Filipino girl becomes champion of Vietnam Idol 2016

Contrary to expectations, Janice Phuong received more votes than Viet Thang, winning the championship title of this music playground. She received a cash prize worth 600 million VND.

The new champion burst into tears and shared: "I"Thank you to the audience for loving and supporting me." When performing the winning song "Love you in silence", she cried and sang, her voice trembling.

At Vietnam Idol 2016, Janice Phuong was a contestant highly appreciated by the judges from the beginning.Throughout the competition weeks, the female contestant always had stable performance.Compared to Viet Thang, Janice Phuong has more performing experience. Before coming to the contest, the Filipino girl often sang in tea rooms. She has a strong, powerful voice and good song processing technique. Her strength is English songs.Despite being a foreigner, Janice Phuong still tries to choose Vietnamese songs to win over the audience. In the photo: Janice Phuong wins over the audience with her solo performance.

She sang "Hello Vietnam" with the support of a Korean violinist. Thu Minh stood up to applaud and commented: "Janice Phuong's voice came from her heart, which is also the heart of the Vietnamese people." Bang Kieu was moved by the foreign girl's "I love Vietnam" lyrics. He said that was a moment he would remember forever in his singing career. The audience also called out the name of the Filipino girl in this impressive performance.

In addition to the two solo performances, the top 2 also performed with judge Thu Minh. The Filipino girl sang "Queen of the night", and Viet Thang performed the song "Just love".

The champion of Vietnam Idol 2016 got to fulfill her wish of singing with her favorite singer - Bang Kieu - in the performance "Fragile Love". The male judge said he considered Janice Phuong as a colleague.

Viet Thang won the runner-up prize. He gave his all with the song "Counting the Days Away From You" in his solo performance. Director Quang Dung saw the trembling and nervousness in the Rap part at the beginning, but the judges said that this natural emotion was what the audience loved about the male contestant.

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