Trinh Cong Son - the first Vietnamese person to be honored by Google Doodles.
At midnight on February 28th, Vietnamese internet users accessing Google Vietnam were surprised to see an image of the late musician Trinh Cong Son holding a guitar appear as a Doodle.
An image of the late musician Trịnh Công Sơn on the Google Vietnam homepage.
Reportedly, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the birth of the talented musician, the global search engine used an image of Trinh Cong Son to honor his contributions to music.
Notably, the late musician Trinh Cong Son was the first Vietnamese person to be honored by Google with a Doodle. Doodles are temporary icons that replace the familiar four-colored Google logo on the homepage to celebrate holidays, events, achievements, and people.
Previously, Google Doodles on the Vietnamese homepage only featured images depicting the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lunar New Year, Vietnamese Teachers' Day, etc., to honor the cultural aspects of Vietnam.
Born on February 28, 1939, Trịnh Công Sơn was a towering figure in popular music, composing over 600 works during his lifetime. His music largely deals with love and the human condition, focusing on ambiguity and fantasy, as he once shared: "I am just a wandering minstrel passing through this land, singing my intuitions about the illusory dreams of life..."
It can be said that the music of the late composer Trinh Cong Son has endured through the years, becoming a part of the memories of many generations of Vietnamese people. Many singers have performed his songs, such as Thai Thanh, Tuan Ngoc, Ngoc Lan, Quang Dung... but the most successful performances have been by the renowned singer Khanh Ly and diva Hong Nhung.
The late musician's famous works include "Joining Hands in a Great Circle," "Hue - Saigon - Hanoi," "Dust," "Mother's Folk Song," "Remembering the Sea," "Alone in the City in the Afternoon," "Do You Still Remember or Have You Forgotten," "How Many Times Have the Yellow Flowers Bloomed?"
Composer Trịnh Công Sơn passed away at 12:45 PM on April 1, 2001, leaving behind immeasurable grief for his fans. In his final years, despite battling illness, he continued to compose many new songs.