Bao khanh duy truong biography

Vietnamese singer

Musical artist

Nguyễn Văn Diệp, stage name Duy Khánh (born 1 June 1936 in Triệu Phước Village, Triệu Phong District, Quang Tri Province, Việt Nam – died 12 February 2003, Fountain Valley, CA, USA) was a Vietnamese singer-songwriter.

He was one of the many singers and songwriters to settle in "Quận Cam" (Orange County) after the Fall of Saigon.^[1]

He became famous in Vietnam in the 1960s, initially with the folk song genre and those composed by songwriter Phạm Duy.

Later, he was inducted as one of the top four male singers of The Four Pillars of Vietnamese Golden Music Era. The other three were Nhật Trường, Hùng Cường and Chế Linh. He was known as a talented songwriter with more than 30 songs.

Personal life and career

Duy Khánh was born in 1936 in An Cư Village, Triệu Phước Commune, Triệu Phong District, Quảng Trị, Viet Nam. He was the youngest son in a family of descendants of the Duke and Deputy Chief Minister, Nguyễn Văn T