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Ballad on ‘Memories of Winter’ wins Vietnamese Songs award
Updated:
8:30PM (GMT+7), Mon, February 20, 2012
Nhan Dan – ‘Ky Uc Mua Dong’ (Memories of Winter), a ballad composed by Thanh Vuong, was presented ‘Song of the Year’, the top prize of the ‘Bai Hat Viet’ (Vietnamese Songs) competition, at an awards ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh City Theatre on February 19.
The Press prize for Best Song went to musician Duong Cam’s ‘Tra Lai Cho Em’(Give It Back to You) while the audience voted ‘Cay Bang’ (The Almond Tree) by Vo Viet Phuong and Nguyen Duc Cuong as their Favourite Song. Thai Trinh bagged the Songwriter with the Most Potential award, while Hoai Sa and Thanh Tam were honoured with Dedication Awards for their contributions to the event. Uyen Linh and Trung Quan were named Favourite Singers as voted by the audience. The national ‘Vietnamese Songs’ contest has been held annually since 2005 by Vietnam Television and the Cat Tien Sa Advertising Investment Co., Ltd. to honour the year’s best Vietnamese songs and musicians. The 2011 contest featured 63 songs, 16 of which were selected to enter the final round of performances. This year’s event was highlighted by the participation of many young songwriters and singers, who brought a fresh blend of vitality to the contest through their melodies.
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