Thủy-Tiên was born on February 14th, 1970. Thủy-Tiên's father is Bảo-Sơn and her mother is Bích-Vân Nguyễn. Her paternal grandfather was Mẫn and her paternal grandmother is Tảo Nghiêm-bá. She has a brother and two sisters, named Dương-Công, Vân-Hà and Y-Lan. She is the youngest of the four children.