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Trizzie Phương Trinh

Trizzie Phương Trinh (1966-    ) is a beautiful overseas Vietnamese singer.  

Born as Nguyễn Thị Phương Trinh on September 2, 1966 in Saigon, South Vietnam, at the age of 13 she resettled with her family in the United States.  Trizzie Phương Trinh began her professional singing career while in her early twenties when she was discovered by musician/singer Quốc Sĩ, original founding member of The Magic Band.  Instantaneously, Trizzie Phương Trinh was able to garner a large following of loyal fans with her energetic style of live performing, striking beauty and alluring stage presence.  She recorded for such labels like Do Ré MiLàng Văn and Thúy Anh.  Trizzie Phương Trinh became famous for such recordings of songs like Don't Leave Me This Way, Final Countdown, I Don't Like to Sleep Alone and Carrie.  She recorded duets with other singers such as Trung HànhThái Tài and Đon Hồ.  In Orange County, California Trizzie Phương Trinh headlined at various major Vietnamese cabarets like Club Rex, Diamond, Au Baccara and Majestic.  Trizzie Phương Trinh has performed live for Vietnamese audiences all over the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.  She has been accredited for discovering singers Thanh Hà and Phi Nhung.  In 1991, Trizzie Phương Trinh made her debut appearance on Thúy Nga's Paris By Night video series with a cover of the popular song by Black Box, Everybody.  In 1994, Trizzie Phương Trinh made her debut appearance on video for Asia Entertainment on the label's first video production volume, Đêm Sài Gòn 1: In Las Vegas, (Caesars Palace) with a performance of the song, Hoang Vắng (written by Quốc Dũng).  In 2002, Trizzie Phương Trinh made her acting debut in the Vietnamese television mini-series, Sương Gió Biên Thùy, costarring actress Việt Trinh.
Trizzie Phương Trinh in the Vietnamese Television Mini-Series,
Sương Gió Biên Thùy (2002)


Trizzie Phương Trinh and Bằng Kiều on Their Wedding Day (9-25-2002)
On September 25, 2002, Trizzie Phương Trinh married Vietnamese singer Bằng Kiều in a private ceremony held in Orange County, California.  After 12 years of marriage and three sons, the couple parted ways on May of 2013 due to Bằng Kiều's alleged extra-marital affair with Vietnamese beauty queen, Dương Mỹ Linh.  


Trizzie Phương Trinh is currently the owner of two successful businesses, iTango Sports Bar and Lounge in Garden Grove, California and Z Café House in Westminster, California.  She is also the co-host of Z-Talk, a Vietnamese language television talk show which airs on VietFace TV 57.2.     

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50 Most Beautiful Vietnamese Women of All Time

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