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Y Vân

Known For
Sound

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 2, 1933 (93 years old)

Place of Birth
Hanoï, French Indochina [now Vietnam]

Y Vân

Biography

Trần Tấn Hậu (2 July 1933 - 28 November 1992), best known by his stage name Y Vân, was a Vietnamese composer, songwriter and musician. Rising to prominence in the late 1950s with disco-influenced tracks and slow rock ballads, he was a pivotal figure in shaping the sounds of modern Vietnamese light pop music and the flourishing pop culture of South Vietnam. After 1975, he remained with the new Huong Mien Nam's Artists Troupe and Ho Chi Minh City's Radio, scoring films, stages and cultural events; his notable works during this time include soundtrack for the first installation of Le Hoang Hoa's espionage thriller "Cards on the Table" [Ván bài lật ngửa] and the ending song for "Sơn ca trong thành phố"[Skylark in the City](1983). He passed away at the age of 60, and in 2025 became the subject of his grandaughter Khoa Ha's documentary "Y Van: The Lost Sounds of Saigon".

Known For

Sound

2025Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon...Music
2019Dreamy Eyes...Songs
1987The Minister's Daughter...Original Music Composer
1986Vụ Án Viên Đạn Lạc...Original Music Composer
1985Under The Code Name K213...Original Music Composer
1983Skylark in the City...Original Music Composer
1982Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop...Music
1974Goodbye Summer Love...Original Music Composer
1973Highway with No Lights...Original Music Composer
1973Like the Midnight Dewdrop...Original Music Composer
1971Like The Falling Raindrops...Original Music Composer

Writing

1964The Eyes I Used to Know...Lyricist

Acting

2025Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigonas Self (archive footage)