Elvis Phương Explained

Elvis Phương
Birth Name:	Phạm Ngọc Phương
Birth Place:	Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương, French Indochina
Birth Date:	1 February 1945
Genre:	pop, rock

Elvis Phương, (born Phạm Ngọc Phương; Thủ Dầu Một; 1 February 1945) is a Vietnamese singer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life

Phương spent his youth in Saigon and became a popular performer in South Vietnam before having to leave following the fall of Saigon in 1975. In the 1990s, he started to take trips back to Vietnam on a regular basis, and again became a popular singer there.^[4] However, some Vietnamese refugee communities overseas were angered by his decision to perform in Vietnam and initially responded by boycotting and cancelling his performances.^{[1] [5]}

References

Elvis Phương on Doligo Music

Notes and References

1. East Main Street: Asian American Popular Culture Shilpa Davé, LeiLani Nishime, Tasha G. Oren – 2005 Page 44 "One of the first Viet Kieu to return to Viet Nam was Elvis Phuong in 1996. Under the direction of Kim Loi Inc. he created the personal homecoming music video Ta On Doi, Ta On Nguoi [Thanking Life, Thanking Humanity] "
2. The Men's Fashion Reader Peter McNeil, Vicki Karaminas – 2009 – Page 224 "Time magazine noted the success in Saigon of one Elvis Phuong, who, 'complete with skintight pants and sneer, does Presley Vietnamese style.
3. Stewart Lone Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Asia: From the Taiping ... 2007 – Page 233 "Major performers included Elvis Phuong, famous for the beauty of his voice, especially when singing in French, and for a passing facial resemblance to Elvis Presley. "
4. Book: Olsen, Dale A. . Popular Music of Vietnam: The Politics of Remembering, the Economics of Forgetting . 2008-06-30 . Routledge . 978-1-135-85850-6 . 89 . en.
5. Web site: 2022-08-18. Dòng đời của Elvis Phương. 11 December 2011. Tuổi Trẻ.