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Vibrant Vietnamese-American artist thủy (pronounced 'twee'), is setting herself apart in today’s pop R&B scene. The Bay Area native grew up surrounded by music. She treasured pop idols Britney Spears, Brandy, and Mariah Carey, and at 9, she knew she wanted to be a pop star. Whether it was singing karaoke with family or with her high school choir, thủy cultivated her natural singing abilities throughout her adolescent years with hopes of manifesting it into a career. However, with no understanding of what a professional career in music meant and no artist she could look up to who looked like her, thủy scrapped her dreams and instead focused on school. As the daughter of two Vietnamese immigrants, thủy wanted to make her parents proud by finishing college and eventually entered the medical field. "Growing up, I listened to artists that didn't look like me. People experience heartbreak and pain in different ways, but I never saw anyone who looked like me deliver that message," she explains.
After giving up on music, followed by a few lackluster years in the medical field, thủy came across a chance visit to a studio. It was then that thủy opened her eyes to what a professional career in music could look like and finally decided to pursue her passion. In no time, she recorded “Hands on Me.” The track won KMEL 106.1’s Home Turf contest and cemented her first step into pop-R&B success.
Since then, the now Los Angeles-based artist has released several records showcasing her angelic vocals and modern R&B stylings. Now having amassed over 650 million global streams across her catalog, thủy is making her mark and has garnered support from premier publications and major DSP playlists including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Paper, Harper’s Bazaar, NYLON, Lyrical Lemonade, Flaunt, EARMILK, KQED, Wonderland, Spotify New Music Friday, and Apple Music Best New Songs.
2021 marked a turning point for the rising artist debuted her freshman EP, 'i hope u see this'. Arriving at a time when the excitement for her music has never been stronger, the project has now amassed over 150 million streams and an audience of its own.
In 2022, she followed up with her second project, ‘girls like me don’t cry’, and won the hearts of fans worldwide. The young starlet continued to cement her place in mainstream R&B and on the global stage with two sold out headline tours, major festival billings, and collaborations with major brands such as McDonald’s, Zappos, crocs, Foot Locker, and PUMA. thủy was selected as an ambassador for EQUAL, a program honoring female game changes across the industry and fostering equity for women in music, accepted into YouTube Foundry’s Class of 2022, named People Magazine's #1 Emerging Artists to Watch and landed a spot on the industry coveted Vevo DSCVR’s Artist to Watch list for 2023.
2023 has been a life-changing and reaffirming year for thủy. The viral phenomenon of the title-track of her second project, girls like me don't cry, catapulted her into becoming a globally recognized star. Still going full force on U.S radio, streaming and social media, the single has generated over 10M TikTok videos, over 2 billion views on YouTube Shorts and more than 30 million views on YouTube. The track became a cultural lexicon and was named one of the Top 10 Global Songs on TikTok in 2023. In addition to her viral success, thủy spent most of the year on the road, wrapping her first headline European tour with sold out shows in Berlin, Paris, London and Amsterdam, and embarking on a 2-month tour supporting Ella Mai’s The Heart On My Sleeve Tour.
Having had her music reach over 2 billion views, thủy shows no signs of slowing down. This year, thủy made history as the first ever Vietnamese American artist to be on the official Coachella bill and has been featured in fashion editorials such as Vouge, L'Officiel and more. With her next project, ‘wings’, set to release fall 2024, thủy more than proves that her star quality has staying power and that her celestial voice, unrivaled songwriting, and knack for earworm melodies was here to stay. Pushing herself sonically, ‘wings’ gives a glimpse into the new era of “thủy” as she is poised to further solidify her name in today’s pop culture and hopes that her music continues to inspire confidence in others and to be a voice for those who want to feel seen.
As a vocal advocate of the AAPI community, thủy was a vocal supporter in the #StopAAPIHate fundraiser. Continuing to bring light to the bubbling wave of Asian American artists, thủy was selected to be a part of the inaugural Gold House Futures Music Guild, an initiative aimed at advancing the success of emerging API creatives, entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders. Paper has also praised the rising star, highlighting “the songstress has carved out a space for herself both within and beyond the community of self-made Asian-American musical artists that have emerged in the streaming era.”
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800M+ global streams
3M+ Spotify monthly listeners
Vevo DSCVR “Artist to Watch 2023”
People Magazine “Artists to Watch in 2022”
Top 10 Global Songs on TikTok in 2023
Top 100 artists in the world (Chartmetric)
YouTube Foundry Artist
Gold House Music Futures
girls like me don’t cry (2022)
Top 10 Global Songs on TikTok 2023
#1 Song on Spotify Daily Viral Songs Vietnam
#1 Album on Apple R&B Soul Albums Vietnam
#9 Song on Billboard Hot 100 Vietnam
#1Trending Song on TikTok (US, Taiwan, Singapore, UAE, New Zealand)
10M+ TikTok video creates
2B+ views on YouTube Short
Touring: Coachella, Outside Lands, Head in the Clouds, Sol Blume, Souled Out (AUS)
Sold Out Headline Tour (NA, EU, UK)
Ella Mai HOMS Tour (Special Guest)
First Vietnamese American solo artist to perform at the Coachella
Top Streaming Metros: LA, Sydney, London, Bay Area, NYC, Chicago, ATL
Top Streaming Countries: US, Australia, Canada, UK, Germany
brand collaborations
Google x Samsung x Android
Levi’s
Nike
McDonald’s
Toyota
Crocs x Zappos
Foot Locker x PUMA
Jack In The Box x Genius
Motorola
editorial features
Spotify - New Music Friday, Chilled R&B, New in R&B, Channel X, Fresh Finds, The Wave, Dope AF, Makeout Jams, Jasmine, Study Break
Apple Music - New in R&B, Breaking R&B, Best New Songs, Superbloom
Amazon Music - Breakthrough R&B, The High End, Mixtape Asia
VEVO - Incoming R&B, Incoming Pop, DSCVR R&B, Souled Out
Tidal - Pop&B, The Wav
Pandora - Indie R&B
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