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Khanh Hoang


Khánh Hoàng (1973-    ) is an overseas Vietnamese singer.

Khánh Hoàng got his start in the overseas Vietnamese music industry during the year of 1994 when he entered and won the talent competition, Tuyển Lựa Ca Sĩ Hải Ngọai, held at the Ritz Nightclub in Anaheim, California.  He then joined the ranks of other winners such as Kỳ AnhAnh DũngHoài Nam and Quang Tuấn to pursue a career as a professional singer.  Part of his winnings included a contract as a regular weekly performer at the Ritz Nightclub. 

In 1997, Khánh Hoàng made his debut appearance on Thúy Nga's Paris By Night video series on volume 39, which was filmed in Toronto, Canada, in a trio with singers Lây Minh and Thiên Kim of the songs, Đêm Đô Thị (written by Y Vân),  Ai Đưa Em Về (written by Nguyễn Ánh 9) and Thành Phố Mưa Bay (written by Bằng Giang).  That same year, Khánh Hoàng also made his debut appearance on the popular live show music video series produced by Vân Sơn Entertainment on volume 5 in a music/comedy sketch, Xin Đừng Hái Hoa, together with singers Phi Nhung and Việt Thi.  Khánh Hoàng would go onto become one of the most popular performers on Vân Sơn Entertainment's video series during the 1990s, appearing on a total of 9 volumes.  Among his most popular performances on Vân Sơn Entertainment's video series were of the following songs, Một Thuở Đam Mê (written by Thanh Sơn), Mưa Chiều Phố Nhỏ (written by Huỳnh Nhật Tân), Một Giấc Mơ Buồn (written by Ngọc Sơn), Phố Nhỏ Tình Người (written by Trầm Tử Thiêng) and Bài Ca Xuân (written by Quốc Dũng).  During the spring of 2009, Khánh Hoàng made his return to the Paris By Night stage in a trio performance of a medley of the songs, Người Lính Già Xa Quê Hương (written by Nhật Ngân), Những Đóm Mắt Hỏa Châu (written by Hàn Châu) and Xin Anh Giữ Trọn Tình Quê (written by Duy Khánh), with singers Duy Trường and Quỳnh Dung.


On May 6, 2017, Khánh Hoàng celebrated the release of his latest studio album, Ai Thương Yêu Em,  under the label, Thúy Nga, at a sold out show held at Bleu Nightclub in Westminster, California.  Among the 11 tracks featured on his latest album, Khánh Hoàng had also recorded several duets with other singers including Thùy Vân, Thanh Huyền and Hương Thủy

Khánh Hoàng at Bleu Nightclub (May 6, 2017)
In addition to his singing career, Khánh Hoàng has also enjoyed a successful career doing voice overs in Vietnamese of Chinese and Korean films.  He has also hosted several television and radio talk shows in the Vietnamese language.  Khánh Hoàng has performed for Vietnamese audiences in live shows all across the United States and abroad.  

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