July 11, 2025 • 12 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon, Welcome on the Culture News.
My name is David so Roy and I have the
pleasure to have today on iHeart with you, on the
Colture News and many other platforms. The wonderful, the one,
the only and absolutely wonderful artist. Her name is Lily
van Dang. Let me spell it for you. It's Lily
(00:21):
l I l y van v A n Dang d
a n G. She has released a great new track
called Chumpin. We are going to play it right at
the end of this interview because guess what, she's right
with us over the phone, the one and only Lily
(00:42):
van Dang. Lily, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I'm pretty good, David, How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:47):
I'm doing amazing. I love when you say my name.
You know, when you say my name, I feel like
exist finally, you know. So thank you so much for
being with us today. I appreciate that. So where are you?
First of all, you're in Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
No, I'm actually in Tahunga, California, so La County, Ah.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Good for you, Good for you. So you have the
nice weather all year long? Right, yes, lucky you, lucky you.
So the first question I have for you is can
you please tell us where are you from? How did
you start music?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Sure? Of course, so I'm originally from San Jose, California,
so the Bay Area, and I grew up in a
trailer park. And how I started music was that when
I was young, I've always felt gravitated towards instruments, and
(01:44):
when I saw artists performing, I've always deep down inside
which I was them when I was super, super young.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
And how about did you start to play an instrument
at some point?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
I think my first memory are you playing an instrument?
Was on my birthday, Like the first birthday I can remember.
I saw a grand piano and I just pressed the
key and it just kind of let everything up inside
of me. Over time, I decided to watch YouTube videos
to teach me how to play guitar at first, and
(02:19):
then took piano lessons at middle school and it just
a manifested from there, really.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
And indeed it brought you to such a beautiful level.
And again you you starting your life growing up in
the trader park is so inspiring, I should say, So
what have you learned the most actually growing up that way?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Are you talking about growing up from a trailer park?
And then esprit to achieve my dreams. Yes, oh so much.
I feel like I was faced with a whole lot
of life at a very early age. I think that
being in my position, it definitely felt absolutely crazy of me,
(03:12):
crazy ambitious, and even partially delusional to even try to
do something that I have not seen anybody and my
family tried to do before. I think that the essence
of being in the real world since a young age,
(03:35):
the pro of that has I've learned like it gave
me the ability to learn a lot of skills, like
practical skills like I've had a I don't know how
to say this, but I had the ability to utilize
all of the practical skills I've learned since a young
age in my progression with this journey of doing music.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Wow, that was really beautiful And I hope all your
dreams will come true and more dreams are coming already
come true. We have these great new track of yours
jump in which is spelled jump and apostrophe. So tell
us about that track. How was it created and the
(04:19):
what was the process and actually what is the story
of that song? Oh, I would love to tell you.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Okay, So I I had like a bucket list item
which was to make a song. And when I was
in San Jose, everything seemed super repetitive and it was
like my comfortable spot. But then I felt like I
was I was hitting like a wall. It felt like
(04:45):
I wanted to take it a step further and actually
wanted to create something. And making that song was when
it felt like everything was like crumbling in front of me.
(05:06):
Where I had like a motorcycle accident where I was
riding a motorcycle and I almost died, and having like
stayed alive by luck, by mere luck, I really got
to understand something in my life where I didn't want
(05:27):
to live to appease people anymore, where it was like
at my own detriment. It like made me realize. I
mean that near death experience had led me to like
realize that what I truly wanted. And I think my
(05:50):
entire life, I always put this dream of mine on
a back burner so that I could feel more accepted.
And then after that experience, I just started to I
like ultimately began to really embrace what it was that
I truly wanted for myself and this life jump in
(06:12):
the meaning behind it. This is absolutely terrifying to me.
Putting myself out there talking to you on like a
radio station that I've listened.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
To is the easiest thing.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
You know, Oh, this is hard. I trust to be
like like.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
It's really like family. So with me, you can be
more than relaxed, but you have no idea how. Sometimes
the host is also petrified, but we act like everything
is normal.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Really.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Yeah, I believe me when when people they came to
audition for my shows, you know, like actors and all
of that, and they tell me, oh my god, I
was so scared when I audition for you, And I'm like,
you had no idea how scare I was.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
It's not a scary for you, though, I'm so curious.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Yeah, well it is because if you're doing an audition,
you want to be sure that you find the right person.
And also you want to give to people who at
least the way I feel. I don't know for others,
but I want to give people a audition for me
at least a great experience of the audition. But on
(07:28):
the cement, I want to maintain the standards. So if
they do one mistake, I let them do it again.
But if they do two mistakes, then I said, thank
you very much, you know, because I also you know,
otherwise people will come to audition just before going to
the beach. You know, I exaggerate, but it's there's a
(07:50):
little bit of that. So you always want to be
sure that you're going to find the right people because
it's all a bad personality. It's all about how you're
going to manage and drive people, you know. And that's
why I'm so proud of you to get back to
you because you have the right mind, you know, for
(08:13):
for this business, and you you you don't let yourself down,
and you went there so you are definitely accepted by anyone,
you know. And who does not accept you, not only
they don't have the power of doing so, but also
(08:33):
they don't deserve you, you know, because it's truly she said,
gift to know you, and a gift to listen to
your beautiful music. Lily van Dang such a beautiful name.
By the way, this is Dutch now, But what is
the origin of that.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Origin. Well, my mom named me Lily, so my legal
name is Lily was ending. My mom named me after
I think like Vietnam's like signature, like flower. I think
it was like the lotus flower or the water lily
or something. I changed it to Van Dang because my
(09:14):
dad's middle name is Van, so my dad's name is
Lucky van Ding. Beautiful.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
It's such a name. Lily is the most beautiful name,
and your your native legal name, is so beautiful. It's
so musical for some reasons, you know, it sings naturally.
So who are the artists who have inspired you the
most as a as a performer.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
As a performer, well, I think growing up I was
heavily inspired by Michael Jackson watching him Whitney Houston. Growing
later into my teenage years, Ariona Grande, Celine Dione I
of their vocal agility, their stage presence, their dedication to
(10:03):
the craft as well and to mastery. And then recently
it's Doja Cat that she's my favorite talk.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
She and I met her a couple of times, and
she's as accessible and kind and generous as she's in
her music. Really she's she's the sweetest, and she's so
professional and welcoming everybody. She's amazing. So Doja, we love you, sister.
(10:34):
So before we start to say goodbye to your to
each other and we start to play your beautiful music,
what is next for you? What are your projects?
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Oh my goodness, I am so excited. So jump In
was like like the like a good stepping like to
step into the music scene, and like it was like
an easier song for me vocally because I was just
like like rapping essentially for my next song, for the
next track, it's going to be like an afrobeats dance,
(11:07):
and then like there's this third track and fourth track.
I'm super excited about. It's going to feature like some
major artists. I'm just so so excited to work with.
It's going to incorporate different cultures and paradigms as well. Well.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
We would be there definitely to applaud you and definitely
be there to support your beautiful music and all the
great things that you are doing. So your instagram is.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
My instagram is Lily van Dang.
Speaker 1 (11:41):
Lily van Dang, and I'm right there on it. You
have a new friend.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
A word.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
It's a beautiful instagram. I love the pictures.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Oh thank you, very artistic.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
I love the shots, the purple, it's really beautiful. So
please viomeans follow the lovely Lily Evan And she has
also her great new track jump on which you can
purchase on iTunes and stream and it's also available on
her favorite radio station, iHeart Radio. But you don't have
(12:14):
to go anywhere else because right now you are going
to listen to the lovely Lily van Deng with her
new track called jump In. Ladies and gentlemen. My name
is David Sairai had the pleasure to have to don't
I heard ready on the Colture News and many other platforms.
The one and only, the gorgeous, the amazing Lily van Deng,
(12:35):
the sopra talented who has released this great beautiful track
which you are listening right now called jumping In. Right
now the radio is all hers. Jump In, Lily Vandan,
Stay tuned. It's a lovely weekend.
Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon, Welcome on the Culture News.
My name is David so Roy and I have the
pleasure to have today on iHeart with you, on the
Colture News and many other platforms. The wonderful, the one,
the only and absolutely wonderful artist. Her name is Lily
van Dang. Let me spell it for you. It's Lily
(00:21):
l I l y van v A n Dang d
a n G. She has released a great new track
called Chumpin. We are going to play it right at
the end of this interview because guess what, she's right
with us over the phone, the one and only Lily
(00:42):
van Dang. Lily, how are you today?
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I'm pretty good, David, How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:47):
I'm doing amazing. I love when you say my name.
You know, when you say my name, I feel like
exist finally, you know. So thank you so much for
being with us today. I appreciate that. So where are you?
First of all, you're in Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
No, I'm actually in Tahunga, California, so La County, Ah.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Good for you, Good for you. So you have the
nice weather all year long? Right, yes, lucky you, lucky you.
So the first question I have for you is can
you please tell us where are you from? How did
you start music?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Sure? Of course, so I'm originally from San Jose, California,
so the Bay Area, and I grew up in a
trailer park. And how I started music was that when
I was young, I've always felt gravitated towards instruments, and
(01:44):
when I saw artists performing, I've always deep down inside
which I was them when I was super, super young.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
And how about did you start to play an instrument
at some point?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
I think my first memory are you playing an instrument?
Was on my birthday, Like the first birthday I can remember.
I saw a grand piano and I just pressed the
key and it just kind of let everything up inside
of me. Over time, I decided to watch YouTube videos
to teach me how to play guitar at first, and
(02:19):
then took piano lessons at middle school and it just
a manifested from there, really.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
And indeed it brought you to such a beautiful level.
And again you you starting your life growing up in
the trader park is so inspiring, I should say, So
what have you learned the most actually growing up that way?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Are you talking about growing up from a trailer park?
And then esprit to achieve my dreams. Yes, oh so much.
I feel like I was faced with a whole lot
of life at a very early age. I think that
being in my position, it definitely felt absolutely crazy of me,
(03:12):
crazy ambitious, and even partially delusional to even try to
do something that I have not seen anybody and my
family tried to do before. I think that the essence
of being in the real world since a young age,
(03:35):
the pro of that has I've learned like it gave
me the ability to learn a lot of skills, like
practical skills like I've had a I don't know how
to say this, but I had the ability to utilize
all of the practical skills I've learned since a young
age in my progression with this journey of doing music.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Wow, that was really beautiful And I hope all your
dreams will come true and more dreams are coming already
come true. We have these great new track of yours
jump in which is spelled jump and apostrophe. So tell
us about that track. How was it created and the
(04:19):
what was the process and actually what is the story
of that song? Oh, I would love to tell you.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Okay, So I I had like a bucket list item
which was to make a song. And when I was
in San Jose, everything seemed super repetitive and it was
like my comfortable spot. But then I felt like I
was I was hitting like a wall. It felt like
(04:45):
I wanted to take it a step further and actually
wanted to create something. And making that song was when
it felt like everything was like crumbling in front of me.
(05:06):
Where I had like a motorcycle accident where I was
riding a motorcycle and I almost died, and having like
stayed alive by luck, by mere luck, I really got
to understand something in my life where I didn't want
(05:27):
to live to appease people anymore, where it was like
at my own detriment. It like made me realize. I
mean that near death experience had led me to like
realize that what I truly wanted. And I think my
(05:50):
entire life, I always put this dream of mine on
a back burner so that I could feel more accepted.
And then after that experience, I just started to I
like ultimately began to really embrace what it was that
I truly wanted for myself and this life jump in
(06:12):
the meaning behind it. This is absolutely terrifying to me.
Putting myself out there talking to you on like a
radio station that I've listened.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
To is the easiest thing.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
You know, Oh, this is hard. I trust to be
like like.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
It's really like family. So with me, you can be
more than relaxed, but you have no idea how. Sometimes
the host is also petrified, but we act like everything
is normal.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Really.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Yeah, I believe me when when people they came to
audition for my shows, you know, like actors and all
of that, and they tell me, oh my god, I
was so scared when I audition for you, And I'm like,
you had no idea how scare I was.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
It's not a scary for you, though, I'm so curious.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Yeah, well it is because if you're doing an audition,
you want to be sure that you find the right person.
And also you want to give to people who at
least the way I feel. I don't know for others,
but I want to give people a audition for me
at least a great experience of the audition. But on
(07:28):
the cement, I want to maintain the standards. So if
they do one mistake, I let them do it again.
But if they do two mistakes, then I said, thank
you very much, you know, because I also you know,
otherwise people will come to audition just before going to
the beach. You know, I exaggerate, but it's there's a
(07:50):
little bit of that. So you always want to be
sure that you're going to find the right people because
it's all a bad personality. It's all about how you're
going to manage and drive people, you know. And that's
why I'm so proud of you to get back to
you because you have the right mind, you know, for
(08:13):
for this business, and you you you don't let yourself down,
and you went there so you are definitely accepted by anyone,
you know. And who does not accept you, not only
they don't have the power of doing so, but also
(08:33):
they don't deserve you, you know, because it's truly she said,
gift to know you, and a gift to listen to
your beautiful music. Lily van Dang such a beautiful name.
By the way, this is Dutch now, But what is
the origin of that.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Origin. Well, my mom named me Lily, so my legal
name is Lily was ending. My mom named me after
I think like Vietnam's like signature, like flower. I think
it was like the lotus flower or the water lily
or something. I changed it to Van Dang because my
(09:14):
dad's middle name is Van, so my dad's name is
Lucky van Ding. Beautiful.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
It's such a name. Lily is the most beautiful name,
and your your native legal name, is so beautiful. It's
so musical for some reasons, you know, it sings naturally.
So who are the artists who have inspired you the
most as a as a performer.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
As a performer, well, I think growing up I was
heavily inspired by Michael Jackson watching him Whitney Houston. Growing
later into my teenage years, Ariona Grande, Celine Dione I
of their vocal agility, their stage presence, their dedication to
(10:03):
the craft as well and to mastery. And then recently
it's Doja Cat that she's my favorite talk.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
She and I met her a couple of times, and
she's as accessible and kind and generous as she's in
her music. Really she's she's the sweetest, and she's so
professional and welcoming everybody. She's amazing. So Doja, we love you, sister.
(10:34):
So before we start to say goodbye to your to
each other and we start to play your beautiful music,
what is next for you? What are your projects?
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Oh my goodness, I am so excited. So jump In
was like like the like a good stepping like to
step into the music scene, and like it was like
an easier song for me vocally because I was just
like like rapping essentially for my next song, for the
next track, it's going to be like an afrobeats dance,
(11:07):
and then like there's this third track and fourth track.
I'm super excited about. It's going to feature like some
major artists. I'm just so so excited to work with.
It's going to incorporate different cultures and paradigms as well. Well.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
We would be there definitely to applaud you and definitely
be there to support your beautiful music and all the
great things that you are doing. So your instagram is.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
My instagram is Lily van Dang.
Speaker 1 (11:41):
Lily van Dang, and I'm right there on it. You
have a new friend.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
A word.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
It's a beautiful instagram. I love the pictures.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Oh thank you, very artistic.
Speaker 1 (11:53):
I love the shots, the purple, it's really beautiful. So
please viomeans follow the lovely Lily Evan And she has
also her great new track jump on which you can
purchase on iTunes and stream and it's also available on
her favorite radio station, iHeart Radio. But you don't have
(12:14):
to go anywhere else because right now you are going
to listen to the lovely Lily van Deng with her
new track called jump In. Ladies and gentlemen. My name
is David Sairai had the pleasure to have to don't
I heard ready on the Colture News and many other platforms.
The one and only, the gorgeous, the amazing Lily van Deng,
(12:35):
the sopra talented who has released this great beautiful track
which you are listening right now called jumping In. Right
now the radio is all hers. Jump In, Lily Vandan,
Stay tuned. It's a lovely weekend.
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