The Khmerican’s Must Watch Top 12 for 2012 [PHOTOS]

2. PHANITH RAMA SOVANN, SINGER

The Khmer Student Coalition Conference in early November 2011 put the spotlight on a rising SoCal talent, Phanith Sovann. There, among 150 jubilant students and alums, the 22-year-old R&B sensation wowed the audience with song after song, leading to two encore performances. Besides her love of music, Sovann also acts and models professionally. In 2010, she re-established the Cambodian Awareness Organization at her alma mater, the University of California, Irvine and today can be found volunteering for a community non-profit in Santa Ana, The Cambodian Family. A true role model, we believe 2012 will mark a new chapter in her music career, leading her to super stardom and being the Khmerican’s top must-watch female artist of 2012.