Trọng Tấn (born 1976) is a
Vietnamese
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singer and
vocal music
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lecturer from
Thanh Hóa
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. He specializes in traditional Vietnamese music and
Vietnamese Red music.
Trọng Tấn started participating in arts performance and activities when he was still a student of
Đào Duy Từ High School (Thanh Hóa). After finishing his high school studying, Trọng Tấn went to
Hà Nội
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to apply for the entrance exam of
Vietnam National Academy of Music
The Vietnam National Academy of Music (), formerly the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, is the major classical and traditional music teaching institution in Vietnam.
History
Originally established in 1956 as the Vietnam School of Music (Trường Âm ...
. He passed the exam with the help of
People's Artist
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Trần Hiếu, since the People's Artist discovered Tấn's talent. Trọng Tấn became well known after he received the First Prize of
Good Singing Voice of Hanoi in 1997 and First Prize of
National Good Singing Voice of Television in 1999. It is said that the audience was stingingly surprised when they heard the song "Tiếng đàn bầu"; some commented that Trọng Tấn is the best performer of "Tiếng đàn bầu" since the era of
Kiều Hưng.
Trọng Tấn is known to be a resolute person who has a strong standpoint. He does not easily indulge the taste of the masses, but patiently clings to the classical music, especially the
Vietnamese Red music, which makes him earn the title "Hoàng tử nhạc đỏ" (''Prince of Red Music''). Tấn, together with his partners
Đăng Dương and
Việt Hoàn, perservingly built up their fame and position with their particular genre and without any sponsor, private CD or flashy appearances.
Trọng Tấn is also considered to be a diligent music student and singer; he does not pay most of his attention to get fame and reputation through singing but spends a lot of effort to forge his skills and standards. Tấn's diligence is greatly admired by many of his students.
Notable albums
*Một Chặng Đường
*Rặng Trâm Bầu
*Tình Yêu Trên Dòng Sông Quan Họ
External links
Trọng Tấn's profileTrọng Tấn: hoàng tử nhạc đỏ
20th-century Vietnamese male singers
Living people
1976 births
21st-century Vietnamese male singers
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