Dan Nguyen

Dan Nguyen (1984-    ) is a famous overseas Vietnamese singer.

Born as Nguyễn Đặng Đan on July 9, 1984 in Hue, Vietnam, he grew up as the eldest in a family of four children.  At the age of 14, he along with his mother and three younger siblings, two sisters and a brother, left their native homeland for the United States resettling in Orange County, Southern California.  When he turned 16, he started entering singing competitions held at Vietnamese communities in both Southern and Northern California regions, as well as in Washington state.  Out of the six competitions he had entered in total, he took home the first prize trophy four times.  

In 2006, while attending a concert event featuring a gala of singers with the Asia Entertainment label, a chance meeting with singer Trish Thuy Trang would then change his life.  The famous female singer agreed to hand deliver one of his demo tapes to Truc Ho and Thy Van, the artistic music director and the CEO of Asia Entertainment, respectively.  Immediately, both Truc Ho and Thy Van were taken by Dan Nguyen's unique style of singing and dashing good looks.  Shortly, thereafter he was signed as an exclusive recording artist with Asia Entertainment.  Dan Nguyen made his debut appearance the following year on Asia Entertainment's volume 55 live show music video series, Hát Với Thần Tượng (Singing With Idols), in a duet performance together with his idol, veteran Vietnamese singer Che Linh, of a classic tune, Thói Đời written by Truc Phuong.  The overwhelming positive feedback from viewer audiences on his very first music video appearance for Asia Entertainment gave confirmation to the label's executives of their decision to sign him and that indeed a new star had been born.    

During the next ten years signed with Asia Entertainment, Dan Nguyen's career flourished rapidly.  He recorded a string of highly successful solo studio albums while under contract with Asia Entertainment and would become one of the bestselling Vietnamese recording artists worldwide.  Among his most popular solo studio albums released by Asia Entertainment include Những Lời Này Cho Em (2008), Thành Phố Mưa Bay (2010), Xin Làm Người Tình Cô Đơn (2010), Có Thế Thôi (2012), Ngày Xuân Thăm Nhau (2014), Nàng Áo Tím (2015), Thương Về Miền Trung (2015) and 100 Phần Trăm (2016).  In addition, Dan Nguyen was often paired up with Y Phung, as the two recorded a series of well received duet albums together for the Asia Entertainment label during this period.  He has also toured extensively playing to sold out Vietnamese audiences all around the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.  Dan Nguyen is also an accomplished songwriter and has written several popular Vietnamese ballads such as Chuyện Tình Không Dĩ Vãng, Tôi Vẫn Cô Đơn, Một Lòng Yêu Em and Dòng Máu Việt Nam.

As of the beginning of 2016, Dan Nguyen has switched labels and is now signed with Thuy Nga Paris.  

Link(s):

30 Most Beautiful Viet Celebs of 2015

External Link(s):

Dan Nguyen Fan Club on Facebook