Phuong Vy tops Vietnam Idol 2007

Accounting for over 53% of the total 720,000 voting messages, contestant Phuong Vy from HCM City passed Ngoc Anh from Ha Tay province to become the first music idol of Vietnam.

The award ceremony took place last night, October 3, at the Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City.

The Vietnam Idol 2007 winner, Phuong Vy said that besides the real ability, luck and the support of audiences are very important to become Vietnam Idol.

After the contest, all music activities of the Vietnam Idol 2007 will be managed by Music Faces Company. This is an opportunity for Phuong Vy to have access to the professional music environment and to prepare for the ASEAN Idol contest in December 2007.

Before the awards ceremony, the top last contestants of Vietnam Idol 2007, Phuong Vy and Ngoc Anh met with fans at the waiting room of the Hoa Binh Theatre.

Phuong Vy, Ngoc Anh and eight contestants of the final round of Vietnam Idol 2007 performed at the awards ceremony.

œThey (the last ten contestants) will create new vitalities to the music market and audience will have more choice of entertainment, said song writer Tuan Khanh, a member of the jury.

Lasting for over six months, the first Vietnam Idol attracted 6,000 contestants, mainly young people. According to the organisers, this will be an annual contest.