Amateur singers release debut CD
HCM CITY (VNS) — A CD featuring the voices of the three finalists of this year’s Tieng Hat Mai Xanh (Evergreen Voice) contest for amateurs aged 35 and above was issued on Sunday.
Ba Chang Trai Vang (Three Golden Men), including winner Nguyen Duy Dung and the two runners-up Tran Ngoc Hoa and Mai Van Dang, includes nine songs expressing love of family, country and spouses.
The 45-year-old Dung sings Cong Me Di Choi (Carry Mom on My Back and Have Fun) by Tran Que Son to show his deep love for his deceased mother.
The native of Hoi An won over hundreds of contestants in the May competition.
On the CD, Hoa, a 53-year-old construction engineer in HCM City, sings Ngo Thuy Mien’s Dau Tinh Sau (Imprint of a Sorrowful Love) that wowed the contest’s judges and audiences.
The eldest singer Dang, 71, from Binh Duong Province sings Pham Dinh Chuong’s romantic song Xom Dem (Night in the Hamlet) which earned him the title of most emotional performer. — VNS