Cameroon-French singer-songwriter to make Vietnam debut

The talented Cameroon-French singer-songwriter Irma Pany will debut in Vietnam for her 2015 Asia tour, the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has announced.

Thursday, May 14, 2015 21:01

The talented Cameroon-French singer-songwriter Irma Pany will debut inVietnam for her 2015 Asia tour, the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh Cityhas announced.

Irma will perform on May 23 in Hanoi, May 24 in Hue, and May 26 in HCM City.

"Universallypraised for her compositions, hailed as a true artist of the digitalage, Irma is definitely a treat for music lovers," said a press releasefrom the Institute.

Born in Bangangte, Cameroon, in 1988 to amusical and well-off family, she grew up in Douala where she startedplaying the piano at seven, composed her first song I Know at 13, anddrew early influences from the likes of Ben Harper, Jeff Buckley andMichael Jackson.

Her rise to fame took off when she signed withthe My Major Company label of Michael Goldman, son of the legendaryJean-Jacques Goldman.

Irma reached universal recognition for herfirst album Letter to the Lord. She toured Europe, signed recordcontracts with Universal Public Records, and was featured in anadvertisement of Europe Google Chrome. She was also nominated for BestFrench singer at 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards.

She wrote andfinished her second album Faces after an 18-month stay in New YorkCity's East Village neighbourhood, filming and listening to stories thatinspired her.

Beginning as a YouTube phenomenon, Irma said that"an album should be performed. You have to feel its vitality; you haveto breathe life into the songs".-VNA

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