Elvis Phương, (born Phạm Ngọc Phương;
Thủ Dầu Một
Thủ Dầu Một () is a municipal city of Ho Chi Minh City, located at around . The city has an area of 118.91 km², with a population of 373.105 (as of 2024), and is located on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from the city. It ...
; 1 February 1945) is a
Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...
singer.
[East Main Street: Asian American Popular Culture Shilpa Davé, LeiLani Nishime, Tasha G. Oren – 2005 Page 44 "One of the first Viet Kieu to return to Viet Nam was Elvis Phuong in 1996. Under the direction of Kim Loi Inc. he created the personal homecoming music video Ta On Doi, Ta On Nguoi hanking Life, Thanking Humanity"]
Life
Phương spent his youth in
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
and became a popular performer in
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; , VNCH), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered Diplomatic recognition, international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the ...
before having to leave following the
fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon, known in Vietnam as Reunification Day (), was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. As part of the 1975 spring offensive, this decisive event led to the collapse of the So ...
in 1975. In the 1990s, he started to take trips back to Vietnam on a regular basis, and again became a popular singer there. However, some Vietnamese refugee communities overseas were angered by his decision to perform in Vietnam and initially responded by boycotting and cancelling his performances.
References
Elvis Phươngo
Doligo Music
20th-century Vietnamese male singers
1945 births
Living people
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