Thanh Hà (singer)

Trương Minh Hà (born in Đà Nẵng, Vietnam), known under the stage name of Thanh Hà, is a Vietnamese American singer.[1]

Thanh Hà
Thanh Hà performing at the Mohegan Sun, Connecticut
Born	Trương Minh Hà 1969 (1969) Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1996–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Thúy Nga

Thanh Hà‘s mother is Vietnamese. Her father was an American soldier of German origin, named Bill Williams, who died at Chu Lai when she was two years old.[2] She went to school in Đà Nẵng, and as a child she sung on Đà Nẵng radio. After graduating from high school, she moved to Saigon. In 1991 she escaped to a boat people refugee camp in the Philippines.[3] During a beauty contest in the refugee camp in the Philippines, she sang for the first time in front of an audience, for the talent part of the competition. She won a $150 prize, and was surprised to discover that many people liked her voice. She later immigrated to America under the Vietnamese Amerasian American Homecoming Act.