The ASEAN Golden Voice Festival 2011 opened last night at the HCMC Television Theater, with 17 singers from ASEAN nations.
The singers used the opportunity to meet other singers from the region and introduce their country’s music to Vietnamese audiences, reports VietnamPlus.
Last night at the theater at 14 Dinh Tien Hoang Street in HCMC’s District 1 singers performed folk and traditional genres in their native language. They will perform pop songs in English on Friday night. The awards gala party on Saturday night will be broadcast live on HTV9.
Singers Thu Minh, Kasim Hoang Vu, Do Tung Lam and H’Zina Bya will represent Vietnam. The other 13 contestants are Plengpraphun Kingthong and Wongloung Sirilux from Thailand, Khim Su Su Naing and Mr.Kyaw Zin Min from Myanmar, Netta Kusumah Dewi and Hershon from Indonesia, Uela Basco from the Philippines, Samsann Annda and Vannika from Cambodia, Iqwal Hafiz and Katherine Chan from Malaysia and FIQ and Moon from Brunei.
Two singers from Japan, Annabel Yu and Okuma Ryo, will attend the event as guest singers.
The judge panel will include song-writer Tran Long An, Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Duong Thu of the host country, Indira Sotyawati from Indonesia and Toshiba Emi from Japan.
The organizers will award four gold medals, four silver and four bronze medals and an audience choice prize.
