Phu Yen, artist Hoang Nhat's nephew, entered the Golden Bell of Traditional Music finals for the second time.

Also selected to continue to the final ranking of Golden Bell with Phu Yen is contestant Ngoc Nhu.

Phu Yen entered the finals of the Golden Bell of Traditional Music for the second time

This is not the first time Phu Yen has entered the final round of the Golden Bell of Traditional Opera. Born into a family with a tradition of reformed opera, Phu Yen was passionate about the music and lyrics early on.

Up to now, he has tried his hand at the Golden Bell of Traditional Music competition three times. The first time he was in the top 28 contestants. The second time he received the 4th prize of the Golden Bell of Traditional Music in 2023.

Phu Yen is the nephew of artist Hoang Nhat. His mother is the sister of artist Hoang Nhat. Fans of reformed opera are probably no strangers to Hoang Nhat.

He is considered a handsome actor with a tall figure, a bright stage face and a unique singing voice. He is the husband of artist Kieu Oanh.

To nurture his dream of becoming a professional artist, Phu Yen joined the Bach Long Children's Theater Group for the opportunity to practice his craft. Since 2023, he has joined the Vam Co Cai Luong Art Group (formerly Long An Cai Luong Group).

In the second round of the selection round on the evening of August 10, Phu Yen and Thuy Linh sang an excerpt from Tay Son Buoc Chan Hao Kiet (author: Nguyen Vinh). Judge Ho Ngoc Trinh commented that Phu Yen has the bright and handsome appearance of a Cai Luong actor, so he has an advantage when transforming into the character of Nguyen Hue.

Vo Minh Lam said that Phu Yen had carefully prepared costumes and character designs that created sympathy with the audience. Guest judge Chi Tam praised Phu Yen for her voice, good rhythm, and majestic pronunciation and diction.

However, the judges also reminded that as the first contestant, Phu Yen was still a bit nervous, so he made a few mistakes in the vọng cổ verse. Phu Yen needs to be more restrained in the way he sings and dances to keep his voice full and beautiful.

My Duyen is on the list of breakthrough candidates.

Selected to move on to the final round with Phu Yen is contestant Ngoc Nhu from Can Tho.

Ngoc Nhu sang with contestant Trang Quoc Vuong from Ca Mau in an excerpt from the opera Truong Chi Mi Nuong.

Ngoc Nhu is a contestant who received many compliments from the judges. Artist Ngoc Doi said that Nhu is bright on stage, has a sweet and confident voice.

Ho Ngoc Trinh not only praised Ngoc Nhu for her sweet voice but also her unique singing style. Vo Minh Lam emphasized that Nhu's singing has very sweet endings and endings.

However, the judges also reminded Nhu to review the way to handle it, for example, if the first sentence is a breakthrough, then the third sentence should be found differently, it should not be repeated because it will be monotonous and overused. Pay attention to the way the first part of the poem is still mixed, the breath column is sometimes unsteady.

Guest judge Chi Tam has chosen contestant My Duyen to be on the list of breakthrough contestants. After 4 nights of selection rounds, there will be 4 contestants on this list. Then the audience will vote.

The contestant with the highest votes will be the 9th contestant and 8 contestants selected by the professional jury to enter the final round of the Golden Bell of Traditional Music ranking this September.