Thanh Thúy

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There are two artists that go by the name Thanh Thúy: 1. Thanh Thúy (born 1943) is a famous Vietnamese singer originally from Hue, Central Vietnam who began her professional singing career around the age of 16 in Saigon and would later become known as Tieng Hat Lieu Trai (The Sultry Singing Voice). How Thanh Thúy had become a professional singer was somewhat of an accident, as her career choice had come about unplanned. Growing up in Hue in a family of 5 siblings, up until her early teenage years Saigon seemed like a faraway destination to Thanh Thúy as a young girl. However, when she was 15, her mother had been stricken with tuberculosis and the family had to relocate to Saigon for her medical treatment. To contribute to her family's income along with the high costs of medical care for her mother, Thanh Thúy found work singing at lounges and cabarets while still a minor at age 15, just a few weeks prior to her 16th birthday. Almost overnight, audiences took notice of her unique style of singing that was unlike most other Vietnamese female vocalists at the time. Among the characteristics that made her stand out was her husky, sensual singing voice in a much lower register than what was considered typical for a female vocalist along with her distinct style of pronunciation that was reminiscent of the Central Vietnamese dialect most common among native residents of the imperial city of Hue. One other advantage she had was her natural beauty which coincided with her reg

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Ngày về kẻ bụi đời (Nhã Ca 9)

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Lời Bác Dặn Trước Lúc Đi Xa

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Tiếng Ca U Hoài

Thanh Thúy 06 - Tiếng Hát Thanh Thúy

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Vùng Trời Ngày Đó

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Saigon Supersound Vol. 2

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Saigon Supersound, Vol. 2

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Băng Nhạc Shotguns 2

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Trường Hải 05 - Tiếng Hát Thanh Thúy

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Thanh Thúy 12 - Tiếng Hát Thanh Thúy

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Thanh Thuy - 24 Gio Phep

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