The final night of the first season of the Vietnam Idol Kids competition ended on the evening of July 17 with the champion title belonging to 13-year-old boy Ho Van Cuong.
In the final night, Ho Van Cuong chose to sing again the song `Love the bitter vegetables that grow after summer` – the song helped him conquer the audience right at the opening live show of the gala round.
Ho Van Cuong’s victory was not surprising and was a victory expected by many people.
In the first episode of the competition, Ho Van Cuong burst into tears when he heard the judge ask about his family background.
Compared to most young contestants participating in this year’s season, the boy from Tien Giang has many elements to become a `Music Idol`.
Ho Van Cuong approached the Idol dream from scratch. In his application for the contest, in the talent section, while the children talked about their ability to sing, dance Dance Sport, Hip Hop, read Rap,
The poor boy shared: `I really love singing. Whenever I have free time, I sing and have a small notebook to write down my favorite songs. It’s like a treasure to me. I want to grow up and become one.`
To bring Cuong from Go Cong (Tien Giang) to Saigon to attend Vietnam Idol Kids, his mother had to borrow 500,000 VND from an acquaintance with the promise of working hard to repay the debt.
Tien Giang boy changes every week of the exam.
The music genre Ho Van Cuong chooses to express is lyrical, with folk influences – which is a music genre that easily touches the listeners’ emotions and hearts.
Perhaps compared to many children at this year’s program, Ho Van Cuong has a weaker voice. Many times his singing is not technically refined, and his vocal handling is still quite instinctive.
One by one, the songs Ho Van Cuong performed such as Tien Giang, my hometown, Soc So Bai Soc Trang, Still loving the bitter vegetables that grow after summer, New shirt Ca Mau… all moved the listeners.
Nearly three months into the Vietnam Idol Kids competition, Ho Van Cuong has had many big changes in his life.
Before returning to his hometown in Tien Giang, Ho Van Cuong shared with VnExpress readers about the changes in his life and his passion for singing.
Readers send questions to chat with Ho Van Cuong here.
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