Artist Phuong Thao is the daughter of artist Dung Thanh Lam and artist Thanh Hong. She studied in the same class as artists Kim Tu Long, To Chau, Thuy Trang... and then joined the Cultural Troupe. She has participated in plays in Cai Luong plays such as The Moonlit Flute, The Poisonous Flower in the Garden, The Sound of Rach Ram Waves...
After her husband passed away in 2008, artist Phuong Thao lives in a small rented house with her two children and a grandchild. Currently, she has put her singing career on hold and is doing various jobs to make ends meet. The cai luong singer revealed that she suffers from many diseases related to blood pressure, heart disease, colon disease, etc., but still tries to take care of her two children. "Now I can't sing anymore, sometimes I can't even talk," she confided.
Cai luong artist Phuong Thao in a conversation with the Ngu long du ky group
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No longer singing, artist Phuong Thao has turned to doing housework to earn some money to support her life. Recently, she has been driving a motorbike taxi for "a few acquaintances in the neighborhood". Phuong Tung - artist Phuong Thao's son is currently singing in a group at the Youth Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City to earn extra income. "Many times when I was short of money, my son had to ask around in many places. He hasn't thought about having a lover yet because he wants to focus on taking care of his mother," artist Phuong Thao said.
In a conversation with the Ngu Long Du Ky group of artist Phi Phung, Phuong Thao said that she had recently fallen off her motorbike, leading to a bruise. Sharing about her current health situation, the cai luong singer confided: “After that incident, I went to the hospital, the doctor gave me medicine for half a month but it didn’t get any better. I think I have to go back for a check-up.”
Memories of parents
Artist Phuong Thao recalls memories of the late artist Dung Thanh Lam
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Despite being a “child of a traditional family”, Phuong Thao said that since childhood, she rarely had the opportunity to live with her father, artist Dung Thanh Lam. The cai luong singer said that when she was 7 years old, she spent one day a week with her father, and the rest of the time she lived with her grandmother. When she was 9 years old, her father went abroad and offered to take his daughter with him. “At that time, because I loved my grandmother, I refused to go,” Phuong Thao said.
After Phuong Thao got married and had children, artist Dung Thanh Lam had the opportunity to visit. At that time, he also wanted his daughter to follow him abroad to avoid suffering. However, because she loved her small family and could not bear to leave her son (who was only a few months old at that time), she once again refused. “My father said that my fate was like that. My husband and son did not do anything wrong that I had to leave,” she recalled.
According to artist Phuong Thao, because he felt sorry for his daughter’s difficult situation, artist Dung Thanh Lam sent money home every month to help her cover her living expenses. “My father said that he rarely sang anymore, so every 2-3 months he sent home 100-200 USD to get by. Before he passed away, he sent me 500 USD. My son’s personality is now just like his father,” artist Phuong Thao said about his parents.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xot-xa-nu-nghe-si-cai-luong-chay-xe-om-trang-trai-cuoc-song-185250409122230309.htm
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