Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong's career before his death

The family of Meritorious Artist - Singer Tuan Phong informed that the male artist passed away at 9:42 am on November 10, after a period of treatment, at the age of 72. His passing left many colleagues, students and audiences with much regret.

Actor Viet Anh sent his condolences: "Mourning the loss of a singer I was fascinated by when I was young. My sincere condolences to his family."

Artist Ta Minh Tam - former Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music expressed his admiration for artist Tuan Phong - one of the outstanding lyrical and revolutionary singers of the 1980s and 1990s. According to artist Ta Minh Tam, Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong lived in harmony with his colleagues and was loved by his juniors and students because he always supported them.

Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong passed away at the age of 72.

Singer, Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong was born in 1952 in Hanoi. Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong is the eldest child in a family of 5 siblings. His father works at the National Library of Vietnam and is very passionate about literature and art.

Passionate about singing since childhood, with a beautiful voice, in 1968, Tuan Phong participated in the Hanoi Youth Singing Contest and won a silver medal with the song The sound of the liberation gong, the sound of the victory gong by musician Hoang Van. The initial success helped Tuan Phong become more confident in his abilities and actively participate in student cultural activities.

In 1972, Tuan Phong decided to pursue a professional artistic career in the Southern People's Song and Dance Troupe. Tuan Phong was welcomed not only because of his promising voice, but also because of his enthusiasm and determination to volunteer to go to the South to serve on the battlefield.

During the war years, his voice resounded in many fierce battlefields. He became famous for performing the songs Hello, Lam Hong Girl, I'm the Driver, Vietnam's Standing Position...

Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong is one of the outstanding lyrical and revolutionary singers of the 1980s and 1990s.

From 1978 to 1984, artist Tuan Phong studied vocal music at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. After graduating, he was retained as a lecturer at the school. During this time, he won second prize at the 1981 National Professional Music and Dance Festival with the song "Front Footprints" and continued to achieve success with second prize at the 1988 Chamber Music Competition.

While teaching, he also diligently searches for new songs to experiment with. In every position, Tuan Phong is dedicated and devoted to music. Therefore, Tuan Phong is known as "the person who makes songs that are first introduced famous and revives old songs", "the artist who always searches for songs to perform and is especially famous for his creativity in performance".

Not only a singer, Tuan Phong is also a romantic soul, passionate about literature, especially poetry. It is the harmonious combination of passion, deep understanding of music and poetry that helps him sublimate in lyrical songs, especially songs based on poetry.

Possessing a high tenor voice, wide range, expressiveness and an elegant academic style, he not only successfully performed chamber music and revolutionary songs, but also made an impression through profound lyrical songs.

Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong is the most successful performer of composer Phan Huynh Dieu's compositions.

Musician Phan Huynh Dieu was very impressed and moved when he heard Tuan Phong perform a series of his songs such as: Boat and the sea, Poetry of love at the end of autumn, Sound of autumn, Afternoon longing, Where is that person now... Musician Phan Huynh Dieu once affirmed: "Tuan Phong is the singer who most successfully performed the song Boat and the sea by Xuan Quynh and me. If musician Pham Duy had singer Thai Thanh and the late musician Trinh Cong Son had singer Khanh Ly, then I have singer Tuan Phong".

The artist used to hold the position of Deputy Head of Faculty - Vocal Lecturer, Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. In 1996, Tuan Phong was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist.

During his lifetime, Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong once said that singing was forced labor. When singing, he poured his heart out to sing with all his might like a silkworm spinning silk. For him, singing was the priceless happiness of his life.

Voice of Meritorious Artist Tuan Phong.

Le Chi

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