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Vietnam Idol
''Vietnam Idol'' ( or from season five) is a Vietnamese reality television competition to find new solo singing talents. It is part of the Idol series, ''Idol'' franchise; it originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol'' created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Starting from season eight, the show is produced by Vietnam Television and Cát Tiên Sa. History ''Vietnam Idol'' was created based on the British show ''Pop Idol'' and U.S. show ''American Idol''. Đông Tây Promotion and its sponsor partner Unilever secured the format license for US$2 million, which was the highest licensing fee paid for a reality TV show in Vietnam at the time. The show debuted in 2007 in Vietnam under the name ''Thần tượng âm nhạc: Vietnam Idol'' ("music idol: Vietnam idol"), broadcast by Ho Chi Minh City Television under the production of Đông Tây Promotion. Due to declined ratings in season two, the TV station and production company lost the license to produce a season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Fuller
Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols (franchise), ''Idols'' TV format, including the British series ''Pop Idol'' and the American series ''American Idol''. Fuller came to prominence in the 1990s for managing the British girl group the Spice Girls, and he has since managed acts in various fields of entertainment, from sports stars David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton to other musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox. Since 2020, Fuller has been working with tech firm TikTok to aid development of new TikTok creatives and in the same year he announced a partnership with Verizon Communications to develop 5G content. In 2021, Pearson PLC announced a partnership with Fuller to create a new global education business in Performing Arts. In 2016, Fuller persuaded Swedish quartet ABBA to reunite to explore working in virtual reality, which led to the ABBA Voyage project. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTV3
VTV3 is a state-owned Vietnamese television channel owned by the Vietnam Television, launched officially on 31 March 1996. As the country's first ever sports and entertainment dedicated channel, it broadcasts sporting events and entertainment-oriented programs including music, game shows, leisure & lifestyles, nationally produced, as well as American and Asian series. Broadcast history * VTV3 first broadcast for testing in June 1994 during the 1994 World Cup, it aired alongside VTV1 and VTV2 on channel 9 VHF in Hanoi from 14:00 to 19:30 as a general ''Sports – Entertainment – Cultural'' channel. * From April 1995, the channel broadcast on channel 6 in Hanoi with the content ''Sports - Culture – Entertainment – Economic Information''. * At 10:00 a.m., 31 March 1996, on channel 6 in Hanoi and surrounding areas, VTV3 officially launched as a ''Sports – Entertainment – Economic Information'' channel. It is also relayed nationwide via satellite in July of the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USAID MTV EXIT HCMC Concert (6898135350) (cropped)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the United States government that has been responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. Established in 1961 and reorganized in 1998, USAID has implemented programs in global health, disaster relief, socioeconomic development, education, environmental protection, and democratic governance. With average annual disbursements of about $23 billion since 2001, USAID has been one of the world's largest aid agencies and accounts for most U.S. foreign assistance — the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms — with missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The Trump administration is attempting to fully close the agency, pending several court cases. In early March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs would be cancelled. In late March, USAID executive Jeremy Lewin annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bằng Kiều
Nguyễn Bằng Kiều (born 13 July 1973 in Hanoi), is a Vietnamese ballad singer. He is a former member of bands including Golden Keys, Frangipani, and Watermelon. In 2000, he became a solo artist. In 2002, he relocated to America and married female singer Trizzie Phuong Trinh. From 2004 to 2008, his Vietnam citizenship was revoked due to an unresolved dispute. Today, he is one of the exclusive singers of Thúy Nga Productions, Thuy Nga Center.. He is a tenor. His contemporaries include Lam Trường, Lam Truong, Minh Thuan, Phương Thanh, Phuong Thanh, My Linh, Duong Chi Linh, Quang Linh and Minh Tuyết, Minh Tuyet. In September 2012, he visited Vietnam and was granted allowance perform from October to December 2012 by the Bureau of Art Performance. Early life Bằng Kiều is the youngest son of his father's third wife. His mother is Vietnamese opera singer Luu Nga, while father Nguyen Bang Bui is a doctor. The family lived in a small loft on Ngo Si Lien Street in Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanh Bui
North was an Australian boy band established in 2004. Popular primarily in Asia, the group had top ten singles in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India. Their debut single was a cover of Peter Cetera's " Glory of Love" which reached No. 1 in both Indonesia and Thailand. North disbanded in 2006. Members The band's initial line-up consisted of Alfred Tuohey, Beau McCleish, Scott Folley and Thanh Bùi. Scott Folley chose to leave the band after the release of their first album and promotional tour, and was replaced by Joel Velasco, who first appeared on North's single "Cos I Love You". The group disbanded in 2006. After break-up Thanh Bùi became a contestant on the 6th season of Australian Idol ''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program '' Pop Id ... and was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quốc Trung
Nguyễn Quốc Trung, commonly known as Quoc Trung, is a Vietnamese composer, sound arranger, and record producer. Recent activities and on-going projects Quoc Trung aims to push the Vietnamese music industry towards more standardized practices with intellectual property and copyright laws. In 2012, Quoc Trung was vocal about the digital intellectual property copyright issue and the distribution of music on Internet websites, which freely broadcast tracks from new albums with no regard to the artists and their copyrights in Vietnam. He stated that this is a worldwide problem for the entertainment industry and is common in Vietnam. He has taken part in the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Roskilde Music Festival. ''The Hanoi Monsoon Music Festival'' was a three-day event of live performances featuring Sato (France), DJ Van Cliffe (Japan), 9Bach (Wales), Benjamin Schoos (Belgium), Carpark North (Denmark), Lulu Rouge (Denmark), Dominic Miller (UK-Argentina), Yi Sung Yol (South Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huy Khánh
Huy ( ; ; ) is a List of cities in Wallonia, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wallonia, home to the Walloon population. The Municipalities of Belgium, municipality consists of the following deelgemeente, districts: Ben-Ahin, Huy, Neuville-sous-Huy, and Tihange. History The first village originated around the Ancient Rome, Roman ''castra, castrum'', an early fortress located on the right bank of the river Meuse. The village was evangelized by Domitian of Huy, Saint Domitian, bishop of Bishopric of Tongeren, Tongeren in the 6th century and the town is mentioned for the first time in a 7th-century testament (as ''Hoius vicus'', taking its name from the river Hoyoux). In the early Middle Ages, Huy was one of the most prosperous cities on the Meuse, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam Idol (season 8)
''Vietnam Idol'' ( or from season five) is a Vietnamese reality television competition to find new solo singing talents. It is part of the ''Idol'' franchise; it originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol'' created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Starting from season eight, the show is produced by Vietnam Television and Cát Tiên Sa. History ''Vietnam Idol'' was created based on the British show ''Pop Idol'' and U.S. show ''American Idol''. Đông Tây Promotion and its sponsor partner Unilever secured the format license for US$2 million, which was the highest licensing fee paid for a reality TV show in Vietnam at the time. The show debuted in 2007 in Vietnam under the name ''Thần tượng âm nhạc: Vietnam Idol'' ("music idol: Vietnam idol"), broadcast by Ho Chi Minh City Television under the production of Đông Tây Promotion. Due to declined ratings in season two, the TV station and production company lost the license to produce a season to BHD Corp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam Idol (season 5)
''Vietnam Idol'' ( or from season five) is a Vietnamese reality television competition to find new solo singing talents. It is part of the Idol series, ''Idol'' franchise; it originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol'' created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Starting from season eight, the show is produced by Vietnam Television and Cát Tiên Sa. History ''Vietnam Idol'' was created based on the British show ''Pop Idol'' and U.S. show ''American Idol''. Đông Tây Promotion and its sponsor partner Unilever secured the format license for US$2 million, which was the highest licensing fee paid for a reality TV show in Vietnam at the time. The show debuted in 2007 in Vietnam under the name ''Thần tượng âm nhạc: Vietnam Idol'' ("music idol: Vietnam idol"), broadcast by Ho Chi Minh City Television under the production of Đông Tây Promotion. Due to declined ratings in season two, the TV station and production company lost the license to produce a season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam Idol (season 4)
The fourth season of ''Vietnam Idol'' aired on August 17, 2012. This year sees some major changes in the show's structure. Mỹ Tâm joins the judging panel as the replacement for Siu Black while Quốc Trung and Nguyễn Quang Dũng remains on the panel. Huy Khánh takes over as the host for this season. This season will follow the same format as American Idol (season 11), American Idol season 11. Vietnam Idol used the new title screen and logo with a different font started from Spectacular round. The winner will receive: 600 million VND in cash ($30,000), 1-year promotion on MTV Vietnam as well as support for making a music video from the channel. Process Auditions Auditions started on July 4, 2012 in Da Nang and took place in several cities and towns in Vietnam; however, there was only 60 golden tickets given out during the auditions. Theater round Top 60 contestants were chosen to advance to the Theater round in Ho Chi Minh City. After the first elimination, 32 conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
