Lê Quang Quý Trang Đài, also known by the stage name Lynda Trang Đài, born October 9, 1968 in
Đà Nẵng
Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the list of cities in Vietnam, fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River (Vietnam), Hàn R ...
or
Hương Thủy
Hương Thủy is a district-level town (''thị xã'') of Huế in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the town had a population of 95,299. The town covers an area of 426.96 km².
This district has five urban wards, ...
,
Thừa Thiên, is a
Vietnamese American
Vietnamese Americans () are Americans of Vietnamese ancestry. They constitute a major part of all overseas Vietnamese. As of 2023, over 2.3 million people of Vietnamese descent live in the United States, making them the fourth largest Asian Ame ...
singer. She moved to
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
and
San Diego
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with family in 1978 before raised in
Orange County, California
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. She has appeared in many of the
Paris By Night
''Paris by Night'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PBN'') is a direct-to-video series featuring Vietnamese-language musical variety shows produced by Thúy Nga Productions. Hosted mainly by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, the ...
shows of
Thuy Nga Productions, for example
Paris By Night 36,
59,
66,
93,
94 and
100
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In mathematics
100 is the square of 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standard SI prefix for a hundred is " hecto-".
100 is the b ...
. She is noted as one of the first more provocative Vietnamese-American performers. Her racy costumes and stage antics have earned her the title "the Vietnamese
Madonna
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," "well established but very controversial" (1999) "notoriously bold veteran" (2005). and so on.
[''Orange Coast Magazine'' Vol. 24, No. 9 Sep 1998 - Page 70 - Magazine "Lynda Trang Dai shocked audiences while thrusting her pelvis to the pulsating beat of the music and sliding sensually along the stage."]
Her stage name was derived from
Lynda Carter
Lynda Jean Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant contestant, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the television series ''Wonder Woman'', aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979. Befo ...
. She married her labelmate,
Tommy Ngô, in 1997 and adapted his family name. She is also the owner of a
Bánh mì
In Vietnamese cuisine, , bánh mỳ or banh mi (, ; , 'bread' (Hanoi: �aʲŋ̟˧˥.mi˧˩or Saigon: �an˧˥.mi˧˩), is a short baguette with thin, crisp crust and a soft, airy texture. It is often split lengthwise and filled with meat and ...
restaurant Lynda Sandwich, it was opened in the last day of 2010 on
Beach Boulevard,
Westminster, California
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Westminster is bordered by ...
.
Performance on stages
Lynda has performed on the stage of Thuy Nga and other famous music brands
Notes
References
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20th-century Vietnamese women singers
1968 births
Living people
21st-century Vietnamese women singers