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Diva: Singer Thu Minh performs the song Shadow of the Kapok Tree at the ASEAN Golden Voice Festival 2010. — File Photo |
HCM CITY — Vietnamese singer Thu Minh has won a gold medal in the folk music category at Saturday's ASEAN Golden Voice Festival 2010 in HCM City.
The female singer performed the song Bong Cay Konia (Shadow of the Kapok Tree), which had previously earned her first prize at the Television Singing Contest in 1990.
In the same category, judges also awarded a silver medal to another female Vietnamese singer, H'Zina Bya, who won the recent Star Television Singing Contest in HCM City.
Indonesian singer Netta Kusumah also received silver medal for her performance.
Thailand's Plengraphun Kingthong and Myanmar's Kyaw Zin Min claimed the bronze medals.
In the pop category, singers Herson Silas from Indonesia and Sri Nazrina Johari from Brunei, collected golds, while silver was granted to Kasim Hoang Vu, the winner of Viet Nam's Sao Mai Diem Hen (Morning Star – Rendezvous) singing contest in 2004.
The bronze prizes for pop went to Tung Lam from the host country and Brunei's Mohammad Fikri Bin Abdullah.
Vietnamese singers Thu Minh and Kasim were bestowed with the "Favourite Singer" title, while 18-year-old Malaysian Ikhwal Hafiz was judged "The Most Promising Singer".
Created by the HCM City Television, the annual ASEAN Golden Voice Festival aims to strengthen the cultural exchange between ASEAN member countries. This year, singers from ASEAN countries, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, performed at the festival. — VNS