MV of Trong Hieu entered the final of Eurovision Song Contest Germany

On January 27, Trong Hieu said he was in Germany, practicing with dancers for a live performance of the song Dare To Be Different on the final stage of the contest, taking place on March 3, alongside seven other performances. The performance video will be posted on the website by the organizers for the audience to vote with the previously released MV.

If he wins, he will qualify for the final round of the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Liverpool, England, in May.

There are seven shows competing with Trong Hieu, including Hold On (Will Church) Melodies Of Hope (Patty Gurdy), Misfit (Lonely Spring), Once Upon A Dream (Anica Russo), Blood And Glitter (Lord Of The Lost), Alle Frauen in mir sind müde (Frida Gold), Concrete Heart (Rene Miller).

The singer said: “The upcoming performance is completely live, without using many layers of background music as required by the organizers. The event means a lot to me. I am excited to introduce some special things now. of Vietnamese culture to international friends”.

Trong Hieu sent the MV to the contest a month ago, considering the Eurovision Song Contest as a “dream stage”. The singer registered to participate in 2014 when he was not famous but all failed, it took until the sixth time to get the expected results.

Dare To Be Different composed by Trong Hieu in the style of nu-disco music. The song’s message is “Dare to be different”. The MV is made with Vietnamese cultural colors in both audio and visual parts. At the beginning, in folk music, Trong Hieu wears a crop top inspired by ao dai and a silver conical hat. He and the dancers then performed eye-catching dance moves.

Trong Hieu believes that the introduction of traditional cultural elements into music products is not new, but not many people have succeeded in the international market. After living abroad for seven years, returning home to work as an artist for seven years, finding out about her roots, the singer wanted to find a way to make a difference.

The team creating music products and MVs including both domestic and international such as The Companions (Netherlands), Elsa Søllesvik (Norway), Benjamin James (UK), Michael Choi (UK), music producer Kent Tran, stylist Nam Phung, choreographer Hoang Dai (Vietnam).

Trong Hieu was born in 1992, grew up in Germany. In 2015, he returned home to participate in the Vietnam Idol contest and won the first prize. A stepping stone to help the singer be active, making an impression with a series of songs like My Way, I’m Sorry Babe (Khac Hung), You’ve fallen, Draw the world... composed by him.

Since his artistic activities, Trong Hieu is often labeled “foreigner” and “Viet Kieu” by the audience. However, over the years, he has been commented on his outstanding activities when bringing images of Vietnamese traditional culture including conical hats, ao dai, folk dance, combining modern elements such as crop top fashion, hip dancing. hop…

Eurovision Song Contest (European Television Song Contest), also known as Eurovision, is an annual music competition held alternately among member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). , so far has undergone its 67th season. Currently, the contest is one of the oldest television programs, attracting hundreds of millions of live followers around the globe.

This year’s competition will take place in the UK in May. Last year, the band Kalush Orchestra, from Ukraine, won first place with the song. Stefania. Britain’s Sam Ryder, Spain’s Chanel, took second and third place respectively.

Tan Cao