Tonny Viet: His career was frozen for a long time due to noise related to money, what is it like now after being hidden for nearly 10 years?

Tonny Viet or Diamond V is a male rapper quite familiar to the 8x and 9x generations through a series of hit songs. Recently, he just confirmed his return to the music track after turning to acting.

The times Tonny Viet collaborated with famous Vpop singers such as: Noo Phuoc Thinh (Wipe Away Tears), Khong Tu Quynh (Cold), Thu Thuy (Think Of You),... all made a big splash thanks to their quality. Unique voice and unique rap style.

Tonny Viet's full name is Tonny Bui Viet, a Vietnamese-Russian hybrid. A quite familiar face associated with the childhood of many people of the 8x and 9x generations. Despite being so famous, at the present time, this rapper is quite silent in his musical activities.

The proof is that it is very rare for audiences to see Tonny Viet appear on music stages or collaborate with other artists. But when looking at the handsome rapper's past, the audience will certainly not forget the famous hits he created.

Tonny Viet was born in 1987, he is currently 36 years old. Compared to the general average, this age is considered quite old in the showbiz world. However, at the peak of his career, he was still quite young and had achieved a lot of success.

He was once a famous Taekwondo athlete. Since he was a child, he has never once returned empty-handed after a season. At that time, Tonny Viet was awarded the title of "High-achieving athlete - outstanding within 5 years of Hai Duong province" by the Department of Sports and Sports of Hai Duong Province.

Tonny Viet was born in Novosibirsk, the Siberian snow country of the Russian Federation. However, this Western-bred rapper soon had to leave his family and the country where he was born to return to Vietnam to live with his uncle and grandmother at the request of his family.

He was raised and educated in a family that focused on ancestral traditions. That's why Tonny is considered to have been well educated since he was a child and had a good cradle, so he had outstanding academic achievements, passing the national standard school entrance exam in Hai Duong city.

Some time later, realizing the burning passion for music in his heart, Tonny Viet started his career from scratch in the capital. Next, he auditioned and joined the number 1 dance group in Vietnam at that time - BigToe. He works and performs in all provinces and cities nationwide, receiving a lot of love from the audience.

Having been active for 2 years, Tonny decided to go to the South with Viet Max (Former member of BigToe group) and gave birth to the famous breakdance - hiphop dance company BigSouth. With determination and constant effort, he and his team slowly invaded the showbiz world without even realizing it.

All of Tonny Viet's efforts paid off the most when he collaborated with female singer Khong Tu Quynh with the song "Cold" in 2009. This song, composed by him, captured the hearts of fans when it was released. Not long after and successfully gained a huge fan base. Since then, every artist he has collaborated with has become a hit.

After spending a few years focusing on business and music production, the multi-talented guy made an impressive comeback with the song "Waiting for the Rainy Day" in collaboration with male singer Noo Phuoc Thinh. In particular, this song became more attractive to music lovers and spread more strongly than ever when it was known that Tonny co-wrote it.

Tonny Viet is as expected of being young, versatile, comprehensive and ambitious. Perhaps he has truly achieved his dream when attracting large Vietnamese and foreign investors for his work. Tonny even plans to establish his own entertainment company called "S: Entertainment".

While at the peak of his career, Tonny suddenly encountered many controversies related to money during his time in hiding. Specifically, in 2016, he was suddenly accused by the manager of male singer Bui Caroon of fraud and debt like Lord Chom, so he went into hiding.

This person told everything about the process of collaborating with the musician Wiping Away Tears. Accordingly, realizing that Tonny Viet is a talented person, the manager and male singer Bui Caroon nodded and agreed to cooperate. Receive your new composition and pay 50% of the cost in advance. However, after getting the money, Tonny Viet was accused of being promiscuous for up to 6 months and delivering the wrong product.

Even though I patiently waited for him to reprocess the product 3 times, or even gave him another song to remix, it was not suitable. Besides, this person also accused Tonny Viet of borrowing money and not paying back, and released all the messages to prove the story was true.

It is known that this is not the first time Tonny's name has been accompanied by noise about money. Before that, he was also accused of defaulting on his debt by a close friend. After a series of noise, the male rapper seemed to disappear from Vietnamese showbiz, and the audience did not receive any response from him.

Until 5 years later since the past proceedings, Tonny Viet finally appeared and returned to the entertainment industry. However, instead of appearing as a male rapper and singer/songwriter like before, he changed to a completely new stage name, Diamond V.

Tonny's return work after many years of absence is a movie. Specifically, in February 2021, the male rapper took on a role in the movie called "Last Boss" in collaboration with S Quang Ngoc. Besides acting, he also collaborated with S Quang Ngoc and singer Quynh Nhu in two soundtrack songs.

However, Tonny Viet's old glory is gone and many audiences have gradually forgotten the image of a talented male rapper. In particular, starting over with a completely unfamiliar stage name made his path back even more difficult.

One year later, Tony officially announced on his personal page the reason for staying hidden for many years. He said that he has always been a private person so he does not want to share too much with the media. The time he wasn't around was the time to perfect himself and gain more experience to bring new values to the country's art scene.

Recently, fans were excited when they heard that Tonny Viet joined hands with Tang Phuc in the MV titled "Thank You for Texting That Person". It is known that the singer I Don't Matter Anymore spent a lot of effort convincing the Western male rapper to return to music and take on a special role in the project. As for Tonny Viet, he also said that he is very excited to wait for the official release of the MV, because this is a meaningful comeback for him.

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