Dam Vinh Hung's bitter childhood due to debt and separation

"The King of Vietnamese Music" had a turbulent childhood when he had to witness his parents' divorce early on, and the family's assets were gradually "lost" due to debt.

Recently, when Dam Vinh Hung suddenly livestreamed to talk about his mother in debt, the audience felt even more sympathy for the artist who already had a troubled childhood and now has to carry additional burdens that are difficult to share.

The pain of losing everything and breaking up a family

Dam Vinh Hung was born into a wealthy family. His father was a civil servant and had a first wife, but she could not have a son, so the family agreed to let him marry his mother. Dam Vinh Hung's mother was still studying at a girls' school at that time. His father fell in love with her and they lived together without any ceremony or wedding. Since they started living together, they started to do well in business, so their luxurious life lacked nothing. From televisions, refrigerators, record players... whatever the 'world' had, his family would buy it all. Not only that, but money was also tied up in bundles, stacked under the mattress. According to Dam Vinh Hung, on his birthday, people brought him gold as a gift. The gold was put in bowls and spread all over the table.

Dam Vinh Hung used to live in luxury when his parents were doing well.

Dam Vinh Hung's parents had four children, but their two little daughters unfortunately passed away during a serious illness. The family poured all their love into "little" Hung. Mr. Dam was the only son, so he was pampered and had high expectations.

Dam Vinh Hung thought that his childhood would be filled with material and spiritual things. But his happiness was short-lived when his family's economy gradually declined. He witnessed with his own eyes the furniture in the house gradually disappearing. The climax was when the house was also foreclosed. Dam Vinh Hung once said that he would never forget the painful feeling of watching his parents carrying their clothes and walking out of the place that used to be their family's home.

Debt and his father's infidelity robbed "boy" Hung of his peaceful childhood.

However, those losses were nothing compared to the incident of his parents' divorce. Dam Vinh Hung's father was of French and Chinese descent. He was such a womanizer that many women came to his house to flirt with him. After that shock, Dam Vinh Hung was sent to a monastery by his parents to study. It was not until he was in 6th grade that he was allowed to live with his grandparents.

Continuing the hard days

Not long after having to sell the house to pay off the debt, Dam Vinh Hung’s mother single-handedly revived the family’s economy. At that time, she seemed to want to compensate for her children by indulging all their hobbies. Whether Mr. Dam liked sneakers, motorbikes, cassettes, etc., she gave them all. However, that period of time did not last long, when Dam Vinh Hung was in high school, his family’s economy once again fell to the brink.

Dam Vinh Hung in his mother's arms.

Dam Vinh Hung once shared about the white performance outfit associated with sad memories in his childhood. It was a gift that the mother of the 'King of Vietnamese Music' tried hard to buy for her son despite the torment and torture of creditors. In the midst of heavy debt, it was a worthy sacrifice of a brave mother.

Later, Dam Vinh Hung occasionally sang at weddings to earn extra income. Once, when singing at the Department of Education, Mr. Dam brought all the money he earned home to give to his mother. Holding the money that her own son earned from him, his mother burst into tears.

Learn to cut hair for a living

While living with his grandparents, Dam Vinh Hung was taken to learn hairdressing. Thanks to his intelligence and diligence, Mr. Dam was very much liked by the teacher, who enthusiastically taught him and kept him to help in the shop.

The early days of working as a barber were not easy. He had to collect every 2,000 dong that customers "tipped" to buy himself a bicycle that Dam Vinh Hung said "no one would pick up if that bicycle was thrown on the street". He also took advantage of every lunch break or evening to "save" rare customers in the hope of improving his skills and having some "money in, money out".

Later, when he became famous, Dam Vinh Hung showed off his hairdressing skills many times for artists.

Later, Dam Vinh Hung borrowed money from his grandmother to pool his capital with a friend to open a hair salon. He participated in singing competitions many times but mostly lost. From then on, the "King of Vietnamese Music" only competed with a "happy" mentality, not too concerned about the prize. In 1997, Dam Vinh Hung participated in a singing competition at Dam Sen and won the first consolation prize in his life.

According to Vietnamnet