Bui Truong Linh: Making music is said to be trivial, affirming a controversial sentence

If you regularly use Tiktok, Bui Truong Linh is a familiar name associated with the hit "Love someone with a dream". Previously, he was said to make mediocre and one-dimensional music. In 2024, he responded by releasing an album that promised to bring a new color.

Bui Truong Linh (buitruonglinh, 23 years old) is one of the faces that is receiving love with outstanding compositions such as Duong toi troi em ve (the second most used song on TikTok in 2021 with more than 1 million views; 28 million MV views on YouTube), Du cho mai ve sau (22 million MV views). Although he is quite young, buitruonglinh's music is full of nostalgia and poetry. It can be said that the perspective in each of buitruonglinh's compositions is very rich and not stereotyped compared to the compositions of young authors today.

When participating in the Best Song - Big Song Big Deal 2022 program, buitruonglinh brought a song that stirred up the TikTok platform - Love someone with a dream. In the same year, to continue the success, buitruonglinh released the EP Vong with 7 songs. Notably, on the evening of its release, this EP quickly achieved #1 album on iTunes Vietnam.

Different from the depth of previous songs, buitruonglinh's music in the EP Vong is a blend of many styles. "You can find buitruonglinh in Duong toi troi em ve, or Du cho mai ve sau. If you are a new audience to buitruonglinh, you can find a very trendy buitruonglinh in Loi yeu. Or a "chamber" buitruonglinh in Tai vi em - a song Linh wrote for a friend's short film. Linh always tries harder every day to become a better version of herself, spreading her music to everyone", Bui Truong Linh shared.

Regarding her compositions, Linh said: "When Linh feels more deeply the emotions of each relationship around her, from books and movies, Linh puts herself into a character in that situation and creates inspiration for herself. As for Linh's love, it's very normal (laughs). Some audiences commented that buitruonglinh's music can be sung by men or women, there's no need to change the persona or change the lyrics. When I wrote it, I didn't have that intention, I just wrote it the way I felt."

In the EP Vong, Yeu nguoi co uoc mo - a viral phenomenon on TikTok 2 years ago - is a special composition by Linh. This song was born in a very... difficult situation: when the program Bai song hay nhat "di" deadline. He had to stay up for 2 consecutive days to complete the lyrics. When buitruonglinh performed in this playground for composers, the song was unexpectedly well received on TikTok and then, the audience continued to listen to the full version on YouTube, contributing to the performance reaching the top trending.

In 2024, Each Day Like Forever is an album that marks a milestone in Bui Truong Linh's musical career, not only focusing on catchy melodies but also incorporating profound messages about life and love. With 14 songs arranged in order of the stages in a relationship: from the first meeting to when love blossoms, falling in love, going through storms of separation, and then continuing to search for happiness.

Bui Truong Linh shared that each song carries genuine and subtle emotions, thereby creating a seamless flow of love stories that the audience can easily sympathize with. Through this album, Bui Truong Linh wants to prove that ballads can also be rich and creative, keeping listeners engaged in every moment and, most of all, giving the audience a new perspective that "ballads also need albums".

The album consists of gentle, soulful ballads written by Bui Truong Linh from the perspective of a "storyteller". Bui Truong Linh shared: "My music is not just for performance, but to convey emotions and tell my own story. When mentioning 'musical storyteller', I hope the audience will immediately think of my name". Bui Truong Linh hopes to touch the hearts of the audience, affirming himself as a true storyteller in the Vietnamese music industry.

Once criticize.d for being "one-dimensional" in the program Big Song Big Deal, Bui Truong Linh does not avoid the fact that in recent years, he has mainly released ballad songs about love. Although he has tried many different genres, Linh has not really left a clear mark on the public. However, in this album, he confidently affirms that he will break all prejudices with a unique combination with producer Dau Tat Dat, bringing a new and different feeling.

With the statement that this album will have "two colors" - Linh's own color mixed with Dau Tat Dat's style - Bui Truong Linh wants to affirm that he has truly matured in music. In addition, the album also features talented young artists such as Vu Phung Tien, Kieu Chi BMZ, Minsicko, Dangrangto, 52Hz, and Puppy. These combinations promise to create interesting highlights and increase the appeal of the album, clearly demonstrating Linh's innovation in music.

Sharing about his musical journey, Bui Truong Linh said: "For me, music is written to satisfy my passion, not to sing live. Sometimes, people will see me 'out of breath' quite a lot because of the melodies I write." Linh has nurtured his passion for music since he was very young, and each melody he writes is the most sincere expression of his emotions. Although he is not always perfect when performing, Linh hopes that the audience can feel the story and emotions he conveys through each song, instead of just focusing on his voice. Of course, this also becomes the motivation for Linh to practice and perfect his skills, bringing the audience the highest quality products.

Despite his moments of self-doubt, Bui Truong Linh remains passionate and values sincere expression over perfection. This album represents not only his personal growth, but also his commitment to creating music that comforts and soothes listeners. He shares, “If my music can lighten someone’s hard day, then I’ve accomplished my mission.”

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