On December 26, Meritorious Artist Tan Nhan (full name Nguyen Thi Tan Nhan) received the title of Associate Professor of Art. Currently, the female singer is the head of the Vocal Department of the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
Previously, Tan Nhan was on the list of 900 candidates meeting the standards for the title of Professor and Associate Professor recognized by the State Council from November 19. Tan Nhan is the only female candidate in the field of art.
In a conversation with Lao Dong reporters, Tan Nhan said that she has a special love for music and wants to be a music teacher since she was very young.
Many friends take a very long time to understand what they want, what they want to do, and who they dream of becoming. I have a clear dream since I was very young. When I entered 10th grade, I knew for sure, I wanted to become a teacher, wanted to become a vocal lecturer. Later, when I had the opportunity to return to Hanoi, I often followed Ms. Lan Anh (also my cousin) around the dormitories and lecture halls of the Conservatory of Music (later the Vietnam National Academy of Music). At that time, I dreamed intensely, having a day to study here, and become a lecturer here" - Tan Nhan shared.
Tan Nhan recounted that, to realize her dream, the female singer devoted her youth to studying. “While many friends lived carefree, enjoying youth, I seemed to be old before my age. I was just engrossed in studying. I also sang, ran shows, and saved that money for studying. But in the end, what I am most proud of about myself is that I have pursued studying to the end. To go to the end of that journey of both studying and working, it is really not easy.
Thinking about it, it's true that I had to trade it off. I didn't have a student life like my friends. I didn't have true youth," Tan Nhan said.
Tan Nhan's first marriage was not smooth. According to Tan Nhan, part of the reason is because she is too busy, spending too much time on work. Currently, Tan Nhan is married for the second time. After the breakup, Tan Nhan understands more about the value of happiness, and spends more time with her family.
Now, I am old (laughs), so I only focus on a few key points in life, no longer too many key points as before. I don't study extra, don't teach extra. At the faculty, I try my best, try to arrange to finish on Friday, to spend the weekend 2 days with my family and children.
My family agrees with each other, on the last 2 days of the week, we will go out, travel, and spend time together. Therefore, every Friday afternoon, my family is very happy, so it's the end of the week, tomorrow (Saturday) we will go out together. For me now, family is the most precious thing" - Tan Nhan said.
Meritorious Artist Tan Nhan was born in 1982 in Ha Nam (old), now Ninh Binh province. Tan Nhan graduated from the Vietnam National Academy of Music. In 2005, she won first prize in Sao Mai 2005, folk music genre.
In 2017, Tan Nhan was appointed Deputy Head of the Faculty of Vocal Music of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, then appointed Head of the Faculty of Vocal Music from 2024.
The female singer received her PhD in 2019, becoming the youngest music PhD in Vietnam at that time.
