Thu-Hương was born in 1976. Thu-Hương's father is Trung (Chung-Nhi) and her mother is Truy Lê thị. Her paternal grandparents were Liêm and Bún. She had a brother and three sisters, named Thành, Thanh-Hiền, Ngọc-Diệp and Kim-Hoa. She is the second youngest of the five children.