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]
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| Birth name | Trong Hieu Nguyen |
| Born | 4 July 1992 Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life and education
editNguyen 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
editIn 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 per cent 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
editExtended plays
edit- 2021 – Trong Hieu Live in Berlin
- 2022 – Thú vị hơn vậy
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit- 2014 – "Peter Pan"
- 2015 – "Con đường tôi"
- 2015 – "Wie ich bin"
- 2015 – "Em là bà nội của anh"
- 2016 – "Bước đến bên em (Step to You)"
- 2016 – "Komm wir gehen (One Step Closer)"
- 2016 – "Say Ah"
- 2016 – "Ahhh!"
- 2017 – "Chỉ có tình yêu ở lại"
- 2017 – "Peter Pan" (Vietnamese version)
- 2017 – "Tình ca"
- 2017 – "Perfect"
- 2018 – "Sút"
- 2018 – "Vì anh là vậy"
- 2018 – "Vẽ thế giới"
- 2018 – "You Are the Reason"
- 2018 – "Girls Like You"
- 2018 – "Green Groove (Cứ thế bay)"
- 2019 – "Hurt Me"
- 2019 – "Yêu là… (Invisible)"
- 2019 – "Anh đổ rồi đấy"
- 2020 – "Ăn đi cho sướng"
- 2020 – "Vì chúng ta yêu"
- 2020 – "See What I See"
- 2020 – "Yêu trong im lặng"
- 2020 – "20 phút"
- 2020 – "Đập vỡ tim anh cho rồi"
- 2020 – "Người bay"
- 2020 – "365 Missing"
- 2021 – "1 lần"
- 2021 – "Ông trời để lạc em ở đây"
- 2021 – "Anh vẫn thấy"
- 2021 – "Highs & Lows" (with Moodygee and Octa)
- 2022 – "Thú vị hơn vậy"
- 2022 – "I'm Sorry Babe" (featuring Mai Âm Nhạc)
- 2022 – "Mưa phi trường" (with Ali Hoàng Dương and JSOL)
- 2023 – "Dare to Be Different"
As featured artist
edit- 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
edit| Award | Year | Category | Result |
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| VTV Awards | Outstanding Singer | Nominated |
References
edit- Trọng Hiếu on Youtube
- ^ a b c "Nothing wrong with Trong!". Eurovision.de (in German). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Trong Hieu". Every Noise at Once. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zeitler, Annika (6 August 2015). "Trong Hieu ist neuer Superstar in Vietnam". Deutsche Welle (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Wanderer zwischen den Welten". inFranken.de (in German). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Zips, Martin (5 August 2015). "German Hot Boy: Castingshow-Gewinner Trong Hieu Nguyen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Mädge, Nikita (4 September 2020). "Blue Heart: Protecting women and children together". Der Albrecht (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Dobler, Anna (31 August 2015). "Student aus Hannover in Vietnam "Superstar"". Bild (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b Grenier, Elizabeth (5 August 2015). "German performer wins 'Vietnam Idol'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Deutscher Castingkönig aus Vietnam will zum ESC". Die Welt (in German). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Im Urlaub zum Popstar geworden". deutschland.de (in German). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Vietnam Idol" TRONG feiert das Anderssein". Eurovision.de (in German). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Unser Lied für Liverpool: Trong - "Dare to Be Different"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ NDR. "Lord Of The Lost gewinnen ESC-Vorentscheid 2023". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2023.