Vietnamese singer, dancer, and actor (born 1997)
Erik
Le Trung Thanh
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Also known as
| Le Trung Thanh, Erik
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Born
| (
1997-10-13
)
October 13, 1997
(age 26)
Hanoi
, Vietnam
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Genres
| Pop,
ballad
,
dance pop
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Occupation(s)
| Singer, dancer, actor
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Years active
| 2016-present
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Labels
| V-MAS (2018?present)
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Musical artist
Le Trung Thanh
(born October 13, 1997), managed by
V-MAS
entertainment. He also known by his stage name
Erik
, is a Vietnamese singer and dancer.
[1]
[2]
He first gained recognition competing
The Voice Kids of Vietnam
in 2013, in addition to having been part in 2016 of the Vietnamese boy group Monstar.
Life and career
[
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]
1997?2015: Childhood and The Voice Kids of Vietnam
[
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]
Erik was born on October 13, 1997, in
Hanoi
. At first, his family opposed Erik of choosing an art path,
[3]
but eventually came into an agreement to allow Erik to pursue his music career if he passed the Blind Auditions on
The Voice Kids of Vietnam
in 2013.
[4]
He managed to pass the round, and joined coach
Hi?n Th?c
. Erik later finished 15th place on the program.
[5]
In addition to his participation in The Voice Kids of Vietnam, Erik also participated in a number of other music competitions and received encouraging achievements.
After his appearance on The Voice Kids of Vietnam 2013, Erik participated in St.319 Entertainment's intership contest in January 2015 and was officially selected to be the company's trainee, following a comprehensive training contract, modelled after the Korean entertainment industry.
2016?2017: "Sau t?t c?" and "Ghen"
[
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]
After the training period, Erik officially debuted with his first song entitled
"Sau t?t c?" (lit. After All)
on January 11, 2016, on appearing the YouTube channel of St.319 Entertainment. Two days later, another video was released for Erik's debut, suggesting him to be the first member of the project group, Monstar. On January 15, the official music video for
"Sau t?t c?"
was released on St.319 Entertainment's YouTube channel. The song quickly gained attention, not only in the
V-pop
fandom but also by the general public during the first half of 2016,
[6]
[7]
bring him fame and awards.
[8]
[9]
Sau t?t c?
was also on the list of "
Classic Sayings on Social Media in 2016
" voted by
VnExpress
, in addition to being covered by many singers, celebrities and international fans. In the mainstream media, this song was dubbed as the
"national song"
of Vietnam. The Vietnamese magazine,
Hoa H?c Tro
noted the success of the song made viewers "'startled' by a few rookies using their feet" on showbiz but had an impressive pitch and had such a lasting impact.
[10]
In the first half of 2016, Erik participated in recording for two soundtrack songs including "
Yeu & Yeu
" (
Love & Love
) which is the OST of the movie "
Benh vien ma
" (
Ghost Hospital
) and "
Toi la ai trong em
" (
Who am I in you
) of the movie "
Taxi! Em ten gi? (Taxi! What's your name?
). In the second half of 2016, after releasing the recording and choreography of the song "
Turn It Up
", on September 6, St.319 Entertainment officially released the MV for the debut of a new group called Monstar consisting of three members, Erik, Nicky, Key, in which Erik is the main vocal of the group.
[11]
In December, as a Vietnam-Korea Tourism Ambassador selected by the Korea National Administration of Tourism, Monstar participated in a series of tourism promotion activities in Korea, in which the highlight was the launch of The music video promoting Korean tourism is titled "
Love Rain
".
[12]
[13]
The MV features actress
Choi Jin Hee
, who played the role of nurse Park Kwan Hee in the movie Descendants of the Sun. In the last days of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, Erik continued to release another solo product of his, the song "
L?c nhau co ph?i muon đ?i" (Is it lost forever)
, this is the OST song for the movie "Ch? em đ?n ngay mai" (
Waiting for you until tomorrow)
. The song includes an audio track and an MV. This song and the success of the previous soundtrack songs helped Erik be officially nicknamed by the media and the audience as "
The Prince of Soundtrack
".
[14]
[15]
Participating in the MV has the presence of two main actors, model Quang Dai and Miss Teen 2012 Thu Trang.
[16]
In 2017, Erik decided to leave Monstar and
St.319 Entertainment
and become a freelance singer. In later activities, many times Erik and Monstar attended the same event, they still freely talked and took pictures together.
[17]
2017?present: Released "
Ghen Co Vy
", "
Em khong sai, chung ta sai
", "
Anh luon la ly do
" and participated in
The Heroes
[
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]
Three months later, Erik as a freelance singer teamed up with another former St.319 Entertainment singer, Min, to release a new MV
Ghen
. The MV has received a lot of attention from the audience, marking his strong comeback as well as the excitement when the two artists are singers who used to be a part in St.319 Entertainment in the past.
[18]
[19]
The song was produced by AD Production and composed by musician Khac Hung, this is considered another interesting coincidence when Khac Hung is the one who collaborated with St.319 Entertainment to produce Erik's remarkable song "
Sau Tat Ca" (After All)
.
[20]
This song also achieved high achievements on Vietnamese music charts,
[21]
[22]
after more than 4 days of airing,
Ghen
has reached 3.5 million views and ranked first on the top trending of the song on
YouTube
Vietnam.
[23]
After leaving St.319 Entertainment, Erik was an artist of
HI Entertainment
. The first product after joining
HI Entertainment
was the song "
đ?ng xin l?i n?a" (Don't Apologize)
, which attracted a lot of attention from audience, especially from the audience of the movie
Lala: Let me love you
. After the success of the song "
đ?ng xin l?i n?a" (Don't Apologize)
",
HI Entertainment
has continued to collaborate with a Korean musician to release the song "
Minh chia tay đi" (Let's break up),
which leaving many good impressions of audience for Erik, especially from the audience of the movie "
Cua l?i v? b?u
"
(Flirt my wife again)
. Erik's most successful product at
HI Entertainment
is the super hit
"Ch?m đay n?i đau" (At the bottom of the pain)
, which has won a resounding success, quickly surpassing the milestone of 100 million views on
YouTube
. Following the success of that song, Erik continued to release the next two products, "
đ?ng co m?" (Stop Dreamming)
and "
Anh ta la sao" (Who is He)
. In February 2019, Erik continued his successful journey when collaborating with a famous group in Korea that is
Momoland
. According to the plan, the joint product between Erik and the Momoland will be released in May 2019. On July 28, 2019, Erik officially released the new MV "
Co t?t c? nh?ng thi?u anh" (Having it all but missing you)
and then quickly reached the top 1 trending YouTube Vietnam only 1 day after the MV was released.
In 2020, in the context of the
COVID-19 pandemic
, he collaborated with female singer Min to release the song "
Ghen Co Vy
" to propagate epidemic prevention, the song soon achieved relative success internationally and became a viral video, praised by many music magazines including
Billboard
.
On 6 May 2020, Erik released the new MV "
Em khong sai, chung ta sai" (You are not wrong, we are wrong)
. This ballad song was composed by musician Nguyen Phuc Thien, and the MV was performed by director Dinh Ha Uyen Thu. This is also the first time Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy has starred in an MV. This song has an attractive, easy-to-listen melody that shows the strength of Erik's voice. The song is about a boy's regret and torment when he can't keep his lover with him.
[24]
In January 2021, Erik released the new MV "
Anh luon la ly do" (I'm Always the Reason)
. After that, he participated in the program
The Heroes 2021
. Erik was the champion with 9.88 points, thanks to the song
Nam Qu?c S?n Ha
which is related and contains national spirit. He wore
ao dai
and performed a new song composed by the producer team
DTAP
. The song "
Mau đ? da vang
" has a world music sound, mixed with a little house to create a fast-paced, joyful rhythm. Erik sings, raps, tells stories about
Vietnamese people
rising from difficulties, with the strength of solidarity, they can overcome all challenges.
[25]
On January 26, 2022, Erik released the MV "
Yeu đ??ng kho qua thi ch?y v? khoc v?i anh" (Cry with me if love is too hard)
. This is a song with bold Asian characteristics in terms of images and melodies. The song has created love with the audience and was covered by a lot of audience dancing and singing.
[26]
On 11 July 2022, Erik released the soundtrack of "
La may tren b?u tr?i c?a ai đo" (Being a cloud in someone's sky)
. Erik sang this song sweetly.
[27]
On 1 August 2022, Erik collaborated with Vietnam's most mysterious producer
W/n
in the song
3107
. Erik and producer W/n stayed up all night to tweak each sound.
On 11 November 2022, Erik officially announced the company
ENS Entertainment
(a part of
V-MAS
).
On 15 November 2022, Erik released the soundtrack of the movie "
H?nh phuc mau" (Blood Happiness)
.
[28]
Discography
[
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Mini album
[
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]
- DCM The First Mini Album
(2018)
Singles
[
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]
Year
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Title
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Producer
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Composer
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Release Date
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2016
|
Mua đong (Winter)
|
Kh?c H?ng
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Hoang Th?ng
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January 22, 2016
|
I Love You (I heart you) (ft. Min)
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Kh?c H?ng
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Hoang Ton
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2017
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Ch? nhau nhe (ft. Suni H? Linh)
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WeChoice
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đong Au, Grey-D (Monstar)
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January 12, 2017
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M? yeu (ft. Nguy?n Tr?n Trung Quan)
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Kh?c H?ng
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Ph??ng Uyen
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March 8, 2017
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T? b? (Cover)
|
AD Production
|
Kh?c H?ng
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April 25, 2017
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Happy Ending
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Nguy?n Duy Anh
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Nguy?n H?ng Thu?n
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June 27, 2017
|
đi r?i s? đ?n
|
Tien Cookie
|
Tien Cookie
|
August 15, 2017
|
Yeu ch?a bao gi? la sai
|
NEMO
|
Nguy?n H?ng Thu?n
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November 29, 2017
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2018
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đ?ng xin l?i n?a
|
Nguy?n Tu?n Linh
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Sungkyoon Kim, T?ng Nh?t Tu?
|
January 18, 2018
|
Minh chia tay đi
|
Erik/Phan Anh
|
Shin Hyun Woo, Krazy Park
|
September 5, 2018
|
Ch?m đay n?i đau
|
Erik/Phan Anh
|
Mr. Siro
|
April 27, 2018
|
đ?ng co m?
|
Masew
|
Krazy Park, B?o Kun
|
December 14, 2018
|
2019
|
Anh ta la sao
|
Erik/Phan Anh
|
Hung Quan
|
April 24, 2019
|
Co t?t c? nh?ng thi?u anh
|
Erik/Phan Anh
|
V??ng Anh Tu
|
July 28, 2019
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2020
|
Em khong sai, chung ta sai
|
Erik/Phan Anh
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Nguy?n Phuc Thi?n
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May 6, 2020
|
?n sang nha
|
Phan Anh
|
Kh?c H?ng
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June 3, 2020
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2021
|
D?u dang em đ?n
|
DTAP
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August 30, 2021
|
Nam Qu?c S?n Ha
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October 25, 2021
|
Mau đ? da vang
|
November 28, 2021
|
2022
|
Ch?y v? khoc v?i anh
|
Nguy?n Phuc Thi?n
|
January 26, 2022
|
đau nh?t la l?ng im
|
Ba Thanh Nguyen
|
Quang Hung Master D
|
February 17, 2022
|
Thientai
|
Phan Anh
|
DTAP
|
November 20, 2022
|
Music Videos
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Year
|
Title
|
Composer
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2016
|
"Sau t?t c?"
|
Kh?c H?ng
|
"Turn It Up ? Dance Practice"
with Monstar
|
Kh?c H?ng, Nicky, Key
|
"#Babybaby"
with Monstar
|
Kh?c H?ng, Nicky, Key
|
"Love Rain"
with Monstar
|
Kim Tae Woo, Nicky, Grey-D
|
2017
|
"L?c nhau co ph?i muon đ?i"
|
Tri?t Ph?m
|
"đi?u bu?n nh?t"
(ft. Kai đinh)
|
Kai đinh
|
"Ghen"
(ft. Min)
|
Kh?c H?ng
|
"Ch?a bao gi? m? k?"
(ft. Min)
|
Chau đ?ng Khoa
|
"Nh? cai lo"
(ft. Min, Mr.A, Sambi)
|
Kh?c H?ng
|
"đ?ng xin l?i n?a" (ft. Min)
|
Sungkyoon Kim
Vietnamese lyrics: T?ng Nh?t Tu?
|
2018
|
"Ch?m đay n?i đau"
|
Mr. Siro
|
"Minh chia tay đi"
|
Shin Hyun Woo
|
"đ?ng co m?"
|
Krazy Park
|
2019
|
"Anh ta la sao"
|
Hung Quan
|
"Love Is Only You"
(ft.
Momoland
)
|
Duble Sidekick
|
"Co t?t c? nh?ng thi?u anh"
|
V??ng Anh Tu
|
2020
|
"T?t trong tim minh"
(ft. Ninh D??ng Lan Ng?c)
|
D??ng Kh?c Linh
|
"Ghen co vy"
(ft. Min)
|
Kh?c H?ng
|
"Em khong sai, chung ta sai"
|
Nguy?n Phuc Thi?n
|
2021
|
Anh luon la ly do
|
D?u dang em đ?n
|
RedT
|
2022
|
Yeu đ??ng kho qua thi Ch?y V? Khoc V?i Anh
|
Nguy?n Phuc Thi?n
|
đau nh?t la l?ng im
|
Quang Hung MasterD
|
Thientai
|
DTAP
|
Soundtrack (OST)
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Year
|
Title
|
Producer
|
Composer
|
Established Date
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Film
|
2016
|
"Toi la ai trong em (đ?i thong)"
|
Kh?c H?ng
|
Vi?t Anh
|
February 26, 2016
|
Taxi, ten em la gi?
|
"Yeu & yeu"
|
D??ng Kh?c Linh, Hoang Huy Long, Tr?n Thanh
|
April 11, 2016
|
B?nh vi?n ma
|
"L?c nhau co ph?i muon đ?i"
|
Tri?t Ph?m
|
December 30, 2016
|
Ch? em đ?n ngay mai
|
2019
|
''Minh chia tay đi''
|
|
Krazy Park
|
February 15, 2019
|
Cua l?i v? b?u
|
2020
|
Anh đi đi (ft H??ng Giang)
|
|
ViruSs
|
February 20, 2020
|
S?c đ?p d?i tra
|
2022
|
La may tren b?u tr?i c?a ai đo
|
Ba Thanh Nguyen
|
Tr?nh Tu Trung
|
July 10, 2022
|
La may tren b?u tr?i c?a ai đo
|
H?nh phuc mau
|
|
|
November 15, 2022
|
H?nh phuc mau
|
Awards & nomination
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]
International
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]
Year
|
Awards
|
Category
|
Nominated song
|
Result
|
2020
|
Asia Model Festival
|
Asian Star Untact 2020
|
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Win
|
Vietnam
[
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]
Year
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Awards
|
Category
|
Nominated song
|
Result
|
2016
|
Lan Song Xanh
|
Single of the year
|
Sau T?t C?
|
Nominated
|
Promising male singer
|
Erik
|
Viral song of the year
|
Sau t?t c?
|
Win
|
Yan Vpop 20 Music Awards
|
Song of the year
|
Top 20 songs of the year
|
Zing Music Awards
|
Song of the year
|
Music Video of the year
|
Nominated
|
The song most shared by online community
|
Win
|
Music Video topped the chart for the most weeks
|
Nominated
|
Song topped the chart for the most weeks
|
Favorite Pop/Rock song
|
Wechoice Awards
|
Viral phrase of the year
|
Featured new singer
|
Erik
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2017
|
Lan Song Xanh
|
Top 10 favorite songs
|
Ghen
|
Win
|
Promising singer
|
Erik
|
Single of the year
|
Ghen
|
Nominated
|
Instrumental combinations
|
Dedicated Music Awards
|
New artist of the year
|
Erik
|
Song of the year
|
Sau t?t c?
|
Zing Music Awards
|
Music Video of the year
|
Ghen
|
Win
|
Favorite Dance/Electronic song
|
Nominated
|
Favorite R&B/Soul song
|
Ch?a bao gi? m? k?
|
Favorite Movie Song
|
L?c nhau co ph?i muon đ?i
|
Favorite Duet/Group
|
Erik & Min
|
Win
|
Keeng Young Awards
|
Song of the year
|
Ghen
|
Nominated
|
Favorite Male Artist
|
Erik
|
Collaborative song
|
Ghen
|
Dance music song
|
Pop song
|
Ch? nhau nhe
|
Win
|
Wechoice Awards
|
Most favourite Music Video
|
Ghen
|
Nominated
|
2018
|
Lan Song Xanh
|
Male singer of the year
|
Erik
|
Song of the year
|
Ch?m đay n?i đau
|
Favorite Movie Song
|
đ?ng xin l?i n?a
|
Top 10 favorite songs
|
Ch?m đay n?i đau
|
Top 10 favorite singers
|
Erik
|
Win
|
Dedicated Music Awards
|
New Artist of the Year
|
Mai Vang
Awards
|
Music Video
|
Ghen
|
Nominated
|
Song
|
M?t tr?i v?n t?i m?i ng??i
|
Wechoice Awards
|
Singer with breakthrough activities
|
Erik
|
Favorite Music Video
|
Ch?m đay n?i đau
|
Zing Music Awards
|
Artist of the year
|
Erik
|
Song of the year
|
Ch?m đay n?i đau
|
Music Video of the year
|
Favorite Male Singer
|
Erik
|
Favorite combination
|
Erik & Min
|
Favorite Pop/ Ballad song
|
Ch?m đay n?i đau
|
Favorite movie song
|
đ?ng xin l?i n?a
|
Keeng Young Awards
|
Favorite Male Singer
|
Erik
|
Top 3 favorite waiting music songs
|
|
Win
|
Elle Style Awards
|
Styling Male Singer of the Year
|
Erik
|
|
V-live Year End Party
|
Best Interactive Star
|
Win
|
2019
|
Dedicated Music Awards
|
Music Video of the year
|
"Ch?m đay n?i đau"
|
Nominated
|
Zing Music Awards
|
Artist of the year
|
Erik
|
Win
|
Favorite Male Singer
|
Nominated
|
Favorite R&B/Soul song
|
Anh ta la sao
|
2020
|
Dedicated Music Awards
|
Music Video of the year
|
Em khong sai chung ta sai
|
Lan Song Xanh
|
Male singer of the year
|
Erik
|
Song of the year
|
Em khong sai chung ta sai
|
Viral song
|
Favorite song on radio
|
Win
|
Top 10 favorite songs
|
Mai Vang
Awards
|
Ballad male singer
|
Erik
|
Nominated
|
VTV Award
s
|
Impressed artist
|
Zing Music Awards
|
Artist of the year
|
Win
|
Favorite Male Singer
|
Nominated
|
Favorite Pop/Ballad song
|
Em khong sai chung ta sai
|
Wechoice Awards
|
Inspirational characters
|
Ekip Ghen Co Vy
|
Singer with breakthrough activities
|
Erik
|
Music Video of the year
|
Em khong sai chung ta sai
|
Social media trend of the year
|
Ghen Co Vy
|
VLive Awards
|
Best Vpop Comeback
|
Erik
|
2021
|
VTV Award
s
|
Impressed artist
|
Lan Song Xanh
|
Male singer of the year
|
Instrumental combinations
|
Nam qu?c s?n ha
|
Excellent combination
|
Erik, Ph??ng M? Chi, DTAP, RTEE, Hanh Or, Ninja Z
|
2022
|
Top 10 most favourite songs
|
Yeu đ??ng kho qua thi ch?y v? khoc v?i anh
|
Win
|
References
[
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]
- ^
"Ca s? Erik"
.
mtvwe.com
. Retrieved
April 24,
2020
.
[
permanent dead link
]
- ^
"Gia đinh t?ng ph?n đ?i k?ch li?t Erik đi hat"
.
Bao giao thong
(in Vietnamese). January 1, 2017
. Retrieved
April 24,
2020
.
- ^
Hoang, Anh (January 1, 2017).
"The family once strongly opposed Erik's singing"
.
Traffic Newspaper
(in Vietnamese). Ministry of Transport, National GT Safety Commission
. Retrieved
July 23,
2017
.
- ^
Phuong, Giang (May 10, 2019).
"Little-known things about the hit owner that caused a fever After All"
.
Zing News
(in Vietnamese). Vietnam Publishing Association
. Retrieved
July 23,
2017
.
- ^
Phan, Chung (January 13, 2016).
"Erik, rookie of St.319 unleashed a hit song"
.
Zing News
. Vietnam Publishing Association
. Retrieved
July 23,
2017
.
- ^
Kim Chi (April 5, 2016).
"Vi sao 'Sau t?t c?' c?a Erik đ??c yeu thich tren BXH Zing?"
.
Zing News
(in Vietnamese).
- ^
Nguy?n, Qu?nh (January 15, 2017).
"Kh?c H?ng gi?i ma Sau t?t c? ? ca khuc hot nh?t 2016"
.
Tu?i Tr? Online
(in Vietnamese).
- ^
"Nh? "Sau t?t c?", Kh?c H?ng va Erik b?i thu gi?i th??ng n?m 2016"
.
Hoa H?c Tro
(in Vietnamese). January 8, 2017
. Retrieved
July 23,
2017
.
- ^
Nguy?n Minh (January 9, 2017).
"Sau T?t C?, Kh?c H?ng đa ra anh sang"
.
Phap Lu?t Plus
(in Vietnamese)
. Retrieved
July 23,
2017
.
- ^
https://hoahoctro.tienphong.vn/tin-tuc/tan-binh-quai-vat-erik-va-monstar-boi-thu-trong-mua-le-trao-giai
.
- ^
"Monstar (ST.319) tung MV đ?u tay d? th??ng k?t h?p v?i ekip nha SM"
.
- ^
https://voh.com.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/monstar-moi-nu-dien-vien-hau-due-mat-troi-dong-mv-love-rain-219362.html
.
- ^
"N? di?n vien 'H?u du? m?t tr?i' đong MV cho nhom Monstar"
. December 5, 2016.
- ^
"Hoang t? nh?c phim Erik tung MV "L?c nhau co ph?i muon đ?i"
"
.
- ^
"Tr?i nghi?m nh?ng c?m xuc trong tinh yeu qua MV m?i c?a Erik"
. January 14, 2017.
- ^
"Miss Teen 2012 Thu Trang tai xu?t xinh đ?p trong MV ca nh?c"
.
- ^
https://www.yan.vn/erik-vui-ve-cham-mat-nhom-monstar-tai-tiec-cua-ung-dai-ve-129168.html
.
- ^
"
'Ghen' c?a ca s? Min va Erik th?ng l?nh BXH Zing"
. May 30, 2017.
- ^
"
'Ghen' giup Erik va Min tr? l?i ngo?n m?c sau scandal ?n ao v?i cong ty qu?n ly"
. June 4, 2017.
- ^
"Co ph?i Min va Erik đa v? đ?u quan cho Kh?c H?ng?"
. June 14, 2017.
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"
'Ghen' c?a ca s? Min va Erik th?ng l?nh BXH Zing"
. May 30, 2017.
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"MV 'Ghen' c?a Min ? Erik l?p k? l?c tren BXH Zing v?i l??t nghe v??t tr?i"
. June 2017.
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"MV "Ghen" xac l?p k? l?c m?i trong s? nghi?p c?a Min va Erik"
. May 27, 2017.
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"Erik ra MV v? tinh yeu khong b?n c?a ng??i n?i ti?ng: 'Em khong sai, chung ta sai'
"
. May 7, 2020.
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"Erik đo?t quan quan the Heroes"
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"Bao VietnamNet"
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"Bao VietnamNet"
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"Ch?i l?n" nh? D??c s? Ti?n: đ?u t? s?n xu?t 15 MV cho 16 ngh? s? khac nhau, n? l?c mang "H?nh phuc mau" đ?n g?n khan gi?"
. December 23, 2023.
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