Kim Anh grew up in Lai Vung district, in Sa Dec province. Kim Anh's father lived in Cho Lon and then moved west. Her talent for singing began to emerge when her father's friends, asked Kim Anh's father for permission to let her sing in outside sales. In 1969, the U.S. Navy's fleet initiated a program to sponsor high school students from several counties in Sa Dec province to study in the US.