Mai-Hương was born on February 5th, 1950. Mai-Hương's father was Liêu and her mother was Chúc Ngô. Her paternal grandparents were Lê and Tuyên Ngô. She had a brother and three sisters, named Mẫn, Mộng-Thủy, Mạnh-Thu and Minh-Châu. She is the oldest of the five children. She has two half-sisters named My-Dương and Kiều-Oanh.