7 years of success and storms of Huong Tram

Huong Tram was born in 1995 in a family with an artistic tradition in Nghe An. As soon as she appeared in the Blind Audition round of The Voice 2012, Huong Tram became a phenomenon because of her beautiful voice and skillful performance of "I will always love you". She was selected by all the coaches and given compliments. After joining Thu Minh's team, Huong Tram further demonstrated her potential in many different music genres besides her ballad forte. At that time, although she did not possess an eye-catching appearance, Huong Tram was still highly appreciated and attracted a large number of fans.

Under the guidance of Thu Minh, the first season of The Voice of Vietnam was won by Huong Tram. This result satisfied both experts and audiences and opened a bright path for Huong Tram to enter showbiz.

After becoming the champion of the first season of The Voice, Huong Tram was awarded the Dedication Award for the category "New Artist of the Year". Shedding tears on stage to receive the award, Huong Tram thanked many people but did not mention her teacher, singer Thu Minh. That was also the moment when the scandals began to surround her. The champion of The Voice 2012 faced criticism that she was ungrateful and did not remember Thu Minh's contributions to her.

Leaving The Voice, Huong Tram has been actively releasing music products. Her first single, "Ngải ngon" (Shyness), quickly became a hit. Following that success, she had another hit, "Se co nguoi can anh" (There will be someone who needs you), performed with Cao Thai Son.

Despite many rumors about the teacher-student relationship with Huong Tram, Thu Minh still attended the single launch of "Ngị ngon" to support her student. In November 2013, Thu Minh surprised fans with an interview saying that after the contest, Huong Tram almost cut off contact with her so she didn't know anything to support. This sharing was widely spread and raised doubts about the rift in the relationship between the two. Huong Tram then posted a letter on her personal page, recalling a serious quarrel between the two teachers and students, accusing Truc Nhan of being a flatterer to please Thu Minh. Huong Tram affirmed that, despite being put at the center of bad things because of Thu Minh's statement, she still worshiped her senior. This letter from Huong Tram not only did not receive sympathy but also caused her to receive a strong reaction from the online community. The female singer then had to close her personal page for a while. Later, Huong Tram said that she wrote the letter in a state of unconsciousness due to insomnia and prolonged stress. If she could go back in time, she would not write like that and would like to apologize to Thu Minh and Truc Nhan.

Controversy continued to surround Huong Tram when she appeared with an increasingly different appearance with a slimmer, more graceful face. Many people speculated that she had sought the intervention of cosmetic surgery, but the singer denied it. In March 2014, a video recording Huong Tram's nose job at a cosmetic hospital was posted online, causing her to receive even more "brickbats". At this time, she admitted that she had asked her family's permission to get a nose job and only had minor surgery, not breast augmentation or chin surgery as people speculated. This scandal caused Huong Tram to not appear on stage for 3 months. The singer said that in the whole year since leaving The Voice, she had just released a few singles and was caught up in a scandal, so the public only cared about the scandal.

Recovering from the scandals, in July 2014, Huong Tram released her debut album and said she was aiming for a strong, sexy image. A few days after releasing her debut album, Huong Tram was involved in another scandal due to her indecent dressing style. One of Huong Tram's most infamous images was when she performed in a mini show held in Hanoi in August 2014 wearing a cut-out short dress that exposed her skin and underwear in an offensive way. This incident caused the female singer to be banned from performing for 3 months and fined 10 million VND. In response to criticism, Huong Tram and her crew apologized for being too naive in choosing her performance costumes. However, after that, she still caused a stir many times with her bold designs.

After the scandal involving her outfit, Huong Tram took some time to make a comeback. In February 2015, she made a big change in her musical style with a dance song called 'I'm still loving you'. This MV quickly garnered 3 million views on Youtube and defined the singer's sexy style. That same year, she released the song "The One Who Used to Love You Very Deeply".

In 2016, Huong Tram and her teammates won the gold medal at The Remix 2016 contest. The image in the contest helped her confidently pursue a vibrant style on the music path. That same year, she released a series of products such as: "Văn ngam cho mong", "Ngốc", "Cho em gan anh them chut nua"... These songs all attracted a huge number of views on Youtube.

In 2017, Huong Tram became a coach on the Voice Kids competition. In the same year, she achieved great success with the hit "Em gai mua". The MV garnered over 100 million views on Youtube, regularly reached the top 1 trending, stood out on all music charts and helped Huong Tram receive another Dedication Award in the category "MV of the Year".

2018 was also a very successful year for Huong Tram when she had another hit "Canh hoa tan", leading the contestant to win the championship of The Debut and won the award "Outstanding Asian Artist" at MAMA 2018.

In early 2019, she successfully organized her first live show called "Mailbox No. 1". At the peak of her career, in May 2019, Huong Tram suddenly announced that she would leave showbiz for a while to study abroad in the US and receive psychological treatment. When saying goodbye to her fans, Huong Tram cried and said that choosing the music path at the age of 17 helped her reach great success but also had big storms and mistakes. She suffered from a prolonged psychological crisis leading to constant insomnia. She wanted to improve her expertise so that when she returned, she would contribute to everyone more vibrant music.