even died. While ''

'' was not also released baucause the studio disbanded. However, the film title was converted into ''Goodbye Saigon'' to memorize a historical moment. File:Ban văn nghệ Việt Nhi.jpg, With Vietnamese Children band. File:Poster phim tiếng hát học trò.jpg, On '' Student's Singings poster. File:Nhạc sĩ Lê Văn Thiện.jpg, Behind to composer

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1976–1993: Everything in the square...

From the "campaign to proscribe corrupt cultural products" under new regime, Thanh Lan was forbidden about 10 years for the effects of movie '' Student's Singing'', some films about South Vietnamese soldiers and especially French & English songs. Her name was completely disappear in the sky of Vietnamese literature and arts during these hard times. Into the

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cycle, Thanh Lan licensed filming and started performancing some songs which had been accepted by the offices of censorship. She returned as one of golden voices on HTV channel. Thanh Lan only attended about 2 to 5 films, especially ''

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'' (with Nguyễn Chánh Tín) and '' Behind a Fate'' (with

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), so both of them was extremely popular in whole Vietnam. Her character Thùy Dung of ''

'' who was admired by Northern young audiences. However, Thanh Lan's principal job was a voiceover and vocalist. So during the 1980s, her Northern sound was very popular on Vietnamese

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s and

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s, even she was attented by some

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filmmakers. From 1991 to 1993, Thanh Lan focused on the development of her music, consists of singing and composing. She co-operated many studios for the recording, at the same time organized twice liveshow ''Thanh Lan's Singing'' (Tiếng hát Thanh Lan, 1991) and ''Thanh Lan's Music Night'' (Đêm nhạc Thanh Lan, 1992). In 1993, Thanh Lan came into United States to tour some states. Composer Trúc Hồ from Asia Entertainment suggested a contract, so she had decided settling in US ever since.

1994–2013: When I grew up and fell in love...

Thanh Lan had registed at the

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office as Catherine Pham (加大肋納•范). In the initial, Thanh Lan collaborated meistersinger

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and some amateur vocalists who could spoke French to performance French old and new songs. After the death of

and especiall recession of pop française, Thanh Lan re-collaborated

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in the songs of soldiers (dòng nhạc lính). So the overseas audiences got to watch again hero Nguyễn Văn Đương and his spouse Nguyễn Thị Lệ on

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's stage. Thanh Lan confessed to MC Jimmy Nhựt Hà from The Jimmy TV channel that she has started writing her memoir from 2003 while she has got free times.

2014 to present: Everytime I ask you that...

About 2012, ''

'' old tape was found and restored by

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's experts. After looking for more information from Vietnamese persons who lived in Japan,

sent staffs to

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. They showed Thanh Lan the restored version's

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and invited her to attend the 2013 Fukuoka International Film Festival. In this event, she received the Audience Award for ''

'' or ''Goodbye Saigon''. During the

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, Thanh Lan could not fly to shows almost her times. However, Thanh Lan decided returning to Saigon for an attendance as the guest star in '' Happy Memories season 2'' show of

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channel. August 2022, songstress Thanh Lan published officially her first memoir ''The Storms of Life'' (Bão tố cuộc đời). Typescripts were primarily the English language, but author Thanh Lan had translated to Vietnamese by herself from 2018.

Personal life

Songstress Thanh Lan had ever gotten a short marriage when she was 19 and given birth to a daughter. Her husband - Mr. Dũng - was a

an man (at Long Biên district), so his family had settled in Dalat from the

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. After the divorce, Thanh Lan and ex-husband considered each other as the best friends from then until present. Her maternal uncle Thái Thúc Nha was a famous and top filmmaker in Asia during the 1960-70s. He was also a president of Vietnam Cinema Society (Tổng-trưởng Hiệp-hội Điện-ảnh Việtnam) who started up the Vietnam Film Day. So his son Thái Thúc Hoàng Điệp was a promising film-director who marked 1974 known movie '' Green Age'' about

ese

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's lifestyle. Thanh Lan was judged as a multi-talented "babygirl" (by movie star

) or so friendly so kindly "

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" (by journalist Lại Văn Sâm). She confessed that is easily resentful. Moreover, she has got an especially favourite to

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Career

Publication

*''Tumultuous Life'' (Bão tố cuộc đời) in Eng & Vie, Tự-Lực Bookstore & Xpress Print,

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, United States, 2022.Đọc hồi ký Thanh Lan – ‘Bão Tố Cuộc Đời’
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Album

;Records *Việt Nam, Sóng Nhạc, Nhạc Ngày Xanh, Sơn Ca, Shotguns, Phạm Mạnh Cương, Diễm Ca, Nghệ thuật - Tâm Anh, Thương Ca, Nhã Ca, Premier, Continental, Trường Sơn,... *Nhạc trẻ 6 - Thanh Lan *Phạm Mạnh Cương 25 - Thanh Lan *The best of Thanh Lan *Tiếng hát xôn xao mộng tình đầu *Tà áo Văn Quân ;Paris By Night ;Asia

Stage

*Những người không chịu chết *Mắc lưới *Chiếc độc bình Khang Hy *Người viễn khách thứ mười *Chuyến tàu mang tên dục vọng (A Streetcar Named Desire) *Đội lốt Việt kiều *Tình nghệ sĩ *Lá sầu riêng *Lôi vũ *Lồng đèn đỏ *Đoạn tuyệt *Sân khấu về khuya *Phù Dung tự *Công tử Bạc Liêu

Filmography

*'' Student's Singing'' (Tiếng hát học trò, 1971) — ? *''

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'' (Yêu, 1971) — ? *'' Tears of Stone'' (Lệ đá, 1971) — ? *''

'' (Ngọc Lan, 1972) — Ngọc Lan *'' The Flower Seller'' (Gánh hàng hoa, 1972) — ? *'' On Winter's Peak'' (Trên đỉnh mùa đông, 1971) — Nguyễn Thị Lệ *'' My Hamlet'' (Xóm tôi, 1973) — ? *'' Don't Let Me Down'' (Xin đừng bỏ em, 1973) — ? *''

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'' (Trường tôi, 1973) — Songstress Thanh Lan *'' Eternal Love of My Dream'' (Mộng Thường, 1974) — Nguyễn Thị Mộng Thường *''

'' (第十藍調, 1974) — Lan *''

'' (Ván bài lật ngửa, 1984 - 1987) — Thùy Dung *'' A Song Has Not Only Notes'' (Bài hát đâu chỉ là nốt nhạc, 1986) — Diệu Hương *'' Suburb'' (Ngoại ô, 1987) — Huệ *'' Two Sisters'' (Hai chị em, 1988) — ? *'' Dept of the Crime'' (Chiều sâu tội ác, 1988) — ? *'' Behind a Fate'' (Đằng sau một số phận, 1989) — Thục Nhàn *'' Heaven for the Dancing Queen'' (Thiên đường cho cô gái nhảy, 1989) — ? *'' Black Panther squad'' (Ba biên giới hay Biệt đội Hắc Báo, 1989) — ? *'' Love Has No Borders'' (Tình không biên giới, 1990) — ? *'' Across the Mist'' (Bên kia màn sương, 1990) — ? *'' Human Companionship'' (Tình người, 1993) — Physician Trang *'' Ghost Lover'' (Người yêu ma, 2007) — ? * ..

Voiceover

*''

'' (Ván bài lật ngửa, 1982 - 1983) — Thùy Dung *'' The Girl on the River'' (Cô gái trên sông, 1987) — Nguyệt

Biography

1956–1969: My baby shot me down

1970–1975: Flowers, presents...

1976–1993: Everything in the square...

1994–2013: When I grew up and fell in love...

2014 to present: Everytime I ask you that...

Personal life

Career

Publication

Album

Stage

Filmography

Voiceover

See also

Notes and references

Notes

References

Further reading

Bibliography

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