page_title: V-pop
section_title: 1980s-1990s
hierarchical_section_title: V-pop / History / Domestic / 1980s-1990s
caption_attribution_description: English: Lam Trường in Vietnam Festival 2008 in Japan
context_page_description: V-pop, is an abbreviation for Vietnamese pop music, is a musical genre covering Vietnamese music from the 1990s to present day.
context_section_description: In 1986s, after the Đổi Mới reformations, "V-pop" made a gradual recovery. The music at that time, mainly produced by Trinh Cong Son, continued the traditional "love and war" theme. This historical genre gradually lost favor by the early 1990s, around the similar when the Soviet Union had collapsed.
  By 1995s, multiple restrictions were being lifted and diplomatic relations with Western-aligned countries improved. V-pop returned to a more steady path compared to its tumultuous period during and prior to the Vietnam War. In 1997s, the Làn Sóng Xanh ("Green Wave") Awards were founded to push the development of the music industry. Singer, Lam Truong, produced, "Tình Thôi Xót Xa" . He was popular amongst the young people of Ho Chi Minh City. This marked a strong beginning for the domestic music market during the development of modern Vietnamese music.
caption: Lam Truong is a singer representative of early 21st century
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