Hồ Bích Ngọc (born April 13, 1983 in Ho Chi Minh City), stage name Ho Bich Ngoc, is a Vietnamese singer-songwriter and celebrity. She rose to fame in 2003 after winning the Television Voice Contest Tiếng hát Truyền hình HTV.

Hồ Bích Ngọc
Born (1983-04-13) April 13, 1983 (age 41)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GenresV-pop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentPiano
Years active1999–present
LabelsCD Baby
Websitewww.hobichngoc.com

Ho Bich Ngoc regularly performs in music shows, TV shows and other public events in Vietnam.

Early life and career

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Hồ Bích Ngọc was born on 13 April 1983 in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Bich Ngoc grew up in Binh Thanh District, a central district of the southern Vietnamese metropolis.

Ngoc gained first public attention after participating at Unplugged 97, an English language music competition held by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities addressing young talents age sixteen and above. Only fourteen years old, she participated together with her older sister Van Pham. The team of the two sisters was called Girl and Girl and they participated with a song called Take Me With You, Ngoc singing while Van Pham was accompanying her on the piano. The double came fourth place and received a lot of public attention, not least due to the young age of Ngoc.[1]

In 2000, while a student at Vo Thi Sau Girl High School, Ngoc joined the Television Voice Contest Tiếng hát Truyền hình HTV. She came fourth place and won a prize for the youngest competitor at the contest. After graduating from high school, Ngoc attended the Conservatory of Ho Chi Minh City, and, in 2003, she returned to the Television Voice Contest Tiếng hát Truyền hình HTV Vietnam one more time. This time she left the competition as the winner.[2][3]

In 2005 Ngoc lost her father, a change that would influence her future life and music.[4]

Saddened over the loss but determined not to give in she published her first album Hòa âm Ánh sáng (English: Harmony of Light) two years later in 2007. The album received very positive echo from experts and Ngoc won an award of Youngest Singer with Best Album in The Gold Album Event in 2007.[5]

In 2009, Ngoc released her second album called Bước kế tiếp (English: The Next Step).[6] Appearance, style and music of this second album expressed modernism and liberalism.[7] As with her first album, Ngoc received a lot of attention and compliments for Buoc Ke Tiep.[8] The song Mot Ngay Moi (English: A New Day) of the same album won several awards at the national Song Event Bài hát Việt among others Pop Song of The Year 2009.

The album was followed by the single "Ngày Mới Cho Tình Yêu" in 2011[9]

On 14 February 2016 Ngoc released her third album Ngọc, a compilation of covers of Vietnamese classics.[10]

Discography

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Source:[11]

Studio albums

2007 Hoa am cua anh sang (English: Harmony of Light)

2009 Buoc ke tiep (English: The next Step)

2016 Ngọc

Singles

2011 Ngay moi cho tinh yeu (English: A New Day for Love)

2013 Mong Mot Lan Thay Anh (English: Some Day We Will Meet Again)

Awards

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Year Award Category Organizer Result
2000 Tiếng hát truyền hình[permanent dead link] Youngest competitor of the year HTV Vietnam Award
Solo singer 4th place
2003 Tiếng hát truyền hình[permanent dead link] Solo singer HTV Vietnam 1st place
2007 Chuong Trinh Album Vang Best album of young singer in genre Pop HTV Vietnam Award[12]
2009 Bài hát Việt Best Pop song of the year VTV Vietnam Award

Television

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Ho Bich Ngoc has participated as a singer in TV shows such as Thay lời muốn nói,[13] Nhịp cầu âm nhạc[14] by HTV, Bài hát Việt[15] by VTV, and Giai điệu Phương Nam[16] by BTV. She has also appeared as a guest in TV game shows such as CHUNG SỨC.[17]

Private life

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Ho Bich Ngoc is married and lives in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc: "Tôi cảm thấy tự tin với bản thân mình" - Tuổi Trẻ Online". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc gần như tin là mình sẽ đoạt giải". Nhật Báo. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  3. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc: Ba mất, tôi chông chênh suốt mười năm". Phụ nữ online. 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  4. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc: Ba mất, tôi chông chênh suốt mười năm". Phụ nữ online. 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  5. ^ vietbao.vn. "Thanh Thao va Mr Dam doat giai dac biet Album Vang". vietbao.vn. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  6. ^ "♫ Buoc Ke Tiep - Ho Bich Ngoc. Listen @cdbaby". www.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  7. ^ HiepSaiGon (2009-10-01), Một ngày mới - Hồ Bích Ngọc., retrieved 2016-03-14
  8. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc". ©MIV. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  9. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc biến hóa với màu sắc cùng "Ngày mới cho tình yêu"". hanoimoi.com.vn. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. ^ "Hồ Bích Ngọc ra album dịp Valentine trước khi sang Châu Âu sống - Tuổi Trẻ Online". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  11. ^ "Music". www.hobichngoc.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  12. ^ vietbao.vn. "Thanh Thao va Mr Dam doat giai dac biet Album Vang". vietbao.vn. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  13. ^ info@mayq.com.vn, Name: MAYQ, Email. "GẦN 30 CA SĨ HÁT MỪNG SINH NHẬT TUỔI 15 CỦA TLMN - Thay lời muốn nói - Khi bạn cần chia sẻ - Mang yêu thương đến mọi người". thayloimuonnoi.com.vn. Retrieved 2016-03-14. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Nhịp cầu âm nhạc tháng 5 "Biển hát"". vi-vn.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  15. ^ VTV Showbiz (2014-09-30), Bài Hát Việt: Hồ Bích Ngọc - Nếu Như Anh Đến - Liveshow Tháng 9/2014, retrieved 2016-03-14
  16. ^ "ĐÀI PHÁT THANH VÀ TRUYỀN HÌNH BÌNH DƯƠNG". www.btv.org.vn. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  17. ^ ĐÔNG TÂY PROMOTION OFFICIAL (2015-06-23), CHUNG SỨC 2015 - TẬP 25 - ÁNH SAO & ÁNH KIM (23/6/2015), retrieved 2016-03-14
  18. ^ "Ca sĩ Hồ Bích Ngọc lấy chồng doanh nhân Thụy Sĩ - Tuổi Trẻ Online". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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