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Phương Tâm

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Born 1945 in Quảng Bình, the thin north-central neck of Vietnam, Nguyễn Thị Tâm is a singer who became one of the first rock and roll performer and recording artist in 1960s Vietnam. By 19, under the stage name Phương Tâm, she shared album covers and marquees with Saigon’s most sought-after singers, musicians and composers. Phương Tâm peaked from 1964 to 1966, and then disappeared into obscurity for over 50 years. She married a doctor and had three children, living a suburban life in San José. It wasn’t until recently, with the encouragement of her oldest daughter, Hannah Hà, did Phương Tâm at age 77 reclaim her identity as Vietnam’s first rock-and-roll queen.