Female student with IELTS 8.0 wins first prize at ZhongSin International Music Competition

As a former student majoring in History at Ams High School, IELTS 8.0, academic results at the National Academy of Music always above 9... are the "bullet points" of Minh Nhat. This is the female student who just won First Prize at the ZhongSin International Music Competition.

The 19th ZhongSin International Music Competition was held in Singapore in the days leading up to the Lunar New Year 2025 with more than 1,000 contestants from 25 countries around the world participating. Contestant Nguyen Thi Minh Nhat of Vietnam won the first prize in the Vocal category.

Minh Nhat was born in 2002 in Hanoi and is currently a vocal music student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music. She has loved singing since she was very young, her idol is Taylor Swift. During her 3 years studying History at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Minh Nhat was an excellent student and achieved an IELTS score of 8.0. At Ams, she joined the Ams Glee Club - the most prominent art club of the school - as a singer.

After graduating from high school, Minh Nhat chose to study communications at RMIT University. But his passion for music led him to make a bold decision at the age of 20: stop studying at RMIT to study for the entrance exam to the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

With the dedicated guidance of People's Artist Quoc Hung, Minh Nhat passed the entrance exam to the Intermediate level of the largest music training school in Vietnam. Here, she was tutored by vocal instructor Huong Ly Sao Mai. Having a natural talent and passion for music, and possessing a good academic background, she always achieved academic results above 9 points in both specialized and general subjects, and was awarded as an excellent student of the Academy.

Minh Nhat (left) and teacher Huong Ly Sao Mai

Singer Huong Ly Sao Mai, Minh Nhat's direct vocal teacher, said that her student possesses a Lyric soprano voice with a warm and rich timbre. "Minh Nhat can easily perform smooth melodies or transform into a princess with a playful, humorous, clear and cheerful voice in musicals. With a good sense of music, she is studious and diligent in practicing her profession, so her singing voice improves and develops every day," Minh Nhat's teacher commented.

People's Artist Quoc Hung - Deputy Director in charge of the Vietnam National Academy of Music shared that he was impressed with Minh Nhat from the moment her parents brought her to meet them to ask to study vocal music: "I found it strange that a Gen Z girl who is very good at foreign languages ​​is so passionate about classical music. Minh Nhat has loved opera since she was a child, and has studied operas or arias very deeply since she was a child. When Minh Nhat was admitted to the school, because of my busy work, I could not continue to teach her so I transferred her to Huong Ly Sao Mai for guidance. During the whole learning process, I still followed her and saw that the two teachers and students got along very well, and Minh Nhat made remarkable progress."

After nearly 3 years of studying vocal music at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Minh Nhat decided to participate in international music competitions to test herself and gain experience. In July 2024, she participated in the Chicago International Music Competition in the US. Although she did not win any prizes, Minh Nhat learned a lot and the experiences from this competition contributed significantly to her victory at the ZhongSin International Music Competition.

When her name was announced as the first prize winner at the ZhongSin International Music Competition, Minh Nhat was overwhelmed with surprise and happiness. Perhaps because the contestants from other countries were so talented and professional, she did not think she would win the highest prize.

Minh Nhat said that her recent achievement at the ZhongSin International Music Competition is a great encouragement for her to continue pursuing her dream: becoming an opera singer.

ZhongSin International Music Competition is a competition sponsored by the governments of China and Singapore, as well as agencies such as UNESCO, the International Music Management Association, etc. This is the first music competition to achieve ISO 9001 international quality management system certification, becoming one of the most professional and comprehensive competitions in Singapore over the past 19 years.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/nu-sinh-ielts-80-gianh-giai-nhat-cuoc-thi-am-nhac-quoc-te-zhongsin-20250126192521362.htm