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Anh Ngoc

Anh Ngọc (1925-    ) is a legendary Vietnamese pop male vocalist. Originally from Hanoi, he was brought up in a family consisting of 9 children.  He had been given the full name, Từ Ngọc Toản , at birth.  His younger brother was the late singer Từ Ngọc Long . In 1947, Anh Ngọc relocated to the imperial city of Huế where he worked as a singer for the local radio station for nearly two years at the personal invitation from singer Minh Trang .  In 1949,  Anh Ngọc relocated to Saigon and began working for  Đài Phát Thanh Pháp Á (French Radio Broadcasting Network - Asia) as host and performer. This would be followed by stints at other radio broadcasting network programs based in Saigon such as Đài Phát Thanh Sài Gòn , Đài Mẹ Việt Nam , Đài Tiếng Nói Tự Do and Đài Truyền Hình Việt Nam .  His longest tenure was as host and performer on the radio program,  Tiếng Nhạc Tâm Tình , from 1960 until the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975 where he had worked with the likes of famous Vietnamese singers

Ngoc Hue

Ngọc Huệ (1968-    ) is a famous overseas Vietnamese singer. From early on, Ngọc Huệ had taken a keen interest in performing arts.  While growing up in Saigon, she had already studied ballet and acting prior to reaching her teenage years.  From 1977 until 1979, Ngọc Huệ had taken voice lessons at Quốc Gia Âm Nhạc, University of Ho Chi Minh City, School of Fine Arts.  In 1981, she resettled in Sydney, Australia.  While in Australia, Ngọc Huệ began her career as a professional overseas Vietnamese singer.  In 1990, Ngọc Huệ resettled in the United States and began recording for such labels like New Castle Entertainment ,  Diễm Xưa , Hải Âu , Tektronic , Mai Productions and Thúy Nga .   In just one year, she was voted by Hồn Việt Magazine as "Giọng Ca Mới Của Năm 90" (New Singer of the Year in 1990).  She even formed her own production label called Fame Productions in the 1990s.  Ngọc Huệ has recorded duet albums with  Anh Tú ,  Kỳ Anh ,  Don Hồ and  Nhật Trường . In 1992, Ng