Nguyễn Du
Professor Vu Duc Vuong, a director at Hoa Sen University, said that Pham Duy was Vietnam's most important musician of the 20th century, and compared him favorably to Nguyễn Du, Hồ Xuân Hương, and Xuân Diệu. He is considered one of the most prolific and varied musicians of modern Vietnamese music, as well as one of those who molded it from its infancy. Generations of Vietnamese grew up memorizing many of his songs and many singers gained fame performing his works, most notably his sister-in-law Thái Thanh.