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Artist
Thái Châu
12+ albums
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Thai Chau (1951- ) is a popular Vietnamese singer. Born as Truong Chieu Thong in a family of five children altogether, he grew up in a showbiz family with a background of Southern Vietnamese folk opera known as "cai luong". Thai Chau's mother was the legendary "cai luong" actress Kim Nen, while his father was the vice-president of the prestigious Kim Chung Cai Luong Theater Company. Despite such ties with the "cai luong" stage, Thai Chau's interests from an early age were in Vietnamese popular music instead. At the age of 15, while in Vung Tau Thai Chau landed his first steady singing gig performing nightly at a café owned by musicians Nguyen Dinh Nghia and Tran Xuan Nga after they had watched him perform during open mic Lan Dau Cung Nhu Lan Cuoi (The First Time Just Like the Last Time), a song written by Minh Ky that was first made popular by his idol, singer/actor Hung Cuong. Three years later, Thai Chau would be among the lineup of nightly performers for a nightclub at Khach San De Nhat (Premiere Hotel) in Saigon, which was run by singer/actress Mai Le Huyen. Through an introduction from legendary performer Tran Van Trach, Thai Chau would join Ngoc Chanh's Shotguns band shortly thereafter. His recordings for Ngoc Chanh's Shotguns record label included songs like Co Tham Ve Lang, Xuan Nay Con Khong Ve and Linh Hon Tuong Da, along with several duets with Thanh Tuyen, Phuong Dung, Son Ca, Diem Chi and Anh Khoa. Among other record labels Thai Chau had recorded for
