Thanh Bui - CEO during the day, helps his wife sing lullabies to their children at night

Thanh Bui said he was lucky to marry Hue Van - a wife who always understands and stands by him so he can live and do what he loves.

Among Vietnamese artists, Thanh Bui is famous for his private love life.From the time he got married until he had twins, he always limited his family's appearance in public.

However, in some events such as the openingThe children's TV channel where he is the CEO, Truong Hue Van and his twin sons Kien An and Khai An were all present. The musician confided that standing on stage, he felt more at ease when he saw his wife and children, his first and most loyal audience, sitting below to support him."Family is a solid stepping stone for me to make big leaps in my career," Thanh Bui confided.

Thanh Bui first introduced his child to the public at an event organized by his company.

Artist of metaphorIf his life is a halo, Hue Van is like a spotlight that always follows her husband, even when the other lights on the stage have gone out.Since Thanh Bui was a judge on The Voice Kids (2013), Hue Van - then his girlfriend - has always been quietly by his side."My greatest luck is marrying a wife who always accompanies me in everything," he said.

Artist couples always complement each other. Thanh Bui said his wife is sensitive and often gives him interesting suggestions. In return, he helps his wife with her work by bringing the perspective of an artist doing business.When stepping into the door, Thanh Bui CEO immediatelybecome a real "milk dad",proficient in taking care of children and bottle feeding. He and his wife share the same life goals and the intention of raising children to develop naturally.

In Thanh Bui's house, music unites all members. Hue Van still sings to her children, but her father makes them laugh the most. Thanh Bui often holds her children up and sings, giving them a clear sense of the highs, lows, and strength of sound."I'm looking forward to the day my child can say 'dad' for the first time," he confided.

The musician said marriage did not change him much, except thatmakes him more responsible. "I don't allow myself to bring negative energy, a heavy face from work back home. That's selfish to my wife and children," he said.Commenting on her husband, Hue Van confided: "Life will have ups and downs, but with a man like Thanh, I believe my children and I will never have to struggle."

Hue Van (second from left) always accompanies her husband but rarely appears.

Thanh Bui said he always keeps within himself a source of optimistic energy, loves life and has clear life goals.

Thanh Bui's achievements come from his serious work ethic since childhood. As the first child of an Asian immigrant family, he believes that he must work harder than the natives. As a child, he helped his parents sew jeans at home.

In his youth, Thanh Bui was already good at helping his friends study. He easily became a part-time music teacher. The number of students was so large that when Thanh Bui was exhausted from teaching, a sister gave him advice: "No need to do much, just do it smartly". After that,he opened a school to train artistsInternational Artist Academy),After a few years, it has grown to five branches in Australia.At the age of 21, he signed a contract withrecording studio with EMI (UK) and two years later with the famous record label Universal Music (USA). At the age of 25, he bought a house and an Audi for his parents in Australia.

When work is atAustraliawas running smoothly, he left everything to return to Vietnam with the desire to workcontributing to the community through education and art. Thanh Bui also does business, butg aims to create values ​​for children. He opened an art academy called Soul, invested in sound equipment to focus on teaching music to children.

"There are students who are very shy and cry when they first enter school, but by the time they take their final exams, they can sing loudly and clearly on stage in front of hundreds of people. Those moments make me happier than any business contract," he shared.

Not stopping there, he has just developed a separate TV channel for children, with educational-entertainment programs based on three elements: learn - love - laugh.

"I want to stay in Vietnam for the rest of my life, and my children will not go anywhere," the musician said. Having once flatly refused many invitations from children's reality TV shows, Thanh Bui has had more motivation since becoming a father to come to educational playgrounds for children. He has just returned as a judge in the Wonderkids music contest, which is also a program invested and produced by his company. "No contestant will be eliminated in this playground," he said.

Thanh Bui and Tran Tien both took on the role of judges in the "Music Prodigy" competition for children.

Work makes the father of two constantly travel back and forth between the country and abroad. The most recent time, he was away from home for nearly two months on an Eisenhower Fellowship trip (professional development as well as leadership and community contribution) in the US. During the trip from the East Coast to the West Coast with 20 cities, Thanh Bui met former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, conductor Gustavo Dudamel and Bob James - a veteran jazz artist, composer and music producer with many Grammy awards. He also met experts in arts education from Harvard University or from non-governmental organizations such as El Sistema - a music education program for the community in Venezuela. There, poor children receive free music education to develop and perfect themselves.

Busy with his role as CEO, Thanh Bui still does not forget his inspirational work as an artist. He has just accompanied the program Thanh Pho Toi Yeu and performed for two consecutive nights on the outdoor stage, serving the people of Saigon for free. Before that, the MV Cu Mo Thoi was just released, as a spiritual gift he gave to the audience and himself.

"Sometimes life is so difficult that people forget to dream. But no dream is too small. There are times when you need to allow yourself to dare to fail to live your dream," he said.

* Thanh Bui puts the image of a "milk dad" in the MV

According to VNE