Local artist to represent Vietnam at MTV Europe Music Awards

Vietnamese artist Nguyen Bao Khanh, also known as K-ICM (Photo: MTV Vietnam)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese artist Nguyen Bao Khanh is set torepresent the nation by competing for the title of Best Southeast Asia Act atthe 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards, or the MTV EMA, which is scheduled to takeplace in Budapest, Hungary, later this year, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV)reported.

Khanh, also known as K-ICM, is one of the most outstanding young artists toemerge on the local music scene in recent years. He first began as an indieartist back in late 2017 and has already left a strong impression on theVietnamese music industry.

Most notably, Khanh pays close attention to community activities and recentlytook part in several art performances to serve audiences in isolated areas andfield hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City during the southern city’s COVID-19 fight.

First established in 1994, the MTV EMA is an event organised byMTV and hosted by different European countries every year. Although the prizeseeks to recognise outstanding talent from across Europe, the MTV EMA has sincebranched out to include global music talent and now presents awards to artistsworldwide.

Indeed, since 2010 the EMA have awarded the “Best Southeast AsiaAct” as a separate category.

Vietnamese artists My Tam, Son Tung M-TP, and Dong Nhi have each won thecategory in 2013, 2015, and 2016, respectively./.

VNA