Hồng Nhung
Hồng Nhung is a Hanoi-born pop singer, often cited as one of the four divas of Vietnamese music. She has had a long association with the music of Trịnh Công Sơn through the albums Bống bồng ơi, Chợt nghe em hát and Như cánh vạc bay. Hồng Nhung served as a coach on Giọng hát Việt (The Voice of Vietnam) season 2 and has been nominated nine times at the Cống hiến (Dedication) Awards.
Career story
Born in 1970 in Hanoi, Hồng Nhung began singing in the early 1980s as a child performer and studied at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Hanoi School of Arts. In 1984 she represented Vietnam at an international arts festival in Libya, then went on to win a string of prizes at professional singing competitions in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The album Bống bồng ơi (1993), featuring the music of Trịnh Công Sơn, was a major turning point, followed by Chợt nghe em hát (1995) and Đoản khúc thu Hà Nội (1997), which won the Đĩa hát vàng 97 (Golden Disc 97) award. She received the Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Award for favourite singer in 2003, was honoured by Làn Sóng Xanh (Green Wave) on its 10th anniversary in 2007, and continued releasing albums including Vòng tròn (2011), Phố à, phố ơi... (2017) and Tuổi thơ tôi (2020).
In 2023 she released the album Bống là ai? together with two concerts of the same name at the Hanoi Opera House, and also took part in Chị Đẹp Đạp Gió Rẽ Sóng season 1, reaching the Top 14 final.
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Hồng Nhung for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
Hồng Nhung began her career at 15 with a Gold Medal at the 1985 National Professional Performance Festival, then won First Prize at the Hanoi Good Voice competition in 1987. From 1997 to 2003 she was repeatedly voted the most popular singer by Làn Sóng Xanh audiences, and also received the Favourite Singer award from VTV – Bài hát tôi yêu (2002) and the Favourite Female Singer award at the 2003 Mai Vàng Awards. Her lasting standing was further recognised with the Shining Career category at the second Ngôi sao Bạch Kim (Platinum Star) awards and a place among the 10 favourite singers of Làn Sóng Xanh's first decade (2007).
- Huy chương Vàng liên hoan biểu diễn chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc (1985) VTC News ↗
- Giải Nhất Giọng hát hay Hà Nội (1987) Nhân Dân ↗
- Giải Nhất cuộc thi đơn ca nhạc nhẹ toàn quốc (1991)
- Đĩa hát vàng 97 – album Đoản khúc thu Hà Nội (1997)
- Làn Sóng Xanh 2002 – Ca sĩ được yêu thích Thanh Niên ↗
- Bài hát tôi yêu (VTV) 2002 – Ca sĩ được yêu thích VnExpress ↗
- Mai Vàng 2003 – Nữ ca sĩ được yêu thích Người Lao Động ↗
- Ngôi sao Bạch Kim 2006 – Sự nghiệp tỏa sáng Dân Trí ↗
- Làn Sóng Xanh 10 năm (2007) – Top 10 ca sĩ được yêu thích VnExpress ↗
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Albums · discography
- 1996Lời của gió (với Mỹ Linh)
- 1997Đoản khúc thu Hà Nội
- 1997Nghe mưa (với Thanh Lam)
- 1998Hồng Nhung & những bài Topten
- 1998Bài hát ru cho anh
- 2000Ru tình
- 2001Cháu vẽ ông mặt trời
- 2001Ngày không mưa
- 2003Thuở Bống là người
- 2003Một ngày mới
- 2004Khu vườn yên tĩnh
- 2006Như cánh vạc bay
- 2006Nợ (với Thanh Lam)
- 2007Vì ta cần nhau (với Quang Dũng)
- 2009Có đâu bao giờ (với Quang Dũng)
- 2011Vòng tròn
- 2017Phố à, phố ơi...
- 2020Tuổi thơ tôi
- 2023Bống là ai?