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'''Thanh Tùng''' (15 September 1948 – 15 March 2016) was a Vietnamese pop music composer and [[songwriter]]. He was born in [[Nha Trang]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]], but moved to [[Hanoi]] at age 6.
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'''Thanh Tùng''' (born [[15 September]] [[1948]]) is a [[Vietnam]]ese pop music composer and [[songwriter]]. He was born in [[Gò Vấp]], [[Saigon]] but moved to [[Hanoi]] at age 6.


Thanh Tùng graduated from the [[Pyongyang]] Conservatory in [[1971]] and worked for [[Voice of Vietnam]] from 1971 to 1975. After the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, he returned to Sài Gòn, now [[Hồ Chí Minh City]], and contributed to the establishment of Ho Chi Minh City Television's orchestra. He also worked as conductor and art manager of Bông Sen (Lotus) music company. He works now for Hồ Chí Minh City Association of Musicians.
Thanh Tùng graduated from the [[Pyongyang]] Conservatory in 1971 and worked for [[Voice of Vietnam]] from 1971 to 1975. After the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, he returned to Saigon, now [[Ho Chi Minh City]], and contributed to the establishment of Ho Chi Minh City Television's orchestra. He also worked as conductor and art manager of Bông Sen (Lotus) music company. He worked for Ho Chi Minh City Association of Musicians.


Thanh Tùng composed his first pop song, ''Cây sầu riêng trổ bông'', in 1975. Since then, he has written over 200 songs.<ref name=namnet1>[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/04/780221/ Famous composer’s live show to resound in Hanoi]. VietNamNet, April 25, 2008.</ref> His songs are very popular<ref name=namnet1/><ref name=tpi>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB3305736C3F4A6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Seeing Double? That's the Intention]. ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 12, 1998. [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=48253&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=19980814 Full text] ([[Reuters]])</ref> among Vietnamese young people, for example ''Hát với chú ve con'', ''Hoàng hôn màu lá'', ''Chuyện tình của biển'', ''Lời tỏ tình của mùa xuân'', ''Ngôi sao cô đơn'', ''Câu chuyện nhỏ của tôi'', ''Hoa tím ngoài sân'', ''Em và tôi'', ''Phố biển'', ''Mưa ngâu'', ''Lối cũ ta về''... The song ''Một mình'' has a chorus which resembles that of a [[Russia]]n [[folk song]].<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20975448_ITM Music Plagiarism Reveals Lack of Expertise by Vietnamese Composers]. ''Asia Africa Intelligence Wire'', April 8, 2004. (subscription access required)</ref>
Thanh Tùng composed his first pop song, "Cây sầu riêng trổ bông", in 1975. Since then, he has written over 200 songs.<ref name=namnet1>[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/04/780221/ "Famous composer’s live show to resound in Hanoi"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619163447/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/04/780221/ |date=2008-06-19 }}. VietNamNet, April 25, 2008.</ref> His songs are very popular<ref name=namnet1/><ref name=tpi>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB3305736C3F4A6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Seeing Double? That's the Intention"]. ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 12, 1998. [https://archive.today/20130108072156/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=48253&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=19980814 Full text] ([[Reuters]])</ref> among Vietnamese young people, for example "Hát với chú ve con", "Hoàng hôn màu lá", "Chuyện tình của biển", "Lời tỏ tình của mùa xuân", "Ngôi sao cô đơn", "Câu chuyện nhỏ của tôi", "Hoa tím ngoài sân", "Em và tôi", "Phố biển", "Mưa ngâu", "Lối cũ ta về". The song "Một mình" has a chorus which resembles that of a [[Russia]]n [[folk song]].<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20975448_ITM "Music Plagiarism Reveals Lack of Expertise by Vietnamese Composers"]. ''Asia Africa Intelligence Wire'', April 8, 2004. (subscription access required)</ref>


Tùng is also a businessman, who has interests in [[mineral water]], the [[restaurant]] and [[hotel]] businesses, and [[real estate]]; he also owns a [[discotheque]].<ref>[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/06/576757/ Musicians growing rich]. VietNamNet, January 6, 2006.</ref> He opened a restaurant called ''The Twins'' in July 1998 in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref name=tpi/>
Tùng was also a businessman, who had interests in [[mineral water]], the [[restaurant]] and [[hotel]] businesses, and [[real estate]]. He owned a [[discotheque]]<ref>[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/06/576757/ "Musicians growing rich"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616123607/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/06/576757/ |date=2007-06-16 }}. VietNamNet, January 6, 2006.</ref> and opened a restaurant called The Twins in July 1998 in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref name=tpi/> He died on 15 March 2016 at the age of 67.<ref name="VNE">{{cite news|author=Hoàng Anh|url=http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/gioi-sao/trong-nuoc/nhac-si-thanh-tung-qua-doi-3369979.html|title=Nhạc sĩ Thanh Tùng qua đời|date=15 March 2016|accessdate=15 March 2016|newspaper=[[VNExpress]]|language=Vietnamese|publisher=[[FPT Group|FPT]]}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:11, 8 August 2023

For the commune, see Thanh Tùng (commune).

Thanh Tùng (15 September 1948 – 15 March 2016) was a Vietnamese pop music composer and songwriter. He was born in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, but moved to Hanoi at age 6.

Thanh Tùng graduated from the Pyongyang Conservatory in 1971 and worked for Voice of Vietnam from 1971 to 1975. After the reunification of Vietnam in 1975, he returned to Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, and contributed to the establishment of Ho Chi Minh City Television's orchestra. He also worked as conductor and art manager of Bông Sen (Lotus) music company. He worked for Ho Chi Minh City Association of Musicians.

Thanh Tùng composed his first pop song, "Cây sầu riêng trổ bông", in 1975. Since then, he has written over 200 songs.[1] His songs are very popular[1][2] among Vietnamese young people, for example "Hát với chú ve con", "Hoàng hôn màu lá", "Chuyện tình của biển", "Lời tỏ tình của mùa xuân", "Ngôi sao cô đơn", "Câu chuyện nhỏ của tôi", "Hoa tím ngoài sân", "Em và tôi", "Phố biển", "Mưa ngâu", "Lối cũ ta về". The song "Một mình" has a chorus which resembles that of a Russian folk song.[3]

Tùng was also a businessman, who had interests in mineral water, the restaurant and hotel businesses, and real estate. He owned a discotheque[4] and opened a restaurant called The Twins in July 1998 in Ho Chi Minh City.[2] He died on 15 March 2016 at the age of 67.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Famous composer’s live show to resound in Hanoi" Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine. VietNamNet, April 25, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Seeing Double? That's the Intention". The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 12, 1998. Full text (Reuters)
  3. ^ "Music Plagiarism Reveals Lack of Expertise by Vietnamese Composers". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, April 8, 2004. (subscription access required)
  4. ^ "Musicians growing rich" Archived 2007-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. VietNamNet, January 6, 2006.
  5. ^ Hoàng Anh (15 March 2016). "Nhạc sĩ Thanh Tùng qua đời". VNExpress (in Vietnamese). FPT. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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