60-year-old mother sings to earn money to help daughter with cancer

Cam Ly and Vo Ha Tram cried when they heard Ms. Thien Kim sing "Street vendor" on a game show.

Episode 11 of the program "Sing Forever Dreams" aired on the evening of July 5. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thien Kim, from Ho Chi Minh City, touched the hearts with her situation of raising a child with neck cancer.

The 60-year-old contestant showed off her warm voice in the song telling the story of a mother who struggles to make a living for her children every day. Her slow, narrative singing moved the judges and audience. Singers Cam Ly and Vo Ha Tram continuously wiped away tears while watching the performance.

At the end of the competition, Cam Ly ran onto the stage to hug the contestant, crying and encouraging her.The judges commented that Ms. Kim sang well, with a full voice in many high notes. Tran Thanh praised the contestant for singing with sincere emotion.

In the first video of the program, Ms. Kim tellsShe has three children, the eldest of whom has neck lymphoma due to her career as a hairdresser and the effects of chemicals. When her daughter was diagnosed, she was desperate because she was a single mother, having to raise two children. Ms. Kim confided that due to her daughter's illness, her family owes the bank nearly 20 million VND in loan payments for medicine. "I just hope my daughter can live until her two grandchildren grow up. She already has no father and now she has lost her mother, which is very pitiful," Ms. Kim shared.

* Mrs. Thien Kim confides about her daughter with cancer

In the final round, Ms. Thien Kim performed the song “Hanoi this season lacks rain”. She lost to Hoang Vu, a barber from the West, and went home with 25 million VND in prize money. Contestant Hoang Vu won first prize of the week with 50 million VND.

* The barber sings "The story of my life"

According to VNE