Dien Thai Toan: Former member of 1088, divorced from his wife, had a child with a same-sex boyfriend

Referring to the once famous music group 1088, no one is unaware of the name Dien Thai Toan. After disbanding, Dien Thai Toan worked solo for a while and then paused his art to settle in the US.

The 1088 group was founded and guided by the late musician Do Quang in 2000 and consists of 5 members: Dien Thai Toan, Ung Hoang Phuc, Van Quang Long, Nhat Thien Bao, Nhat Tinh Anh. From the first products launched, the group has won the hearts of a large number of fans.

Heavily covered in major programs, it can be affirmed that 1088 is the most popular boy band of Vietnamese showbiz in the first years of the 2000s. However, after only operating for about 2 years, 1088 disbanded and caused regret for both experts and audiences.

After that, all the members went solo. However, not everyone has a favorable career. Compared to his colleagues in the same group, Dien Thai Toan is the singer who has the most difficulties when working independently.

Few people know that, before joining the 1088 group, the singer born in 1979 won the second prize at the contest "Lam Dong Provincial Television Singing 1997" and had time to rub close to the professional environment when working in a music and dance troupe.

However, when switching to solo singing, he struggled to find his own direction and image. At the beginning of 2003, Dien Thai Toan signed a contract with designer Viet Hung and was supported to make 2 albums, "Return" and "Desolate Love".

When the series of products did not achieve the expected effect, he still persisted in participating in appropriate performances to meet the audience. 3 years later, Dien Thai Toan launched another product "I can't worry about anything for you".

Although the album is considered more well-groomed and attractive than previous projects, the name of the male singer 7x still cannot be promoted in the Vietnamese music industry. For many years of ineffective operation, Dien Thai Toan decided to go to the US to settle down and get married.

At one time, he still participated in performing at programs and entertainment venues abroad. But in the past few years, the singer "Love is wrong" is no longer interested in singing but focuses on business.

In 2006, Dien Thai Toan moved to the United States to settle down. He is married and has a daughter. In 2011, the male singer and his wife broke up. The former member of the 1088 group affirmed that the reason for the breakup was not because he was of the same sex but because of the conflicts in his married life. After the divorce, his daughter lived with her mother. Occasionally, the male singer still flies over to visit his daughter and keeps a friendship with his ex-wife to take care of the child.

A few years ago, Dien Thai Toan publicly announced his same-sex lover named Ethan, many years younger than him, born in Hue but living in the US since childhood. Dien Thai Toan's boyfriend also nails. After 1 year of long-distance love, in 2021 Dien Thai Toan and his partner moved in together in a small house, with a large garden in Miami. According to the former member of the 1088 group, his and her boyfriend's joy is simply exercising at the gym, eating, sharing daily stories or gardening weekends.

The former member of the 1088 group commented that her boyfriend is a gentle and hardworking person. The two share many hobbies and personalities, so living together is very fun and easy. 'I'm happy, I feel that my current life is light enough. Every day, we go to work and take care of each other. Both of them are busy, so they often spend time alone after work or rare vacations. My profession does not have long days off. When we took advantage of it, we traveled to several places nearby," the singer said.

Although he publicized his same-sex love to the public, Dien Thai Toan has not directly shared this with his daughter and ex-wife. He thought that the mother and daughter also knew about it, but chose to remain silent as a matter of respect for him.

For her part, every time she visits her daughter, Dien Thai Toan does not bring her boyfriend with her. He wants to wait until he is 18 years old to share this frankly. I don't want my child to be pressured and affect his education.

At the beginning of the year, Dien Thai Toan and his same-sex partner chose to give birth using the scientific method. Recently, the couple bought a house with a very large garden, about 1,700 m2 in Miami for $1 million. The couple also plans to spend about $200,000 more on furniture shopping.

The house is beautifully designed in a modern and minimalist style. Previously, Dien Thai Toan and Ethan lived in a rented house. Since deciding to stick around in 2021, they have been thinking about saving up to buy a house. When they had children, the couple decided to buy a house in installments.

Dien Thai Toan once asked his same-sex partner to move to California to live in a crowded Vietnamese area, but when their daughter was born, the two aimed at stability, so they bought a house in Miami, near Ethan's parents' house to conveniently go back and forth for help and support.

The income from nail work is quite good, and they have a habit of living frugally, so the life of the same-sex couple is quite stable and peaceful. In addition, Ethan also received help from his family and sisters in the US.

Last year, the two bought two black and white Lexus RX350s at the same time to conveniently pick up and drop off their daughter. Before giving birth, they often traveled to many places, enjoying life together. When they have children, they spend most of their time taking care of their children and enjoying family time together.