Roni Trần Bình Trọng is a Finnish singer of Vietnamese

Vietnamese people

The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...

 ancestry who rose to popularity after placing sixth in Idols Finland 2

Idols (Finland)

Idols is a Finnish reality-television singing competition that airs on MTV3 . It debuted in the summer of 2003, and went on to become one of the most popular shows on Finnish television...

, the Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 version of Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

. He was born in a refugee camp in Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, but went to Finland at the age of four months, and has lived most of his life in Hyvinkää

Hyvinkää

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, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

.

His debut single "Don't wanna be alone" was a radio hit in Finland, and the music video had similar success.

In 2006 he was invited to perform on "Paris by Night 84:Passport to Music and Fashion

Paris by Night 84

For other PBN programs, go to Paris by Night. For the parent company, go to Thuy Nga.Paris By Night 84: In Atlanta - Passport to Music & Fashion is a Paris By Night program that was filmed at the Atlanta Civic Center on Sunday, July 2, 2006 and is released to a 2-disc DVD format on Thursday,...

", a Vietnamese entertainment show. Roni's Vietnamese fanbase exploded instantly after he wowed audiences on the show, where he performed "Call Me", as Paris by Night

Paris by Night

Paris By Night is a popular Vietnamese language musical variety show, produced by an Overseas Vietnamese company Thúy Nga and hosted by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, featuring musical performances by modern pop stars, traditional folk songs, one-act plays, and sketch comedy...

 is watched by millions of Vietnamese across the globe. Due to his popularity after performing on Paris By Night 84, he was invited back for Paris By Night 87: Talent Show - Finals.

Roni is signed to Sony Records.

In 2007, Roni was invited to star in a Finnish musical performance of the lead role in "The Snowman". The musical premiered November '07.

Idols Finland 2 Performances

-Semi Finals:
Separated by Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

-Finals:

Top 7: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2

U2

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Top 6: Poison by Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

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Albums

• Idols: Finalistit 2005
  Idols: Finalistit 2005
  Idols: Finalistit 2005 is the cast album of cover songs performed by finalists of Idols Finland 2.-Track listing:# Haaveesta Totta by the 7 finalists of Idols Finland 2# Piste by Katri Ylander# Separated by Roni Tran...
  
  
• Since 1987 (debut album, 2006)

01. Call Me

02. Don't Wanna B Alone

03. The Time Is Now

04. This Song

05. Hello

06. SMS

07. Never Coming Back

08. All I Want

09. Imagine

10. Reason

11. I Want To Know

12. Cry On Me

Paris By Night Performances

• PBN 84 In Atlanta: Passport to Music and Fashion - "Call Me" (2006)
• PBN 87 Talent Show: Finals - "All I Want" and "Vang Trang Khoc [Vietnamese song]"(2007)
• PBN 89 In Korea - "Tan Bien w/ Huynh Gia Tuan" (July 2007)

External links

• Official site - available in both Finnish and English
• Official myspace
• MTV3 Biography
• http://www.freerecordshop.fi/pages/productview.asp?productid=1053920&navid=2 (debut CD and samples)