Hồ Ngọc Hà

Biography

Hồ Thị Ngọc Hà (born 25 November 1984), known professionally as Hồ Ngọc Hà, is a Vietnamese singer, model, and actress. She began her singing career in 2004 with her debut album 24 Hours 7 Days. She also appeared in the films 39 Độ Yêu (Love in 39 Degrees), and Chiến Dịch Trái Tim Bên Phải (Right Heart Campaign). In 2012, she received the Favorite Female Singer Award with 14,216 votes at the HTV Awards.

== Early life == Hà was born in An Cựu, Huế city of Thừa Thiên Huế province. She later moved to Quảng Bình province with her parents, who worked in banking. When she was 12 years old, she enrolled in the piano major at the Military University of Culture and Arts in Hanoi.

== Career ==

=== Music ===

==== 2003–2004: Debut Album 24 Hours 7 Days ==== After moving to Ho Chi Minh City in 2003, she made an appearance as a singer for the first time on the Người Đẹp Hát show. Later, Quoc Bao invited her to take part in a song on his upcoming album. After her appearance on Người Đẹp Hát, she pursued singing as a career path. Hồ Ngọc Hà went to Hanoi and met with musician Huy Tuan to discuss working together on her debut album. Huy Tuan began working as the producer for her album, named 24 Giờ 7 Ngày, which was released in 2004 by Viet Tan Studio. The songs on the album were produced and composed by Tuan and numerous songwriters, including Duc Tri, Nguyen Xinh Xo, Hong Kien, Duong Thu, and An Hieu.

==== 2005: Và Em Đã Yêu ==== Hồ Ngọc Hà signed with Music Faces Records, the label run by songwriter Duc Tri, and the two collaborated on her second album. Released in June 2005 through Music Faces Records and Phuong Nam Films, the record was titled Và Em Đã Yêu. Half of its ten tracks were original compositions by Phuong Uyen, Ho Quang Minh, and Duc Tri, while the remainder were reworked versions of songs from her debut.

==== 2006: Muốn Nói Với Anh and Ảo Ảnh ==== Before her tour in the U.S, Hồ Ngọc Hà and other artists worked together on her third album named Muốn Nói Với Anh. The album was released on 15 December 2006 by Music Faces Records and Galaxy Studio in Vietnam and in the U.S. on 19 December 2016 by Music Faces Records. Huy Tuan and Duc Tri co-wrote the album, while Hồ Ngọc Hà wrote the lead single herself, and two songs were added from 24 Giờ 7 Ngày and Và Em Đã Yêu. There were three hit songs on this album: "Muốn Nói Với Anh" ("I Wanna Tell You"), "Giấc Mơ Chỉ Là Giấc Mơ ("Dream Is Only Dream"), and "Đời Bỗng Vui" ("Life Is Unexpectedly Happy"). During that time, Hồ Ngọc Hà and Duc Tuan released an album named Ảo Ảnh (Illusion), which was a collection of classic songs from famous musicians such as Y Van, Van Phung, Ngo Thuy Mien, Pham Manh Cuong, Do Le, Trong Khuong, and Huynh Anh. The album was released in Vietnam by Music Faces Records in September 2006 and in the US on 9 October 2006, by Music Published and Pops Worldwide.

==== 2007–2009: Khi Ta Yêu Nhau, The First Single and Và Em Đã Yêu Tour ==== In 2007, Hồ Ngọc Hà recorded her next album, Khi Ta Yêu Nhau (When We're In Love), released by Music Faces Records. The album did not perform well commercially. In 2009, she released the album The First Single after a two-year hiatus. "Xin Hãy Thứ Tha" ("My Apology"), featuring rapper Suboi, is one of her songs. Later that year, Hồ Ngọc Hà represented Vietnam at the Asia Song Festival in Korea, performing the English version of "My Apology". In 2009, Hồ Ngọc Hà became the brand ambassador of Sunsilk Vietnam. Hà took the Và Em Đã Yêu Tour across Vietnam starting in September 2009, and fans could exchange Sunsilk shampoo bottles for tickets to her shows. The tour started on 27 September 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City and concluded on 10 October 2009 in Can Tho. The performance included guests such as Dam Vinh Hung, Dan Truong, Phan Dinh Tung, Quang Vinh, Pham Anh Khoa, Cao Thai Son, Lam Truong, and Nguyen Vu. The Và Em Đã Yêu show was aired live on HTV7 and Sunsilk's official website.