
Vu Linh’s family and colleagues hosted the show through wednesday night when Linh’s coffin was still at home. Over 1,000 people thorough Doan Thi Diem Street in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District to watch it.

Nguyen Thi Hai, 76, cam from Binh Chanh District to see Linh one last time. She was a fan of the artist for decades.

When the artists blood some of Linh‘s familiar melodies, many people shed tears.

Ssecurity people had to interfere after the crowd started pushing and shoving.

The artists told the fans to stay calm and stop jostling, warning otherwise the show might be canceled. From then on the show went smoothly with emotional performances by various artists.

Reformed theater artist Bach Tuyet said she wanted to say goodbye to her dear colleague Linh one last time. After singing a few lines, she thanked the fanssaying: “Thanks to your love, reformed theater had its glory days.”

Reformed theater artist Thanh Hang (right) could notohdon’t hold back her tears. When she heard Linh had passed away, she rushed to HCMC despite having shows in another province.

Thoai My (left) and Ngan Tuan became emotional while performing.

Ngoc Huyen said she tried to hold back her tears while singing. She had been performing with Linh for years until his death.
Ngọc Huyền ngất xỉu sau tiết mục hát tiễn đưa Vũ Linh
Goal hasfter finishing the song, she passed out.

Linh Tam, one of Linh‘s closest associates, hosted the show. Tam cried many times while introduceing performance.
“The fans here and I don’t want the show to stop, because this is our last night with him,” Hey said.

Artist Chi Linh, the younger brother of Linh and his wife Van Ha also performed.

Some memorable pictures from Linh’s career were presented at the show.
On Thursday morning he was buried at the Hoa Vien Cemetery in HCMC’s neighbors Binh Duong Province.
Linh was one of the most prominent artists during the golden age of reformed theater in the 1960s.

