Tuấn Ngọc


Lữ Anh Tuấn stage name Tuấn Ngọc is a Vietnamese singer. His first album appeared in 1990 and over the following 20 years, he has released 20 more albums, becoming one of the most recognised singers on Vietnamese TV.

Biography

Tuấn Ngọc was born in Da Lat, State of Vietnam; in a family of artists. His siblings are all well-known singers in Vietnam during the 1990s, including singer Khánh Hà. He start singing at the age of 4, when he sang in children's radio programs. At the age of 13, he followed older artists to sing at American clubs during its sparse period in Saigon.
By the end of 1960s, when the movement of young music flourished, Tuấn Ngọc began performing English songs, from which he gained popularity. By the early 1970s, he participated in the two biggest bands at that time, The Strawberry Four and The Top Five.
After 1975, Tuấn Ngọc left his home country and settled in Southern California. Some time later he moved to Hawai'i and performed for many clubs and hotels here. By the mid-1980s he returned to California and began to succeed. In 1994, he married oversea singer Thái Thảo.
Tuấn Ngọc is famous for his lyrical songs. Throughout his career, he has gained appreciation from the professionals as well as the admiration of the music-loving public Trịnh Công Sơn considers Tuấn Ngọc as the best male vocalist among artists singing his songs. In the 2000s, he is considered by many people as a "monumental" male vocalist of Vietnamese new music. Many singers from later generations have cited him as an influence, including Quang Dũng, Trần Thái Hòa.
He recently returned to Vietnam to perform periodically and recorded two albums: "Hãy Yêu Nhau Đi 2" and "Chiều nay không có em". His first official concert took place in early April 2006 at Sheraton Saigon Hotel with about 500 audiences. In 2013, his liveshow In the Spotlight Program No. 1: Private Corner took place over three nights at Hanoi Opera House.
In 2019, he became a coach in The Voice of Vietnam.

Discography

Lời Gọi Chân Mây, 1989Chuyện tình buồn, 1990Thương ai, 1992, with Ý LanMôi nào hãy còn thơm, 1993, with Trịnh Vĩnh TrinhGiọt lệ cho ngàn sau, a collection of love songs by Từ Công Phụng Ngày đó chúng mình / Tình ca Phạm Duy, with Khánh HàEm ngủ trong một mùa đông, a collection of love songs by Đăng KhánhRong rêuMưa trên vùng tóc rối, 1999, a collection of love songs by Lê Xuân TrườngLối về, with Cẩm VânEm đi như chiều đi Đừng bỏ em một mình, with Ý LanĐêm thấy ta là thác đổ, 15 love songs by Trịnh Công SơnLá đổ muôn chiềuPhôi phaRiêng một góc trờiTâm sự gởi về đâuHoài cảm, with Thái HiềnTình yêu, with Thanh HàĐi giữa mọi người để nhớ một người, 2001Dù nghìn năm qua điBến lỡ, với Ý Lan, a collection of love songs by Hoàng Ngọc ẨnLời yêu thương, with Ý LanSao đổi ngôi, 2002, tình khúc Bảo Trường, with Ý Lan
  • Collection Và tôi mãi yêu em – Trên bờ môi dấu yêu, 2002Hãy yêu nhau đi Vol. 2, 2005Tình cuốn mây ngàn, 2005, with Quang DũngChiều nay không có em
  • Riêng Một Góc Trời, TNCD611