Background
My Linh was born in a working-class family in Hanoi on August 19, 1975. Her father was a literature school-teacher, then worker and building constructor. Her mother was a worker in a pharmaceutical factory.
My Linh was born in a working-class family in Hanoi on August 19, 1975. Her father was a literature school-teacher, then worker and building constructor. Her mother was a worker in a pharmaceutical factory.
She attended Elementary and Middle School in Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi. In 1994, she graduated from Bạch Mai High School and came first in the entrance exam to the Hanoi Conservatory of Music. She graduated in 1997, having become a famous popular singer.
Best known for her vocal power and melismatic skills, she is considered by the public and critics as one of the four divas in Vietnamese music industry, besides Thanh Lam, Hồng Nhung and Trần Thu Hà. Early life and education
She has an older brother and a younger sister. My Linh exhibited musical and performing talents at a very young age, gathering awards at various local children music contests.
Music career
My Linh started her professional music career after the Festival and became one of the best-loved Vietnamese singers.
In 1998, My Linh married composer and producer Anh Quân. This was an important step in her music career.
She began to perform Soul and Funk music She went on a Vietnam tour Tiếng Hát Mỹ Linh in 1998, performing in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.
Following the success of the tour, in 1999, she released Tóc Ngắn album, which has become her trademark.
In 2003, My Linh signed a contract with the American record company, Blue Tiger, to release an English-language album, attracting wide media attention in Vietnam. Coming to America was released in 2004. In 2006, My Linh was one of the judges for Sao Mai Điểm Hẹn, a singing contest hosted by Vietnam Television to discover young music talents.
My Linh has performed in many countries, including China, Thailand, of Korea, Russia, Germany, Czechoslovakian Republic, Ukraine, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Cuba, United States, Canada and Australia.
In 2006, she is the only Vietnamese artist performing in Asian Divas night in Nagoya, Japan. Personal life
My Linh married composer and producer Anh Quân in 1998.
They have two children, Anh Duy and Mỹ Anh. Her favourite singers are Thanh Lam, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Brian McKnight and Babyface.
In 2004, My Linh recorded a public service announcement about the threats people"s consumption of bear bile posed to wild bear populations and to the welfare of bears that are farmed for their bile.
The short film, which was broadcast on several Vietnamese television stations, and included footage shot at bear farms in Hanoi. The film was produced by Education for Nature Vietnam, the country"s first non-governmental organization to focus on conservation, with assistance from the London-based Environmental Justice Foundation.