Hoàng Thùy Linh

Not to be confused with Hoàng Thùy.

Hoàng Thùy Linh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰwi˨˩ lïŋ˧˧]; born 11 August 1988)^[1] is a Vietnamese V-pop singer and actress.^[1] She gained recognition for her popular song "See Tình," with a remixed version that gained widespread popularity on TikTok.^[2]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Hoàng. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Linh.

Hoàng Thùy Linh
Born	(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36) Hanoi, Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress, TV personality
Years active	2004–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop V-pop teen pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Sony Music Vietnam

Early years

Thùy Linh received her acting training at Hanoi's College of Art. She initially gained fame as a member of the girlband Thien Than (Angels). During her teenage years, she was also a presenter for HanoiTV's children's game show, Vui Cùng Hugo. Notably, Thùy Linh achieved recognition in 2006 by winning the ICON contest on Hoa Học Trò and became well known through various TV commercials, advertisements, and magazine covers targeting a teenage audience.

Her acting career began with the role of Thùy in the drama series Đường đời (Path of Life) in 2004, consisting of 25 episodes and earning her the Golden Award at the Vietnam Drama Festival in 2005.^[3] Following this success, she played roles in two other dramas: Trò đùa của số phận (Laugh of Destiny) (2005, 18 episodes) directed by Huy Thuần, and Lan in Đi về phía mặt trời (Journey to the Sun) (2006, 29 episodes) directed by Lưu Trọng Ninh.

In 2006, Thùy Linh pursued studies at the Department of TV Director at the Vietnam Acting and Film College, completing her degree in 2009.^[4]

In 2007, she took on a leading role in the second season of the interactive television programme "Vàng Anh's Diary," originally titled Nhật ký Vàng Anh. The show, a sitcom adapted from Portugal's "Sofia's Diary," received acclaim for its educational content aimed at Vietnamese youth.^[5]

Controversy

In September 2007, a private video featuring Thùy Linh engaging in sexual activities with her boyfriend, known as Viet "dart," was leaked online. Initially posted on YouTube, the video was swiftly taken down but later circulated on Vietnamese forums, leading to widespread dissemination throughout the nation. This incident became the most significant scandal in the Vietnamese entertainment industry at the time. The video's impact reached both domestic and international audiences, drawing attention from media outlets in the UK and the US.^[6][7]

The scandal triggered public debates, with the younger generation advocating for sympathetic tolerance toward Thùy Linh. In contrast, adults, especially parents, criticized her heavily. There were informal demands for an official apology due to the perceived indirect impact on an education-oriented TV program for Vietnam's youth.^{[citation needed]}

On 14 September 2007, the producers of "Vàng Anh's Diary" announced the show's cancellation. The final episode featured a pre-recorded talk show with Thùy Linh, during which she publicly apologized for the video. The decision to air this show drew substantial criticism toward VTV (Vietnam Television).^{[citation needed]}

Post-scandal career

After the scandal, Thùy Linh maintained a low profile for a year before making a comeback in 2010 with her self-titled debut album, "Hoàng Thùy Linh – Vol.1." Despite receiving minimal promotion, the album achieved significant success, earning praise from many critics who commended her singing ability and the overall quality of the album.

In May 2011, Thùy Linh released her second album, titled "Đừng Vội Vàng" ("No Hurry"). Similar to her debut album, the second album received positive reviews from critics who admired her vocal talents and the production quality.

On 6 March 2018, Thùy Linh published her autobiography, "Vàng Anh & Phượng Hoàng" ("Oriole and Phoenix"), providing insights into her career, including reflections on the scandal that had previously impacted her public image.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	English Title	Role	Notes
2013	Thần Tượng	The Talent	Thùy Linh	Lead role
2020	Trái Tim Quái Vật	The Instrument of Murder	Khánh	Lead role

Television

Year	Title	English Title	Role	Notes
2004	Đường Đời		Thùy
2005	Trò Đùa Của Số Phận		Hằng
2006	Đi Về Phía Mặt Trời		Lan
2007	Nhật Ký Vàng Anh		Vàng Anh	Main role (Season 2)
2018	Ngày Ấy Mình Đã Yêu			Cameo
2019	Mê Cung	Maze	Lam Anh

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details
Hoàng Thùy Linh (Reissue: Nhịp Đập Giấc Mơ)	Released: 14 April 2010 Label: Dihavina, Viết Tân Formats: CD, digital download
Đừng Vội Vàng	Released: 12 January 2011[8] Label: Dihavina, Viết Tân Formats: CD, digital download
Hoàng	Released: 21 October 2019[9] Label: The Leader, Sony Music, Times Formats: CD,[10] LP,[11] digital download, cassette
Link	Released: 11 August 2022[12] Label: The Leader, Sony Music, Times Formats: CD, digital download[13]

Compilations

Title	Details
The Ballad Hits[14]	Released: 21 March 2017 Label: The Leader Entertainment Formats: Streaming, digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
Hoàng Thùy Linh Mini Album 2012[15]	Released: 11 July 2012 Label: The Leader Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment Formats: Streaming, digital download
Hoàng Thùy Linh 2013 [16]	Released: 15 May 2013 Label: The Leader Entertainment Formats: Streaming, digital download
S.I.X[17] (with TripleD)	Released: 15 June 2016 Label: The Leader Entertainment Formats: Streaming, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album	Ref
		VIE Hot [18]			VIE Top [19]
"Nhịp Đập Giấc Mơ (Beat of Dreams)"	2010	[A]	[A]	Hoàng Thùy Linh	[21]
"Đừng Vội Vàng (Don't Rush)"	2011			Đừng Vội Vàng (Don't Rush)	[22]
"Ngày Không Anh (A Day Without You)"					[23]
"Lại Lần Nữa (Yet Again)"					[24]
"Rơi (Fallin')"	2012			Mini Album 2012	[25]
"Chạy Trốn (I Wanna Run)"	2013			Đừng Vội Vàng (Don't Rush)	[26]
"Last Time"				Hoàng Thùy Linh (2013)	[27]
"Crazy"					[28]
"High"					[29]
"Just You" (featuring Wowy and I.A.MY)	2015			Non-album single	[30]
"I'm Gonna Break"	2016			S.I.X	[31]
"Bánh Trôi Nước (Woman)"					[32]
"Fall in Love" (featuring Kimmese)	2018			Non-album single	[33]
"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe (Let Mi Tell)"	2019	96	63	Hoàng	[34]
"Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces)" (featuring Hồ Hoài Anh and TripleD)		[A]	[A]		[35]
"Duyên Âm (Love of Ghost)"					[36]
"Kẻ Cắp Gặp Bà Già (Diamond Cut Diamond)" (featuring Binz)	2020		79		[37]
"Gieo Quẻ (Casting Coins)" (featuring Đen)	2022	2	2	Link	[38]
"See Tình"		2	1		[39]
"Đánh Đố (The Mind Game)" (featuring Thanh Lam and Tùng Dương)		44	35		[40]
"Bo Xì Bo (Pause Pause)"		1	1		[41]
"Hạ Phỏm (All Cards on Desk)"	2023	18	13		[42]
"Miền Đất Hứa" (with Đen)		75	51	Non-album single	[43]

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album	Ref
		VIE Hot [44]			VIE Top [45]
"Hờn Dỗi (Sulk)" (Dance Version)	2013	—	—	Non-album promotional single	[46]
"Đi Rồi Sẽ Đến"				Thần Tượng OST	[47]
"Rơi (Fallin')" (2014 Dance Version)	2014			Non-album promotional singles	[48]
"Crazy (TLVR RMX)"	2015				[49]
"Thì Thầm Mùa Xuân (Whispering Spring)"	2016				[50]
"London Bridge"				S.I.X	[51]
"Break the Rules"				Non-album promotional singles	[52]
"Đón Xuân Tuyệt Vời (Gorgeous New Year)" (with Chi Pu)	2017				[53]
"Material Girl"					[54]
"Chuyện Tình Lá Gió (Love Story of Wind and Leaf)"				The Ballad Hits	[55]
"Đôi Khi Em Muốn Khóc (Sometimes, I Wanna Cry)"					[56]
"Mê Cung (The Maze)"	2019			Mê Cung OST	[57] [58]
"Làm Gì Phải Hốt" (with JustaTee & Đen)	2020	12	11	Non-album promotional singles	[59]
"Việt Nam Tử Tế" (with Lam Trường, Tóc Tiên, Erik & Karik)		—	—		[60]
"Khi Tình Yêu Đủ Lớn (Once Love Fulfill)" (featuring Rtee)					[61]
"Cánh Cửa Diệu Kỳ" (with Dế Choắt, Hoàng Rob & Khắc Hưng)	2021			Diệu Kỳ Việt Nam	[62]
"Em Đây Chẳng Phải Thúy Kiều (I Am Not Thuy Kieu)"		57	36	Hoàng	[63]
"Lắm Mối Tối Ngồi Không (Run After Two Hares, Catch Nones)"		—	—		[64]
"Kẽo Cà Kẽo Kẹt (The Creeking)"					[65]
"Việt Nam Hết Mình" (with Karik & Only C)	2022	—	—	Non-album promotional singles	[66]
"Kiềng Ba Chân" (with Karik)		—	—		[67]
"Đợi Chờ Đừng Cáu" (with Phan Mạnh Quỳnh)	2023	—	—		[68]
"Chất Êm. My Game" (with 16 Typh & Touliver)		—	—		[69]

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album	Ref
		VIE Hot			VIE Top
"không một bài hát nào có thể diễn tả cảm xúc của em lúc này. (Inexplicable)" (featuring Thanh Bui)	2022	5	4	Link	[70] [71] [72]
"Lúc Thấy Lúc Không (See Saw Seen)"		9	8
"Bắt Vía (Manipulate)" (featuring Wren Evans and Mew Amazing)		15	13
"Trưởng Nữ Chạy Trốn (The Runaway Eldest)"		17	15

Awards and nominations

Music

Devotion Music Awards

The Devotion Music Awards is an annual music accolade bestowed by Sports and Culture, a renowned entertainment newspaper in Vietnam. This award aims to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the richness and development of Vietnamese pop music. Often regarded as the Vietnamese equivalent of the Grammy Awards, the Devotion Music Awards cover various categories within the music industry.^[73][74][75]

A notable achievement in the history of these awards is credited to Hoang Thuy Linh, who became the first Vietnamese artist to clinch victories in all four major categories in a single year.^[76]

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2017	Best Music Video of the Year	"Bánh Trôi Nước (Woman)"	Nominated	[77]
2020	Best Album of the Year	Hoàng	Won	[78]
	Best Song of the Year	"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe"	Won
	Best Music Video of the Year		Won
	Best Singer of the Year	Herself	Won
2021	Best Music Video of the Year	"Kẻ Cắp Gặp Bà Già"	Nominated	[79]
2023	Best Album of the Year	LINK	Won	[80] [81] [82]
	Best Song of the Year	"Gieo Quẻ"	Nominated
	Best Music Video of the Year		Won
	Best Female Artist of the Year	Herself	Won

Harper's Bazaar Star Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2019	Female Artist of the Year	Herself	Won	[83]

Golden Apricot Blossom Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2019	Artist of the Year	Herself	Won	[84] [85]
	Song of the Year	"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe"	Won
	Favorite Female Pop Singer		Won
2020		"Kẻ Cắp Gặp Bà Già"	Nominated	[86]

Green Wave Music Awards

The Green Wave Music Awards stands as one of the venerable and esteemed annual music honors within the Vietnamese music industry. Its inception dates back to 1997, and it is organized by the 99.9 MHz FM radio station of the Voice of the People of Ho Chi Minh City.^[87]

Hoang Thuy Linh became the first artist ever to secure victories in all eight nominated categories in a single year at the Green Wave Music Awards.^[88]

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2019	Song of the Year	"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe"	Won	[89]
	Influence Award		Won
	Music Video of the Year		Won
	Top 10 Songs of the Year		Recipient
	Best Collaboration	"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe" (shared with producers DTAP)	Won
	Best Sound Mixing		Won
	Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Herself	Won
	Female Artist of the Year		Won
2020			Nominated	[90]
2021			Nominated	[91]
2022			Won	[92] [93]
	Album of the Year	LINK	Won
	Music Video of the Year	"Gieo Quẻ"	Nominated
	Best Collaboration		Nominated
	Song of the Year	"See Tình"	Won
	Viral Song of the Year		Nominated
	Top 10 Songs of the Year		Recipient
	Best Sound Mixing	"See Tình" (shared with producers DTAP)	Won
2023	Female Artist of the Year	Herself	Nominated	[94] [95]
	Music Video of the Year	"Bo Xì Bo"	Won

Men&Life Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2020	Singer of the Year	Herself	Won	[96]

METUB WebTVAsia Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2019	Viral Music Video of the Year	"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe"	Won	[97]

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2019	Best Asian Artist - Vietnam	Herself	Won	[98]

POP Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2016	Video of the Year	"Bánh Trôi Nước (Woman)"	Nominated	[99]

YanVpop20 Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2016	Music Video of the Year	"Bánh Trôi Nước (Woman)"	Won	[100]
	Top 20 Songs of the Year		Recipient

Zing Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2014	Female Artist of the Year	Herself	Nominated	[101]
2016	Music Video of the Year	"Bánh Trôi Nước (Woman)"	Nominated	[102]

Acting

The Golden Kite Awards, officially titled the Vietnam Cinema Association Awards, have been an annual testament to excellence in the realm of Vietnamese films, television series, and videos since 2003. Hosted by the Vietnam Cinema Association, this ceremony aims to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the cinematic and television landscape of Vietnam throughout the preceding year.

Widely regarded as the Vietnamese equivalent to the Oscars, the Golden Kite Awards hold a preeminent position as the most esteemed accolade in the country's film and television industry. The ceremony typically takes place early in the subsequent year, showcasing and celebrating the pinnacle of achievements within the Vietnamese audiovisual realm.

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2013	Best Leading Actress	Thần Tượng	Nominated	[103][104]

VTV Festival

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2004	Breakthrough Actress	Đường đời	Won

Other accolades

ELLE Style Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2019	Most Stylist Female Singer of the Year	Herself	Won	[105]

WeChoice Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work/Recipient	Result	Note
2017	Top 10 Inspirational Public Figures	Herself	Nominated	[106]
2019	Top 10 Inspirational Public Figures		Won	[107] [108]
	Breakthrough Artist of the Year		Nominated
	Music Video of the Year	Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe	Nominated

Notes

1. Billboard Vietnam was launched on January 14, 2022.^[20]