Biography
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Born
8 February 1944 (age 81)
Real name: Tôn Nữ Thị Thiên Hương
(b. 8 February 1944, Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Tiny Yong debuted in asian cabaret-restaurant "La table du mandarin" in 1959 (after making her debut in the theatre, then the cinema and then as a singer) with an exotic setlist from 1960 till 1962, before supporting the cause of yé-yé thanks to Henri Salvador.
Her choice of songs was greatly influenced by American girl-groups, from The Shirelles to The Chiffons. From 1963 till 1965 she was one of the favorites of the show "Salut les copains'. In 1963 she even achieved a 5th place in the show's chart behind Sylvie Vartan, Sheila, Françoise Hardy and Petula Clark.
Magic Records released an anthology in 1998, L'Intégrale 1961-1965.
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