Ms. Mai - a familiar street fruit vendor on Nha Trang beach (Khanh Hoa) - suddenly attracted attention again on social networks after her characteristic sales advertisement was remixed into music by a foreign musician and shared on TikTok.
South African musician and music producer David Scott, known by his stage name The Kiffness, made an arrangement based on a video recording Ms. Mai's fruit offering.
The "duet" video between him and a street vendor in Nha Trang was posted on February 28, 2026 with the title "Mango, Pineapple, Banana, Watermelon", directly inspired by her familiar slogan.
David Scott said that the remix uses Ms. Mai's voice when she sings and advertises fruits in English such as mango, pineapple, banana, watermelon. This everyday sound is transformed into a fun electronic music melody, quickly attracting the attention of the online community.
Answering Lao Dong, British tourist Louis - owner of the social network account LocalLou, who once posted the original video - musician David Scott actively contacted him to ask for permission to use the recording as material for the mix. After watching the completed product, Ms. Mai also sent thanks for the attention that everyone gave her.
The initial video was recorded by Louis when he met Ms. Mai while resting on Nha Trang beach with a local friend in 2025.
When Louis greeted in English, Ms. Mai suddenly responded by singing the famous opening line of Lionel Richie's immortal song "Hello": "Hello, is it me you're looking for?".
After that, she continued to sing and advertise fruits in English. The naturalness and humor of the street vendor surprised and made the two tourists laugh. Louis then bought a few bags of fruit to donate and sent more tips because he was excited about her communication style.
Ms. Mai is a familiar face to many tourists who regularly come to Nha Trang beach. According to Lao Dong's investigation, Ms. Mai has become famous on Western social networks since 2016 when she appeared in a series of videos of European and American tourists.
Although she does not have much English, she can still use basic words to communicate and advertise with foreign customers. In addition to English, she can also sing a few Russian sentences - something Louis believes she learned from Russian tourists who regularly come to this area.
At the beginning of February 2026, when returning to Nha Trang to visit friends, Louis continued to meet Ms. Mai again on the beach. As soon as she recognized the familiar tourist, she immediately approached and repeated the familiar "performance": singing the opening line of the song "Hello", then advertising fruits in English.
Although Louis did not intend to buy goods that time, Ms. Mai still happily gave him a few bags of fruit. In response, he sent her a larger tip than the previous time. According to Louis, during this trip they met many times and each time were fun conversations.
Not only Louis, many other foreign tourists also expressed interest in meeting Ms. Mai. Tourist Declan Savage expressed excitement when having the opportunity to chat with this fruit seller and said that she brought a cheerful and friendly atmosphere on the beach.
Meanwhile, Emma Emilie Jensen's account shared on social media: "When you are trying to create content in Vietnam, street vendors are the real stars".
Under the videos about Ms. Mai, many netizens also left comments expressing their interest in her charm and humorous communication style. Many people said they hope to have the opportunity to meet Ms. Mai if they come to Nha Trang for tourism.
