Ros Serey Sothea
Cambodian singer (c. 1948–c. 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ros Serey Sothea (Khmer: រស់ សេរីសុទ្ធា/រស់ សិរីសុទ្ធា [ruəh serəjsotʰiə]; c. 1948 – c. 1977) was a Cambodian singer. She was active during the final years of the First Kingdom of Cambodia and into the Khmer Republic period. She sang in a variety of genres; romantic ballads emerged as her most popular works. Despite a relatively brief career she is credited with singing hundreds of songs. She also ventured into acting, starring in a few films. Details of her life are relatively scarce. She disappeared during the Khmer Rouge regime of the late 1970s but the circumstances of her fate remain a mystery. Norodom Sihanouk granted Sothea the honorary title "Queen with the Golden Voice."[1]
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Birth name | Ros Sothea |
Born | c. 1948 Battambang province, French protectorate of Cambodia |
Origin | Battambang, Cambodia |
Died | c. 1977 (aged 28–29) |
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Years active | 1967–1975 |