Siu Black
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Siu Black is a prominent Vietnamese popular singer from the Central Highlands
. She is a member of the Ba Na
(Bahnar) ethnic group.
She graduated from Dac Lac Arts School and joined the Dac Lac Arts Troupe in 1989. She then worked at the Kon Tum Electricity Company from 1993 before finding success as a singer.
She has been mentored by the singer Y Moan and has recorded several of the songs of Nguyễn Cường, and her renditions have achieved great popularity.
In 2007 she served as a judge on the Vietnam Idol television program. and the first Asian Idol
competition, held in Indonesia in December 2007, representing Vietnam Idol
.
Starting in September 2007, she will host a comedy variety show called 0 Degrees Diary on HTV
9.
Tây Nguyên
Tây Nguyên, translated as Western Highlands and sometimes also called Central Highlands, is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng....
. She is a member of the Ba Na
Bahnar people
The Bahnar are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên...
(Bahnar) ethnic group.
She graduated from Dac Lac Arts School and joined the Dac Lac Arts Troupe in 1989. She then worked at the Kon Tum Electricity Company from 1993 before finding success as a singer.
She has been mentored by the singer Y Moan and has recorded several of the songs of Nguyễn Cường, and her renditions have achieved great popularity.
In 2007 she served as a judge on the Vietnam Idol television program. and the first Asian Idol
Asian Idol
Asian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...
competition, held in Indonesia in December 2007, representing Vietnam Idol
Vietnam Idol
Thần tượng âm nhạc: Vietnam Idol is a Vietnamese reality television competition to find new solo singing talents. It is part of the Idol franchise; it originated from the reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller...
.
Starting in September 2007, she will host a comedy variety show called 0 Degrees Diary on HTV
Ho Chi Minh City Television
Ho Chi Minh City Television is the official televised channel of Ho Chi Minh City. HTV broadcasts in three channels: entertainment & advertisement service and gameshow on HTV7, information, propaganda-trend, official and analog-digital on HTV9, and HTV4. HTV also has several specific cable and...
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External links
- Interview with Siu Black, 2006