'Blue Wave Party' 19: Khac Hung and 'After All' Win Big

Winning 3/4 nominations, young musician/music producer Khac Hung was the most memorable name of the 2016 Green Wave Awards night, January 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, which was also a big music night gathering many representatives of the current Vietnamese music market.

5 singers Ha Anh Tuan, Ho Ngoc Ha, Dam Vinh Hung, Ho Quynh Huong and Tuan Hung received top 5 gold medals - Photo: Gia Tien

The 19th Green Wave Awards 2016 began with a medley of Mr. and Mrs. Anh - I already know - Counting the days away from you - What's left of the past - Living without regrets - Because I'm still alive performed by Le Thien Hieu, Suni Ha Linh, Only C, Lou Hoang, Rocker Nguyen, Hoa Minzy, Minh Nhu.

These young artists are also prominent faces in the Vietnamese music industry in recent times and promise to be the names that will create a boost for the Vietnamese music market in 2017.

After this performance, the Top 10 musicians with favorite songs were announced first with many familiar names: Nguyen Hong Thuan, Do Hieu, Khac Hung, Only C, Phan Le Ai Phuong, Mr. Siro, Pham Toan Thang, Tien Tien, Nguyen Phuc Thach, Vuong Anh Tu.

This award is for musicians whose songs are on the weekly chart of Lan Song Xanh 2016 (from October 26, 2015 to October 15, 2016), voted by the audience.

The duo Khac Hung - Erik received the Phenomenal Song award for the song "Sau tat ca". Immediately after that, Khac Hung received the Mixing - Arrangement award thanks to this song - Photo: Gia Tien

The 2017 Blue Wave Phenomenon Song Award belongs to "After All" (composed by Khac Hung, performed by Erik ST.319).

This is the first time Khac Hung and Erik have participated and won the Green Wave award. On the award ceremony stage, both expressed their emotions at being trusted and hoped that the audience and experts would continue to trust them for their creations in 2017.

And Khac Hung also won the award for Best Musician for Mixing and Arranging with the song "After All" - Photo: Gia Tien

He surpassed two other strong candidates, Only C (famous for "Bong bong bang bang", "What are we of each other", "Love a person perhaps"...) and Do Hieu ("Destiny", "Cause I love you", "Boom boom"...) to win in this category.

The program continued with a special performance of ballad medley: You just go - My heart also knows pain - Love's mistake - Behind a girl - After all - Performed by: Hari Won - Bao Anh - Thanh Duy - Soobin Hoang Son - Erik.

The fact that there were many medleys performed by young singers at the Green Wave Awards was also a good sign for the music industry last year when many good songs were released with new, promising voices.

Rocker Nguyen received the Discovery Face award - Photo: Gia Tien

A face that has just appeared in the singing market for a few months, Rocker Nguyen - is the owner of the Discovery Face Award. He has surpassed three other strong faces in this category: Le Thien Hieu, Minh Nhu and Suni Ha Linh.

Trong Hieu with the song Say ah and Isaac with the song ''Get down'' - two male singers nominated for Promising Male Singer - opened the announcement of the Promising Male/Female Singer awards (voted by the Press Council based on nominations sent in by listeners).

Hoa Minzy, Bao Anh, Hari Won, Soobin Hoang Son, Trong Hieu, Erik. And the Promising Male Singer award went to Soobin Hoang Son. While the Promising Female Singer award went to Bao Anh.

Soobin Hoang Son and Bao Anh received the Promising Face award voted by the press - Photo: Gia Tien

Ho Ngoc Ha appeared with the song "Send to Ex-lover", preparing for the announcement of the Special Award of Lan Song Xanh. Singer Dam Vinh Hung, on behalf of the organizers, announced this award for the project Love songs by Ho Ngoc Ha and music producer/musician Hoai Sa and her team.

Ho Ngoc Ha and musician Hoai Sa received the special music project award for the project Love songs - Photo: Gia Tien

The performance "I don't believe in you" by Noo Phuoc Thinh, "Lac troi" by Son Tung M-TP and a medley of hits by Dong Nhi were the next steps leading up to the announcement of the Single award (single of the year).

And supermodel Thanh Hang congratulated the team that made the single Because I love you by Noo Phuoc Thinh for surpassing Erik's "Sau tat ca", Hari Won's "Anh cu di di", and Ho Ngoc Ha's "Gui nguoi yeu cu" to win this category.

Choreographer Trung Hieu, singer Noo Phuoc Thinh and musician Do Hieu received the Single of the Year award with Because I love you - Photo: Gia Tien

Top 5 favorite singers - Gold board (Top gold) goes to: Dam Vinh Hung, Ho Quynh Huong, Ha Anh Tuan, Ho Ngoc Ha and Tuan Hung.

And the final category, Top 5 favorite singers (Top hit) goes to: Dong Nhi, Noo Phuoc Thinh, Son Tung M-TP, Toc Tien and Isaac.

Top hits for: Dong Nhi, Noo Phuoc Thinh, Son Tung M-TP, Toc Tien and Isaac - Photo: Gia Tien

A small regret is that in the combined performances to introduce Top Gold and Top Hit, perhaps because there was not much time to practice, the duets of Tuan Hung and Noo Phuoc Thinh, Dam Vinh Hung and Ho Quynh Huong or the quintet Dam Vinh Hung - Ho Quynh Huong - Tuan Hung - Ho Ngoc Ha - Ha Anh Tuan, although full of excitement, were also full of stumbles.

According to TTO