Bắc was born on November 13th, 1954 in Saigon. Bắc's father was Đĩnh and his mother was Lai Phạm. His paternal grandparents were Tiên and Tuất Nghiêm phú. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Đắc, Thiên, Tài, Tố-Lan, Lai-Hà and Lê-Cư. He was the third youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 18 in March 1973.