Her father was Bill Williams, an American soldier of German origin, who died at Chu Lai when she was two years old.

[3] During a beauty contest in the refugee camp in the Philippines, she sang for the first time in front of an audience, for the talent part of the competition.

She won a $150 prize, and was surprised to discover that many people liked her voice.

She later immigrated to America under the Vietnamese Amerasian American Homecoming Act.

She and female singer and music producer Phương Uyên got married in California, Mỹ on September 15, 2022.