Loading details…
Artist
Duy Quang
12+ albums
vietnamesevietnamv-poppop60s
about
Duy Quang (1950-2012) was a famous Vietnamese singer and songwriter. He was the eldest son of Vietnam's most prolific songwriter Phạm Duy and singer Thái Hằng. As a singer, his most popular hit songs included such songs written and/or composed by his father such as Thà Như Giọt Mùa, Em Hiền Như Ma Soeur, Chuyện Tình Buồn, Cô Bắc Ky Nho Nhỏ and Hai Năm Tình Lận Đận. As a songwriter, his most famous song was Kiếp Đam Mê. Duy Quang had once been married to singer Julie Quang, but never registered his marriage with her lawfully. Born on November 4, 1950 in Ha Noi, North Vietnam, Duy Quang was the eldest in a family of eight. When he was just a year old, he and his parents moved to South Vietnam resettling in Saigon. From the age of ten, Duy Quang started learning to play various instruments such as the mandolin, guitar, piano and drums. He began his professional singing career at the age of 17. After forming the pop group, The Dreamers, along with his brother, Duy Cường, his then girlfriend, Julie (later known as Julie Quang) and Veny, Julie's younger sister, Duy Quang began to gain prominence in the year 1969. He and Julie performed as the male lead and female lead singers, respectively, in The Dreamers. Extremely popular with younger audiences, The Dreamers focused primarily in covering top hit songs of Western pop groups such as The Beatles, The Carpenters and The Rolling Stones. At the height of their popularity, The Dreamers headlined nightly at the Ritz in Saigon, a venu
