Lệ Thu
Lệ Thu | |
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Vocalist Lệ Thu in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bùi Thị Oanh |
| Also known as | Cecilia Bui-thi-Oanh |
| Born | July 16, 1943 Hai Phong, French Indochina |
| Origin | Saigon, Republic of Vietnam (now Vietnam) |
| Died | January 15, 2021 (aged 77) Fountain Valley, California, United States |
| Genres | Blues, Purple music, Vietnamese folk |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1962–2021 |
Oanh Thi "Cecilia" Bui, written in Vietnamese as "Bùi Thị Oanh" and known by the stage name Lệ Thu (July 16, 1943 – January 15, 2021), was a Vietnamese-American singer. Born in Hải Phòng, she was well known in South Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s for singing the songs of singer-songwriters such as Trịnh Công Sơn and Phạm Duy. She released 24 singles and numerous albums with famous overseas Vietnamese singers like Khánh Ly, Hương Lan and Tuấn Ngọc.