LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 28/6
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As of today, June 27, 30 contestants of the popular musical contest Vietnam Idol will compete in the semifinal round to last for 3 weeks. Also as of this round, Vietnam Idol will be broadcast on TV twice a week, starting from today at 8.30 pm on HTV9. Viewers will be able to vote for their candidates by sending messages to 4365 or calling 19001764. As the contest is winding up, contestants’ performances have been improving. According to insiders, Idol contests worldwide have been quite similar to each other: General selection rounds witness good voices and terrible ones, serious performances and humorous scenes, ultimately yielding to the seriousness of the semifinals and finals where talents with true potential show off their skills. After the 3 weeks of the semifinals, 9 finalists will be selected for the final, or Gala, round. The remaining 21, however, will still have a chance to compete for a single ticket to the final on June 18. The final round will be held at the end of September with 10 contestants. (Source: Tuoi Tre, Lao Dong) Exhibition on old cities opens On the afternoon of June 25, an exhibition titled Hanoi-Hoi An-Hue opened at Ancient House, 46 Nguyen Thai Hoc road in the ancient town of Hoi An. The exhibition showcases 30 lacquer works by painter Hoang Hung, who is famous for large paintings and a picture hanging in the UNESCO hall in Paris. He is also the Chairman of the Hanoi Taekwondo Association. Another exhibition titled Season of Sunshine by 17 members of the Hoi An Art Club opened earlier at 155B Tran Phu road to kick off the 3rd Quang Nam – Journey of Heritages Festival. (Source: Tuoi Tre) The online chorus programme launched on June 17 to support Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims in their lawsuit filed in the US has been attracting artists who want to be included in the programme’s feature song: Why did you die? According to FPT Telecom’s website nhacso.net, one of the two organisers of the programme, so many singers asked to join the chorus that a second recording of Why did you die has been taking place since June 24. More than 30 artists including popular singers like Lam Truong and Tuan Hung are taking part in the new recording. In the first recording on June 16-17, there wasn’t enough time to record the song in English and Chinese. One June 24, however, singers Doan Trang and Trieu Hoang read the English version of the song and pop star Lam Truong, who is half-Chinese, read the Chinese version. Up until now, 1,390,548 people have joined the chorus at www.dongcavicongly.com (Source: Viet Nam Net) |
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