Rapper Hieuthuhai

His real name is Tran Minh Hieu, who was born in 1999 in Ho Chi Minh City, and is a dynamic artist in showbiz with many roles such as rapper, vocalist, musician, and webdrama actor. Hieuthuhai has emerged as a phenomenon after the King of Rap 2020 show, where he received the "Most Popular Contestant" award and reached the top 5 finals. The songs performed by him in the show have become viral on social networks, namely "Choi", "Bat nhac len", "Cua", etc.

Although he did not win the Champion title, up to now, Hieuthuhai is the most successful and famous contestant after the show. His fanpage reached 1.4 million followers; his Instagram account reached 1 million followers; and there are 1.1 million followers on his Tiktok account; as well as 626 thousands followers on his Youtube channel. He is also highly sought after by brands.

He attracts audiences with his handsome, masculine appearance, along with confident and attractive performance style, mixed with a bit of humor, smooth and steady live performance. Hieuthuhai is a member of Gerdnang, a rap group with five members, including Hieuthuhai, Manbo, Hurrykng, Negav, Rex, and Kewtie, the producer. The rap group operates with the slogan: "Good music for good taste", hoping to bring a new perspective on rap to the audience, which not only is ‘dusty’ and ‘grumpy’ but also has many bright colors.

 Being with fellow performers

The music products which Hieuthuhai and Gerdnang have collaborated with other artists to produce, are loved and well received by many young people, such as "Sexy4eva", "Dieu ky Viet Nam", "Hit vao tho ra", "Nghe nhu tinh yeu", “Tet nho toi gia", "Dynamic Duo", "Ve tinh", "Ngu mot minh", "Khong the say", "Hen gap em duoi anh trang", and "Mamma Mia", etc. Each song brings free and fresh energy to the audience, and the music videos are meticulously invested in visuals.

After three years of artistic activity, Hieuthuhai was honored to receive the nominations for the Breakthrough Singer of the 2022 Green Wave Award, the New Artist of the Year of the Dedication Award, and the Outstanding New Artist at the V-Heartbeat 2020. “Most of what I have written is from my own experience. When I release a music product, I want to bring new and positive energy, as well as love to everyone. As for the topic, there will be a slight change this year, sharing more aspects of Hieuthuhai's personality through music products," shared Hieu.

Hue Countdown 2024 will be a sound and light party that harmoniously combines traditional music and modern and youthful performances. This is a special program closing the second year of organizing Hue Festival according to the four-season orientation, to recover and promote the tourism and local economic development after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Story and photos: THUC DAN