Kim Loan

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Kim Loan (born 1948) is a Vietnamese singer who had first risen to prominence in Saigon during the 1960s. A protégée of Nguyễn Đúc who had also helped launch the careers of others such as Hoàng Oanh, Thanh Lan, Phương Hồng Quế, Phương Hồng Hạnh, Phương Hồng Ngọc and Phương Hoài Tâm, Kim Loan began her musical career as a troupe singer performing at various music and cultural arts festivals in South Vietnam. Both her beauty and distinctive powerful and raspy voice made Kim Loan easily stand out from all the others in her troupe. Before reaching her 18th birthday, Kim Loan had already made a name for herself in the music industry of South Vietnam. Among the songs that helped turn Kim Loan into a famous singer were Căn Nhà Ngoài Ô, Gõ Cửa and Nhà Màu Tím. Her celebrity status gained as a professional singer enabled her to partake on a brief acting career appearing on a couple of films produced in South Vietnam in supporting roles. By the end of the 1960s, Kim Loan seemed to be well on her way to becoming a major star in South Vietnam. However, on November 6, 1969, Kim Loan shocked her public when she abruptly decided to leave it all behind and boarded a one-way flight out of Saigon to Frankfurt, West Germany to begin a new life overseas. Resettling in Cologne, she entered the new decade with her sights centered on starting a family. A few months after her departure from South Vietnam, Kim Loan had gotten married to a fellow former South Vietnamese national who had also taken up

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albums

Căn Nhà Ngoại Ô (Dĩa Hát 916/2151)

Saigon Supersound, Vol. 1

Tàu Đi Xa (Dĩa Hát 1026-2194)

Những Đêm Không Ngủ (Dĩa Hát 998-2166)

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Saigon Supersound Vol.1

Sơn Ca 003 (Thầm Kín)

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Ngoại Ô Buồn (Dĩa Hát 1019-2187)

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Saigon supersound : 1965-75 volume one

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Saigon Supersound 1965-75 Volume One

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SAIGON SUPERSOUND : 1965 75 VOLUME ONE

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Saigon Supersound Vol. 1

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Saigon Supersound Volume One 1965-1975

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