Colonel, People's Artist Tu Long was appointed Director of the Army Cheo Theater at the end of 2024. Before being appointed to this position, around mid-2024, People's Artist Tu Long participated in the music reality show Anh trai vu ngan cong gai.
Compared to the "brothers" participating in the program, People's Artist Tu Long once introduced himself as one of the few artists under state management and following traditional arts. Coming to Anh trai vu ngan cong gai, People's Artist Tu Long strives to promote and inspire folk music to young artists.
During his time participating in the program, People's Artist Tu Long has always been a prominent face, he caused a stir with many statements about culture and media. Along with Soobin Hoang Son and Cuong Seven, People's Artist Tu Long had a performance "Drum of rice" that was spread across social networking platforms.
Also at Anh trai vu ngan cong gai, People's Artist Thu Huyen - Director of Hanoi Cheo Theater participated in the performance "Dao Lieu" - inspired by the classic Cheo melody combined with rap and hip hop, which made a strong impression on the audience.
People's Artist Thu Huyen was born in 1975 in Hanoi, and has had a love for Cheo art since childhood. At the age of 14, the Hanoi Cheo Theater opened a student recruitment contest, and she registered to compete. Having been attached to the Hanoi Cheo Theater for a long time, in 2017, People's Artist Thu Huyen was appointed to the position of Deputy Director of the Theater, in 2025 - she was appointed to the position of Theater Director.
At the concerts of Anh trai vu ngan chong gai from the end of 2024 to September 2025, the audience can see impressive performances by People's Artist Tu Long - Director of the Army Cheo Theater, and the participation of People's Artist Thu Huyen - Director of the Hanoi Cheo Theater in the performance "Dao Lieu".
On the concert stage, People's Artist Thu Huyen also caught the rhythm for thousands of audiences to sing the Cheo melody "Dao Lieu".
The last two concerts of Anh trai vu ngan chong gai season 1 held last September ended the program's explosive success streak.
Most recently, at the Em xinh say hi concert held at My Dinh Stadium on the evening of October 11, the audience was surprised by the appearance of People's Artist Thanh Ngoan - she has held the position of Director of the Vietnam Cheo Theater from 2012 - 2022.
People's Artist Thanh Ngoan has been involved in Cheo art for more than 44 years, and has defended her PhD thesis in traditional arts. After retiring, People's Artist Thanh Ngoan continued to be invited by People's Artist Thanh Hoa to hold the position of Director at the Vietnam Traditional Performing Arts Conservation Center established by the Association for the Protection of the Rights of Performing Arts of Vietnam (APPA).
At the Em xinh say hi concert, People's Artist Thanh Ngoan - former Director of the Vietnam Cheo Theater had a "career shift" and performed with Gen Z "beautiful sisters" such as: Phuong My Chi, Lam Bao Ngoc, Saabirose, Liu Grace and Phao.
The combination of two artists in a unique performance, mixing traditional and modern, created a unique feature for the performance "Duyen", while bringing an attractive and new atmosphere to the concert Em xinh say hi.
After the concert, the performance was spread on many music forums and social networking platforms.
The trend of combining traditional art and modern music is increasingly popular with audiences, included in the scripts of popular reality TV shows.
