Singer My Linh revealed that she applied to the Conservatory of Music because she loved Bang Kieu.

My Linh's career is divided into two periods: before and after marriage. Although the change of direction may have caused her to lose (and gain) some audiences, it must still be recognized that My Linh is a rare singer in Vietnam who has had a stable career for a quarter of a century. Her fourth trip across Vietnam departed from Hanoi (August 11, 12) to Da Nang (August 15) and Ho Chi Minh City (August 18).

More than 20 years ago, the first cross-Vietnam tour must have left you with many memorable impressions?

That was when I just got married. The first cross-Vietnam tour was just calledMy Linh's voicewell, with articles likego to sleep,Restless Heart, Thirsty Sea, Silent New Year's Eve… We crossed Vietnam by bus, through Quy Nhon, Buon Me Thuot, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hue, Da Nang, Da Lat… Only Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City flew. At that time, it was like going on a trip, very enjoyable. There was a team of scouts who went ahead to arrange, hang banners, sell tickets in a very primitive way - just put them right in front of the theater, but there was nothing to sell. At that time, there was no internet, I had just changed from a pager to a phone. Lan Song Xanh was just starting. People did not have much entertainment.

It turns out that right from the first cross-Vietnam tour, there were Anh Quan and Huy Tuan?

I never thought I could sing well. Before studying music, I wanted to be a literature teacher, my father taught literature. After falling in love with Bang Kieu, I took the entrance exam to the Conservatory of Music, and he was the valedictorian, don't joke. He didn't force me to take the exam, he just invited me to come over. When I saw everyone else applying, I applied too.

Anh Bang Kieu was a singer of the Golden Key band, playing at Kim Lien dance floor. I loved to sing, every night I would follow him to sit and wait for the girls to be late, then ask to sing a song. Every night I sang, I earned a little money to give to my mother to improve my family's meals. After a year like that, suddenly one day Duc Trinh called me and said, "Stay after the show." I had never been as worried as I was that night. Working there, I still thought I didn't sing as well as the girls, and I didn't know how to sing in English. But the girls were snobbish, this and that, and because I was young, I was good. The guys came on time and practiced very hard. I thought to myself that if he told me I was fired, I would probably cry. I was only 18 at that time. I also cried, but it was because I was so happy. When he said: "You sing well and have a sense of responsibility. The band invited you to be an official member, to compete in Da Nang". They composed 3 new songs for me to sing in that competition, includingWhisper of spring.

Then I was invited to collect the article.my sisterfor TV series. Suddenly one day I saw it playing loudly on TV. Everyone started a movement to find out who sang it. Then wherever I went, I was asked to sing that song. Musician Pho Duc Phuong invited me to record it.On the top of the cloudsfor the play. But then people only remember the song. When sung atCharming Vietnam1996, two thousand people in Hoa Binh theater, 4 consecutive nights, every time that song came, they kept clapping, every time they sang a sentence, they kept clapping.

Then my close friend Kim Ngoc (musician) invited me to go see "two guys from Germany, whose compositions are getting everyone's attention". Music tapeHeavenAnh Em's music has been passed around by Hoa Sua band for a long time. Hoa Sua band also said that they must have hired Westerners to play it, otherwise they would never be able to play it like this. But actually, where did they get the money? Anh Quan said that back then, the studio fee was very expensive, so they had to record everything in one day... That night, for the first time, I heard fresh, Western-like music. When I got home, I met Huy Tuan to ask for a collaboration.

Anh Quan was reserved and introverted. After a while, we gradually fell in love and got married. After getting married, the first thing he said was: "You must have a CD with your own songs." My eyes widened: "In Vietnam, I don't see anyone doing that. Just choose songs by Trinh Cong Son, songs by Thanh Tung, songs that are popular."hot hot"No one in the world does that." I have never been to the world. After releasing the album, he said that now he had to have a tour to promote his album.

My Linh already had a few albums before?

Those were the record labels inviting me to record. I only sang for hire. They gave me, for example, 1 million - 500 million per song and I had nothing more... In general, everything they learned abroad, they applied to me. So saying "without Anh Quan, there would be no My Linh" is telling the truth. He gave me things I never knew. Things that seem normal now but at that time no one dared to think about.

Without Anh Quan and Huy Tuan, there will definitely be some other guys?

But it is difficult to be so attached or your life will take a very different turn. Anh Quan and Anh Tuan were close friends before studying abroad. If Anh Quan and I were not husband and wife, our careers might not have been like this. Because our commitment would have decreased. Maybe if Anh Quan did not have Anna, our marriage might not have lasted until today, because we both have huge egos. But when we had a baby, we both stepped back because we saw each other's good points. I saw a man who was very committed to a child, willing to sacrifice everything. In Germany, he completely quit his job to stay home and take care of Anna. That made me emotional. I thought he was like that only with Anna, but later Duy and My Anh were exactly the same. It turns out he is more emotional than me. The day I saw Duy off to study abroad, I didn't cry but he did. The day I picked him up, he also shed tears. I laughed, it turns out men are more emotional than women.

If Quan and I were not husband and wife, our careers might not have been like this. Because our commitment would have been reduced. Maybe if Quan did not have Anna, our marriage might not have lasted until today, because we both have huge egos. But when we had the baby, we both stepped back because we saw the good points in each other.

My Linh

My Linh and Anh Em used to have projects"approaching" the US and Japanese markets. Why?can not go further, according to you?

Language is a barrier. No matter how much people like my Vietnamese singing, they just listen to it for reference, not everyday. Except in the case of Korea, their economy develops, wherever their goods go, their culture follows. It is a macro-level policy. Even Japan has a developed economy, but I don't listen to Japanese music.