Paen Ron / អ្នកស្រី បែនរ៉ន

Paen Ron (Alternate English spellings include Pan/Pen Ron) 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 Sin Sisamouth in 1966. After that, she had many hits, sometimes singing alone, but often paired with Sin 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 Sereysothea. While Paen Ron was the second lady of Khmer music during the 60s and 70s, little is known about her life. Her sister, Paen Rom, was also a singer. 

What we know of her comes from hundreds of songs, many of which she both wrote and performed. She is not known to have survived the Khmer Rouge years.