Mr. Dam gives Ho Tram a night to remember
In a packed Ho Tram ballroom, Dam Vinh Hung delivered on his promise to surprise at the latest installment of Ho Tram Sound Waves at The Grand on 31 March 2018.
Arriving with a grab-bag of hits under his arm, the man they call Mr. Dam had not even told the organizers what he planned on performing in his much awaited debut on Vietnam’s hottest stage. Clad in a black suit and backed by his dance troupe, the King of V-Pop set the stage alight with searing renditions of hits ‘Vi anh la soai ca’, ‘Nua vang trang’, ‘Bien noi nho va em’, and ‘Chi con minh anh’ before being joined on stage by his protégé Thu Hang, the winner of Solo with Bolero 2015, who joined him for a duet performance of ‘Bien Tinh’.
Thu Hang is known for her suave voice, driving people to the emotions of characters in her songs, audiences now are having deep moments in Thu Hang’s singing her heart out. Leaving the stage to Thu Hang, who kept spirits soaring through hits “Chuyen tinh khong di vang” and “Neu duoc la nguoi tinh”, Hung rejoined in a more casual white-and-denim mode to finish out the evening by his wonderful hits in the 2000s years with “Xin loi tinh yeu”, and “Nguoi tinh tram nam”.
But just when the 350-strong crowd of revelers thought their night was drawing to a close, Mr. Dam had one more trick up his sleeve, 10 year old Nguyen Hieu Trung joined the King on stage, tambourine in hand to provide percussion for the legend for ‘Nguoi tinh khong den’. Got inspired from his father, Trung’s performances of Dam Vinh Hung songs at street-eateries around the nation have been shared online, caught the attention of Mr. Dam, leading to the invite for the aspiring performer to share the stage with one of the nation’s icons. The Ho Tram Sound Waves night ended with the excitement from ‘Xuan yeu thuong’.
Dam Vinh Hung brought The Grand Ho Tram Strip’s guests from surprise to awesome by his powerful pop songs, emotional bolero moments and exciting dance moves. He did not forget to interact with the audience who cheered and danced to his songs from the beginning and left them with unforgettable memories. He is called King of V-pop for appropriate reasons.
Held on the last Saturday night of each month, Ho Tram Sound Waves has the mission of bringing unique performances from the top artists in Vietnam. Since launching in 2017, guests have reveled in the awesomeness of the Las Vegas-inspired fountains provide a backdrop for splendid pop and EDM performances from leading Vietnamese singers such as My Tam, Ho Ngoc Ha, Son Tung M-TP, and Toc Tien, along with more intimate evenings in the company of such stage icons as Dam Vinh Hung, Dan Truong, and Le Quyen.