Lam Thuy Van's real name is 
Zarina Pohlel.  Her father is from 
Pakistan and her mother is of
Chinese ancestry. Her father came to 
Vietnam to live and met her mother 
there. Lam Thuy Van was born in
 Vietnam, but when she was one, 
her family moved back to Pakistan. 
When she was 3, her family moved to 
the United States and settled in Atlanta 
Georgia. Lam Thuy Van is the 
only girl in a family of four children. 
Being from a multilingual family, she 
can speak Vietnamese, Chinese,
Pakistani, and English. 

Lam Thuy Van has a gift for music. She 
began singing at quite an early age. In 
1991, Lam Thuy Van moved to California 
where she was helped by Chi Tai while she
 was singing at Au Baccara Club in southern 
California. During the same year, Lam Thuy Van
 was discovered by the management of Asia 
productions and signed a long term exclusive 
contract with them. 

Her career took off immediately after she
began to record CDs for Asia. According to 
Lam Thuy Van, her forte is singing romantic 
ballads. Her first recording was the song 
Con Mua Ha, written by Truc Ho which
 happens to also be her favorite song. 

Lam Thuy Van has appeared in virtually 
all of Asias video. Her most notable 
performance on video was her rendition
of Tinh Yeu va Tuoi Tre. She has a very
large following and most of her CDs have 
been a success. Her career has brought her 
to all four corners of the globe and
many stages in the United States.