On April 16th, the 5th annual E-muzik program was broadcasted within Ho Chi Minh city.
This year, in addition to universities and colleges, the program continues to expand to high schools throughout Ho Chi Minh City.
With the combined efforts from all the clubs, the 4th E-muzik has attracted more than 20,000 students from over 27 school groups, including: the University of Technology and Education, the Open University, the University of Foreign Trade, Ho Chi-Minh City Banking University, Nong Lam University; Ho Chi-Minh City College of Culture and Arts; the University of Law and Economy;
1. Qualification round: Audition
Time: 21/05/2016
Place: Duy An Musical Music Studio
Nearly 250 students from various universities, colleges, and high schools applied for the qualification round, which consists of four consecutive exams.
2. Semi-final: Face-to-Face
Time: 18:30, May 29, 2015
Time: Hall C, Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City.
Before performing at the "Face-to-Face" round, the contestants practiced singing at Duy An Music Center with the judges.
The TOP 20 contestants were divided into 10 pairs to compete against each other in the "Face to Face" round. The organizers chose the categories, which included Pop, Ballad, R&B, Dance, etc.
After 10 performances, the judges selected the TOP 12 contestants to move on to the final round.
3. Final round: Victory
Time: 19:30, June 11, 2015
Place: Great Hall, Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City.
Thus, after more than 6 months of planning and execution, the final round of the 5th E-muzik took place successfully with the TOP 12 best contestants.
Before approaching the final round, the participants had to rehearse singing with the judges at Duy An Musical Music Center in order to give their finest performance.
The judges in the final round include:
- Mr. Vo Pham Duy An, Director - Lecturer of Duy An Music Center
- Ms. Nguyen Phuong Thao, E-muzik Judge for three seasons in a row, winner of the 1st season of E-muzik
- Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Long, Nike Developer and the winner of the Banking Music Gala, previously served as a judge for the program "Finding Talented Members and Melodies in May."
- And especially the presence of Singer Kyo York:
Interspersed with the contestants' performances are the guest performances
“Together with the contest’s performers and hosts”
The performance of image ambassadors Do Cong Linh (Emuzik season 4 champion, from Foreign Trade University Campus 2) and Pham Thi Bich Ngoc (Emuzik season 3 champion, from Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City)
- Dance performance by K-arts from University of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Performance by Guest Singer Kyo York.
- Performance by Ms. Nguyen Phuong Thao, winner of the first season of E-muzik and Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Long, first prize winner of Gala Banking
Following the end of the competition, the judges ranked the best performances as follows:
1 First Prize: Contestant Cao Pham Oanh Phuong from University of Social Sciences & Humanities
Total prize 29,000,000 VND
+ 1,500,000 VND in cash
+ Medals from the organizer
+ FULL IELTS scholarship worth 19,000,000 VND + a backpack from ACET English Center
+ Vocal course worth VND 5,000,000 (directly taught by Mr. Duy An), a guitar worth VND 2,000,000; a chance to record 1 professional song worth 500,000 VND from Duy An Musical Music Center
1 Second Prize: Contestant Mac Gia Nhi from University of Finance and Marketing
Total prize 16,000,000 VND
+ 100,000 VND in cash
+ Medals from the organizer
+ 50% IELTS scholarship worth 9,500,000 VND + a backpack from ACET English Center
+ Vocal course worth 400.000 VND; a chance to record 1 professional song worth 500,000 VND from Duy An Musical Center.
1 Third Prize: Contestant Nguyen Le Bao from Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University.
Total prize 15,500,000 VND
+ 500,000 VND in cash
+ Medals from the organizer
+ 50% IELTS scholarship worth 9,500,000 VND + a backpack from ACET English Center
+ Vocal course worth 400.000 VND; a chance to record 1 professional song worth 500,000 VND from Duy An Musical Center.
1 Most Favorite Contestant Award: Le Ngoc Thao from Thu Dau Mot University
Total prize 14,500,000 VND
+ 500,000 VND in cash
+ Medals from the organizer
+ 50% IELTS scholarship worth 9,500,000 VND + a backpack from ACET English Center
+ Vocal course worth 3,000,000 VND; a chance to record 1 professional song worth 500,000 VND from Duy An Musical Center.
Furthermore, the remaining Top 12 contestants will each receive 1 backpack from ACET English Center and will earn 1 scholarship worth 1,000,000 VND from Ms Hoa Toeic English Center.