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Patriotic pop: Singer Dam Vinh Hung (left) has been nominated Favourite Singer at the annual HTV Awards. Voting for the awards begins this month. — File Photo |
HCM CITY — Pop star Dam Vinh Hung is among the 46 nominees in nine categories of music, theatre performance arts, and TV series for this year's HCM City Television (HTV) Awards.
He has been nominated for Favourite Singer for the awards given to performers making contributions to HTV and to social activities.
Hung rose to fame in 2001 when he won the award for best singer from the Ben Thanh Theatre Music Club.
He has since become very popular, especially among young and middle-aged fans, for his renditions of pop and patriotic songs.
Earlier, at last month's Mai Vang (Golden Ochna) Awards given away by Nguoi Lao Dong (The Labourer) newspaper, he won in three categories – Favourite Pop Singer, Favourite for Patriotic Songs Singer, and Favourite Song.
HTV will conduct a public poll beginning later this month and closing on March 14 to choose winners of this year's awards.
Of the five or six people nominated in each category by HTV and a panel of journalists, audiences will vote for three.
Five-minute video clips of the nominees and a 60-minute film on former winners and audiences will be shown on HTV 7 every day and on HTV9 every Friday until April 4 to help viewers choose their favourites.
An Binh Bank, the event's sponsor, will also give away one award for the performer making the biggest contribution to social activities.
The winner of each category will receive the HTV Cup and VND20 million (US$1,000) in prize money.
The awards ceremony will be held at the HTV Theatre on April 4 and broadcast live on HTV9. — VNS