Pop singer Tung Duong was named “Singer of the year 2011” at the seventhCong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards in HCM City Television Studios (HTV)on Apr.22.
He also won the same title in the awards lastyear. The annual awards are organised by the Vietnam News Agency’s TheThao & Van Hoa (Culture and Sport) newspaper the.
Composer Anh Quan won the title “Musician of the Year”. Quan and hisband Anh Em (Brothers) are well-known for their acoustic performances.
His wife, pop diva My Linh won “Album of the Year” for her Mot Ngay(One Day) album, produced by musicians Anh Quan, Huy Tuan and Anh Emband. The album once again affirmed Quan’s talent.
Ho NgocHa’s live performance last year was voted “Concert of the Year”.Directed by Viet Tu, the concert had been in the making since 2007, andeventually came to fruition in December last year.
Fiftyjournalist from Hanoi and fifty from HCM City were invited tovote for the event’s four categories, and according to the organisers,the vote was open and transparent.
According to Truong LeKim Hoa, editor in chief of The Thao & Van Hoa, the awards aimed topromote Vietnamese music, and a fund would be started in the near futureto support those who made significant contributions to the industry.
The Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards, the Vietnamese equivalent of theGrammys, involved several popular performers and musicians, includingHong Nhung, Ho Ngoc Ha, My Linh and Tung Duong,
Since 2004, 25 Vietnamese singers and composers have been honoured for their contributions to Vietnamese music.-VNA