Truc Mai: A monument of Vietnamese New Music, "fascinating" with its delicate and brilliant beauty, the more you look at it, the more intoxicating it is.

Truc Mai is one of the typical female singers of Vietnamese New Music in the period 1960 - 1970, it can be said that she belongs to the first generation of Vietnamese golden music, a monument that is followed by today's artists.

In the last days of 1942, female singer Truc Mai was born in Gia Dinh City that day. She was brought to Thu Duc by her family and began to participate in the children's choir of Thu Duc Church.

She has been acquainted with music since then. But no one paid attention to Truc Mai because she was always left behind, had to sing backing songs for many other female friends. Who would have thought that the shy little girl that day could suddenly become such a classy star.

Truc Mai started singing in the late 50s. During this time, she mainly engaged in cultural activities at schools and military camps. She became a member of the literary troupe that performed in all war zones with "smoke bombs, bombs and fire". The voice mixed with the birdsong, the echoes of the mountains and forests became more sacred and magical than ever.

Truc Mai has a special voice. Singer Truc Mai has a voice that is clear, resonant and wide, so when she is high, she can still sing with her real voice, not switch to brain voice. Difficult people will think that Truc Mai's voice is cold. This comment is because she sings naturally, not posing or being sentimental when singing. Truc Mai has a way of singing clearly and loudly, so whether it is a Vietnamese song or a foreign song with Vietnamese lyrics, listeners can still feel and enjoy it easily.

In June 1959, she retired from playing in the military departments, joined the ranks of her predecessors, entered the world of colored lights of the dance hall, the music room, and became a professional singer. The first tea room she collaborated with was Van Canh.

She became famous and well known in the 60s. People often mention the song "Han Mac Tu" by musician Tran Thien Thanh and "Saigon" by musician Y Van when mentioning Truc's name. Roof. These two songs have been associated with her name for decades. When Song Nhac record company recorded these two songs with Truc Mai's voice, music lovers received it warmly. Both discs have been re-released several times and have even been released in conjunction with new songs on other discs.

Truc Mai's name that day was extremely brilliant. She is welcomed everywhere. The echo from the following songs helped Truc Mai become the most popular music diva in Vietnam in the years before 1975.

She is very diligent in investing and changing her image. Discovering more of the latest compositions helps Truc Mai always create a different look every time she steps on stage.

Her collection of songs is enormous in both quantity and quality. People heard her present popular foreign songs with Vietnamese lyrics or gentle pre-war songs that were very successful. In the South in the 60s and 70s, it was impossible to forget Truc Mai's voice through the song "Lonely Sleep" by musicians Anh Bang and Le Dinh.

The song fully describes the thoughts and feelings of a wife far from her husband. The woman agonized over that longing nostalgia, hugging her child tightly and waiting for her husband to return.

The song becomes a "phenomenon" that can be described by the word "terrible". It was so famous that at that time, everyone heard it, everyone was absorbed in that song.

It can be said that the song has a wide spread. It touches the deepest places in everyone's heart. The inspiration in it is love, conjugal love, fatherly love, all of which are worth cherishing.

She confided that she likes to sing Bolero tunes, so she is loyal to her hobby. This decision may not make Truc Mai's name go far on the musical path, but it has also created her a certain position in the public's heart. Other famous songs under the Truc Mai brand can be mentioned such as My House, My House, Falling Gold Leaves, Saying Goodbye...

After 1975, Truc Mai left Vietnam to settle in San Jose, California, USA. Through Overseas, she continued her singing career, releasing a number of albums and occasionally appearing on videos of major overseas centers as a witness to the overseas music-loving public about a time when she was a foreign music lover. brilliant period of Vietnamese new music. It was the golden age of South Vietnam before 1975.

In 2005, Truc Mai appeared at the show Paris By Night 78 of Thuy Nga Center, a duet with singer Phuong Hong Que to present a medley of the song I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm not sad anymore and Don't Say Far From Each Other by American musicians.

In 2006 and 2014 she appeared in the shows ASIA 50 (Seven Days of Expectation), 52 (Sorrow Mix, Single Shadow, and Double Shadow), 73 (Late Light and Rainy Night),74 (Midnight on the Street) of the center of ASIA.

Maintaining her charisma on stage was the only way for her to feel that glorious day. It can be said that Truc Mai is one of the living witnesses of Vietnamese New Music before 1975.

In terms of beauty, Truc Mai is commented to have a beauty like a statue that makes the lover's heart skip a beat. In the spring days, she possesses a beauty that makes people "get more drunk". The face is bright, delicate, the five senses are harmonious, every line is so delicate that people only dare to look at it, but not dare to touch it.

Those lips, those eyes are too passionate to make the listener bewildered. Sometimes the audience forgets that they are listening to the song. Because this beauty has stolen their love hearts. Truc Mai is as beautiful as a female movie star. The brilliant beauty of that day seemed like nothing could cover it up.

Perhaps that's why there is a time when Truc Mai's image is often used as the cover image for 45-round vinyl records and also for loose music sheets. Truc Mai is beautiful, so guests to the tea room often like to watch her sing. Until now, despite her advanced age, she still occasionally sings in some places to satisfy her passion for music.