Pan Ron

Pan Ron (ប៉ែន រ៉ន) was a Cambodian singer and songwriter who was at the height of popularity in the 1960s and early 1970s. She had some success in the early 60s, but her career really took off when she began recording with Sinn Sisamouth in 1966. After that, she had many hits, sometimes singing alone, but often paired with Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea, or some of the other stars of the era. She was one of two most famous Cambodian female singers of the time; the other was Ros Serey Sothear. While Pan Ron was the second lady of Khmer music during the 60s and 70s, little is known about her life. What we know of her comes from hundreds of songs, many of which she both wrote and performed. The Cambodian rock 'n roll scene ended on April 17, 1975, the day the communists took over Phnom Penh. Along with nearly all the singers of the 60s and 70s, Pan Ron did not survive their genocidal rule. She reportedly survived until the 1978 Vietnamese invasion, reportedly disappearing on the long march out of Phnom Penh, and probably murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.