Musician Quoc Dung - husband of famous singer Bao Yen

A source confirmed to Dan Tri reporter that musician Quoc Dung - husband of famous singer Bao Yen - passed away on September 24 at his home.

Musician Bao Chau - the youngest son of musician Quoc Dung - changed his Facebook profile picture to black with the memorial line: "I will do what I promised."

Due to sad news for her family, famous singer Bao Yen announced her apologies to the audience for not being able to perform at the fundraising concert to support victims of the mini apartment fire, held at Ben Thanh tea room (HCMC) on the evening of September 24.

Nhạc sĩ Quốc Dũng - chồng danh ca Bảo Yến - qua đời - 1 — Musician Quoc Dung and his wife - famous singer Bao Yen (Photo: Document).

The passing of musician Quoc Dung left much regret for friends and colleagues.

Musician and poet Nguyen Huu Hong Minh said that when he received the news, he was sad and emotional because he missed his memories with Quoc Dung.

He shared about the author of Tet Song for You : "Farewell to you, a great musical talent with hundreds of works left behind. Especially, when it comes to Southern music, vibrant, innovative and diverse youth music, we cannot fail to mention you, musician Quoc Dung."

Musician Quang Thanh shared about his senior: "With many songs and unique harmonies, he is always loved by young people of each period and many generations. He will forever remain in the hearts of music lovers."

Singer Phuong Thanh wrote: "Goodbye, talented artist and musician. My condolences to Ms. Bao Yen and her family."

Musician Duong Khac Linh also sent condolences to the family of famous singer Bao Yen and musician Bao Chau.

Nhạc sĩ Quốc Dũng - chồng danh ca Bảo Yến - qua đời - 2 — Musician Quoc Dung in his youth (Photo: Document).

Musician Quoc Dung was born in 1951 in Thailand and moved to Vietnam with his family at the age of 3. At the age of 10, he studied music in depth. Musician Quoc Dung has been playing the mandolin in a grand orchestra since the age of 15.

Musician Quoc Dung is the owner of many famous songs such as: Tet song for you, Story of union and dissolution, Spring chorus, Have you seen spring yet, Love drunk...

In the early 1970s, when the youth music movement was popular, Quoc Dung, along with Nguyen Trung Cang and Le Huu Ha, were the first musicians to initiate the trend of Vietnamizing youth music. After 1975, the musician worked for a period of time as an editor and arranger for Ho Chi Minh City Television.

The musician first married in 1974, but after 6 years the marriage broke up. He and famous singer Bao Yen became husband and wife in 1987. His love for Bao Yen inspired Quoc Dung to create many famous songs. The couple has 2 sons, Khai Ca and Bao Chau.

In 2013, musician Quoc Dung had a serious traffic accident. Since then, his health has gradually declined and his memory has been affected by the accident.

In his twilight years, the musician still occasionally appeared with his wife in some performances. His memories are sometimes remembered, sometimes forgotten, but he always considers himself a lucky person because he was able to live and devote himself completely to music.

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