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Thần tượng âm nhạc: Vietnam Idol (or simply Vietnam Idol) is a Vietnamese reality television competition to find new solo singing talents. It is part of the Idol franchise

Idol series

The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...

; it originated from the reality program Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...

. The 2010 season is being produced by Vietnam Television

Vietnam Television

Vietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster for Vietnam. Like all media of Vietnam, its programming is directly controlled by the government.-History:...

(VTV6) and the BHD Pictures, replacing the joint-venture between Ho Chi Minh City Television and Dong Tay Promotion before.

Season 1 (2007)

The first season of Vietnam Idol aired in 2007 was hosted by Thanh Thảo and Nguyên Vũ and judged by Siu Black, Tuấn Khanh and
Hà Dũng. Auditions were held in large cities of Vietnam, The season concluded with Phương Vy

Phuong Vy

Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Vy is a Vietnamese singer who won the first season of Vietnam Idol, in 2007.-Vietnam Idol:Phương Vy auditioned for Vietnam Idol in Ho Chi Minh City. She proceeded into the top 10 and was never voted into the bottom three. Phương Vy advanced into the final and won the title over...

crowned the winner over Ngọc Ánh.

Season 2 (2008-2009)

Following the success of the show, it was confirmed by producers that it would have Vietnam Idol air for a second season, but authorities subsequently postponed the contest until August. Season 2 commenced in late August, 2008 and began airing in September, following rescheduling by Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

authorities.

The new season featured a different structure, with new host Sỹ Luân replacing Nguyên Vũ. The panel of judges was also changed, with new judges Hồ Hoài Anh and Trần Mạnh Tuấn joining Siu Black.

At the Grand Finale, Quốc Thiên was announced the winner, taking the title over Thanh Duy.

Season 3 (2010)

After the show took a one year break in 2009, it was renewed for a third season in 2010. Vietnam Television [VTV] and BHD Pictures took over the production of the series from previous producers HTV

Ho Chi Minh City Television

Ho Chi Minh City Television is the official televised channel of Ho Chi Minh City. HTV broadcasts in three channels: entertainment & advertisement service and gameshow on HTV7, information, propaganda-trend, official and analog-digital on HTV9, and HTV4. HTV also has several specific cable and...

and Đông Tây Promotion. While nearly 40,000 people signed up for the contest only 25,000 arrived to audition. This season features a new topic for contestants - International music and a new winner's single called "Cảm ơn tình yêu" (Thanks for Love). The semi-final and final rounds were filmed in BHD Pictures Studio and the grand finale took place in Lan Anh Music Center.

At the Grand Finale, Uyên Linh
Uyên Linh
Trần Nguyễn Uyên Linh is a Vietnamese singer who won the third season of Vietnam Idol in 2010.-Biography:Uyen Linh was born in Ho Chi Minh City. After graduating from Le Hong Phong High School, she moved to Hanoi to study International Politics at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. During her...

was announced the winner, taking the title over Mai Hương.

Compilation album

This was the first season to produce a compilation album. All the tracks from the album were recorded in studio after the season ends.

Controversies

The gameshow has come under intense criticism alleging voting irregularities and the lack of transparency in voting procedures. Major newspapers such as Thanh Nien
Thanh Nien
Thanh Nien News is a Ho Chi Minh city-based newspaper in Vietnam. It is one of the most circulated newspapers in Vietnam. Thanh Nien News is released in Vietnamese and English. Thanh Nien News is an official organ of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth League and mainly focuses on social affairs....

and Tuoi Tre
Tuoi Tre
Tuổi Trẻ is a major daily newspaper in Vietnam, publishing in Vietnamese from Hồ Chí Minh City. It was originally a publication of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Organization of Hồ Chí Minh City, and while it is still the official mouthpiece of that organization, it has grown to become the...

ran stories about votes for a contestant being counted for another contestant though there was no hard evidence to prove the allegation and the organisers maintained that the results cannot be manipulated. While the organizers maintain that allowing up to 500 votes per phone number and not publicly tallying votes are standard practices of all Idol shows, they have been accused of doing so to maximize profits at the expense of fairness. Furthermore, there were rumors about contestants' relationship with one of the judges and the PR manager of Vietnam Idol. A public auditor from the Singaporean auditing firm Paul Hooi & Co. was flown in to audit the vote counting process during the Grand Finale.

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