Vietnam Idol season 1 explained

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Host:Thanh Thảo
Judges:Siu Black
Hà Dũng
Tuấn Khanh
Winner:Phương Vy
Runner Up:Ngọc Ánh
Finals Venue:Hòa Bình Theater, HCMC
Network:Ho Chi Minh Television

Vietnam Idol (now retroactively known as Vietnam Idol season 1) is the first season of the interactive reality series produced in Vietnam. The show was hosted by Thanh Thảo and Nguyên Vũ. It began airing on Ho Chi Minh Television together with many other local channels in Hanoi (HTV), Hai Phong, Da Nang (DRT), Khanh Hoa and Quang Ninh

Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy, from Ho Chi Minh City, was crowned the winner of the season. Her prizes included $10,000 and a contract with Music Faces, a record company in Vietnam.

Early process

Auditions

Auditions were held at the following locations:

April 7, 2007

April 15, 2007

April 22, 2007

May 5, 2007

Theater rounds

The contestants who passed the auditions, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for the theater round where they were given songs from the judges to perform. Based on those performances, 30 contestants were chosen by the judges to proceed to the Piano Show.

Piano rounds

On the June 27, 2007, the Piano Show began, with the Top 30 Contestants singing in Ho Chi Minh City for the judges and the viewers. The contestants were allocated numbers so that viewers could vote for their favourite(s). The viewers were able to vote by phone or by SMS. Contestants were divided into three groups of ten with the top 3 contestants from each group advancing to the Gala Round. Eight from the three groups that did not proceed to the finals during the first three rounds, competed for the last position in the Top 10 during the Wildcards round.

Finals

The gala round involves the contestants singing each week, with the contestant with the fewest votes each week being eliminated, until one contestant is left and crowned Vietnam Idol 2007. Before it began Thùy Dương withdrew from the Top 10 due to health issues with Ngọc Minh replacing her as he had received the second highest number of votes in the Wildcards round.

Grand finale

On the 26th of September, the final two contestants, Phương Vy and Ngọc Ánh were given their last chance to sing for the votes of the Vietnamese public. The Grand Finale was held at Hoa Binh Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City on the 3rd of October. During the night, all Top 10 contestants returned to perform with other guest stars. With 53.44% of 723,024 votes,[1] Phương Vy was announced the winner of Vietnam Idol 2007 ahead of Ngọc Ánh. As winner of Vietnam Idol she represented Vietnam in the Asian Idol competition.

Finalists

(In order of elimination)

Themes

Original air: Aug 01 & 03 2007

Bottom 3: Ngọc Minh, Thanh Phong & Ngọc Bích

Eliminated: Ngọc Bích

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: Aug 08 & 10

Bottom 3: Ngọc Minh, Thanh Phong & Thảo Trang

Eliminated: Thanh Phong

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: Aug 15 & 17

Bottom 3: Ngọc Ánh, Ngọc Minh & Xuân Linh

Eliminated: Xuân Linh

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: Aug 22 & 24

Bottom 3: Duy Khánh, Thảo Trang & Hải Yến

Eliminated: Hải Yến

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: Aug 29 & 31

Bottom 3: Duy Khánh, Trà My & Thảo Trang

Eliminated: Trà My

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: Sep 05 & 07

Bottom 2: Ngọc Minh, Thảo Trang

Eliminated: Thảo Trang

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: Sep 12 & 14

Top 4: Ngọc Ánh, Duy Khánh, Ngọc Minh & Phương Vy

Eliminated: Duy Khánh

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: 19 & 21

Top 3: Ngọc Ánh, Ngọc Minh & Phương Vy

Eliminated: Ngọc Minh

Special guest(s):

Practised in:

Original air: September 26

Original air: October 3

Final two: Ngọc Ánh & Phương Vy

Winner: Phương Vy

Special guest(s): Top 10, Tuấn Hưng, Elvis Phương and other prominent music artists in Vietnam

Elimination

Legends
- Female Male Top 30 Wildcard Top 10
Did not perform Safe Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Eliminated
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Card
Finals
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PlaceContestantResult
1Phương VyWinner
2Ngọc Ánh
3Ngọc MinhElim*Elim
4Duy KhánhElim
5Thảo TrangElim
6Trà MyElim
7Hải YếnElim
8Xuân LinhElim
9Elim
10Ngọc BíchElim
11Thùy DươngWD
Wild CardTuấn AnhElim
Hạ Trâm
Cẩm Vân
Khắc Tuận
Nhật Thanh
Đức Tiến
SemiHữu GiangElim
Phú Cường
Phương Ly
Hòa Mi
Huyền Trang
Thu TrangElim
Thanh Đàn
Hồ Tiến Đạt
Đăng Thanh
Huỳnh MaiElim
Tấn Minh
Bích Thảo
Ái Thi

Album

YearsRecording ArtistInformations
2008Phương VyLúc mới yêu
  • Released: March 8
  • Recording Label: Music Faces Records
Trà MyHãy nói anh yêu em
  • Released: May 9
  • Recording Label:
Duy KhánhDối gian - Lỗi lầm
  • Released: May 23
  • Recording Label: Rạng Đông Audio & Video
Thảo TrangLạ
  • Released: May 23
  • Recording Label:
Võ Hạ TrâmHát
  • Released: November 14
  • Recording Label:
2009Phương VyCó đôi lần
  • Released: April 23
  • Recording Label: Music Faces Records
Hải YếnVà anh đã đến
  • Released: July 7
  • Recording Label:
Ngọc ÁnhNgày hôm qua là thế
  • Released: August 12
  • Recording Label: DIHAVINA
Giật mình
  • Released: August 12
  • Recording Label: DIHAVINA

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.