Trinh Lam & Quynh Vi – Tinh Con Vuong Van
In Thuy Nga’s last year talent show, Trinh Lam came in first and Quynh Vi came in second, but I concluded it the other way around. Need some proof? Listen no further than their new duo release Tinh Con Vuong Van, in which Quynh Vi is the one who picks him up where he doesn’t deliver.
Trinh Lam has a strong voice, but he doesn’t have the flow. He sings with the same tone on every track. His low register is so boring. His solos, “Don Coi” and “Mua Buon,” are snore-worthies. Even on the bossa-nova “Coi Mong” he could hardly ride the beat. He also tries too hard in his enunciation, which gets a bit irritating.
In contrast, Quynh Vi has less strength in her voice, but the clear and sweet qualities make up for it. Her intonation, of course, is impeccable. She knows how not to over dramatize a pop tune like “Em Da Tung Yeu.” But then on “Han Tinh Trong Mua,” she couldn’t reach the depth of the tune’s sorrow.
Nevertheless, Quynh Vi saves Trinh Lam’s ass not once, but twice on their duets. She starts off “Nua Vang Trang” so damn lovely. Her voice floats like clouds over the moonlight until Trinh Lam comes in and makes everything disappear. On “Nuoi Tiec,” Trinh Lam’s low notes sound so flat that making me wish the male part could have performed by Trinh Nam Son, the writer himself.
I voted for David Meng! :) Hihi! (J/K)
Haven’t listen to this cd yet but I can’t agree more with you on Trinh Lam.
I Don’t listen to anyone other than tran thu ha from thuy nga’s roster. they’re all suck! but that’s just me!
I take comfort that at least they know how to sing unlike the like of Nhu Loan, Truc Lam and Truc Linh. The tunes aren’t bad either but somehow I feel overwhemingly nothing, absolutely nothing. Their voices are sweet and all that but have no emotion whatsoever, sort of a singing machine. Maybe some computer geeks will reinvent their voices one day. :)
today’s singers bring almost no emotion to their singing. they simply play like a machine, unlike the old days of ngoc-lan.
It’s true that Trinh Lam still needs to work on his Vietnamese enunciation, which I think is a shame given that he can actually speak Vietnamese. Quynh Vi has all the potential to go further, but for now her emotion / expression are not there just yet. Just give them some time…
Yeap. I agree. I like TNS for hir originality. I recently found his new mixed pop/rock/latin song on youtube called “Chieu Tay Ho.” The chart sounds pretty good. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfVNPnhGPs0&feature=related
I believe Trinh Lam has more music talent than just a voice. I also think Quynh Vi needs more training on singing if she wants to compete against those established divas. Voice is a born potential with but the musical talent is a learned and trained knowledge.
trinh lam is suck but quynh vi was great she look so cute look like chen hao in chinese
i believe Trinh Lam won the talent show because, as the title of the show suggested, he has TALENTS. His voice is outstanding and his ability to write great songs is a wonderful contribution to the Vietnamese music industry.
I’d rather have QV and TL sing love songs to me than Bang Kieu/Minh Tuyet or Luong TUng Quang and all the other unfortunate singers who have to sing with him..
Furthermore, I disagre with your comments 100%.
ok…if you think QV delievred that song better than TL…no wonder anymore abotu your reviews…you really do have craps in your ears…
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I have a feeling like you do not like Trinh Lam. The way you made comment is unfair.
Yes I totally agree with you that QV is a great singer, her tone, sound and emotion is outstanding, I am in love with her sweet voice, I can feel when she is singing love songs.
Trinh Lam, I would rate him just as an “okay” singer, I try to get the flow while he is singing but never get it, he had got out of tone at some songs. About the songs he wrote, he needs to revise more and more, it seems to me that he just has the same version and re-word a little bit, ex. “toi loi…doi anh toi loi….yeu em…” I hear this words almost in his songs. Also, I wish he has his own melody, instead of chinese songs.
Strangely enough, I completely disagree, regarding Trinh Lam’s singing talents.
First off, it is agreed that Quynh Vi is a wonderful singer. The raw talent in her cannot be missed. Yet I find she has much work to do. Her best performance, I think, was Niem Dau Chon Dau in the semi-finals. Afterwards, her performance seemed to drop and then stay around that area. For example, in her song ca with Bang Kieu recently, she started off the song off-beat and too loud. Although it is obvious she DOES understand what she is saying, she is unable to show it through expressions.
Trinh Lam on the other hand, is a singer that I find still has much talent. Being a composer alone is already difficult and I think he does a great job of that. Similar to QV, since his performances from the semi-finals and finals, his performance level seems to have dropped. Likely because they were trying harder then than they are now. Nonetheless, I found myself swaying to Trinh Lam’s song ‘Tai Sao’ when he sang it (despite the fact I find the lyrics of that song were still lacking) because he put real effort and soul into it. As mentioned earlier his voice is also strong.
As for their CD, I found that their level of singing was around the same notch. Quynh Vi (if you ask me) actually seems to have a rawer and stronger voice than Trinh Lam does. Trinh Lam’s voice seems more controlled. All of Quynh Vi’s songs were sang well but could have been sung better because once again … they weren’t polished. Still too raw. On the other hand, Trinh Lam kept himself within a range and wouldn’t let himself loosen up a bit while he was singing, also dragging his performance down. But, seeing as they both had what each other lacked they weren’t a badly chosen pair to song ca together.
Totally agree with you viv. Trinh lam and Quynh Vi the perfect couple I’ve seen and look for in a long long time. Quynh Vi has one of the most beatiful voice, her flow and sweetness take you wherever you’ve possibly dream of…unlike Minh Tuyet and Nhu Quynh. They try so hard ( you can see in their singing) and (rung) so much each and every end of the note that make me sick….
go TL & QV love (Nua Van Trang & Tinh con vuong van by TL&QV)
and also go Lakersssss……lol