Recently, the community was stirred by the news that singer To Thanh Phuong jumped off a building at noon on October 1, at an apartment building in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City.
After being taken to the emergency room, the doctor confirmed that To Thanh Phuong did not have broken arms or legs, but had suffered severe brain damage.
Ms. Ngoc Duoc - wife of singer To Thanh Phuong said that he had been sick for many years and had to take medication to treat hallucinations. Therefore, he unconsciously jumped from the building. However, after emergency treatment, his health has stabilized.
Singer To Thanh Phuong was born in 1961 in Ca Mau. In 1976, he joined the Minh Hai music and dance troupe and quickly became famous thanks to his deep, powerful voice.
To Thanh Phuong won the National Gold Medal for Professional Music and Dance in 1985 with the song "Singing about my homeland", and the National Light Music Star Award in 1989 with the song "Improvisation on the bridge".
In 1990, he returned to work in music in Ho Chi Minh City. To Thanh Phuong focused on composing and performing songs with a strong modern and lyrical folk flavor.
He is especially famous for the song "Song of the Southern Land" - the soundtrack of the movie "Southern Land" (1997) by musician Lu Nhat Vu. This is also the most successful song of his career.
Around 2010, To Thanh Phuong suffered a stroke, which seriously affected his health. After that, he also suffered from Parkinson's disease (currently in stage 5) and many other diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart valve failure... For many years, he had difficulty walking and needed help.
Poor health forced To Thanh Phuong to stop singing for a long time, economic conditions declined.
At the end of September 2024, singer Hung Thuan visited and posted pictures of To Thanh Phuong's current condition.
He said that the singer of "Dat Phuong Nam" had to stay in one place because of a stroke and Parkinson's. At that time, To Thanh Phuong could not talk, ate little, and lost a lot of weight. He only had his wife to take care of him and was having financial difficulties.
At the same time, Hung Thuan also called on colleagues to help To Thanh Phuong in difficult times.
To Thanh Phuong is cared for, treated and monitored by his wife, Ngoc Duoc, at his home in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. Every month, the family has to spend millions of dong on medicine for the male singer.
