Ý Lan is a Vietnamese-American female singer. Her full name is Lê Thị Ý Lan. She was born on January 1, 1958, in Saigon, in an artistic-traditioned family. Her mother was the singer Thái Thanh, and her father is actor Lê Quỳnh. Her hometown is Hanoi, where her parents came from.
Ý Lan attended primary and secondary school in Saigon. Despite her family's artistic tradition, she entered the professional music industry quite late: it was not until the late 1980s that she became a professional singer and released her first musical CD.
Ý Lan currently lives in California, United States.
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