[leolaleo]

Phuong Linh is one of the most beautiful singer in Vietnam.

Let's enjoy her song "You're In My Eyes" from her latest album "Crystal".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3E3mrUfbmo

[panda.b3ar]

she's pretty
and the music's alright

[BabyPAM]

it sounds alot different than the regular viet music im exposed too. More westernized if thats the word?

[Juuun]

VNS just puplished an interesting article about here.

Pop stars focus on music over glitz

source: Viet Nam News

Many young singers are returning to recording music albums instead of making attractive videos.

Although she became famous more for her looks than her music, pop star Phuong Linh is now refusing to combine her music with beautiful images.

Linh said she was highly involved in quality music recordings, and her first album, Pha Le (Crystal), featuring 12 pop songs, has sold very well.

The CD was one of April’s five best albums selected and voted on by a group of prestigious composers and music producers from Ho Chi Minh Television (HTV)’s music and song programme office.

"My beauty is nothing," Linh said, adding that she was a singer and not a fashion model.

"I wanted my first album to be ready for the industry’s fierce competition."

Her highlight songs include Bong Hoa Trang (White Flower) and Con Gio La (Wild Wind) by young composers Luu Thien Huong and Manh Quan, leaving the strongest impression on fans.

These songs helped Linh improve her voice and performance skills.

The 23-year-old Linh said that she wanted to be like her idol, diva Tran Thu Ha when recording albums.

"I worked with my producer to perfect my original voice and have a quality recording," she said.

New approach

Young singers like Linh are now willing to spend time and work hard to impress their fans, largely because audiences’ tastes have changed.

Wanbi Tuan Anh, who is recognised as the prince of teen pop, is a good example.

"I spent a lot of time making music videos, often filming outdoors with state-of-the-art cameras, in addition to recording in the studio," said Wanbi.

He changed his view in the new album titled Wanbi Tuan Anh 0901 by offering good music instead of only a fancy appearance and dance skills.

Wanbi’s voice is not strong enough to sing more serious songs, but he has tried his best to overcome his limitations through his new album, according to a music critic from the HCM City-based Culture World magazine.

While most young singers are involved in pop and hip-hop, Hoang Anh Tuan is an exception. Tuan achieved new heights through his third album, Sai Gon Radio.

Tuan’s CD features nine songs in R&B music, surprising fans with a new and strange style.

"I want to offer my fans brilliant singing, not just a taste of the market’s entertainment trend," he said.

Tuan spent hours a day practising and recording with his producer, young musician Ho Hoai Anh. "Tuan’s music is particularly unique. Tuan and his staff proved the truth that young singers have flexible styles and can produce a variety of musical genres," said Nguyen Ngoc Thien, a musician in HCM City. — VNS