Veronica Ngô Thanh Vân is a Vietnamese
dancer, singer, actress, and model. She is also known as Veronica Ngo or her
initials NTV.
Biography
She was born on 26 February 1979 in Tra
Vinh, Vietnam.
When she was 10, she moved to with her family, but later relocated to Vietnam, starting her public career.
In 1999, NTV went back to Vietnam and participated in a beauty pageant of the Vietnamese Women's World magazine where she finished as 2nd runner-up. After that, she started her career in Vietnam as a model for magazines, calendars, fashion collections, et cetera. At that time, she had a chance to approach small screen with a main role in Huong De, a short TV series on HTV Channel.
In 2002 Ngo Thanh Van started her career as a pop-dance style singer with the help of producer Quoc Bao. Then she recorded the duet album called Vuon Tinh Nhan (Lovers' Garden) with Tuan Hung.
One year later, 2003, with the help of producer Quoc Bao, NTV released her debut album The Gioi Tro Choi (Playworld) on February 26, which was her 23rd birthday. This album was a power pop-dance LP with a story about "NTV Virus". Two music videos were taken from the album; "The Gioi Tro Choi" & "Ngay Tuoi Sang", a cover version of JTL's "A Better Day", which was directed by Jackie Chen. These two videos are the first Vietnamese music videos to feature professional special effects and are listed as the most expensive Vietnamese musicvideos to date.
In 2004, continuing the story of NTV Virus, Ngo Thanh Van presented her second album, Bi An Vang Trang (Mystery of the Moon), which featured a moon theme on March 15. Three videos were released from this album: "Bi An Vang Trang", the ballad "Khi Nao Em Buon (Whenever I'm Sad)" which later was covered by Mat Ngoc, Minh Thuan & Thanh Thao, and the cheerleader theme "Vuon Toi tam Cao (Reach for the Sky)"
During 2004, Ngo Thanh Van made her first international approach in Rouge, a 13-parts MTV television series that shows mostly around midnight on AZN Television. Rouge was produced by MTV Asia & MediaCorp Singapore and was broadcasted widely in Asia and Australia. For the remainder of the year, NTV was busy with the promotion campaign of Rouge throughout Asia and recording her third album. She was also chosen as the most favourite actress in Rouge on MTV Asia website.
On September 5, 2005, My Way, Ngo Thanh Van's third album, was
released. This album was produced by NTV herself and featured a collaboration
with a group of producers called The Dreams. My Way featured multiple genres,
from alternative rock to pop, R&B, and hip hop. She even remixed the
famous Trinh
Cong Son's song called "Quynh Huong" her way.
In 2005 she has also a scandal with the website ngothanhvanxao.com.
After My Way, NTV engaged herself in acting, with many roles in big screen movies like Saigon Love Story by Ringo Le, 2 In 1 by Dao Duy Phuc, and The Rebel by Charlie Nguyen Chanh Truc with Johnny Tri Nguyen. The Rebel is a big hit in Vietnam movie history, Ngo Thanh Van's performance was highly praised by both critics and the public. She was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 'Canh Dieu Vang' award for the second time. In spring of 2007, NTV starred in a new thriller called Ngoi Nha Bi An (Haunted Manor) which hit cinemas in November 2007. In December 2007, Ngo Thanh Van was awarded "Best Actress" at the 15th Vietnam Film Festival.
In Autumn of 2006, after the two months break in America, NTV went back to Vietnam, and started recording her 4th album which she promised to be a dance anthem record. On October 2006, NTV also premiered one of her new songs "I Won't Stop Loving You," a new collaboration with Quoc Bao, on the final episode of 21st Century Woman which was on VTV. But due to heavy promotion of The Rebel movie, the album release is pushed back to summer 2007. In May 2007, Ngo Thanh Van announced that the fourth album title is Studio 68 and claimed that 68 is her lucky number. She released Studio 68 on January 10, 2008.
In 2006 Ngo Thanh Van signed a contract to appear in the Van Son DVD musical & comedy shows, produced by Van Son Entertainment, a Vietnamese Overseas Music Production . She has since then appeared in every Van Son DVD to date.
During first months of 2008, Ngo Thanh Van was working on her new album Nuoc Mat Thien Than (Tears of Angel) while "Studio 68" was awarded "Most Creative Album" in monthly "Album Vang" prize.
2009 saw NTV once again starred beside Johnny Tri Nguyen in Chanh Phuong action movie Clash. She also opened her own talent agency called VAA.
In 2010, NTV starred in Vietnamese version of "Dancing With The Stars". She finished first in the competition and became the winner of Vietnam's "Dancing With The Stars" season 1. After winning, NTV revealed that she would return to music in 2011. In Autumn, she embarked on a national promotion tour.
In December 2010, after 2 years training, NTV presents the first act of her agency, a five-piece boy-band called 365.
Albums
- 2003: The
Gioi Tro Choi (Playworld)
- 2004: Bi
An Vang Trang (Mystery Of The Moon)
- 2005: My Way - Con Duong Em Di
- 2008: Studio 68 (Heaven: The Virus Remix)
- 2008: Tears Of Angel (Nuoc Mat Thien Than)
Compilations
Van Son DVD Appearances
- Van Son 35: Tinh Nguoi Vien Xu - "Mat Nhau"
- Van Son 36 in Taiwan - "Dem Xot Xa"
- Van Son 37 in The Kingdom of Cambodia - "Nguoi Hung"
- Van Son 38: Dem Hoi Ngo - "They
Don't Care About Us"
- Van Son 39: Me Va Que Huong - "O Kia Doi Bong Them Vui"
Filmography
TV Dramas
Movies
Reality TV Series
- 2010: Dancing With The Stars - Buoc Nhay Hoan Vu (VTV3)
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