Cam Van - A famous artist at the age of 63 still has a "hit" and a 35-year love story with Khac Trieu

Cam Van real name is Hoang Cam Van, born on May 31, 1959 in District 1, Saigon, is a female singer with a strong voice with a knack for lyrical, traditional songs and musical compositions. Trinh Cong Son.

Cam Van is considered the leading bird of the generation of young singers after 1975.

She is married to Khac Trieu, a drummer and singer. Currently, she is still living in Ho Chi Minh City with her family and continues to be active in the arts. Referring to Cam Van's name, music listeners will immediately remember the songs associated with her such as "Unforgettable song", "Hanoi in the rainy season",...

Cam Van comes from a family with no members following the artistic path, only her mother used to be the head of the arts department of Gia Long Girls' School. And perhaps her mother's passion and voice had an influence on little Cam Van, so even when she was active in the student-student movement, she caught the eye of musician Nguyen Van Ty. . With the saying "Cam Van is a gem, the diamond has not been honed, polished. I believe she will be famous", musician Nguyen Van Ty convinced her family to allow Cam Van to participate. in a show to celebrate spring on television at that time.

Not only known as a singer with a warm, strong voice and a deep and lyrical style of expression, singer Cam Van is also considered a fashion icon of a time with her long hair and ao dai. was called by the public to combine with her name.

The milestones in the life of artist Cam Van are countless, but they can be summarized by the following timelines:

1980, Cam Van first appeared on the stage of the television station with the song Len thousand by musician Hoang Viet. The success of this appearance was marked by the City Youth Union's overseas tour invitations soon after. Cam Van became the first singer of Ho Chi Minh City to perform in Germany, Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Eastern European countries,...

1982, for the first time, she sang a song associated with her name, "Unforgettable Song" by musician Pham Minh Tuan. Although the main emotion of the song is that of the main male character in the film, director Nguyen Van Thong chose Cam Van's voice even though there were many male singers auditioning at the time. Following this success was a series of other resonant songs such as Starry City Night, Million Roses, Spring, Aspiration,...

1980 - 1985 Cam Van returned to work at the Travel Company. Here, she joined the performing arts team specializing in serving foreign tourist groups. And also during this time, Cam Van had the opportunity to contact and learn about music theory, notation with musicians Le Do and Hoang Trong.

1985 Cam Van officially became a professional singer when she joined the August Light Music Troupe. Here, Cam Van is trained professionally, from vocal training to performing skills. But she also confided: "Although she was taught a lot of expertise, Cam Van only learned techniques of breathing, notation, not singing. Because right from the first steps, Cam Van did not want to be trained. to look like someone so that listeners can mistake themselves for another voice."

1991 Cam Van leaves the August Light Music Troupe to become an independent singer, starting to release her own album. Also in this year, she got married with drummer - singer Khac Trieu and became a couple of artists admired by many inside and outside the world.

1995 and 1998 was the longest period of time when she had to stop performing the stage for 4-5 months because of her motherhood, but during this time she continued to work in the studio.

In 2000, she became the first Vietnamese singer to perform in the United States.

2006 - 2007 - 2008 singer Cam Van was personally invited to perform in the United States in concerts commemorating the death anniversary of talented musician Trinh Cong Son. In these concerts, she performed with the support of the band The Friends.

In addition to her brilliant artistic career, on the life path of Cam Van, she is attached to her life partner, who is drummer Khac Trieu.

Sharing in the show about the first time meeting each other, Cam Van said: "At that time, we went to sing together in Russia for 2 months, then the scene of love, care and concern for each other... Actually at that time. At first, Cam Van didn't like it because he had a 'three spines' personality, so he hated it when he said it, but Cam Van still adores him for his talent until now..."

The singer also said that after 6 years of love, the two decided to go back to the same house. As for Khac Trieu, he was more "conservative" when he said: "I was in the background playing the drums and watching Cam Van sing 'already'..."

Talking about the chance for the two to become a golden duet couple, Cam Van recalled: "At first, Van took Van to sing, then stood behind to sing backing songs. But he sang the backing well, playing the drums and singing as well. ... so after a while, Mr. Trieu and I sang together and were well received by the audience..."

The couple Cam Van - Khac Trieu also had times when they were angry with each other, the singer said: "It was miserable, just got angry at home and caused a fight, so they had to sing love on stage. Then they went home so angry they cried.. ." But it was also thanks to the "passionate" eyes on the stage that the two were able to sympathize and make up with each other.

In early 2022, Cam Van was one of the 9 vocalists featured on 9x's debut CD, with the song One day I forgot everything. Released in February, the song became Cam Van's new hit with 1.7 million views on YouTube, covered by dozens of singers.

Cam Van said: "Last time, whether at a coffee shop or at the airport, I always heard the song play. For the first time, I enjoyed the feeling that a song entered YouTube's trending list. At that time, I I still have to ask my daughter what 'top trending' is. I am touched and grateful when the musician sent this song."

When recording, Cam Van cried many times in the studio, especially at the end of the song by CeCe Truong. Cam Van is afraid of living in confusion in the future, forgetting about her own family. When she heard her mother confess her worries, CeCe encouraged: "Children, father and sister Hai will always be with me. If I forget, the whole family will always remind me."

Currently, Cam Van is exercising hard and being strict with herself in her diet. She always has her husband to accompany her, remind her to take medicine or maintain good habits in life.

At the age of 63, the singer understood that parents taking good care of themselves is also a way to love their children. When healthy, they can spend time with their children, travel together or organize small parties in their nest.

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