Carol Kim

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Carol Kim (real name: Hoàng Kim Hoa; born: 1948) is a Vietnamese singer. Known for her powerful and soulful voice, she has been dubbed as Vietnam's Queen of Soul. Born as Hoang Kim Hoa in Chau Doc, South Vietnam to a Vietnamese father and a Malaysian mother, she was the fourth eldest in a family of eleven children. At the age of 19, she was discovered by musician Le Van Thien after he had heard her sing Moon River during open mic one night at the Tour d'Ivoire Nightclub in Saigon. Impressed with her powerful vocals, Le Van Thien took the initiative of introducing her to Pat Lam, an established singer that had toured with the USO and performed for clubs and venues all over South Vietnam which primarily catered to patrons of US military personnel. Through Pat Lam's guidance, she was able to land her first gigs as a professional singer entertaining US troops. Her powerful, husky voice and soulful interpretations of popular American songs like Respect, Chain of Fools, Unchain My Heart, Unchained Melody, Oh Carol, Black Is Black, If You Go Away and What I Say quickly made her a crowd favorite at such venues. For the next two years, she would become one of the top performers at shows held at major US military bases in Cam Ranh, Ban Me Thuot and DaNang, as well as nightclubs with predominantly American audiences in Saigon. She was then known by her stage name simply as Carol. She added "Kim" to her professional stage name, making her Carol Kim, in 1969 when she became a co

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Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

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Saigon Supersound, Vol. 1

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Saigon Rock & Soul (Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974) 2LP

Saigon Rock & Roll: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

Saigon Supersound, Vol. 2

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Chuyện Tình Không Đoạn Kết

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Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968‎–1974

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Saigon Supersound Vol. 2

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KIM (Musicbox 27)

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Saigon Supersound Vol.1

KIM

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