Thủy-Tiên was born in 1972. Thủy-Tiên's father is Đào and her mother is Kiêm Huê Nguyễn. Her paternal grandfather is Mai and her paternal grandmother was Nguyệt Nguyễn thị. She has three brothers named Long-Giang, Long-Thành and Long Đạt. She is the second oldest of the four children.