Kieu Giang
Vietnam Idol 2012 winner, Ya Suy, a Chu Ru ethnic minority citizen from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, takes part in a press conference in District 1 yesterday afternoon - Photo: Kieu Giang
This year’s contest has a new format to infuse some freshness into the series with 25,000 people registering for auditions across the country.
Hanoi-based musician Anh Quan, husband of diva My Linh, is a new judge together with regulars – movie director Nguyen Quang Dung and pop singer My Tam. Additionally, singer Thu Minh will be a guest judge during the auditions in HCMC.
To search for talents nationwide, the organizers – VTV3, Unilever and PepsiCo Vietnam – held auditions in Hue, Danang, Nha Trang, Dalat, Haiphong, Can Tho, Hanoi and HCMC. Contestants also sent video clips to the Facebook page of judge Dung in a bid to win eight yellow tickets for the contest apart from another 64 tickets collected at nationwide auditions.
From the 72 contestants taking part in the theater round, 48 will be eliminated in the singing with microphone challenge, with 12 more cut in singing with piano challenge.
There will be nine finalists not ten like previous seasons entering the gala round which will be broadcasted live on VTV3. Audiences will vote for their favorites after each live show. The judging panel has only one chance to save their favorite singer during these live shows. The last one standing will bring home a cash prize of VND600 million and will be featured in a video clip by Pepsi and will be representatives for Clear and Close-up brands of Unilever.
For updated information on the contest go to www.vietnamidol.vtv.vn or http://www.facebook.com/Vietnam.Idol.Show.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
