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People's Artist: Singer Y Moan has died after a long fight with stomach cancer at his home in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands of Dac Lac Province. — VNA/VNS Photo |
HA NOI — People's Artist and pop singer Y Moan died yesterday at the age of 53 after a long fight with stomach cancer.
His funeral will be held in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot in Dac Lac Province on Tuesday.
Born in 1957, Y Moan was discovered in 1976 after reunification. He left his home in the mountains of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) and headed for Ha Noi when he was recruited for the Song and Dance Troupe.
He studied at the then Ha Noi Conservatory of Music from 1979 until 1986.
He is noted for singing songs about the Central Highlands' mountains and forests written by people like Nguyen Cuong, Tran Tien, Linh Nga Nie K'dam, and Ama No, making sure the land became well-known to millions of people both within and outside the country.
The Central Highlands singer who dedicated his life to panegyrising his homeland was conferred the title of People's Artist by President Nguyen Minh Triet this year.
It is the highest honour given by the State for artists. — VNS