Trong Tan

Who is Trong Tan?

Trọng Tấn is a Vietnamese singer and vocal music lecturer from Thanh Hóa. He is specialized in traditional Vietnamese music and Vietnamese Red music.

Trọng Tấn started participating in arts performance and activities when he was still a student of Đào Duy Từ High School. After finishing his high school studying, Trọng Tấn went to Hà Nội to apply for the entrance exam of Vietnam National Academy of Music and pass the exam with the help of People's Artist Trần Hiếu, since the People's Artist discovered Tấn's talent. Trọng Tấn became well known after he received the First Prize of Good Singing Voice of Hanoi in 1997 and First Prize of National Good Singing Voice of Television in 1999. It is said that the audience was stingingly surprised when heard the song Tiếng đàn bầu, some commented that Trọng Tấn is the best performer of Tiếng đàn bầu since the era of legendary singer Kiều Hưng.

Trọng Tấn is known to be a resolute person who has a strong standpoint. He does not easily indulge the taste of the masses, but patiently clings to the classical music, especially the Vietnamese Red music, which makes him earn the title "Hoàng tử nhạc đỏ". Tấn, together with his partners Đăng Dương and Việt Hoàn, perservingly built up their fame and position with their particular genre and without any sponsor, private CD or any flashly appearance.