Ngọc Sơn
Ngọc Sơn (real name Phạm Ngọc Sơn) is a lyrical-ballad singer and songwriter, known to audiences across generations for his own compositions “Lòng mẹ”, “Giận hờn” and “Nhớ về em”. He has also worked in film and cải lương, and served as a judge on many TV programmes such as Thần tượng Bolero.
Career story
Ngọc Sơn was born in Đồ Sơn, Hải Phòng, studied at the Theatre Arts School No. 2 from 1987 and then switched to traditional vocal music.
In 1989, his performance of “Thuyền và biển” at the National Song, Dance and Light Music Festival in Nha Trang brought him attention; in 1990, “Lòng mẹ” at Gala 90 made him widely known to audiences in northern Vietnam. In 1991 he won second prize at the National Professional Light Music Solo Singing Competition.
Besides singing, he appeared in the films Sao phượng còn buồn (1990), Vua lửa (1992) and Hi sinh đời trai (2015) and the cải lương plays Cổ xe độc mã and Trần Nhân Tông. In 2014 his concert Dấu Ấn 13 was broadcast live on television, and in 2025 he appeared in the film Phá đám: Sinh nhật mẹ.
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Ngọc Sơn for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
Ngọc Sơn rose to prominence in the late 1980s and in 1991 won second prize at the National Professional Light Music Solo Singing Competition, establishing his position in Vietnamese pop music.
- Giải Nhì Cuộc thi đơn ca nhạc nhẹ chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc (1991)
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Feature films
- 31/10/2025Phá đám: Sinh nhật mẹ