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(HTV),

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(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: *

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: April 7, 2007 *

: April 15, 2007 *

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: April 22, 2007 *

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: 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

for the

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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

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. 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,

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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,

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

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competition.

Finalists

(''In order of elimination'') * Nguyễn Thị Thuỳ Dương,

(quit) * Vũ Ngọc Bích,

* Chung Thanh Phong,

* Trần Xuân Linh,

* Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến,

* Nguyễn Trà My,

* Nguyễn Thị Thảo Trang,

* Trương Duy Khánh,

* Nguyễn Ngọc Minh,

* Nguyễn Ngọc Ánh,

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(Runner-up) * Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy,

(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:

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::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 Trang ::''Eliminated:'' Thảo Trang ::''Special guest(s):'' ::''Practised in:'' * Week 7: Judges' Choice ::Original air: Sep 12 & 14 ::''Top 4:'' Ngọc Ánh, Duy Khánh, Ngọc Minh & Phương Vy ::''Eliminated:'' Duy Khánh ::''Special guest(s):'' ::''Practised in:'' * Week 8: I Raise My Voice for My Darlings ::Original air: 19 & 21 ::''Top 3:'' Ngọc Ánh, Ngọc Minh & Phương Vy ::''Eliminated:'' Ngọc Minh ::''Special guest(s):'' ::''Practised in:'' * Week 9: Contestants' favourite ::Original air: September 26 * Grand finale ::Original air: October 3 ::Final two:'' Ngọc Ánh & Phương Vy ::Winner:'' Phương Vy ::''Special guest(s):'' Top 10, Tuấn Hưng, Elvis Phương and other prominent music artists in Vietnam

Elimination

* 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

References

External links

Production website
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