HCM City (VNA) - Dong Nhi was namedSinger of the Year at the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awardsorganised by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports and Culture)newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House onApril 16 night.
Last year, Nhi organised Ten on Ten,her biggest-ever show, in HCM City to celebrate her 10-year singing career.
Her first album The First Step wasnamed one of the Top 10 Albums of the Year in 2010 at the Zing Music Awards.
The 32-year-old has released four albums andseveral singles, many of them hits, and has appeared in reality music shows asa competitor and mentor.
Nhi won the Best Asian Artist title at the 2015Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in 2015, and Best Southeast Asian Act at the MTVEurope Music Awards 2016.
Young singer-songwriter Vu Cat Tuong won theMusician of the Year Award.
Tuong’s latest album Stardom features 10songs reflecting different aspects of daily life.
The 27-year-old was also named New Artist of theYear at the Devotion Music Awards in 2015 with her debut album Giai Ma (Decryption).
Album of the Year was awarded to veteransinger My Linh's Chat with Mozart 2, which features classicalmelodies by Mozart, Bach, Liszt and others with Vietnamese lyrics written byveteran musician Duong Thu.
Linh also received the award for Chatwith Mozart in 2006.
See Sing Share produced by singer Ha Anh Tuan won Show of the Year andMusic Series of the Year.
The show was first broadcast on YouTube inOctober 2016 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his career.
The show has been running over the last threeyears with a total of 30 music videos introducing popular Vietnamese songsin an acoustic style.
The annual Devotion Music Awards began in 2004to promote Vietnamese music and honour artists who have made significantcontributions to the industry.-VNA
