Singer Chau Tuan: The profession of holding chalk, the profession of holding the microphone

(Baonghean.vn) - When mentioning singer Chau Tuan, most of the audience who know his name and face remember him as an MC. Because in this role, Chau Tuan was a good partner with many famous MCs.

Used to sing with a salary of only 40 thousand dong

Chau Tuan's real name is Nguyen Duc Tuan, he graduated from the University of Foreign Languages ​​and became an English teacher in Hanoi. At that time, teacher Tuan was admired by his students not only because of his ability to impart knowledge as a young and enthusiastic teacher, but also because of his closeness to his students, he was always an older brother, a close friend of his mischievous students.

Chau Tuan is famous not only as a singer. Photo: NVCC

Once, while going to a coffee shop with his students, with his passion and talent for music, Chau Tuan went on stage to “perform” a few songs. After that time, not only were the students “dazzled” by the handsome young teacher with an unbelievable bolero voice, but even more surprisingly, the owner of the coffee shop immediately invited him to be the shop’s singer. With his artistic blood, Chau Tuan accepted and officially entered the singing profession from then on.

During the years of being both a teacher and a singer, Tuan had to struggle with himself a lot to follow the path he loved. “No one in my family followed the “musical career”, so even though I was nicknamed Tuan Vu “Phậy” since I was young, and was invited to sing in many places, my parents did not agree, so I had to concentrate on studying and choose the “chalk-holding” career according to my family’s wishes” - Chau Tuan said.

However, as the profession chooses people, when he was stable with the job of teaching children, Chau Tuan was determined to change direction to follow the call of passion, of love for music. In the photo: Chau Tuan and Meritorious Artist Hong Lien during the photo shoot for the new MV. Photo: NVCC

When he first entered the profession, Tuan encountered many difficulties that he had never anticipated. "What to do to sustain this profession was my biggest concern, because after all, I had not been trained in any school" - Chau Tuan said.

He confided: "So to be able to pursue this career, I chose the lowest starting point for myself. There were times when I sang until my voice was hoarse, but I was only paid 40,000 VND for a performance."

Gradually, the audience recognized Chau Tuan's face and name, so the show organizers raised his price, his life was stable, and he was able to confidently make a living from his profession. "Luckily for me, many famous singers knew me, and after hearing me sing at a tea room, singer Tan Minh introduced me to the Board of Directors of Thang Long Theater." However, he boldly refused an ideal development environment, simply because, "I want to choose my own path, my own way of singing, and also my own way of affirming my name" - Chau Tuan said.

Then the good news spread far and wide, when he was able to participate in street music programs serving the capital's audience during holidays and Tet, Chau Tuan was asked by the audience to sing over and over again, "during those years, I did not have the time and energy to take on all the "shows", as if meeting the right time and place, many theaters invited me to be a collaborator, such as the Youth Theater, Thang Long Song and Dance Troupe, Vietnam Song and Dance Troupe". In every place he participated, he left unforgettable impressions in the hearts of the audience.

Because although the music genre that Tuan pursues is rarely performed on the official stage, when he gets to perform for the masses, the audience is excited and wants to see him again as a member of the central song and dance troupes.

"The profession chose me to be the MC"

Chau Tuan used to be a good couple with Thao Van in many programs. Photo: NVCC

At that time, in addition to his role as a singer, Chau Tuan occasionally experimented with himself by hosting shows. At first, it was just small shows, such as music shows in tea rooms, some student game shows for friends. He thought it was just for fun, just to explore himself, but unexpectedly, the more he experimented in the new playground, the more Chau Tuan wanted to learn and wanted to "cross over".

Then, as if by chance, more and more producers invited him to take on both roles, MC and singer. The biggest turning point in his journey of playing both roles was when he accepted to host the Khoa Sol program of VTC Radio, a talk show with famous artists. Through that, Chau Tuan had the opportunity to meet many artists, learn and hone many skills to be able to fulfill both roles.

Therefore, after participating in the Sol Course, Chau Tuan was noticed and scored by many event organizing companies, his hosting schedule kept getting more and more crowded; he met many famous artists, hosted with many experienced people such as Sports Beauty Thu Huong, MC Thao Van... and from then on he was an indispensable face in programs that needed a double host.

Gradually, Hanoi audiences became familiar with the Chau Tuan - Thao Van couple. Because of that harmony, almost all programs outside VTV that had Thao Van had Chau Tuan and vice versa. And big events such as the Special Art Program at Tuan Chau Island that was broadcast live, or promotional programs for the Yamaha brand were all performed with poise by Chau Tuan and received positive feedback from the audience.

Choose Vinh City as "the place to return to"

Chau Tuan decided to choose Vinh as "the place to go and return". Photo: NVCC

Because of the influence of both the roles of singer and MC, plus his stage presence, in the 2000s he was sought after by managers as a phenomenon. When his career was flourishing, during a tour in Vinh, Chau Tuan fell in love with a girl from Vinh city, and "settled" in his hometown of Vinh city, which is sunny and windy but full of love.

Since then, he has determined to bring to Vinh audiences many quality variety music programs, aiming to enrich the spiritual life of the people of Uncle Ho's hometown.

From here, Vinh people gradually became familiar with Chau Tuan, a bolero singer but also a very charming MC. If a class reunion wants to be fun, wants to connect, wants to rekindle old memories, if Chau Tuan is invited, it will be highly effective; if a brand wants to promote its product, if Chau Tuan is invited, the product's effect will spread. Because when he accepts any program, he carefully consults the content, purpose, meaning and especially the message, the most important keywords of that program.

But Chau Tuan's goal is not only to create fame for himself but also to build a singing movement, enjoy music and develop musical talent for young people in Vinh city.

Therefore, many programs that he directly advised have achieved high results, such as Vinh city Ido, music talent discovery programs... After these programs, many young people have become famous in many music markets, many good voices, rare voices discovered by the program, have now joined art troupes.

Now that he has chosen Vinh as his “hometown”, Chau Tuan wants to spread more of the values ​​of “slow listening” and “slow watching”, so the event organization company that he is the director of, or the MC training center that Chau Tuan directly teaches in Vinh city, have received positive feedback from customers and students.

"We have a lot of talent in Vinh, we don't have to go far to develop. At this rate, in 5 or 10 years, I believe Vinh City will be an entertainment center with large music venues being established." - Chau Tuan said.

Thanh Nga