Who is the famous female singer who used to be a ticket inspector for Vietnam Airlines?
In the program Listen to Me Sing with the theme of Famous Singer Giao Linh, the audience gets to meet again a famous female singer who has been an idol of many generations, who has associated her name with a series of immortal songs that have stood the test of time.
Thanks to her sad voice and songs with difficult lyrics, Giao Linh has earned the title "Queen of Sadness".
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Famous singer Giao Linh at the show Listen to me sing. |
Her real name is Do Thi Sinh, born in 1949. According tofemale singerSharing that before she became famous, she once confided to a friend that if she wanted to sing in the future, she should get married.stage nameWhat is it because the real name Sinh is hard to hear and not beautiful when combined with any word. Besides, as a female singer, I need a name that sounds sympathetic to all the audience.
After some time of thinking, the singer's friend thought of a friend who had two children, one named Giao and the other named Linh. And that's how the stage name Giao Linh was born. Singer Giao Linh recalled:“I'm so happy, what a great name, just hearing it makes me feel so peaceful, like it's entering my body.”More specifically, this name does not overlap with other artists.
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Famous singer Giao Linh when she was young. |
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It turns out that her name Giao Linh is a combination of her friend's child's name. |
Few people know that famous singer Giao Linh used to be an official employee of the national airline Vietnam Airlines in the ticket control position. She said that at that time she was only 16 years old, her biggest wish was to earn a lot of money to help her parents take care of her younger siblings' education.
Thanks to the introduction of musician Ngoc An - her first teacher, she was introduced to work for Vietnam Airlines, which just so happened to need more singers for its art troupe. Besides her administrative work, Giao Linh also works as a singer for Vietnam Airlines.
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From being an airline ticket inspector, she became the exclusive singer for this airline. |
To have a famous singer Giao Linh like today, besides luck, talent and effort are the things that contribute to maintaining the reputation of more than 55 years of singing of famous singer Giao Linh - a monument of bolero lyrical music.
Musicians once wondered if Giao Linh would stop being sad if she sang happy songs. To answer the question, musician Nguyen Van Dong found a song that was “really happy” for the famous female singer to try singing. As a result, although the content, melody and lyrics were all cheerful, through Giao Linh’s voice, everything was tinged with sadness. From that story, the title “Queen of Sadness” has followed her until now.
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Famous singer Giao Linh is still agile, lively, and passionate about art at the age of 72. |
In her private life, Giao Linh is married to Vo Van Sang. At the age of 72, she still has a happy married life with her husband. Mr. Sang has been married 3 times, with 6 children. Although the couple does not have children together, the family is always warm. The female singer is also loved by her husband's children.
In this program about herself, famous singer Giao Linh also appeared as a judge of the theme next to the main judge - famous singer Thai Chau and guest judge - singer Van Khanh. Contestants Quan Pino, Tina Ngoc Nu and Doan Tuan have painstakingly selected their most favorite songs to recreate the aura of the "Queen of Sorrow" such asMother's heart, two lost starsandThrough the coma.