'Queen of Soundtrack Music' Sings About Hanoi

Nine months after her first vinyl record, "Deep Notes Vol 1," "Queen of Film Music" People's Artist Mai Hoa released the album "Hanoi with Flags and Flowers" ahead of the 71st anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital on October 10th, inspired by the lingering effects of the 80th National Day celebration.

This time, his characteristic deep, husky voice decided to try its hand at higher registers, with familiar songs given new arrangements such as "Hanoi, the Pink Heart," "Remembering Hanoi's Autumn," "Hanoi's Blue Sky," "Hanoi and Me," "Hanoi in Autumn," "Remembering Hanoi," "My Sister," or songs performed for the first time such as "Hanoi Afternoon" and "Hanoi in the Season of Falling Leaves."

Album cover: Hanoi with flags and flowers

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The album title, "Hanoi of Flags and Flowers," evokes a vibrant and bustling atmosphere, but Mai Hoa's voice exudes a calm and unhurried demeanor, with a rare, deep, husky tone. "Listening to Mai Hoa sing, I am deeply moved by a stream of profound memories; it makes me intensely nostalgic for old Hanoi, for my youth, even though I am sitting in the heart of Hanoi…," shared People's Artist Lan Huong.

Mai Hoa is known as the "queen of film music" through her roles in popular television dramas such as: Falling Leaves Season, Land and People, Street Stories, Life's Path, and Scent of the Earth… Among them, the song most closely associated with her name is "My Sister" (music: Trong Dai, lyrics: Doan Thi Tao) from the film People of Hanoi (1996).

Mai Hoa also made her mark in the field of acting with her authentic and natural acting style, much like her singing voice, through leading and supporting roles in long-running television series such as "Huong Dat" and "Bi Thu Tinh Uy "...

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nu-hoang-nhac-phim-hat-ve-ha-noi-185250927202634796.htm