La Phong Lam: From the notorious gangster to the singer of sad songs

La Phong Lam is a singer who has been active for a long time in the Vietnamese music industry. He emerged as a phenomenon, from a notorious gangster. After being released from prison, with the will to rebuild his life, he chose to become a singer.

La Phong Lam is no longer a name that seems unfamiliar, especially to the notorious gangsters in the years 2012 - 2013. La Phong Lam was born in 1980 in Hanoi, he is a famous singer and musician. as a phenomenon from a Gypsy. After being released from prison with the will to rebuild his life, he chose to become a singer and often composed sad songs.

In those songs, gangster scenes often appear. Because the melodies in each word of each song seem to remind him of his memories of stumbling and struggling in life.

He has about 60 songs composed by himself, and most of them are written down to his sudden feelings. He considers himself a street artist, often holding a guitar and performing his self-composed music products for friends. But what is surprising is that these music products of his receive a lot of attention from the audience.

If someone comes to art to satisfy the word "fame", then Lam is the opposite, he comes to art because he wants to satisfy his passion for singing, to tell the stories of his life with music, to find sympathy in each melody of the song.

God has blessed Lam with a natural voice that is warm and inspiring, helping to make his songs much better and more attractive. La Phong Lam confided: 'For me, the soul, A heart that knows how to feel love is the most perfect material for music. Without those things, a singer is just a soulless record player'.

La Phong Lam was born into a family whose parents were civil servants. No one in the family pursued art. When he grew up, he became a famous gangster. La Phong Lam is one of the gangsters who always puts his brothers first. That's why he was stuck in prison for 9 months. Perhaps 9 months in prison helped him realize many things.

After being released, he returned home to pursue his business and even though he was still a notorious gangster, he changed his way of life. Live more responsibly with your wife and children. Don't get involved in the cycle of labor again.

Now he has become a real singer with many songs that are loved by many people. Possessing a realistic voice along with video images that seem to recreate his gangster life in the past.

Although no one in his family pursues art. With his passion for singing and his voice endowed with subtlety in feeling, he has created many good and meaningful songs.

La Phong Lam, who composes all of his songs, draws his emotions from bitter experiences in life. His musical works, filled with a sad, simple and rustic mood, bring profound meaning to listeners. The overwhelming support from the community has made all of La Phong Lam's songs receive positive reviews.

In 2013, La Phong Lam started his singing career when he accidentally met musician An Hieu. In 2014, Lam and his crew released the MV "No return date". When first released, this song was considered a test version to see the level of public interest in Lam, but surprisingly, this song was successful beyond Lam and his crew's imagination.

In 2015, this male singer continued to release the next music product to mark his professionalism in singing, which is the MV "Crying in the Rain". This song is a deep, light Pop ballad that brings many emotions to the listener. To make this MV, Phong Lam had to borrow money, which caused him many sleepless nights because he was wondering whether to stop or continue making this MV. Luckily, Lam always has good friends and colleagues by his side, always encouraging him and giving him more energy, so that he can confidently enter the showbiz world.

La Phong Lam is also the author of the musical film "Drunk in love, drunk in meaning" starring actor Viet Anh. In addition, La Phong Lam is also the author of the song "There's a little human love left" performed by himself and singer Vu Duy Khanh.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, La Phong Lam composed "A life of giving is forever," a work written to pay tribute to doctors, soldiers and volunteers. He hopes that this song will help alleviate the difficulties many people face and call on everyone to unite against the pandemic.

In 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic became complicated, La Phong Lam wholeheartedly wrote "Vietnam! Together." This song received the response and approval of many famous artists such as Tuan Hung, Xuan Hinh, Thanh Thanh Hien, Quang Thang, People's Artist Tu Long, Meritorious Artist Xuan Bac, Van Dung, Minh Quan, To Minh Thang, Quoc Anh, contributed to the support and filming of the MV.

In 2021, La Phong Lam's family welcomes a new member, baby girl La Phuc Truc Anh, who is a bright spot in his life and warms his family's hearts. Before that, the male singer had two lovely sons, La Phuc Khang (born in 2011) and La Phuc Thinh (born in 2014).