It is known that the 19th ZhongSin International Music Competition was held in Singapore during the days before the Lunar New Year 2025 with the participation of more than 1,000 contestants from 25 countries around the world.
Accordingly, contestant Nguyen Thi Minh Nhat from Vietnam attracted attention when she won first prize in the Vocal category.
Born in 2002 in Hanoi, Minh Nhat is currently a vocal student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
During 3 years of studying History at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Minh Nhat was an excellent student and achieved an IELTS score of 8.0.
After graduating from high school, Minh Nhat chose to study communications at RMIT University. But perhaps because her passion for music was still in her soul, the young girl decided to stop studying at RMIT to prepare for the entrance exam to the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
With the dedicated guidance of People's Artist Quoc Hung, Minh Nhat passed the entrance exam to the school's Intermediate level and was tutored by vocal instructor Huong Ly Sao Mai.
Having a natural talent and passion for music, and a good academic background, she always achieved academic results above 9 points in both specialized and general subjects, and was awarded as an excellent student by the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
Singer Huong Ly Sao Mai - the vocal instructor who directly taught Minh Nhat, said that her student possesses a lyric soprano voice with a warm and rich timbre.
People's Artist Quoc Hung - Deputy Director in charge of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, said that he had an initial impression of Minh Nhat as a Gen Z girl who was very good at foreign languages and had such a passion for classical music.
“I am very happy that Minh Nhat won the highest prize of the competition. He is a worthy example for young people of the Vocal Music Department to follow,” said People's Artist Quoc Hung.
After nearly 3 years of studying vocal music at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Minh Nhat decided to participate in international music competitions to test her skills and gain experience. In July 2024, she participated in the Chicago International Music Competition in the US.
Although she did not win the prize, Minh Nhat learned a lot and the experience from this competition contributed significantly to her victory at the ZhongSin International Music Competition.
When her name was announced as the First Prize winner at the ZhongSin International Music Competition, Minh Nhat was very happy to win the award. This was a great encouragement for her to continue pursuing her dream of becoming an Opera singer.
The road ahead is long and full of challenges, so Minh Nhat will continue his journey of learning to improve his knowledge, practice his singing, and learn from many domestic and international experts to soon achieve his goals.
ZhongSin International Music Competition is a competition sponsored by the governments of China and Singapore and agencies such as UNESCO, the International Music Management Association, etc.
This is the first music competition to achieve ISO 9001 international quality management system certification, becoming one of the most professional and comprehensive competitions in Singapore over the past 19 years.
