Singer Vu: From commando officer to indie prince, self-proclaimed "one-sided love king"

The song 'The stream of people hastily passed, just like a kiss. Lips split in half like I was expecting' (Vu's MV Stepping Through Each Other) once covered the social network TikTok when many viewers used it to record clips. For those who are passionate about indie music, Vu (real name Hoang Thai Vu) is no longer a strange name.

Unlike Den Vau, Vu has not been covered in mass media for a long time, but he is one of the most popular names of the 'underground music' community. All of his shows are sold out within a day, even after a few hours of opening.

A few years ago, Strange emerged as a phenomenon and captured the hearts of the audience with sweet lyrics, romantic melodies and even a rustic, husky voice like a whisper in the ear. Time to stop, Vu continued to conquer the audience with a series of hits such as "Dong Kiem Em", "The First Minute", etc. Each product left a strong impression and gradually deepened its own color in Vu's music.

The sophisticated audience will realize that Vu's songs are all mixed and arranged in a way like no other, giving the feeling that the artist is playing music and playing with music. Of course, this different personality is also entangled with mixed opinions, saying that Vu is 'one color'. He explained: 'There is no fault in the music, it's the listener's fault, if you like it, you like it, if you don't like it, that's okay'.

In fact, Vu is not from the family, nor has he ever been trained in any professional music environment. But he was lucky to grow up in the Mai Dich Van Cong Complex (Hanoi) - the cradle of many musicians and musicians. However, Vu admitted, he knew about music quite late. He graduated from the Commando Officer School, studied for a while, but his person and soul always belonged to music. In the end, he persuaded his family and superiors to leave the industry and live according to his passion.

Perhaps, one of the factors that makes Vu's music unique is the love stories that have many hidden memories, but are expressed in a rustic and sincere way. Even Crossing each other, Vu's latest product, one can still see something very... Vu and only Vu.

Vu is the first Vietnamese artist to cooperate with Warner Music Group thanks to his good creativity, depth in music, thoroughness and determination, and his musical personality. He had 2 solo nights called Xin Let (be) lonely (2017), which resonated with the Vietnamese indie community when tickets were sold out in just a few hours.

Vu's best-known song is probably Stepping Through Each Other, which once won the top 1 trending YouTube music category. It can be said that Vu has had an impressive comeback to the music industry after months of silence because of COVID-19.

The audience gave the MV thousands of compliments and favorites. Walking past each other can fully express the gentle, simple music, smooth melodies, filled with sobbing emotions, touching the hearts and sympathy of many audiences. Besides, the pure youthful beauty from the cast and the beautiful cinematic scenes of the MV are also the highlights that make viewers feel uneasy.

"Indie Prince" Thai Vu shared that he writes music according to his feelings. His works are all inspired by his incomplete love affairs, sometimes from erratic, troubled love affairs of friends or even movies.

"I've been in love many times but I don't dare to confess. If I can, I would like to be the king of one-sided love," said the male singer.

Although famous for his sad songs full of mood, but in fact, Vu is very happy in his marriage. Concerned about this contradiction, the male singer said that "is it possible that if you are happy, you can't write sad music?".

He also added that his compositions are a world of his own emotions and his companions always understand that.

"My wife always respects my work, never interrogates or asks about the old silhouette repeated in the compositions. We love each other civilized, there is no jealousy or torment for each other because of the past. It's not like that. I think I can reflect or nostalgic about the old story to write music" - the author of "Step through each other" said.

He further affirmed that the past is not related to the present and the future that he and his wife are aiming for. "We can share everything in life, but we respect each other's work," said the male singer.

Vu's second album titled "One Thousand Years" has just been released and has made remarkable marks on the charts as well as the domestic music platform.

As soon as it was released, the product won No.1 position on iTunes Top Albums chart in Vietnam region. All songs from the album are included in the Top 200 Spotify Vietnam.

Notably, Vu. currently owns 5 videos on YouTube Trending music at the same time and is the first Vietnamese artist to achieve this feat.

Singer Vu, whose real name is Thai Vu, was noticed by the audience with the songs "Dong Sword Em", "Strange", "The rainy season lies next to", "The story of a lover far away"... In 2017, He had two private concerts called "Please allow me to be alone" which resonated greatly when sold out in just a few hours.

Thai Vu graduated from the Military Science Academy, used to be an English teacher at the Commando Officer School. During this time, he has many compositions shared on the online website. Indie and acoustic compositions through Vu's warm, rustic, narrative voice are loved by the audience.

The male singer is also a nominated face in two categories, "Song of the Year" and "New Artist of the Year" at the Dedication Awards 2019.

On the afternoon of February 1 in Hanoi, the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Contribution Award held an intimate meeting with the members of the Advisory Council, the Election Council and the 1st round nominees in the Ha Noi area. Interior.

Singer Vu won many nominations at this year's dedication award with the categories MV of the year, Song of the year, New artist of the year. He said, "The first time I was nominated for the Dedication Award, I felt quite surprised and a little embarrassed. In 2019, I was honored to perform on the stage of Dedication, but I was also a bit sad because I did not receive the award. This year, being nominated in 3 categories, can be seen as everyone's recognition for the songs I've composed. I want to thank everyone for that and thank everyone for their support. pay attention to me".

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