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Early life

Ngoc Lan was born Le Thanh Lan (also known as St. Maria Maria Le Thanh Lan) on 28 December 1956 in Nha Trang. Ngoc Lan is the fifth of eight people in a well-off family. Her father, Le Duc Mau served in the South Vietnamese Armed Forces. While in Vietnam, she listened to Le Hoang Long's music, studied music and performed on occasions in Nha Trang. She studied at Lý Thường Kiệt School (now is Lý Thường Kiệt High School) in Hóc Môn district,

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Career

Starting a business

In 1980, Ngoc Lan came to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Two years later, Ngoc Lan started her singing career in California. She chose the name Ngoc Lan because her real name, Thanh Lan, coincided with that of the famous singer Thanh Lan. With the introduction of singer

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, she sang at a number of cafes and concerts.

At the top of her career

She collaborated with May Productions to perform ''Ngoc Lan 1: As you love him'' in 1989 and ''Ngoc Lan 2 The sun over the summer'' in 1991 by director Dang Tran Thuc. Ngoc Lan's success dates back to the years when overseas music was "thirsty" for singers and new releases. The presence of girlfriends music style songs of this period are very popular songs such as Khanh Ha, Tuan Ngoc, and

. In the 1980s and early 1990s, she accepted the invitation of the Asian Center to participate in the 15th Love Link CD, along with two other well-loved songs at that time. At the same time, she was also invited to tour continuously, and has become the Top Female singer of the four-year festival since 1987 in the music community of the Vietnamese community across the five continents. Chieu Duong (Australia) posted on 14 September 1990 as follows:

Death

After a long period of multiple sclerosis and limited vision, Ngoc Lan passed away on 6 March 2001 at Vencor Hospital, Huntington Beach, Southern California.

References

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