Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Popular pop singer Khanh Ly will host a live show at Ha Noi Opera House on August 12 and 15.
Titled Nhu Mot Loi Chia Tay (Like Words of Farewell), the show will feature various songs by late composer Trinh Cong Son. Khanh Ly has been among the best performers of the songs, some of which were written specifically with her voice in mind.
The show will move to Hai Phong on August 18 and Da Nang on September 1 before moving to Nha Trang and HCM City (where the performance dates are not yet fixed). Part of the proceeds will be set aside for Vong Tay Nhan Ai (Humanity Embrace) charity fund.
The show will be divided into two parts. The first part features songs from Son’s album titled Da Vang (Yellow Skin) and the second part will focus on his most popular love songs performed by Khanh Ly and other singers like Quang Thanh, Paolo and Tuan Ngoc.
Born in 1945, Khanh Ly started her career as a singer in 1962. She sang at Anh Vu Tea House on Bui Vien Street in what was then Sai Gon (now HCM City) before becoming popular with Son’s songs. In 1967, songstress Ly and composer Son became a phenomena of Vietnamese contemporary music.
In 1975, she moved to the US and has lived there ever since.
By the end of July, fake news spread on Facebook that Khanh Ly passed away. She hosted a press conference in Ha Noi to inform the public about the show on August 7.
Ly said she had been rumoured to die many times.
“At this age, I consider death a minor event, which may make me happier,” she said.
“Only family members who are still alive may feel a loss when I die. So I have tried my best to bring happiness to people surrounding me.
“I still perform though my voice is no longer as beautiful as it was before. But the performances make me and the people who love me happy.”
Explaining the title of the show, Ly said she borrowed the title of a song by Son to name the show: Nhu Mot Loi Chia Tay (Like Words of Farewell).
“Today I have a chance to meet you, tomorrow we will depart for other places. We may never meet one another again,” she said.
“We say ‘good-bye’ and leave beautiful impressions on one another. That’s enough.” — VNS