Before having to temporarily stop his artistic career due to illness, Kasim Hoang Vu was a famous name in the Vietnamese music industry.
Kasim Hoang Vu (real name Nguyen Duc Hoang Vu) was born in 1980 in Da Nang. His mother is singer Bich Phuong, once known as the “Queen of Rock” in the 1980s, and his father is Egyptian. He was a famous name in the Vietnamese music industry before settling in the US.
“Rock God” handsome, worldly
As a Vietnamese rock singer in the 2000s, Kasim Hoang Vu once achieved high rankings in Sao Mai competitions. However, he really became famous after winning First Prize. Sao Mai Rendezvous 2004.
At the same time as Tung Duong, Luu Huong Giang… but Kasim Hoang Vu has his own unique color from his rugged, masculine appearance to his strong, rock-like voice.
In 2004, Kasim Hoang Vu won first prize at Sao Mai rendezvous.
In his heyday, he was a famous name in the Vietnamese entertainment industry with hits like Who am I, who are you, Pleiku eyes, Because of love…
His unique, wild, “fiery” style and strong, powerful voice also help Kasim Hoang Vu create his own position in the Vietnamese music industry.
With a successful music career, the male singer also ventured into cinema with the movie Die at midnight.
When his career was at its peak, Kasim Hoang Vu suddenly disappeared from the domestic entertainment market. He went to America and sang on overseas stages.
In 2018, the male singer announced that he had a Vietnamese-American wife and 2 children. His family lives in a house of more than 200 square meters in Katy, Texas, USA. With the desire to keep his family peaceful, Kasim Hoang Vu limits showing off his relatives on social networks.
Kasim Hoang Vu continues his artistic activities in the US.
Over the years, Kasim Hoang Vu has become a chef and food business owner in the US. In addition, he also opened a recording studio at home and produced his own personal music videos to post on his YouTube channel.
Face deformed, emaciated due to serious illness
In 2023, Kasim Hoang Vu surprised the audience when he revealed that he had osteoarthritis of the jaw and had to undergo surgery for bone cysts in his jaw and neck. The disease caused his face to become crooked and part of his chin to become deformed.
During that time, Anh could not eat normally, ate less than before, only ate porridge, drank nutritional milk… This disease caused his body to lose weight severely from 80 kg to only 66 kg.
After the surgery, Kasim Hoang Vu also had to temporarily stop singing. In March 2024, Kasim Hoang Vu shared some pictures of eating and having fun on his personal page. His strange, skinny appearance after 8 months of jaw surgery surprised the audience.
From a tall, muscular singer, Kasim Hoang Vu looks weak and has lost his form due to illness.
Most recently, a friend of Kasim Hoang Vu shared about the singer’s current health condition. The singer looked haggard and emaciated with a face deformed due to a serious illness, causing many viewers to feel sorry for him.
In the messages with this friend, Kasim Hoang Vu shared that he is now very weak, tired and shaking but still trying to work to wait for the day to go to the hospital for surgery. For more than a month now, his face has been in unbearable pain, every night he stays up until morning.
Latest pictures of Kasim Hoang Vu.
Kasim Hoang Vu’s restaurant has been closed for nearly 2 months so he can focus on his treatment. As a result, the singer is also facing financial difficulties. However, he still hopes to overcome the upcoming treatment.
“I hope I get through this period so I don’t have to suffer anymore,” Kasim Hoang Vu shared.
Kasim Hoang Vu is looking forward to seeing a doctor on August 25 to get examined and schedule jaw surgery. Currently, many overseas singers are also calling for a concert in the US to raise money to help Kasim Hoang Vu.