Lúc Moi Yêu Vol.1: Studio album by Phuong Vy

Lúc Moi Yêu Vol.1 is the debut album by Vietnam Idol winner Phương Vy. Following the success of Vietnam Idol, the album was highly anticipated. Phuong Vy sang the lead single off the album, "Lúc Mới Yêu" during the Asian Idol competition.

Track listing

1. "Lúc Moi Yêu"
2. "Leave Me Alone"
3. "Em Biet"
4. "Nhu Suong Mai"
5. "Tình Ngai"
6. "Nhung Ngày That Khác"
7. "Ngày Tháng Quay Ve"
8. "Câu Chuyen Buon"
9. "Khát Khao Cua Em"
10. "Nhung Loi Buon"
11. "Nu Cuoi và Nhung Uoc Mo"

Singles

Four songs have been confirmed as singles from the album; "Lúc Moi Yêu", "Em Biết", "Nhu Suong Mai" and "Leave me Alone".

Other Info:

• Released: March 2008 (Vietnam)
• Genre: Ballad, Jazz, R&B
• Label: Music Faces
• Producer: Đuc Trí

Reactions on Asian Idol Results

Hady Mirza's win came as a surprise, as at least three of the judges predicted that the winner would either be Marcelo, Mohede, or Victor.

There were claims that Hady may have gotten the crucial second vote outside of his home country, wherein it is claimed that votes for strong candidates were paired with weak ones like Hady and Sawant who were trailing in Asian Idol's online survey. This voting tactic was said to avoid viewers' home Idols be beaten by their closest rivals.

In Singapore, the victory stirred hopes of a revival of the country's golden age of music during the 1960's and 70's. Taufik Batisah, first season winner of Singapore Idol, said that the win is something their country should be proud of and hopefully this would "open the eyes and ears" of listeners. However, there were viewers in Singapore who still doubt Hady's singing ability, claiming that his performance in Asian Idol was not as strong as other competitors and it was a matter of "luck over talent". Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim reiterated that "looks and voice" had won the title for Hady.

Meanwhile, Hady shrugged off speculations that he won because he was a "non-threat", but considered himself an underdog and that he did "pretty well" in terms of sincerity and connecting with the audience.

Filipino TV and movie critic Nestor U. Torre mentioned that he was not surprised about Hady's win, even lauding him for his "impressively cool yet dynamic" performances. He also appreciated Victor and Phuong Vy's performances. While Torre was also equally impressed by Marcelo and Mohede's voices, he also said that their girth worked to their disadvantage. On Sawant, Torre noted that his "balladeer" projection was "less dynamic" with his country's large voting population failing him. Despite the surprises and disappointments in the competition, Torre regarded Asian Idol a success as it produced relatively new talents in the Asian and international music scene.

HTV9 airs Asian Idol to rally local support

HCM CITY—HCM Television’s HTV9 brings Asian Idol to the airwaves at 8pm last evening, enabling voters from across the country to help Viet Nam’s Phuong Vy in her rise to stardom.

Asian Idol began airing from Singapore on Monday, gathering amateur singers from six countries in the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Viet Nam, the Philippines and India, to go head to head in an effort to become the next regional pop star.

Vietnamese TV-viewers must vote for at least two candidates and send their choices to call centre 4365. I-pop, the network specialising in provision of mobile content, billing and marketing solutions to Asia and the world, is responsible for collecting and filtering the results from all six countries. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony held at 9pm on Sunday, broadcast live on HTV9.

Singer Siu Black is the only Vietnamese member on the contest’s jury board. — VNS 

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Phuong Vy

Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Vy is the winner of the first Vietnam Idol on October 3, 2007. She auditioned in Ho Chi Minh City and never voted for bottom 3 at all time, finally enter the final round and won over Ngoc Anh with total votes of 53,44%. She was granted $US10,000 and signed a contract with Music Faces Company.

After winning Vietnam Idol, Phuong Vy concentrated on her study at RMIT, majoring in Business Administration, while finishing her first album with Music Face recording company.

Phuong Vy claims that her talent, luck and support of fans are the most important thing to win the contest, now that she got the chance to perform in Asian Idol in Jakarta this December.

Asian Idol Participation

The first season was hosted by Amelia "Ata" Natasha and Daniel Mananta, both from Indonesian Idol, and Malaysian Idol's Soo Kui Jien.

Each participating country had its own system of determining its representative.

As a kickoff to Asian Idol, all six contestants were introduced through a special presentation called Road to Asian Idol on December 8, 2007. Meanwhile, fans of each contestant will be able to choose the song they want their Idol to perform before the Asian Idol performance show. The Idols performed two songs each—one in English and another in their native language.

In addition to the coverage of Asian Idol, RCTI ran a series of features called Asian Idol Extra between late November to mid-December 2007.

Every competing country sent a judge to serve as the contestants' critics, but comments from only three judges on each performer were shown due to time constraints.

Special guests in the Results Show included American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian, Indian Idol judge Alisha Chinai, and Vietnam Idol judge Siu Black. It also featured performances by Rivermaya, Peterpan, and Agnes Monica.

The production of Asian Idol was put up with the help of the production crew from Australian Idol.

Participation details

The table below lists the contenders in Asian Idol and the songs that each performed. It also lists the representative judges and the TV networks that participated in the show. Kazakhstan's franchise is also listed below because it was originally in the line-up of countries for the show. Gold background indicates the winner of the competition and the songs performed.

Asian Idol Franchise - Representative Idol - English song:

Indian Idol - Abhijeet Sawant - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Indonesian Idol - Mike Mohede - I Believe I Can Fly
Malaysian Idol - Jaclyn Victor - For Once in My Life
Philippine Idol - Mau Marcelo - Reach
Singapore Idol - Hady Mirza - Beautiful Day
Vietnam Idol - Phuong Vy - River Deep - Mountain High

Meet the Asian Idol Contestants

After Indonesia has chosen their idol who is Mike Mohede last November 24, the roster of Idol competitors for the upcoming Asian Idol is now complete. The remaining five are Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant, Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor, Philippine Idol Mau Marcelo, Vietnam Idol Phuong Vy and Singaporean Idol Hady Mirza.

On December 15, the Finals Performance Show will be aired (locally on ABC 5), the public will be given 24 hours to vote two Idols they want to be the first Asian Idol, and on December 16, the first Asian Idol will be proclaimed!

Asian Idol will be hosted by Indonesian Idol hosts Amelia Natasha and Daniel Mananta. Guy Sebastian, the first Australian Idol will be a guest in the said Finals.

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The winner of first season of the reality television show Vietnam Idol is set to represent Vietnam at the Asian Idol competition, to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from December 6-16.

Phuong Vy, 20, awarded US$10,000 upon winning the Vietnam Idol in Ho Chi Minh City two months ago, will perform an English song and a song in Vietnamese by renowned composer Duc Tri.

The upcoming Asian Idol is a continent-wide version of the Pop Idol singing contest, featuring winners of idol competitions from six Asian countries including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.

The winner will be awarded an international recording contract and a free trip around the world to watch international Idol shows.

As part of the preparation for their participation in Asian Idol, the contestants will undergo vocal coaching, choreography lessons, media visits and radio interviews.

They will begin competing on December 15, and one of them will be crowned Asian Idol on December 16.

Meanwhile, fans of each contestant will be able to choose the song they want their Idol to perform before the Asian Idol performance show.

The Idols will perform two songs each – one in English and another in their first language.

The HCMC Television (HTV) is planning to broadcast the program live on the channel HTV9 from December 9-16.

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