Vietnam Idol (now retroactively known as Vietnam Idol season 1) is the first season of the interactive reality series produced in Vietnam. The show was hosted by Thanh Thảo and Nguyên Vũ. It began airing on Ho Chi Minh Television together with many other local channels in Hanoi (HTV), Hai Phong, Da Nang (DRT), Khanh Hoa and Quang Ninh
Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy, from Ho Chi Minh City, was crowned the winner of the season. Her prizes included $10,000 and a contract with Music Faces, a record company in Vietnam.
Early process
Auditions Auditions were held at the following locations: Can Tho: April 7, 2007 Hanoi: April 15, 2007 Danang: April 22, 2007 Ho Chi Minh City: May 5, 2007
Theater rounds The contestants who passed the auditions, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for the theater round where they were given songs from the judges to perform. Based on those performances, 30 contestants were chosen by the judges to proceed to the Piano Show.
Piano rounds On the June 27, 2007, the Piano Show began, with the Top 30 Contestants singing in Ho Chi Minh City for the judges and the viewers. The contestants were allocated numbers so that viewers could vote for their favourite(s). The viewers were able to vote by phone or by SMS. Contestants were divided into three groups of ten with the top 3 contestants from each group advancing to the Gala Round. Eight from the three groups that did not proceed to the finals during the first three rounds, competed for the last position in the Top 10 during the Wildcards round.
Finals The gala round involves the contestants singing each week, with the contestant with the fewest votes each week being eliminated, until one contestant is left and crowned Vietnam Idol 2007. Before it began Thùy Dương withdrew from the Top 10 due to health issues with Ngọc Minh replacing her as he had received the second highest number of votes in the Wildcards round.
Grand finale On the 26th of September, the final two contestants, Phương Vy and Ngọc Ánh were given their last chance to sing for the votes of the Vietnamese public. The Grand Finale was held at Hoa Binh Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City on the 3rd of October. During the night, all Top 10 contestants returned to perform with other guest stars. With 53.44% of 723,024 votes, Phương Vy was announced the winner of Vietnam Idol 2007 ahead of Ngọc Ánh. As winner of Vietnam Idol she represented Vietnam in the Asian Idol competition.
Finalists (In order of elimination)
Nguyễn Thị Thuỳ Dương, Hanoi (quit) Vũ Ngọc Bích, Hanoi Chung Thanh Phong, Ho Chi Minh City Trần Xuân Linh, Hanoi Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến, Hanoi Nguyễn Trà My, Hanoi Nguyễn Thị Thảo Trang, Ho Chi Minh City Trương Duy Khánh, Ho Chi Minh City Nguyễn Ngọc Minh, Hanoi Nguyễn Ngọc Ánh, Hà Tây (Runner-up) Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy, Ho Chi Minh City (Winner)
Themes Week 1: Self-Expressing Songs Original air: Aug 01 & 03 2007 Bottom 3: Ngọc Minh, Thanh Phong & Ngọc Bích Eliminated: Ngọc Bích Special guest(s): Practised in:
Week 2: Top Hits Original air: Aug 08 & 10
Bottom 3: Ngọc Minh, Thanh Phong & Thảo Trang Eliminated: Thanh Phong Special guest(s): Practised in:
Week 3: World-Inspirational Original air: Aug 15 & 17
Bottom 3: Ngọc Ánh, Ngọc Minh & Xuân Linh Eliminated: Xuân Linh Special guest(s): Practised in:
Week 4: Rock Night Original air: Aug 22 & 24
Bottom 3: Duy Khánh, Thảo Trang & Hải Yến Eliminated: Hải Yến Special guest(s): Practised in:
Week 5: Trịnh Công Sơn Original air: Aug 29 & 31
Bottom 3: Duy Khánh, Trà My & Thảo Trang Eliminated: Trà My Special guest(s): Practised in:
Week 6: Folk-Inspiration Original air: Sep 05 & 07
Bottom 2: Ngọc Minh, Thảo TrangEliminated: Thảo TrangSpecial guest(s):Practised in: Week 7: Judges' Choice Original air: Sep 12 & 14Top 4: Ngọc Ánh, Duy Khánh, Ngọc Minh & Phương VyEliminated: Duy KhánhSpecial guest(s):Practised in: Week 8: I Raise My Voice for My Darlings Original air: 19 & 21Top 3: Ngọc Ánh, Ngọc Minh & Phương VyEliminated: Ngọc MinhSpecial guest(s):Practised in: Week 9: Contestants' favourite Original air: September 26
Grand finale Original air: October 3
'''Final two: Ngọc Ánh & Phương VyWinner: Phương VySpecial guest(s):'' Top 10, Tuấn Hưng, Elvis Phương and other prominent music artists in Vietnam
Elimination + Legends Female Male Top 30 Wildcard Top 10
Did not perform Safe Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Eliminated
Stage:Semi-FinalsWildCardFinalsWeek: 06/29 07/06 07/13 07/20 08/03 08/10 08/17 08/24 08/31 09/07 09/14 09/21 10/03PlaceContestantResult 1 Phương Vy Winner2 Ngọc Ánh 3 Ngọc Minh Elim* Elim4 Duy Khánh Elim5 Thảo Trang Elim6 Trà My Elim7 Hải Yến Elim8 Xuân Linh Elim9 Elim10 Ngọc Bích Elim11 Thùy Dương WDWild Card Tuấn Anh Elim Hạ Trâm Cẩm Vân Khắc Tuận Nhật Thanh Đức Tiến Semi Hữu Giang Elim Phú Cường Phương Ly Hòa Mi Huyền Trang Thu Trang Elim Thanh Đàn Hồ Tiến Đạt Đăng Thanh Huỳnh Mai Elim Tấn Minh Bích Thảo Ái Thi
Before the finals occurred, Thuỳ Dương had stated that she was no longer in the competition due to her health, so Ngọc Minh was chosen to replace with the second highest votes in Wild Card.
Album
YearsRecording ArtistInformations2008Phương VyLúc mới yêu Released: March 8 Recording Label: Music Faces RecordsTrà MyHãy nói anh yêu em Released: May 9 Recording Label: Duy KhánhDối gian - Lỗi lầm Released: May 23 Recording Label: Rạng Đông Audio & VideoThảo TrangLạ Released: May 23 Recording Label: Võ Hạ TrâmHát Released: November 14 Recording Label: 2009Phương VyCó đôi lần Released: April 23 Recording Label: Music Faces RecordsHải YếnVà anh đã đến Released: July 7 Recording Label: Ngọc ÁnhNgày hôm qua là thế Released: August 12 Recording Label: DIHAVINAGiật mình Released: August 12 Recording Label: DIHAVINA
References
vietnamidol.com.vn – "Một đêm Gala rực rỡ và hoành tráng", 07-08-02. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Chín thí sinh của chương trình tiếp tục toả sáng", 07-08-09. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Danh sách bài hát của đêm Gala, thứ 4 ngày 15/7", 07-08-14. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Các thí sinh lên sàn diễn dù bị kiệt sức và sốt", 07-08-16. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – “Thần tượng âm nhạc” phải giống như một con “tắc kè hoa”, 07-08-21. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Khi người trẻ hát nhạc Trịnh", 07-08-30. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Tuần thứ 6 Gala – Một thách thức dành cho top 5", 07-09-07. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – Đêm của "Khúc ngẫu hứng dân gian đương đại", 07-09-07. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Danh sách bài hát của vòng thi Gala – tuần thứ 7", 07-09-11. Accessed: 09-01-14. vietnamidol.com.vn – "Đêm thử thách khán giả", 07-09-13. Accessed: 09-01-14.
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