The recently released album of popular Vietnamese pop singer My Tam has made it to the World Albums category of Billboard. The album is titled Tam 9. My Tam is the first Vietnamese singer to make it to Billboard. (Photo: My Tam’s official Facebook fanpage) With this feat, Tam has become the first Vietnamese singer to get her music in the music chart.Billboard World Albums chart lists top-selling music albums of the world, excluding that of the United States, on the basis of sales data compiled by Nielsen Music. It is usually dominated by K-pop singers and bands with a large global fan following, such as Bigbang, G-Dragon, SNSD and EXO.“It is the first time a Vietnamese musical product has made it to the global Billboard chart! Unbelievable! I did it! It feels so wonderful!” the Da Nang-born singer wrote on her official Facebook fanpage.“Many years ago, and most recently in May 2017 when I was in the United States, I looked at the Billboard World Albums chart and wondered when Vietnam would have its name in it,”“I was celebrating the victory of the Vietnamese U23 football team in the semi-final match (of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship) and was overwhelmed with pride when I received the good news that Tam 9 had climbed to No.10 on the Billboard World Albums chart. I was speechless,” she wrote.It took four years for Tam to release her new album. The release also marked the 20th anniversary of the singer’s career, which… [Read full story]
The Hanoi Times - 2008 was a year of many singing contests, including Sao Mai Diem Hen (Morning Star Rendezvous), Vietnam Idol, HCMC TV Music Star, The Singing of Autumn, billion dong concerts and the release of numerous albums have attracted a great number of audiences nationwide.The organizers have had to arrange dates and times of every singing competition so as not to coincide with each other. Music lovers were satiated with familiar voices who constantly participated in many of the competitions. However, not all have achieved success, such as Ngoc Anh who won second place in Vietnam Idol 2007…... [read more]
Vietnamese communities all over the world may have the chance to enjoy "Made in Viet Nam" music productions. People's Artist Thanh Hoa has started the new project to popularise Vietnamese music abroad. After helping produce Ton That Son's first album, Doc Thoai (Monologue), the veteran singer said she hoped the album would reach Vietnamese people living abroad through online distribution networks. After finishing Son's album, Hoa will continue to work on producing tracks for Viet Ha and Bui Le Man. Source: VNS... [read more]
Lee Kirby told Tuoi Tre newspaper that he is infatuated with Vietnamese music and he knows many Vietnamese songs by heart. Lee has performed and uploaded many Vietnamese songs like “Em oi, Ha Noi Pho”, “Diem Xua”, “Que Nha”, “Dem Thay Ta La Thac Do” and “Nong Nan Ha Noi” on YouTube and attracted a great deal of attention from Vietnamese around the world. Here are Kirby’s own words about his love for Vietnamese music. “I’ve lived in Vietnam for a long time and I believe that I have become absorbed by Vietnamese music. I love Trinh Cong Son’s…... [read more]
Copycat music is not a new phenomenon in Vietnam, though it has long been criticized by both media and music experts. Tuoi Tre" /> A song recently released by a young Vietnamese singer that has a huge number of copied versions raises a necessary question these days: "When is copycat music going to end?" The Vietnamese song "Chac Ai Do Se Ve" (Maybe Someone Will Come Back), from the original soundtrack of an upcoming film, is said to be the latest example of a copycat product. The song was performed by young, emerging artist Nguyen Thanh Tung, also known as…... [read more]
Nhan Dan - The Music and Press Club under the Vietnam Musicians' Association (VMA) on December 17 announced the top ten Vietnamese musical events and activities of 2012. The list of events was chosen based on contributions to fostering the development and promoting exchange and international integration of Vietnamese music to the rest of the world. The selected events are: 1. The presentation of the Ho Chi Minh and State awards for Literature and the Arts for musicians, People's Artists, Meritorious Artists and Meritorious Teachers, who are specialised in music, at the Hanoi Opera House on May 19. 2. The…... [read more]
