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http://www.cattienmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/vymusic Voice: As for singing, both are good to me. Vy has a stronger voice and sounds better in English. Cat Tien has an advantage because she can sing fluently in Vietnamese and English. It seems like Vy’s voice is clear while Cat Tien has depth and texture. Looks: Cat Tien is more feminine and she has this cute look to her. The only criticize I heard about Cat Tien was that she has a “parrot” nose. As for Vy, she’s tougher in appearance and isn’t very photogenic. Vy looks good at certain angles and with certain clothes and makeup. Dance: Seems like Vy got the upper hand here, but I don’t think dancing matters in the production videos. Not many people notice about it or care to discuss or at least I don’t see it around forum much. This happens because most of the singers cannot dance and got bad choreography. YOUR THOUGHTS: These are just my opinions; I would like to hear yours. Who do you prefer? And what are your reasons. Plus...

Many people criticized productions in the U.S. for lip-syncing instead of singing live. However some feel that when they pay to go see a show, they want the best sound quality for instant so they don’t mind a pre-recorded show. However the case here is more than just having live performances. It is the argument that many of today’s professional singers in the U.S. cannot compete with singers in Vietnam simply because they cannot sing live. Recently many singers in the U.S. are going to Vietnam to do shows, and at first the audiences in Vietnam are excited to go see and hear a singer from overseas but after the first show, no more. Only a few veteran singers were able to continue shows after shows. For others, the show’s creators often time have to add in Vietnam singers so that people would attend the show. Some singers from America even requested to have play recordings- lip-syncing basically and it was rejected totally because according to the people in Vietnam it’s not real, not liv...

We all know that there is prices to pay for fame and fortune and especially in such an entertainment industry anything can happen for one to reach to the top. However are there some Vietnamese singers paying production companies to be on their taping show? According to insider sources, this seems to be the case and Truong Vu was said to pay Thuy Nga a couple thousands to be on the show when he was not at all popular. Truong Vu as most know is a very talented and well-known singer who appears on almost all big and small productions. If he indeed paid his way to fame, he probably made up for it by now. If such a big production as Thuy Nga would do such a thing that would be very scandalous. And no one forgot the story that involved Thuy Nga’s ex singer Thien Kim . Thuy Nga worked hard from the old days to become today’s number Vietnamese music production and of course along the way there must be some business tricks here and there. Nevertheless this is only mere circulation without muc...

Congratulate to singers Duy Quang and Yen Xuan . The wedding took place in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on 25th of July 2007. This is not the first marriage for singer Duy Quang who turns 56 this year; he was previous married a few times. Duy Quang and Yen Xuan had their engagement ceremony not long ago in late June. The happily couple as seen in the photo above prepared for their wedding. When reporters interviewed him, Duy Quang said that he had come to a stop in his love road when meeting Yen Xuan. Duy Quang was very happy and was always side by side with Yen Xuan when the two went out. Yen Xuan is also a singer singing in Vietnam. The two met in 2000 when Duy Quang returned to Vietnam to sing. Although she is 20 years younger than he is, they were able to find serious love according to Duy Quang. As for his career as a singer, he will continue to sing and so does she. Duy Quang doesn’t expect his wife to quit her job and becomes a housewife, but he has only one wish tha...