Kasim Hoang Vu passed away at the age of 46.

Kasim Hoang Vu, a famous singer of the 2000s, passed away in the US at the age of 46 after a period of serious illness.

Singer Duy Truong, a close colleague of Kasim Hoang Vu's family, said that Kasim passed away in Texas. In his final days, when the singer's health was failing, some relatives and colleagues in the US were able to visit and say goodbye to him.

According to Duy Truong, the singer's family did not want a lavish funeral, with only a few close friends and family members present to express their condolences. "He wanted his voice to live on in everyone's hearts forever," Duy Truong said.

Currently, the singer's mother and a younger sibling are handling the funeral arrangements, and the obituary will be announced soon. The funeral rites are expected to be simple and brief.

Over the years, Kasim Hoang Vu's health has deteriorated due to a jaw bone tumor. The singer underwent surgery on his jaw and neck, resulting in facial asymmetry and partial chin deformation. He can only eat soft foods and has limited jaw muscle activity, leading to weight loss.

In 2024, his illness relapsed, requiring a second surgery. At that time, singer Tuan Hien – a colleague of his – said that his health was very weak, he was tired, and unable to eat or sleep. Many colleagues, such as Nguyen Hong Nhung and Phung Ngoc Huy, planned a charity concert to support the singer's treatment.

Singer Kasim Hoang Vu (1980 - 2026). Photo: Facebook Kasim Hoang Vu

Show promoter Qui Ngoc, who had been associated with Kasim for many years, said he learned of the singer's death on March 1st. "Just last year, I flew to Houston with overseas artists like Nguyen Hong Nhung and Trizzie Phuong Trinh to hold a charity concert to raise funds for Kasim's medical treatment, and now I've received the news of his passing," Qui Ngoc said.

Singer Dinh Hien Anh, who studied with Kasim Hoang Vu at the Military Academy of Arts, was shocked to hear the news. She said she vividly remembers singing together at " The Green Path ," Kasim's concert in 2020, one of his last performances. She was impressed by his powerful and free-spirited voice. "I hope in his next life he will still be like a whirlwind in music , still as cheerful and humorous as he was," Dinh Hien Anh said.

The singer, who lives in Texas, USA, used to perform overseas, invested in a recording studio, and produced his own music videos for YouTube. After experiencing health problems, he focused solely on his restaurant business and ceased his artistic activities. Having visited Kasim Hoang Vu's restaurant in 2024, Duy Truong said he was moved by the singer's resilience, "although I occasionally saw him looking a little sad and self-conscious because of his illness."

Kasim Hoang Vu was born in 1980 in Da Nang . His father is Egyptian, and his mother is Vietnamese. His parents separated when he was about 10 years old. His mother, Bich Phuong, was formerly a rock singer. In 2004, Kasim Hoang Vu participated in the Sao Mai Rendezvous singing competition, impressing audiences with his powerful voice and style, and winning the Most Popular Singer award.

Previously, he won numerous awards such as: Gold medals at the Central and Central Highlands Singing Festival in 1996 and 1998, first prize at the Hanoi Television Singing Contest in 1998, and third prize at the National Television Singing Contest in 1999. Besides singing, Kasim also tried his hand at acting in films such as: The Chessboard of Love and Death at Midnight.

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