Sy Ben - Le Minh VN: Once accused of fraud, sick in the late afternoon, difficult economy, no one to take care of

Singer Sy Ben is a famous vocalist of Vietnamese music, during the Dust Rain period, in the period 1990-2000 with Vietnamese songs with Chinese lyrics. In 2010, Sy Ben and his wife were accused of debt by many colleagues. After this incident, Sy Ben disappeared from the entertainment industry.

Sy Ben was born and raised in Saigon in a Vietnamese-Chinese family, whose real name is Loi Tho Sanh. His family had no capital, so from a young age he lived an independent life. Originally passionate about singing, but with Sy Ben, he never thought he could become a professional singer.

At that time, music shows at bars and restaurants became very crowded. In one incident, a close friend of singer Quang Vinh was busy with work, so he asked Sy Ben to perform instead. Although he has never stepped on stage to sing, he once took a risk when he stepped on the stage of the Ben Nghe Cruise Restaurant to sing. Fortunately, he was enthusiastically supported by the audience.

Also in this show, he met musician Minh Tam and then became a collaborator with Kim Loi Studio. Next, the label gave him the opportunity to record two songs "Ben Shanghai and Ephemeral Life" with two stars of that time, artist Tai Linh and singer Dinh Van in the famous show "Rain and dust 1". . After these two songs, the public knew him better, and with his similar appearance to the heavenly king Le Minh of Hong Kong, Sy Ben was even more warmly received. So he continued to participate in the program "Dust Rain 2" and released a hit song known to many young audiences such as The Last Word for Love. Since then, Sy Ben has pursued young music. Sy Ben sings both Chinese and Vietnamese, especially Chinese songs with Vietnamese lyrics.

Some time later, Sy Ben signed a contract to be an exclusive singer for Studio Viet Tan and released many albums such as Goodbye Kiss 1, Goodbye Kiss 2, Goodbye Kiss 3, 999 roses, Silhouette of a wedding dress.... These albums are sold in large quantities.

In 1999, he edited and released the album Farewell to You and continued to conquer the audience through songs such as Lies, People from Chaozhou. In 2003, he released another album called "Ben Rain Sa" besides that he also participated in overseas performances in many big shows such as Saigon Impressions, Asian Melodies. Sy Ben often performs at stages 126, Hoa Binh, Dam Sen, and Drum Dong. Having participated in big shows such as: Asian Melodies, Saigon Impressions... After releasing the album "Ben Rain Sa" (2002), Sy Ben moved to the US to settle down. Recently, Sy Ben returned to the country to do business and released 2 more albums, the latest album is called Contemplative Love (2006).

However, in 2010, Sy Ben's reputation almost disappeared, lost in the eyes of the audience after the "real gold virtual house" mission. Sy Ben and his wife were accused of fraudulently appropriating property.

According to the press at the time, the male singer took advantage of his flashy appearance to rent houses from acquaintances and then sell them. Through these tricks, Sy Ben appropriated a total of more than 110 taels of gold. In the denunciation, the victims wrote: "We are very upset that Mr. Sy Ben and his wife have taken advantage of the affection of the artist brothers and sisters to defraud many people. Currently, singer Sy Ben's wife has left to China. For medical reasons, he could not be contacted; Sy Ben disappeared. To date, the incident has sunk into oblivion.

The reputation is not the same as before, the appearance has also changed a lot, few people still recognize the copy of Le Minh once. Before falling seriously ill, he still reunited with his colleagues on many tours. Those who met him were impressed by his friendliness and enthusiasm.

Illness, no relatives beside

Recently, information that Sy Ben has pleural effusion, diabetes and is being treated at the hospital has received attention from netizens.

Sharing with VietNamNet, Mr. Tam (born in 1985) - a sworn brother for many years, now directly taking care of Sy Ben, said that the male singer is being treated for pleural effusion at Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital (District 5, District 5). HCMC).

"Besides pleural effusion, Mr. Ben only has diabetes. He does not have terminal lung cancer as some information on the Internet," said Mr. Tam.

Two weeks ago, Sy Ben had pain in his chest. From the initial small pain, the male singer gradually had so much pain that he had to sleep sitting up at night and was taken to Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital by an acquaintance.

Doctor took X-ray, diagnosed Sy Ben with pleural effusion, so he asked to be hospitalized immediately. Because he did not have relatives around, Mr. Tam had to help his close brother.

In the past few days, doctors have aspirated nearly 2 liters of fluid in Sy Ben's lungs. Sy Ben often complains of pain and fear of "5 straws poking him". If the drug wears off, the male singer often loses sleep because of the pain. Sy Ben ate very little each meal, almost only eating porridge and drinking milk.

After 2 weeks of treatment, the singer's health improved slightly. However, Sy Ben is still very weak, can not talk much or walk on his own, most of the work needs Mr. Tam's help.

Sy Ben is under financial pressure. With no money left, he asked his colleagues to donate to support his hospital and living expenses every day.

Actor Binh Tinh has just called for donations to help Sy Ben get nearly 73 million VND (including 52 million VND, 1,000 AUD, 150 USD and 100 CAD). Due to illness, she couldn't go and give money to Sy Ben herself, she had to ask Khanh Bang.

Receiving this money, singer Sy Ben said emotionally: "More than half a month of hospitalization, I spent 30-40 million VND. I am miserable, I don't know how to pay for medicine, Binh Tinh and the artists received it. help. I'm so happy, I don't know what to say other than thank you."

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