After episode 1 of Rap Viet season 4 aired, Shayda became a notable face and also received many mixed opinions.
As the only female contestant in episode 1, Shayda stood out even more when she had Duong Domic and Phap Kieu as assistants. She used the original song "Hao quang" which was famous from the show Anh trai say hi.
Her performance was rated average, singing more than rapping, showing off little rap technique, but was chosen by 4 coaches and awarded 2 golden hats.
Big Daddy and Karik tried to recruit Shayda, but in the end the female contestant became a piece of Suboi's team.
Shayda was a contestant on The Voice Kids. Therefore, she is compared to Rhyder - who also competed on The Voice Kids but then changed direction and enrolled in Rap Viet.
Many viewers think that Shayda is as controversial as Rhyder in season 3 because she raps little, only uses single rhymes, and is suspected of being favored and biased.
Shayda's real name is Vu Dam Thuy Dung, born in 2004, and studied at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. She was born into a family with no tradition of artistic activities, but her parents supported her passion for singing.
In 2016, she participated in The Voice Kids 2016 and made an impression when performing the song "Da co hoai lang". She was compared by the audience to Phuong My Chi or Ho Van Cuong - contestants who are good at folk music.
In real life, Shayda is famous on TikTok for her cover videos of famous songs. She uses the nickname Yung, often holding a comb instead of a microphone to sing, attracting more than 1.5 million followers to her channel.
She also personally released some music products on her personal YouTube page such as "Kiss me", "Iu ban minh", "Be broken"...
It was not until she joined Rap Viet that Shayda admitted that she originally did not like singing folk or bolero music but wanted to pursue R&B and rap genres.
Coach Karik commented that Shayda's rap part is not much but he sees potential for development in her.
Up to now, the 20-year-old singer's performance in episode 1 is also achieving the highest number of views in Rap Viet season 4, partly due to the appearance of Duong Domic and Phap Kieu.
Shayda is coach Suboi's first choice.
At Rap Viet this year, the coaches have an additional privilege called "First choice".
Each coach has 1 First choice, and does not reveal the identity of this contestant until the contestant has completed choosing a team.
Therefore, this privilege creates last-minute "twists", making the coaches and audience go from one surprise to another.
