Trong Hieu Explained
Trong Hieu |
Native Name: | Trọng Hiếu |
Birth Name: | Trong Hieu Nguyen |
Birth Date: | 1992 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany |
Years Active: | 2014–present |
Trong Hieu Nguyen (; born 4 July 1992), known professionally as Trong Hieu or simply Trong (stylised in all caps), is a German singer and dancer of Vietnamese descent. He is known for winning the sixth season of Vietnam Idol in 2015.[1]
Early life and education
Nguyen was born on 4 July 1992 in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria to Vietnamese parents who emigrated to Germany in 1991.[2] [3] He started dancing at the age of eight.[4] After graduating from the Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium in Bad Kissingen in 2011, he studied singing at the Music College Hannover in Hannover.[2] [5] He has cited Bruno Mars as one of his main artistic influences.
Career
In 2008, Nguyen was a participant in the fifth season of, the German version of the Idol franchise.[6] He made it to the top twenty-five, but was eliminated before the live shows.[6] In 2014, he applied for, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, but was not among the artists selected to compete.[7]
While on vacation in Vietnam in April 2015, Nguyen decided to audition for the sixth season of Vietnam Idol.[3] [8] He went on to win the competition, receiving 71.5 per cent of the public vote in the final.[3] He subsequently released the winner's single "", which was also released in German as "".[9]
In 2020, Nguyen represented Vietnam at the Asia Song Festival.[10] On 27 January 2023, he was announced as one of the participants in, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[11] His entry "Dare to Be Different" was co-written with Norwegian singer-songwriter Elsie Bay and Dutch songwriters Sasha Rangas and Stefan van Leijsen.[12] At, the song finished fourth out of eight entries with 71 points.[13]
Discography
Extended plays
- 2021 – Trong Hieu Live in Berlin
- 2022 –
Singles
As lead artist
- 2014 – "Peter Pan"
- 2015 – ""
- 2015 – ""
- 2015 – ""
- 2016 – " (Step to You)"
- 2016 – " (One Step Closer)"
- 2016 – "Say Ah"
- 2016 – "Ahhh!"
- 2017 – ""
- 2017 – "Peter Pan"
- 2017 – ""
- 2017 – "Perfect"
- 2018 – ""
- 2018 – ""
- 2018 – ""
- 2018 – "You Are the Reason"
- 2018 – "Girls Like You"
- 2018 – "Green Groove "
- 2019 – "Hurt Me"
- 2019 – " (Invisible)"
- 2019 – ""
- 2020 – ""
- 2020 – ""
- 2020 – "See What I See"
- 2020 – ""
- 2020 – ""
- 2020 – ""
- 2020 – ""
- 2020 – "365 Missing"
- 2021 – ""
- 2021 – ""
- 2021 – ""
- 2021 – "Highs & Lows"
- 2022 – ""
- 2022 – "I'm Sorry Babe"
- 2022 – ""
- 2023 – "Dare to Be Different"
As featured artist
- 2020 – "IAM Superstar"
- 2022 – "Am I Clear?!"
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Zeitler . Annika . Trong Hieu ist neuer Superstar in Vietnam . . 27 January 2023 . de-DE . 6 August 2015.
- Web site: Wanderer zwischen den Welten . inFranken.de . 27 January 2023 . de . 20 July 2017.
- Web site: Zips . Martin . German Hot Boy: Castingshow-Gewinner Trong Hieu Nguyen . . 27 January 2023 . de . 5 August 2015.
- Web site: Mädge . Nikita . Blue Heart: Protecting women and children together . Der Albrecht . 27 January 2023 . de-DE . 4 September 2020.
- Web site: Dobler . Anna . Student aus Hannover in Vietnam "Superstar" . . 27 January 2023 . de . 31 August 2015.
- Web site: Grenier . Elizabeth . German performer wins 'Vietnam Idol' . . 27 January 2023 . en . 5 August 2015.
- Web site: Deutscher Castingkönig aus Vietnam will zum ESC . . 27 January 2023 . de . 17 August 2015.
- Web site: Im Urlaub zum Popstar geworden . deutschland.de . 27 January 2023 . de . 16 June 2017.
- Web site: Pham . Bac . Oelrich . Christiane . Trong Hieu aus Hannover: Vietnamesinnen lieben den "Hot Boy from Germany" . . 27 January 2023 . de . 23 December 2015.
- Web site: Hot: Trọng Hiếu đại diện Việt Nam tại Asia Song Festival 2020, hứa hẹn màn kết hợp cùng nghệ sĩ quốc tế . Việt Giải Trí . 27 January 2023 . vi . 7 October 2020.
- Web site: "Vietnam Idol" TRONG feiert das Anderssein . Eurovision.de . 27 January 2023 . de . 27 January 2023.
- Web site: Unser Lied für Liverpool: Trong - "Dare to Be Different" . Eurovisionworld . 27 January 2023 . en-gb.
- Web site: NDR . Lord Of The Lost gewinnen ESC-Vorentscheid 2023 . 2023-03-04 . www.eurovision.de . de.