Tóc Tiên

For the village near Vung Tau, see Tóc Tiên, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu.
Tóc Tiên

Toc Tien performs in 2011 at the Miss Vietnam of Southern California pageant
Background information
Birth name Nguyễn Khoa Tóc Tiên
Born 13 May 1989
Vietnam
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) student, vocalist[1]
Years active 2005-present
Associated acts Paris by Night
Website Facebook page

Nguyễn Khoa Tóc Tiên (born 13 May 1989), who uses the stage name Tóc Tiên, is a Vietnamese pop singer who currently lives in the United States. She is both an international student and a regular performer on Paris By Night, a Vietnamese-language variety show.[2] She has released four solo albums, two of them before she was 19. Her two best-known songs are "Gió" (wind) and "Đã yêu" (love).[3]

Biography

Toc Tien was born into a rather wealthy family.[4] She has two younger brothers and was referred to by her parents as "Ti."[4] Her mother is a former ballet dancer.[4] From grades one to five, Toc Tien was the highest academic achiever in her class.[4] At age 16, she was the first prize winner of a beauty contest sponsored by Fujifilm.[4] She is named after a type of flower.[2] Her parents were initially determined that she be educated as a doctor.[4] She was told that she may fulfil a singing career on the condition that she perform well at school.[4]

Toc Tien attended Le Hong Phong High School, one of Vietnam's most renowned high schools, but her grades in high school fail miserably as her school schedule conflicted with her singing schedule.[4] Her parents allowed her to date, and she had her first boyfriend when she was in ninth grade.[4] In 2008, she announced that she was dating basketball player Paul Chong, a Vietnamese of Chinese origin.[5] She did not do well on her college entrance exam in Vietnam and failed her first choice university [6] (Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.) Reference (Toc Tien's mom's interview: http://news.zing.vn/Me-Toc-Tien-muon-con-tro-thanh-bac-si-post1039.html

In 2009, she moved to California for undergraduate medical studies at Pasadena City College.[2] Although she is generally recognized as a pop star by the Vietnamese students she meets, she does not disclose this status to her American classmates.[7] Three videos that she made in Vietnam during her summer vacation are scheduled for release in September.[8] Initially, she majored in Biology, but later switched to Communications.

The Vietnam News Agency describes Toc Tien as, "well known among local teens" (in Vietnam).[9] VNExpress called her a "singer students love."[10] For the release of My Turn in 2011, she remade her image as more adult and sensual.[11]

Albums

References

  1. ↑ "Toc Tien signed to Paris By Night while studying abroad". Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Toc Tien… HOT or NOT?", Very Vietnam
  3. ↑ (Vietnamese) "Tóc Tiên", Nhacso.net
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 (Vietnamese) "’Người mẹ nghiêm khắc nhất showbiz’ của ca sĩ Tóc Tiên", Phụ nữ Today, Sept. 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ (Vietnamese) "Tóc Tiên đã có “người thương”", Dân trí, Oct. 14, 2008.
  6. ↑ http://news.zing.vn/Me-Toc-Tien-muon-con-tro-thanh-bac-si-post1039.html
  7. ↑ (Vietnamese) "Tiên kể chuyện học trên đất Mỹ", Zing News, 12 May 2009 .
  8. ↑ (Vietnamese) "Tiên xinh tươi trước biển", Zing News, 22 Aug 2011.
  9. ↑ "Fashion TV holds bash in HCM City", VietnamPlus, Nov. 8, 2009.
  10. ↑ (Vietnamese) "Liên hoan âm nhạc 'Nam tiến' cùng sao teen", VNExpress, 23 Feb. 2009.
  11. ↑ (Vietnamese) "Tóc Tiên quyết theo đuổi phong cách gợi cảm" Ngoisao.net, Sept. 15, 2011

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