Is it too much to criticize Ha Anh Tuan for wearing a 'tiger' shirt for a love song?

Ha Anh Tuan's new and old singing voice and performance style are always a topic of debate - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

Ha Anh Tuan has built his own music brand with a large number of loyal fans, reaching the position of one of the leading singers in the Vietnamese music market, but many old fans have left him as he gradually changed.

Until now, there are still people who consider Ha Anh Tuan's greatest contribution to Vietnamese music to be the album Café Sáng in 2007, or the performances they remember most from him are still from Sao Mai Diem Hen in 2006. Some people still like the time when he sang a duet with Phuong Linh.

Is Ha Anh Tuan's new mix of old hits awkward?

The controversy surrounding Ha Anh Tuan's new and old styles, as well as his voice and performance - is not a new story.

But recently, the controversy flared up again after Ha Anh Tuan released a video of the mash-up performance Thien Duong Goi Ten - Yeu Em - Con Mua Tinh Yeu at the concert Sketch a Rose in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9.

Ha Anh Tuan sings Heaven Calls Your Name - Love You - Love Rain

This was the final performance of the concert night, when it was almost midnight, so Ha Anh Tuan was not in the best of shape. The mash-up was lively with a large orchestra and backing vocals. He also moved around the stage and down to the audience seats to interact and invite the audience to sing along.

Sharing this video on his personal page, a male audience member said that the mash-up was not suitable for the 3 love songs. Ha Anh Tuan's voice was higher, thicker, and stronger, singing with a top band, a powerful choir and string ensemble on a big stage but it was "weird, 'awkward', like he was showing off grandeur.

This audience member thinks that Ha Anh Tuan puts a "tiger" coat on his love songs. The comment received more than 1,600 interactions, many comments agreeing.

With this article, a long-time fan of Ha Anh Tuan admits that the 3 songs are more suitable for male-female duet singing, instead of one singer singing with a large audience.

However: "If you criticize Tuan for being too stiff when singing to the point of being vulgar or criticizing his looks, it's probably a personal attack" - fans wrote.

This is the final performance of the concert, the singer is tired so it's understandable that he has to sing harder.

What should be improved in this performance is the somewhat excessive expression. The constant closing of eyes or grimacing when hitting high notes, as well as the long "forget" in Love Rain should be restrained.

Many audiences also believe that we cannot just because of one performance elevate our point of view and deny the singer's entire new direction.

Ha Anh Tuan has contributed to the development of the music performance market - Photo: NVCC

Inviting a magnificent orchestra and choir, the famous pianist Yiruma, beautiful and sophisticated stage design, visual effects and a concert with an audience of 10,000 people are Ha Anh Tuan's efforts. His humorous way of speaking is also his "signature".

For many years, Ha Anh Tuan has shown his passion for performing outdoor concerts with large audiences, professionally and meticulously. This is also the dream of many other singers and artists.

Ha Anh Tuan's music is not just covers

On this occasion, many fans of Ha Anh Tuan also want to clarify another long-standing prejudice about him, which is that he is just a "cover singer", "only covers are successful, not many of his own hits".

The new album Sketch a Rose is Ha Anh Tuan's 12th studio album - Photo: NVCC

On Threads, audience member Yen Ngoc pointed out that the latest Sketch a Rose is "Ha Anh Tuan's 12th studio album" in his 19-year career.

The album has 12 new songs including: Dear Memory - Rose Memory (composed by Yiruma), Rose, You, Poet Guest, Still Remember, From the Ashes, Intact...

"Producing a full album requires much more effort and brainpower than a single or a single MV.

He is often ridiculed as a "cover singer", "has no original songs"... because of his unique and difficult-to-access music release style. He still walks on his own path" - Yen Ngoc wrote.

Before Sketch a Rose , Ha Anh Tuan continuously released albums in recent years such as: Fragile, Short Stories, End of the Day, A Man Alone, Healed Wounds, Radiant Horizon, Vietnamese People...

There are both cover songs and new songs, but the arrangements are always carefully and respectfully done. However, Ha Anh Tuan keeps the album release method within the fan community, not widely spreading it outside.

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