Singers and colleagues mourn musician Quoc Dung

According to musician Tien Luan, on the personal page of musician Bao Chau - son of musician Quoc Dung - he changed his avatar to black with the message in memory of his father: "I will do what I promised".

On his personal Facebook page, musician Kim Tuan - musician Quoc Dung's brother-in-law - wrote: "The first time I played music with you was in 1979 and in 1983 you entered my family. Those years with you are so many memories. Farewell brother-in-law, musician Quoc Dung. May you rest in peace."

Musician Nguyen Ngoc Thien and director Ha Thanh Hoang also announced on the afternoon of September 24 that musician Quoc Dung had just passed away. Director Ha Thanh Hoang said that on Friday (September 22), he visited and saw that musician Quoc Dung could not eat and was very thin. Mr. Hoang had made an appointment to come back tonight to visit and talk about his career and music , but he did not expect that "Mr. Dung had passed away".

Musician Dat Kim wrote: "Uncle Quoc Dung, who has guided and inspired me a lot since the first days of my musical journey, starting a career in Ho Chi Minh City. Rest in peace. "Old Road" will now be without "Spring Promise"... farewell Uncle, your works will live forever...".

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Singer Cam Van - a close colleague of musician Quoc Dung - received sad news from the musician's family saying that in the past 10 days, musician Quoc Dung's health has been deteriorating due to many illnesses. "He is a talented, humble senior who always supports his juniors on their career path" - singer Cam Van shared.

Singer Hanh Nguyen wrote: "Goodbye musician Quoc Dung, my brother, a talented and very gentle teacher. There are appointments that because of the busy life, we keep putting off and then can no longer fulfill. I hope that wherever you go, you will always be peaceful, happy and continue to live with your passion. You will always be in everyone's hearts."

Musician Nguyen Nhat Trung shared: "Still can't believe it even though it's true... A few days ago, I was sitting with some musician brothers planning to do a private music night for you, but... May you go in peace."

10 years ago, musician Quoc Dung had a serious traffic accident that caused his health to gradually decline.

His real name is Nguyen Quoc Dung, born in 1951 in Thailand. In 1954, when Quoc Dung was three years old, his family returned to Vietnam. At the age of 10, Quoc Dung entered the Saigon National Conservatory of Music, and at the age of 16 he graduated as valedictorian in Western music. After passing the Baccalaureate 2, Quoc Dung entered Van Hanh University.

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Musician Quoc Dung when he was young

Musician Quoc Dung was associated with the Youth Band. At the age of 11, he wrote instrumental music. At the age of 17, he wrote "Em dau thay mua xuan chua". After that, he wrote many other famous songs such as "Mai", "Duong xua", "Con gio thoi", "Chuyen ba nguoi", "Con mai noi day", "Diep khuc mua xuan", "Thoat ly", "Hoang vang"...

After 1975, he married singer Bao Yen. During this period, he worked as an editor and arranger for Ho Chi Minh City Television. Quoc Dung is also an actor, playing the male lead in the film "My School" directed by Le Dan.

Among Quoc Dung's collection of hundreds of songs, "Tet Song for You" is one of the classic love songs about spring, associated with singer Bao Yen. Released in 1982, the song marked the milestone of Quoc Dung's love for Bao Yen.