Pop star Hung tops awards list

Patriotic pop: Singer Dam Vinh Hung (left) has been nominated Favourite Singer at the annual HTV Awards. Voting for the awards begins this month. — File Photo

HCM CITY — Pop star Dam Vinh Hung is among the 46 nominees in nine categories of music, theatre performance arts, and TV series for this year's HCM City Television (HTV) Awards.

He has been nominated for Favourite Singer for the awards given to performers making contributions to HTV and to social activities.

Hung rose to fame in 2001 when he won the award for best singer from the Ben Thanh Theatre Music Club.

He has since become very popular, especially among young and middle-aged fans, for his renditions of pop and patriotic songs.

Earlier, at last month's Mai Vang (Golden Ochna) Awards given away by Nguoi Lao Dong (The Labourer) newspaper, he won in three categories – Favourite Pop Singer, Favourite for Patriotic Songs Singer, and Favourite Song.

HTV will conduct a public poll beginning later this month and closing on March 14 to choose winners of this year's awards.

Of the five or six people nominated in each category by HTV and a panel of journalists, audiences will vote for three.

Five-minute video clips of the nominees and a 60-minute film on former winners and audiences will be shown on HTV 7 every day and on HTV9 every Friday until April 4 to help viewers choose their favourites.

An Binh Bank, the event's sponsor, will also give away one award for the performer making the biggest contribution to social activities.

The winner of each category will receive the HTV Cup and VND20 million (US$1,000) in prize money.

The awards ceremony will be held at the HTV Theatre on April 4 and broadcast live on HTV9. — VNS

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Singer sweeps Golden Ochna Awards

Recognition: Pop singers Dam Vinh Hung (second left) and Thanh Thao (third left) receive the Mai Vang Award for Favourite Singer. — VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY — Pop star Dam Vinh Hung won in three categories at the Mai Vang (Golden Ochna) Awards that were given away in HCM City on Saturday.

The prestigious award instituted by Nguoi Lao Dong (The Labourer) newspaper is meant to honour the year's top performers in the entertainment industry.

At the Hoa Binh Theatre, Hung was jointly named the Favourite Pop Singer along with Thanh Thao and also the Favourite Singer of Patriotic Songs award. He also won the award for Favourite Song for Viet Nam Nam 2020 (Viet Nam in 2020) along with its composer Le Quang. Hung wrote the lyric for the song.

This year was significant for the rise of young artists who won a third of the awards on offer.

Actress Lan Ngoc won her first award for Favourite Film Actress for her role of Nuong in Nguyen Phan Quang Binh's film Canh Dong Bat Tan (Floating Lives). The film is based on a popular short story of the same name by Nguyen Ngoc Tu.

Singer-actor Phung Ngoc Huy was the Favourite TV Actor for his performance in the series Cong Mat Troi (The Sun's Gate). Van Trang topped among actresses for her role in Loi Song Sai Lam (Wrong Lifestyle), a Vietnamese remake of South Korean series Terms of Endearment.

The winner of the Chuong Vang Vong Co 2006 (Vong Co Golden Bell) cai luong (reformed theatre) singing contest on TV, Vo Minh Lam, was the Favourite Theatre Actor for his role in Dua Con Nha Ho Trieu (Trieu's Son).

Viet Nam Idol host Phan Anh was the Favourite TV Host.

Comedian Hoai Linh, theatre actress Le Khanh, film actor Ly Hung, and folk singer Cam Ly kept the flag flying for veterans.

Some of the winners – Hung, Ly, Thao – and dancers Linh Nga and Dang Hung performed in front of 20,000 workers at the Pou Yuen Company in Binh Tan District at an event organised by the newspaper yesterday. — VNS

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Vietnam Singer’s Day to raise funds and discuss career

Singers Dam Vinh Hung (R) and Thanh Thao

Photo: Tuoi Tre

Two hundred Vietnamese singers will attend the Singer’s Day in Ha Long city, in the northern province Quang Ninh on January 17-19.

Newbie and professional singers in Vietnam and overseas will participate in the event, according to Dam Vinh Hung, Vietnam’s famous pop star and also an organization member.

The event represents a chance for singers to meet up, share experience and exchange career notes. A three-hour seminar will be set up, focusing on celebrity culture, celebrities and community service, artists as objects of idolization, and artists and the internet.

As part of the program, the celebrities will join a charity auction and pay a visit to poor families in Quang Ninh province.

They will also have some fun touring around Ha Long Bay, one of the world’s natural heritages.

On the night of January 19, the singers will hit the stage with a grand performance to raise funds for charity.

Besides singers, models, actors and actress like Hong Anh, Quyen Linh, Chi Bao are also expected to join the event.

This is the fifth time Vietnam Singer’s Day is organized. Last year it was held in the coastal city Quy Nhon.

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Pop singers take Blue Wave prizes

Winners: Pop stars My Tam and Dam Vinh Hung perform on stage. They both won Artist of the Year honours in the Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave) Awards. — File Photo

HCM CITY — Pop stars My Tam and Dam Vinh Hung on Saturday won the Artist of the Year prizes at the Lan Song Xanh (Blue Wave) Awards 2010 instituted by radio station Voice of HCM City (VOH).

Both singers have released new albums, organised shows and participated in various charity activities this year.

Tam and Hung also received the "Favourite Singer" prize together with eight other singers.

Pop singer Hien Thuc received the "Favourite Album" prize for Kim Nguu (Taurus), released in June.

The album has nine songs on love composed by Viet Anh, Pham Hoa Khanh and Nguyen Hoang Duy. The album also includes two soundtracks from the TV series Cong Mat Troi (The Gate of the Sun).

Ha Noi-based pop singer Thao Trang won the award for the most promising female singer while her HCM City counterpart Noo Phuoc Thinh took the award in the male category.

The "Favourite Composer" prize was given to ten composers including Ho Hoai Anh and Nguyen Van Chung, as also young singers Thuy Tien and Nguyen Hai Phong.

The Lan Song Xanh Awards, given away annually since 1997, honours singers, bands, musicians and music producers.

Most winners are chosen by VOH listeners while artists of the year and promising singers are nominated by experts and journalists. — VNS

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