Mai Le Huyen: The first "fire doll" once resounded, from singing to suddenly becoming a star

It is rare for any singer to sing a dynamic and exciting music that is as long remembered by the audience as Mai Le Huyen. At that time, the audience called Mai Le Huyen a "fire doll" because in addition to her "fiery" voice and music, Mai Le Huyen's way of dressing every time she stepped on the stage was also impressive. when it's all tight skirts, short dresses, closed and open dresses, just beautiful enough, just sexy enough.

From the girl who "singing like that" suddenly became a star

Mai Le Huyen was born in 1946, real name is Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc. Le Huyen has a very strange beauty. The eyes are big and deep, the face is round like a doll with honey skin, and a good-looking smile. Along with "fiery" dances, modern dress, Mai Le Huyen became the most beautiful and popular icon in the music industry at that time.

Mai Le Huyen's fate with music is also very different. Despite possessing an eye-catching appearance and an attractive voice, she never dared to dream of becoming a singer. It seemed that, without the malfunctioning show that year, people would never have discovered a Mai Le Huyen whose aura would still make people admire and admire whenever she mentioned it. miss.

It was a music program to raise money for charity by the popular band Tan Dan Nam, held at Binh Long High School, the former Binh Long province - where the female artist was studying. According to the program script, the opening ceremony was the entertainment performances of the students of Binh Long School, then the appearance of the most popular female singer of the Tan Dan Nam band - Yen Vy.

Thanks to the name Yen Vy, the audience bought tickets to watch as tight as wedges. However, the "sub show" is about to end, but Yen Vy has not yet found a trace. The audience started booing, and Tan Dan Nam and the organizers were confused and worried when they heard that Yen Vy was suddenly ill and could not attend the program. The name Yen Vy drew the audience to the concert, now she is nowhere to be seen, surely Tan Dan Nam will be boycotted.

The representative of Tan Dan Nam decided to wait until the end of Truong Binh Long's last performance to apologize to the audience. The last performance of that year was performed by Mai Le Huyen. After performing the song "Destiny of the countryside" by Hoang Thi Tho, people were suspiciously aware of a voice that was not ordinary. And when it came to Tran Trinh's song "Le stone", Mai Le Huyen really conquered the audience.

With the passionate skin, mixed with a bit of a break, and the wild rawness in the way of singing, both the band and the audience were very surprised with the talent of the "unknown" singer. At the end of the song, Mai Le Huyen did not have time to bow, the audience cheered and asked the little student to continue singing. Not knowing what to do, the female artist was able to recognize the band's pleading and encouraging eyes. The "singing" singer sang several songs continuously, and the audience was so excited that they forgot about Yen Vy's absence.

The story of a schoolgirl saving the band Tan Dan Nam soon spread throughout the Saigon music scene. People immediately flocked to Binh Long to invite Mai Le Huyen to perform in Saigon. Famous from the lyrical song Le Da, but Mai Le Huyen's wild beauty and strong, fiery voice have made people direct her into sensational and vibrant music. And since then, the name Mai Le Huyen became the "box office guarantee" for all shows and music venues in the South at that time.

To facilitate singing, Mai Le Huyen decided to leave Binh Long to reside in Gia Dinh, Saigon. Although still sitting on a school chair, but "Mai Le Huyen fire doll" has created a "wave" in Saigon music bars.

By 1970, musician Y Van had discovered that her distinctive singing style was not duplicated or influenced by any of Mai Le Huyen's singers, so she composed many songs for her such as: "Thoi", "Illusion"... These songs make Mai Le Huyen become an "exclusive" vibrant singer in the hearts of the audience.

At that time, the music discs with the cover image of Mai Le Huyen in very modern costumes made many audiences go crazy, waiting in line to buy. Mai Le Huyen's music disc is always "burning out". The bustling lyrics in: Two golden hearts, Ideal hut, Green eyes of a girl ... performed by Mai Le Huyen covered the South throughout the early 70s.

From an immature student, Mai Le Huyen has taken a step into the clouds. The amount of money she received was enough for her to bid the First Hotel in Tan Binh to make her own stage. Every night, Mai Le Huyen invites more famous colleagues at the same time such as: Thanh Tuyen, Phuong Dung, Carol Kim, Phuong Hong Que, Ngoc Hieu, Mai Ly... to join the performance.

In addition to singing for bars, discos, ... Mai Le Huyen is also known as a talent in theater and cinema. With a beautiful face, sexy lips and body like a goddess, Mai Le Huyen quickly caught the eye of film producers.

Gradually, people became familiar with Mai Le Huyen in the role of a movie actress after the socio-psychological, colorful and charming films such as: Church steeple, The power of money, My house, What's left for me? In addition, Mai Le Huyen also took on important roles in the great plays of the popular singing troupes at that time. Not only that, Mai Le Huyen also "covered" the small screen with attractive programs at that time.

Still full of "enthusiasm" at the age of 70

Mai Le Huyen currently lives with her daughter in California - USA. Despite her advanced age, weakness, and steam, the female singer still has no intention of retiring from the stage. She enthusiastically participates in charity programs to raise funds to help shelters in the country. After the singer Hung Cuong passed away, she chose artist Tuan Chau as a co-star.

In 2013, Mai Le Huyen had a traffic accident so bad that she thought she had no chance to return to the catwalk. However, with her training efforts and support from specialists, she recovered and returned to the stage. She confided that she would act until she was out of breath.

In August 2021, on his personal page, reformed artist Ngoc Huyen revealed a practice video on stage with colleagues, notably the appearance of singer Mai Le Huyen. The audience was delighted when Ngoc Huyen shared the moment when the veteran singer performed and prepared for the upcoming event. Although she is over 70, she is still lucid, performing extremely fiery.

Mai Le Huyen even surprised when showing off her skillful dance moves and rapping skills, combined with showing off her voice with the song 60 years of life. The audience expressed admiration when singer Mai Le Huyen still maintains good health as well as a slim figure despite being at the age of U80.