Ho Vo Thanh Thao: Valedictorian of the Conservatory of Music won all the Golden tickets for VN Idols, family circumstances were the driving force

After more than 10 episodes of Vietnam Idols, the name Ho Vo Thanh Thao has gradually won the hearts of screen audiences as well as Tik Tok followers. Thao is considered a "severe competitor" this season.

Right from the first episode broadcast, Vietnam Idol 2023 has shown great coverage with "speaking" achievement numbers: 200 million views on the TikTok platform, Top 13 trending YouTube and Top 1 rating VTV3.

This year's contestants were evaluated for their quality, prominent among them being Ho Vo Thanh Thao - the last contestant to receive the golden ticket from all three powerful judges. Since then, information about her has gradually attracted the audience's attention.

It is known that Thanh Thao's full name is Ho Vo Thanh Thao, born in 2003, and was the valedictorian of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. From a young age, the girl had a great passion for music. In 2014, she first tested her talent on the show The Voice Kids and became a student of coach Lam Truong. In addition, in her free time, Thanh Thao also participates in music clubs to satisfy her passion for singing.

With her powerful voice, Thanh Thao won points in the hearts of coaches and audiences. In the Hidden round, Thanh Thao successfully performed the emotional English song "I will always love you" and received compliments from the powerful quartet.

Even though she stopped at live show 3, the name Ho Vo Thanh Thao still made an impression in the hearts of fans

After many years, she found herself growing up in every aspect. Thanh Thao said her family is a great motivation for her to be determined to pursue music. Her parents sold chicken rice and rented a house for the past 15 years but always supported their child's dream. Outside of school, Thanh Thao helps her parents at the restaurant and sings at cafes to earn extra income.

Coming to Vietnam Idol 2023, Thanh Thao has a big determination. With her talent and efforts, she conquered the jury and went straight to the Theater round.

Sharing about the reason for choosing the song Long Distance by Vu Cat Tuong for the first round, Thanh Thao said: "This is the song I was taught by Ms. Luu Thien Huong to become the valedictorian of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. Over the years, I have gathered the knowledge I have learned to be able to bring this song back to a professional stage."

Thanh Thao confided that she thought a lot before deciding to join Vietnam Idol because she realized that she had many shortcomings. But it is her family that is the biggest source of motivation for a 20-year-old female student to confidently write in the application form and go to the exam center alone without telling anyone, including her parents.

"Every day, besides singing and going to school, I also stay home to help my parents sell chicken rice. My parents always listen, share and support me on my musical path. Coming to Vietnam Idol, this will be a turning point." big in my life, so I wanted to give my mother a surprise," Thanh Thao said about hiding from her family to come to the show.

After the theater round found 15 potential faces for the position of "new generation Vietnamese music idol", the contestants continued to compete for the right to be in the top 10 at the idol music night.

According to judge Huy Tuan, the above round is a valuable opportunity for contestants before going to the live recording night. "Idol concert is an extremely important touchpoint in the journey to conquer this year's championship.

Because this is an opportunity and also an extremely difficult challenge that the program brings to the top 15, they have to perform for the first time in front of a large stage with an audience of thousands," said musician Huy Tuan. .

As one of the contestants in the top 10, Ho Vo Thanh Thao is considered a potential contestant for the Vietnam Idol championship position as he possesses a good voice, knows how to play the piano, has a beautiful appearance and is 1.76m tall. outstanding.

In episode 9, Ho Vo Thanh Thao chose the song Nhe Anh by musician Nguyen Ha. The song was a hit for My Tam during her early career, loved by many 8x generation audiences. Thanh Thao makes a difference to the song with a rock-style arrangement, performed with a guitar. She also created a highlight when she wrote a rap in the middle of the song. When she sang the first verse, on the "hot seat", My Tam expressed surprise because of the youthfulness of the melody.

"This is my favorite performance from the beginning of the show until now. Even though it's not an easy song to take to the competition, it breathed new life into the song, making everyone relive the days of yesteryear and improve. flowers according to your performance.

Plus the guitar part you play is very reasonable. Regarding the performance style, the rap was written, everything is perfect," My Tam commented.

That's why, as soon as she started singing, Thanh Thao made the audience in Phu Quoc sing along with the performance. To express her excitement, My Tam continuously howled, saying that Thanh Thao was truly "a new generation music idol".

Director Nguyen Quang Dung said he liked the performance the most of the night because it had a lot of energy. Musician Huy Tuan praised Thanh Thao for adding just enough rap so listeners wouldn't forget the original. As a result, Thanh Thao entered the top 10 live television rounds.

Thanh Thao acknowledges her own shortcomings and hopes that through the competition she will gain experience and lessons. She loves composing and has so far written 10 songs. Outside of school, Thanh Thao helps her parents at the restaurant and sings at acoustic cafes to earn extra income.

Regarding style, Thanh Thao said she will maintain the image of a girl telling stories on stage through her own music playing and singing. She is trying more R&B and Pop music instead of just singing ballads like before to create something new.

Appearing with impressive performances in each round, many viewers believe that Thanh Thao will be a particularly promising factor in the following competitions of Vietnam Idol 2023.

Touching last message father sent to Vu Cat Tuong before passing away, giving many instructions Snow11:35:29 24/02/2025Upon receiving the news of her father's death, Vu Cat Tuong and her partner Thu Trang quickly returned to their hometown in An Giang to help their family prepare for the funeral. The last message her father sent to the singer was to congratulate her on her wedding day.