Born into a poor family in Nghe An, La Vanh Toan grew up in poverty, but his passion for music eventually drove him to pursue his singing career.
Having appeared in the show Voice Battle , male singer Le Vinh Toan received much attention from the audience with his warm voice and narrative performance style.
Recently, Le Vinh Toan appeared in the musical film Mien Nho directed by Huyen Vu, broadcast on VTV1. This film recreates a part of Le Vinh Toan's difficult life but full of beautiful memories, full of family love.
Le Vinh Toan was born and raised in a poor rural area of Nghe An in a family of 5 siblings. After finishing 9th grade, seeing his two older siblings going to college and making their parents work hard, Toan decided to stop studying and work to earn money to support himself.
Singer Le Vinh Toan (left) in VTV's film "Memory".
Toan went to Sa Pa to work as a security guard at a hotel to make a living, even though he was not old enough to work. During his days as a security guard in Sapa, Vinh Toan maintained his love of music by hanging out with other employees.
After 2 years working as a security guard, Le Vinh Toan decided to return to his hometown and go to school to pursue his dream. Not finishing high school always made Toan lack confidence when stepping out into life.
Back home, while studying, Le Vinh Toan tried every way to sing anywhere, asking everyone to sing at weddings. That was still not enough, Toan went to wedding theater owners to ask to carry loudspeakers, with the hope that if any program lacked singers, when there were no people, they would let Toan go on stage to sing.
After graduating from high school, Le Vinh Toan went to Ho Chi Minh City with only 150,000 VND in his pocket. He slept on stone benches and ate instant noodles. Thanks to an acquaintance, he joined the Phuong Tuong theater troupe, performing in remote rural areas of the West. He worked as a backup singer, carrying speakers, setting up the stage, backstage, etc. He earned 20,000-30,000 VND per night.
"One day I was about to sing when the MC said I didn't need it anymore because the star was coming. I was so sad," Le Vinh Toan recalled.
Then, with the help of a cousin, Toan stayed in a small warehouse in Saigon, worked as a security guard during the day, sang at small tea rooms at night, and sang with bingo troupes everywhere with a small amount of money.
Meritorious Artist Tan Nhan and student Le Vinh Toan.
Not having the opportunity to go to school, Toan self-studied his major via the internet. Later, he met singer Huyen Trang, who encouraged him to go to Hanoi to study formally. Thanks to that, he had the opportunity to meet Meritorious Artist Tan Nhan. When Toan went to Hanoi to study for the entrance exam to the Conservatory of Music, singer Tan Nhan lent him her house to stay and study.
Sharing about her student, Meritorious Artist Tan Nhan said her impression of Le Vinh Toan is that he is a very shy boy but sings very well, with the qualities of a folk music star.
"I admired this voice and told him to go to school, and the best environment for him was the Vietnam National Academy of Music. His voice was very powerful, very emotional, and rare. At that time, I helped Toan review for the entrance exam to the intermediate level of the Academy.
It can be said that Toan encountered many difficulties and obstacles. Toan was over the age for taking the intermediate exam. I stood up as a guarantor and asked the Academy's Board of Directors that this was a special case. Once Toan passed the entrance exam to the Academy, I would only teach him for the first year," Meritorious Artist Tan Nhan shared. Currently, Le Vinh Toan is being taught and guided by singer Le Anh Dung. He has also gradually affirmed his talent in his singing career.
After the movie Mien Nho, Le Vinh Toan plans to make more new music products with songs with contemporary folk music. He longs to have his own live show to sing and show gratitude to his homeland and parents. At the same time, he wants to help poor students who love music, have dreams but do not have the conditions to pursue an artistic path.
Le Chi
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hoc-tro-tan-nhan-ke-thoi-di-lam-bao-ve-hat-lot-kiem-30-000-dong-moi-dem-ar915837.html
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