Trong Hieu

Trong Hieu Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Trọng Hiếu; born 4 July 1992), known professionally as Trong Hieu or simply Trong (stylised in all caps), is a German singer and dancer of Vietnamese descent. He is known for winning the sixth season of Vietnam Idol in 2015.[4]

Trong Hieu
Trọng Hiếu
Nguyen in 2023
Nguyen in 2023
Background information
Birth nameTrong Hieu Nguyen
Born (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992
Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
Years active2014–present

Early life and education

Nguyen was born on 4 July 1992 in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria to Vietnamese parents who emigrated to Germany in 1991.[5][6] He started dancing at the age of eight.[7] After graduating from the Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium in Bad Kissingen in 2011, he studied singing at the Music College Hannover in Hannover.[5][8] He has cited Bruno Mars as one of his main artistic influences.[1]

Career

In 2008, Nguyen was a participant in the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of the Idol franchise.[9] He made it to the top twenty-five, but was eliminated before the live shows.[9] In 2014, he applied for Unser Song für Österreich, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, but was not among the artists selected to compete.[1][10]

While on vacation in Vietnam in April 2015, Nguyen decided to audition for the sixth season of Vietnam Idol.[6][11] He went on to win the competition, receiving 71.5 percent of the public vote in the final.[6] He subsequently released the winner's single "Con đường tôi", which was also released in German as "Wie ich bin".[12]

In 2020, Nguyen represented Vietnam at the Asia Song Festival.[13] On 27 January 2023, he was announced as one of the participants in Unser Lied für Liverpool, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[14] His entry "Dare to Be Different" was co-written with Norwegian singer-songwriter Elsie Bay and Dutch songwriters Sasha Rangas and Stefan van Leijsen.[15] At Unser Lied für Liverpool, the song finished fourth out of eight entries with 71 points.[16]

Discography

Extended plays
  • 2021 – Trong Hieu Live in Berlin
  • 2022 – Thú vị hơn vậy

As lead artist
  • 2020 – "IAM Superstar" (Trang Phap featuring Trọng Hiếu, Gil Lê and Chung Thanh Phong)
  • 2022 – "Am I Clear?!" (Tóc Tiên featuring Trọng Hiếu and Mew Amazing)

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result
VTV Awards
2018
 Outstanding Singer Nominated

References
  1. "Nothing wrong with Trong!". Eurovision.de (in German). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. "Trong Hieu". Every Noise at Once. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. Sơn Phước (31 December 2022). ""I'm Sorry Babe": Trọng Hiếu bùng nổ cùng Mai Âm Nhạc". L'Officiel Vietnam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. Zeitler, Annika (6 August 2015). "Trong Hieu ist neuer Superstar in Vietnam". Deutsche Welle (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. "Wanderer zwischen den Welten". inFranken.de (in German). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. Zips, Martin (5 August 2015). "German Hot Boy: Castingshow-Gewinner Trong Hieu Nguyen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. Mädge, Nikita (4 September 2020). "Blue Heart: Protecting women and children together". Der Albrecht (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. Dobler, Anna (31 August 2015). "Student aus Hannover in Vietnam "Superstar"". Bild (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. Grenier, Elizabeth (5 August 2015). "German performer wins 'Vietnam Idol'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  10. "Deutscher Castingkönig aus Vietnam will zum ESC". Die Welt (in German). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. "Im Urlaub zum Popstar geworden". deutschland.de (in German). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. Pham, Bac; Oelrich, Christiane (23 December 2015). "Trong Hieu aus Hannover: Vietnamesinnen lieben den "Hot Boy from Germany"". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  13. "Hot: Trọng Hiếu đại diện Việt Nam tại Asia Song Festival 2020, hứa hẹn màn kết hợp cùng nghệ sĩ quốc tế". Việt Giải Trí (in Vietnamese). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  14. ""Vietnam Idol" TRONG feiert das Anderssein". Eurovision.de (in German). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  15. "Unser Lied für Liverpool: Trong - "Dare to Be Different"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  16. NDR. "Lord Of The Lost gewinnen ESC-Vorentscheid 2023". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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