User:Nguyen Pham Thuy Trang

I. Life and career 1989 – 2007: Childhood and youth Nguyen Thuy Trang was born in 1989 in Hanoi – Vietnam. She is the second and youngest child of Nguyen Quang, Professor in cross-cultural communication of Vietnam National University and Nguyen Pham Van Huong, a diplomat from the Foreign Ministry of Vietnam. Her parents put her in class of fine arts when she was 3. Three years later, she started her first piano course, where she first discovered her passion for music. At the age of 10, she wrote her first song “Over” and was increasingly interested in song writing.

At 10, she moved to live in Paris with her mother. She went to Camille See elementary and high school. In the mean time, she kept writing songs as a hobby. Her parents made it clear to her that art has to stay a hobby, not a career.

2007 – 2009: Art as a hobby As soon as she came back to Vietnam, Nguyen Thuy Trang finished her last two years of high school in the French International school Alexandre Yersin. She was invited to model for teenage magazines such as Hoa hoc tro, 2 Dep, Tiep thi gia dinh, Thoi trang tre... But she only made her debut in art with the lead role in the teenage TV series “Nhat Ky Vang Anh” on VTV3 Channel. At that time, Thuy Trang still affirmed movie was only a hobby for her. Meanwhile, she was writing more and more songs, without any intention of producing them later. During the movie shooting, Thuy Trang had to work on her final exams, she graduated in June 2007

After high school, Thuy Trang pursued her tertiary education at the French International University PUF Lyon 2 in Hanoi in Economic Management. In the first university year, Thuy Trang did not engage herself much in artistic activities due to her heavy workload at school. She only played a role in another TV series “Nhung nguoi doc than vui ve” on VTV3, shooting TVCs for StyleTV, VTV3, VTV1, and hosting TV programs on Style TV, Vietnamnet Channel...

In 2009 and 2010, Thuy Trang came back with the lead roles in two movies “Ba noi khong an pizza”, and “Co le boi vi yeu”. She also made the sound track for the latter.

Thuy Trang herself was surprised that she had a great passion for acting beside music, and that she could manage to participate in movie shooting while studying. However, she always kept in mind that her education ranked first.

2009 – 2010: More than a hobby... In June 2010, Thuy Trang finished her university graduation. In the same year, her parents moved to Brussels. She planned to go back to Paris to take a Master course in Luxury Management but her passion for art pulled her back. She finally decided to stay in Vietnam to fulfill her passion and devoted herself to art, which appeared impossible during her study.

II. Artistry Musical style As she has never gone through any song writing course, music comes very natural to her. She wrote songs from her feelings and her emotions rather than from techniques and formulas. Her music is basically Pop Ballad and R&B. Her songs are mostly written with no intention in mind; therefore, their themes revealed much of her personal life, concerns and emotions.

Plans and direction Thuy Trang is now working on her first album as a songwriter – singer. She writes her own songs in the album, but she also co-write with Duong Khac Linh and Thanh Bui. Nguyen Thuy Trang does not want to limit herself in art. Beside music, she also plans to pursuit her acting career. Thuy Trang is now residing in Ho Chi Minh city.

The most important thing for her while being an artist is to be a real artist.