Nguyễn Phú Quang (13 October 1949 – 8 December 2021), known popularly simply as Phú Quang, was an influential Vietnamese

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, primarily known for his love songs and songs about

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. He also wrote

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and

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, as well as

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and

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Biography

Nguyễn Phú Quang was born on 13 October 1949 in

Phú Thọ Phú Thọ () is a district-level town in Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population o ...

as his family was evacuating during the

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. The family returned to Vinh Loc, Phung Xa, Thach That, Hanoi in 1954. In 1985, he moved to

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, but frequently returned to

, which was of great music inspiration. He resided in Hanoi with his family and ran a restaurant. He had three children. One of his children, Trinh Huong, is an accomplished pianist. Her husband, Bui Cong Duy, is a well-known Vietnamese violinist. Quang died in Hanoi on 8 December 2021, at the age of 72 due to complications from diabetes.Nhạc sĩ Phú Quang qua đời

Works

Music albums

* ''Về Lại Phố Xưa'' * ''Mười Ba Chuyện Bình Thường'' * ''Dòng Sông Không Trở Lại'' * ''Cho Một Người Tình Xa'' * ''Một Dại Khờ, Một Tôi'' * ''Trong Ánh Chớp Số Phận'' * ''Phố Cũ Của Tôi'' * ''Tôi Muốn Mang Hồ Gươm Đi'' * ''Cha và Con'' - with pianist Trinh Huong * ''The Best of Phu Quang - Gửi một tình yêu''

Notable songs

* ''Hà Nội ngày trở về'' * ''Em ơi Hà Nội phố'' * ''Đâu phải bởi mùa thu'' * ''Khúc mùa thu'' * ''Im lặng đêm Hà Nội'' * ''Mơ về nơi xa lắm'' * ''Có Một Ngày'' * ''Trong Ánh Chớp Số Phận''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phu Quang 1949 births 2021 deaths People from Phú Thọ province Musicians from Hanoi Vietnamese songwriters Male songwriters 20th-century Vietnamese musicians 20th-century male composers 21st-century Vietnamese musicians 21st-century male musicians