Singer Sy Ben, once famous for "Dust Rain", now old and sick, lives in a 10m2 rented room.

Singer Sy Ben is currently renting a room in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City. The room is about 10 square meters, low ceiling, has a loft, rent is about 1.3 million/month.

Every day, all activities from cooking, bathing to hygiene of the singer Mua bui take place here. At night, he sleeps in the attic - only enough for 1 mattress, surrounded by clothes and odds and ends.

For many years, Sy Ben has been living off his wedding singing fees, sometimes only having a show every few months, each show earning around 2-3 million VND. The income is only enough to pay for rent and living expenses, not enough to cover medical treatment.

Recently, no one invited him to sing, so he drove a motorbike taxi for friends and acquaintances, earning 100-200 thousand VND/day to cover his living expenses. Every time the rent was due, the singer had to borrow more money.

After a period of heavy debt due to a failed business when he was young, Sy Ben had no savings or valuable assets other than an old motorbike given to him by his adopted daughter.

At 58 years old, Sy Ben's health is weak, his diabetes is getting worse due to lack of regular treatment. However, he does not have terminal lung cancer as some information on the internet has reported.

In 2023, the 6X singer was hospitalized in critical condition due to pleural effusion. He was taken care of by a sworn brother because he had no relatives.

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At that time, Sy Ben was in dire straits, and many colleagues donated nearly 73 million VND to support him. He said that there were times when he felt depressed and had suicidal thoughts because of his lonely middle age, difficult life, and illness.

Sy Ben was born in 1967, is a Vietnamese of Chinese descent. He became famous after participating in the music collection Mua bui , and was called "Vietnamese Le Minh" by the press when he was associated with the trend of Chinese music with Vietnamese lyrics from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s.

After Mua bui , the singer immigrated to the US in 2002 and then returned to Vietnam to do business. In 2010, Sy Ben and his wife were accused by many colleagues of being in debt. The shocking event caused Sy Ben's name to disappear from the entertainment industry.

Mi Le

Singer Sy Ben is emaciated and miserable due to pleural effusion . On the afternoon of April 25, artist Binh Tinh asked singer Khanh Bang to give nearly 73 million VND to singer Sy Ben, who is facing difficulties due to pleural effusion.