Thanh was born in 1960. Thanh's father was Chương and his mother was Thúc Nguyễn. His paternal grandparents were Vũ and Thuần Dương như. He has a brother and two sisters, named Ngọc-Thành, Hiên and Nga. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Chiêu, Lục, Ngọc, Băng and Can.