Trong Hieu Nguyen (; born 4 July 1992), known professionally as Trong Hieu or simply Trong (stylised in

all caps In typography, all caps (short for "all capitals") refers to text or a font in which all letters are capital letters, for example: "THIS TEXT IS IN ALL CAPS". All caps may be used for emphasis (for a word or phrase). They are commonly seen in ...

), is a German singer and dancer of Vietnamese descent. He is known for winning the sixth season of ''

Vietnam Idol ''Vietnam Idol'' ( or from season 5) 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 ex ...

'' in 2015.

Early life and education

Nguyen was born on 4 July 1992 in

Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which bec ...

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

to Vietnamese parents who emigrated to

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

in 1991. He started dancing at the age of eight. After graduating from the Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium in Bad Kissingen in 2011, he studied singing at the Music College Hannover in

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

. He has cited

Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical ...

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. He made it to the top twenty-five, but was eliminated before the live shows. In 2014, he applied for , the German national selection for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

, but was not among the artists selected to compete. While on vacation in

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

in April 2015, Nguyen decided to audition for the sixth season of ''

''. He went on to win the competition, receiving 71.5 per cent of the public vote in the final. He subsequently released the winner's single "", which was also released in German as "". In 2020, Nguyen represented Vietnam at the Asia Song Festival. On 27 January 2023, he was announced as one of the participants in , the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. His entry "Dare to Be Different" was co-written with Norwegian singer-songwriter

Elsie Bay Elsa Søllesvik (born 22 April 1996), known professionally as Elsie Bay, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. Early life Søllesvik grew up in Sunde, Kvinnherad, Vestland, before moving to Haugesund at the age of 13. She found her interest in ...

and Dutch songwriters Sasha Rangas and Stefan van Leijsen. At , the song finished fourth out of eight entries with 71 points.

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 Perfect commonly refers to: * Perfection, completeness, excellence * Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to: Film * Perfect (1985 film), ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * Perfect (2018 f ...

" * 2018 – "" * 2018 – "" * 2018 – "" * 2018 – "

You Are the Reason "You Are the Reason" is a song by English singer Calum Scott. It was released on 17 November 2017 via Capitol Records, as his second original single from his debut album '' Only Human''. It was produced by Fraser T. Smith. The song has been str ...

" * 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?!"

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trong Hieu 1992 births Living people 21st-century German male singers 21st-century Vietnamese male singers Deutschland sucht den Superstar participants English-language singers from Germany German expatriates in Vietnam German male dancers German people of Vietnamese descent German pop singers German-language singers People from Bad Kissingen Vietnam Idol Vietnamese pop singers Vietnamese-language singers