Thanh Bui - A talented musician with a respectable voice, who used to write music for BTS

Thanh Bui is a famous Vietnamese producer, musician and singer and has collaborated with many world famous artists. He wrote the song "Danger" for the Korean group BTS, on the album Dark & Wild 2014. This is also the first BTS song to become a global hit.

Producer Thanh Bui said: "When we go out into the world, we have to bring the difference of Vietnam to the world. My wish is that we combine both of those factors in a kind way. and delicate.The music tends to be international but must keep the Vietnamese identity.

8 years ago, when I was composing the song Danger for BTS, I asked BTS's manager if they would sing in Korean or English. Manager replied: BTS has to sing in Korean. Obviously people are very strong in preserving their culture. Eight years later, BTS has become the most popular group in the world. And Koreans also won Oscars."

Vietnamese artists should look into that to understand the importance of preserving identity in the midst of a diverse world. Thanh Bui reassured: "We can do it, but it takes time".

A career path full of passion and achievement

Thanh Bui was born in Australia but spent his childhood in the US. At the age of 7, his family continued to move back to Australia to settle down.

Thanh Bui is quite fortunate to have been exposed to music from an early age, invested by his parents to pursue his passion.

From the age of 10, Thanh Bui began to receive formal training in vocals and piano. Thanks to that, he developed a very good musical sense. "My parents worked up to 100 hours a week just to let me live my passion," he said.

Thanh Bui found his passion after watching music legend Michael Jackson's performance at the 1990 Grammy Awards. After that, he was determined to pursue music and to study music in Australia was an accomplishment. huge investment.

Graduated from university with a good bachelor's degree, but Thanh Bui decided to officially enter the art field thanks to the advice of his parents. She said:

"You only live once, so do what your heart tells you."

Thanks to the support from his family, in 2004, Thanh Bui officially entered the artistic path and started with his participation in the North band consisting of 4 members.

During the time of working with this band, Thanh Bui has had 2 successful albums, contributed to creating 3 hits in Thailand and Indonesia, and reached the top 2 in prestigious charts of countries. such as Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.

This has helped Thanh Bui gain enthusiastic support from audiences all over Asia.

After separating from the band North in 2006, Thanh Bui continued his musical career by composing. He is the author of more than 600 songs and his compositions are widely accepted not only in Australia but also in other markets such as Germany, Japan, and Korea.

In 2008, he decided to return to the stage and pursue his passion by singing solo.

The title of Top 8 in the Australian Idol competition is a new breakthrough in his music career. Thanh Bui is also the first Asian in Australia to reach this round.

It can be seen that Thanh Bui has had a whole process of music training from childhood to adulthood to hone his talents. He also achieved many musical achievements before returning to Vietnam to work.

Remarkable vocals and vocal technique

Although following the path of young, modern and vibrant music, Thanh Bui's voice, vocal technique and aesthetic and musical thinking are already at the top level of contemporary Vietnamese light music. , not inferior to the seniors like Tuan Ngoc, Bang Kieu or colleagues like Tung Duong.

Thanh Bui possesses a light, soft, lyrical tenor voice, bright and flexible timbre, so it is very convenient to reach high notes comfortably. Thanh Bui's real voice range is also quite wide and beautiful.

During one time teaching vocals at a TV show, Thanh Bui mixed his voice up to the note of F#5 (Fa in the fifth interval) but still quite beautiful, resonant, comfortable, not tense, not hoarse, slightly supportive. breathe well.

He can even use a mixed voice up to Bb5 (Si flat 5), an extremely high note in the real voice range, which even sopranos have difficulty reaching.

Top music thinking and aesthetic

Thanh Bui is often criticized for his unclear Vietnamese pronunciation. There is no denying that is his weakness, because he has lived abroad for a long time.

But sometimes, this way of releasing words and pronunciation creates a unique quality, unlike any other singer.

In the current music environment, especially the blossoming of extroverted music contests such as Vietnam Idol, Vietnamese Voice, and Xfactor, when singers race to sing English indiscriminately, but If the number is mispronounced, dry, lacking in emotion, Thanh Bui's position becomes important to set an example for younger generations of singers to learn.

Thanh Bui's aesthetic is most clearly shown in the handling of the song and the way of releasing words, scribbling, and emphasizing musical notes very modern, giving listeners a feeling of flexibility, dynamism, integration, and novelty. , but still delicate, inspiring, creative.

Obviously, Thanh Bui has created new paths for himself, bold personality, does not duplicate previous singers, but still shows his class.

In addition to singing, Thanh Bui also excels in composing, arranging, and producing music. In the role of a musician, Thanh Bui has shown the most clearly his superior musical thinking and aesthetic compared to many other seniors.

It can be said that Thanh Bui is the only musician in Vietnam who owns many successful compositions abroad.

The most prominent are 5 songs that caused a storm in Asia such as Danger (performed by Korean group BTS), Picture of you (performed by Korean group DBSK), Something about you (played by Korean singer Jo Kwon). show), Once again (played by Japanese group Arashi) and Hello (played by Japanese group KAT-TUN).

In addition to the above 5 hit songs, Thanh Bui also has many compositions used by Western artists such as What it's about world (background music of the Hollywood movie every day), Breath you in (performed by Monrose), Scarless (background music of The Ribbon day), Kiss and tell (used in the show Bad girls club on HBO)...

Not stopping there, through collaborating with many famous figures of the recording industry such as Charlie Midnight, Michael Jay... who have contributed to creating hits for Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, James Brown's, Kylie Minogue, Thanh Bui have proven their ability and class compared to many artists in Vietnam, including the most veteran names.

With both professional and market successes, Thanh Bui fully deserves to be one of the leading male voices in Vietnamese light music, even though he follows a more modern, dynamic and youthful musical path.

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