VIET ACCÉNT

Phuong Vy , daughter of veteran singer Phuong Dung was selected by the Boeing Company to sing at premiere of aircraft Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Seattle, Washington, late last month. Many musicians came to congratulate the singer on a job well done. Phuong Vy was trying to continue on her mother's footsteps. The singer said before going on stage, 'I am the daughter of singer Phuong Dung, she has devoted her life to art, music and I'm her descendant'... I came here to represent the people of Vietnam, for all the achievements, hard work and skillful talent..." Phuong Vy was trying to continue her on her mother's footsteps and she is proud to be Vietnamese. On September 26, Phuong Vy stepped on to the stage with orchestra of 20 musicians and composers, including the great musicians of the orchestra both The Los Angeles Orchestra and The Seattle Orchestra. The singer believes it is a great honor for the Vietnamese community when she was chosen to sing at the openi...

Phuong Vy has a new music video titled " If... My Heart " taken from her album " Baby No More . " She is the daughter of singer Phuong Dung . Phuong Vy used to appear on Thuy Nga Paris by Night back in the days. You might remember her performance with Tommy Ngo in " Chilly Cha Cha ." Not to confuse her with Phuong Vy from Vietnamese Idol 2007 . Check out her video below. Let me know what you think.

http://www.vietnamidol.com.vn/ For those following in on the Vietnamese Idol this year, the winner was announced on yesterday, October 3rd 2007 in a finale show at Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City. Winner, Phương Vy received over 53% of the votes and was crowned “Vietnamese Idol Winner 2007.” Many people were however were disappointed with the results. Vietnam Idol received much controversy because they were thought to be sacrificing fairness of the competition in order to maximize their profit. The show gained about 129,000 US dollars from voting by audiences. Just imagine the number of poverty in the country and the amount of money audiences spent to decide the winner of singing competition. It must have upset a lot of people. Even with all the criticism, the show gained a lot of attention especially from young audiences in the country. What are your thoughts?