Nguyễn Thanh Hiền or simply Hien (born 6 March 1994) is a Hungarian pop singer of Vietnamese descent who competed in the Hungarian

Megasztár ''Megasztár - Voice of the Year'' was a Hungarian a music talent show that started in 2003 on TV2. While it is widely considered an unlicensed clone of the British television show ''Pop Idol'' (and sometimes even referred to as ''Hungarian Id ...

sixth season and was the fifth runner up.

Biography

Hien attended school between 2000 and 2006 at

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's at the ''Lackner Kristóf Elementary School,'' where besides traditional subjects she studied the violin, piano and singing lessons. Between 2006 and 2009, she was a student in the

's Széchenyi István Secondary School. After her family moved to

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, she attended the Trefort Ágoston Secondary School.

Music career

Hien appeared during 2008 in the TV2 musical talent the show of

, where she advanced to 6th place. In the

finals she appeared in the following productions: * Top 15: ''

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) * 1. Final: "

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song) * 2. Final: ''

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) * 3. Final: ''A fák is siratják'' (

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) * 4. Final: ''Boldogság gyere haza'' ( Cserháti Zsuzsa) * 5. Final: ''Su-su bolondság'' – duet with Lüszi Tóth ( Izsmán Nelly) * 5. Final: ''

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'' – duet with

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After Megasztár

After that talent show Hien signed on to Tom-Tom Records. * On 22 July 2009 Hien appeared in her first music video, '' Túl szép''. The number has been successful in

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, on the VIVA TV Charts reached #3. * On 10 November 2009 Hien released her first album titled '' Játék az egész''. The album on 3 March 2010 was added to the

MAHASZ Hungarian Recording Industry Association (Hungarian: ''Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége'', more commonly abbreviated to MAHASZ or Mahasz) is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. MAHASZ issues the Hungarian Music Awards, a ...

list and reached 23rd place. * On 11 March 2010 Hien appeared in the second video clip of the album's title track, '' Játék az egészhez''. * On 17 June 2010 Hien appeared on the '' VIVA Comet'' gala's 10th Anniversary where she won the best video category. Bajkov Valentin and

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creation, '' Túl szép'' won the

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this year. Her greatest success was

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song, " Not Livin' in Yesterday". It was presented for the first time in 2011 in

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, Germany.

Discography

Singles

* 2009 " Túl szép" * 2010 " Játék az egész" * 2011 " Not Livin' in Yesterday" * 2019 "Boy"

Albums

* 2009 '' Játék az egész'' studio album released on 13 November 2009, hitting 23 on '' MAHASZ Top 40''

Music videos

* 2009 – '' Túl szép'' * 2010 – '' Játék az egész'' * 2011 – '' Not Livin' in Yesterday'' * 2019 - ''Boy''

Television appearances

– contestant * Hal a tortán – contestant * Aktív – guest * A Dal 2014 - contestant, was eliminated in the first heat.

References

External links

Hien Pictures
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Thanh Hien 1994 births Living people 21st-century Hungarian women singers Hungarian people of Vietnamese descent Musicians from Budapest