Hong Nhung speaks out when accused of being 'rude' to the late musician Trinh Cong Son

On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the musician's passing, singer Hong Nhung organized a live concert.Who is Bong?March 11-12 at the Opera House, Hanoi with the participation of many international artists and singers from France, Poland, and Italy.

At the press conference, Hong Nhung shared that recently many people wondered why other singers called Trinh Cong Son "sir", but Hong Nhung called him "anh", which was rude.

Hong Nhung confided: "The first time singer Thanh Lam and I met musician Trinh Cong Son was at musician Thanh Tung's house. I had been singing Trinh Cong Son's songs since I was 14 years old, but the first time we met, I was very nervous. I greeted loudly:Hello uncle, Trinh Cong Son said:Are we related? Why should I call you uncle? You can call me brother.. I called him Trinh Cong Son from then on, so even if I was criticized for being rude, I had to accept it.

Singer Hong Nhung at the press conference.

Hong Nhung said that the live concert in Blue-Jazz style with French cultural influences is a project she has cherished for a long time.

In the live concert, she will introduce 1,000 unique vinyl records.Who is Bong?Includes 8 immortal songs by musician Trinh Cong Son sung in Vietnamese and French, along with MVSimple beauty - Simple beauty- are the songs she composed.

The entire vinyl recording was produced live at the famous La Buissonne studio and finalized by world audio legend Mark Levinson.

The team chosen by Hong Nhung are all famous names, such as Jean-Sébastien Simonovier (piano and trumpet), Dominique Di Pizza (bass), Nguyen Le (guitar), Quyen Thien Dac (saxophone).

In particular, two songsOh, the flying stork, like a flying storkwas adapted into French and performed by French singer Clara Simonovier.

In addition, precious photos of musician Trinh Cong Son and Hong Nhung taken by photographer Duong Minh Long were displayed for the first time at the German House, Ho Chi Minh City on her birthday (March 15).

Many artists came to congratulate Hong Nhung on her live concert.

Hong Nhung said she was very lucky to meet and interact with musician Trinh Cong Son, becoming a source of inspiration and "muse" in some of his works about love and fate. The relationship was so special that the talented musician composed 3 songs associated with her name Bong:Oh Bong Bong, when you were human, you were not Bong.The late musician was like a great teacher in her life and his music always had a great influence on her spiritual life.

MVSimple Beauty - Simple BeautyIncludes 3 songs composed by Hong Nhung in Paris, including:Sunny Day Waiting, Simple Beauty, My Dream.This is the crystallization of the love of life that she was inspired by the late musician. The songs were written based on the philosophy of life that musician Trinh Cong Son sent to all generations through music and painting.

Musician Trinh Cong Son once said: “Death is the disappearance of the body, but life is not just the existence of the body. Many people are still alive but think they are dead. Many people die but still live in everyone's memory.” That is why Hong Nhung considers MV as a gift to herself and to life with all her heart, love and gratitude.