Hakoota Dung Ha: Talented singer but lacking in "time", once retired due to stress

Hakoota Dung Ha is a Vietnamese male singer and radio host. He is best known to the public when he participated in the program The Voice of Vietnam in 2013. He is also a DJ and radio host of XONE RADIO, The One Radio.

Hakoota Dung Ha was born in 1981. Few people know that Hakoota Dung Ha started out in the fashion industry when in the past he majored in Fashion Design at TAFE Australia and participated in the Vietnam Collection Grand Prix competition. 2001 and won the show's award. Hakoota Dung Ha's collection at Vietnam Collection Grand Prix was bought by a film producer. Since 2000, Dung Ha has worked in the studio as a backup singer for many singers.

The turning point in his career came in 2013, when participating in the Vietnamese Voice contest, Hakoota Dung Ha made his mark with his unique and elegant fashion style, and his music genre was somewhat picky for listeners. He received 3 selection buttons from coach Ho Ngoc Ha, Thu Minh and Tran Lap and decided to join Tran Lap's team. However, he did not get too far in this program. In particular, Hakoota Dung Ha received compliments from French artist Irma on this artist's personal page, after he heard Dung Ha perform the song "I Know".

Hakoota has experienced many jobs from MC, bartender, actor to costume design, and of course music composition and performance. After The Voice, Hakoota Dung Ha also participated in the TV show "Singing Kitchen" - a Vietnamese version inspired by the movie The Kitchen Musical. In it, Dung Ha plays Ha Nam, a kind and funny bartender.

In 2014, Hakoota Dung Ha released her first music product, which was an online single titled "Got of Sadness" by musician Duong Khac Linh. In 2015, he released his second online single titled "Dividing Distance". This song is performed in English by Hakoota Dung Ha.

In 2015, Hakoota Dung Ha released her debut album titled "Tomorrow Things Are Different". In a time when artists only focus on "playing oddly", "fighting quickly and winning quickly" with MVs released one after another, and not much interested in albums, Dung Ha's work is likened to going against the tide. With the bravery of an artist, he was able to create and release his own album, receiving the attention of the audience.

When the famous movie spread around the world called La La Land, Hakoota Dung Ha and Ai Phuong appeared together in two songs full of narrative and dreaminess called "City Of Stars" and "Thank You For For Say No". At this time, Dung Ha and Ai Phuong emerged as a good, romantic, romantic duet, not too concerned about rankings and markets, just them and music.

Hakoota Dung Ha also sang with Vu Cat Tuong in the gentle love song "Em Oi", released during the Valentine's season in 2017. The song was highly appreciated for their harmonious voices. It can be said that the more Hakoota sings, the smoother and more skilled Hakoota's voice becomes, balancing emotion and technique.

His fashion style is also full of personality and not too outrageous. It can be said that Hakoota Dung Ha is the clearest proof of: talent and effort, but sometimes, lacking luck and not having the smoothness to "flex" according to tastes and markets, it is also difficult. succeed in the harsh entertainment industry.

In 2018, Dung Ha continued to appear in the Sing My Song contest with impressive compositions and a groundbreaking voice quite far compared to her early debut days. He excellently represented Duc Tri's team deep into the Final round. "Under the Young Maple Leaves" is one of the most impressive songs, marking his mark during this time. It was thought that after the contest, his career might improve, but unfortunately, the market and the audience in general still cannot catch up with his artistic thinking.

His life and career went through many ups and downs. Especially when Hakoota Dung Ha wondered about her gender. After rediscovering his emotions and experiencing economic pressure, Hakoota Ha Dung publicly announced that he was bisexual.

Previously, at the end of October 2019, Hakoota Dung Ha suddenly shared a rather long letter, like saying goodbye to music because her mental and physical health did not allow it: "Two and a half years, suffering from sleepless nights." I was restless and worse, there were months when I could only sleep for 30 minutes a day but when I woke up I thought it had been 2 - 3 hours. Then just like that, my memory gradually decreased, my mind became confused. And now it's my hair. Half silver layer, half fallen layer.

My emotions are like a wild animal that cannot be tamed. If it likes it, it will be angry. If he wants to be angry, then be angry. If he likes to be angry, he will be angry. There were times when I just wanted to curl up like a worm and hide underground whenever I discovered actions and attitudes that I shouldn't have towards any relatives or friends around me," he wrote.

Since then, Hakoota Dung Ha has been almost absent from the music industry. In 2021, it was a rare time for him to release the song Saigon This Afternoon with the Rain by musician Hoang Luan.

In 2023, Hakoota Dung Ha has just returned to the music industry with MV Greenlight in collaboration with young graphic designer Luft Phuong. He composed songs and sang backup vocals, leaving his juniors to sing main vocals.

During the product launch event, Hakoota Dung Ha was attracted by its changed appearance and new fashion style. Even though the singer's outfit is pure street style, her outfit is neat and tidy. Returning to music, Hakoota Dung Ha is happy to be "background" for Luft Phuong. He is always ready to stand by to encourage and help young people become more confident and shine.