Singer Duy Quang: son of the late musician Pham Duy, talented, handsome but suffering because of love

Singer Duy Quang - son of the late musician Pham Duy. He is known as one of the outstanding male singers of the Saigon music industry before 1975. Duy Quang possesses a sweet, emotional voice; He is also handsome and full of students.

Singer Duy Quang whose real name is Pham Duy Quang was born on November 4, 1950 in Bach Mai, Hanoi. He was born in the great Pham family - one of the most prestigious, literary artists and intellectuals in Ha Thanh at that time.

It is known that the male singer's grandfather is writer Pham Duy Ton, his two uncles are scholar Pham Duy Khiem and musician Pham Duy Nhuong. Singer Duy Quang's father is Pham Duy Can - talented musician Pham Duy. Not stopping there, his mother is the famous singer Thai Hang, his aunt is the famous singer Thai Thanh and his uncle is the famous musician Pham Dinh Chuong.

Living in the "cradle" of art, from a young age Duy Quang and his younger brothers Duy Cuong, Thai Hien, Thai Thao... were guided by their parents to a musical career. He studied music theory at the age of 10 and officially entered the music industry at the age of 17. In addition to singing, he also knows how to play Mandolin, Guitar, Piano, Drums.

When he reached the high school level, Duy Quang was able to master a number of musical instruments. At that time, he just went to school during the day, and at night he played the piano to earn money to support himself.

At the age of 17, he and his brothers formed a youth band called The Dreamers. Ban The Dreamers is led by Duy Quang with the members: Duy Quang (singer, bass guitar), Duy Minh (drums), Duy Cuong (harmony, arrangement and piano), Thai Hien (singer). .

The special feature of the band The Dreamers not only has "the Pham brothers" but also "the godfather Pham Duy" backing. In the early days, this cult musician built a reputation with his children. He often accompanied his children to sing and it was he who spent money to buy musical instruments for the band The Dreamers.

The Dreamer has become one of the flagships of the Saigon youth music movement. This is also the band that specializes in replaying the most popular international songs. At that time, Duy Quang was still very lucky to be composed by a famous musician father for many songs; By now it has become a legend.

Songs such as Em Hien Nhu Masoeur, Tha Nhu Rain Drops, What's Left To Remember, Two Years of Love, Little Co Bac Ky, Just That Only, Take Me To Find Golden Flower Cave... by musician Pham Duy was sung by Duy Quang for the first time.

In 1975, when Saigon was liberated, Pham Duy, singer Thai Hang and 4 children of Duy Quang went abroad to settle down. At that time, only Duy Quang and 3 brothers remained. During this period, Duy Quang took care of the children instead of his parents. Duy Quang was almost inactive in music until 1978, through the help and advocacy of musician Tran Van Khe and Julie, Duy Quang was able to immigrate to France.

The reason Duy Quang came to France from Vietnam, not the US with his parents, was because he was sponsored by Julie, because she had French nationality and came here in 1974.

In 1982, Duy Quang and Julie broke up after sharing a daughter. Two years later, he officially married Mrs. My Ha, then a Vietnamese beauty in Washington. However, the two officially broke up in 2002. In overseas, Duy Quang's voice is still loved by many people with hundreds of songs recorded.

In 2004, Duy Quang intended to return to Vietnam, a year later, he and Duy Cuong and his musician father Pham Duy returned home and bought a house to live in District 11. In his hometown, he continued to sing songs old love songs, in addition to the tea room business.

In 2007, he continued to marry singer Yen Xuan, but the marriage quickly broke down two years later. After this breakup, he rarely participated in events, lived a closed, quiet life.

In October 2012, he was diagnosed with late stage liver cancer. On November 7, the same year, his family took him to the US for treatment. During this time, he lost weight very quickly, weighing only 20 kg, weak health and often in a deep coma.

Although he has been separated for a long time, his ex-wife - singer Julie is always at the bedside. On December 19, 2012, he passed away to eternity.

Duy Quang and singer Julie are considered the most beautiful duet - both on stage and in real life.

Duy Quang once shared that "I met Julie when I was 17 years old, we were the same age, we tasted the same sweetness of love when we were young. She had a beautiful voice. I hugged the piano and ran away from home with her forever. Trang sang in the band The Free Ones from 1968 to 1970. But the first love also quickly dissipated because we were too young, had no experience in life, let alone a hundred years."

And Julie once wrote in her autobiography: "... At the beginning of singing, in the late 1960s, I was a teenager like a moth, spreading my own angel wings "plunge into the fire". I threw myself into singing French music and English music... At that time, I didn't know Duy Quang was the son of musician Pham Duy.

... And we formed the family band: The Dreamers. Thanks to him, I started practicing Vietnamese music. Not long after, I was known to the Vietnamese audience with the song Autumn Dead, the music of Pham Duy's poem Apollinaire. Then I became famous with a series of wartime love songs...".

During his singing life, singer Duy Quang has sung about 600 songs and recorded about 400 songs on tapes, most of which are romantic love songs - music suitable for his deep, sad voice. grandfather.

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