Nguyễn Thanh Tùng (born July 5, 1994), known professionally as Sơn Tùng M-TP, is a Vietnamese singer-songwriter and actor. His self-written 2012 and 2013 singles, "Cơn mưa ngang qua" and "Em của ngày hôm qua" launched his career. These were followed by successful singles such as "Chắc ai đó sẽ về", "Lạc trôi" and "Nơi này có anh". In 2017, Tùng released the compilation album m-tp M-TP and published his autobiography, Chạm tới giấc mơ. His record label, M-TP Entertainment, was founded in lately 2016. His other works include the M-TP Ambition - Chuyến bay đầu tiên concert tour (2015–2016), a starring role in the 2014 film Dandelion (which earned him a Golden Kite Prize for Young Prominent Actor) and an appearance as a contestant on the television series The Remix. Called a "Prince of V-pop" for his popularity, Tùng has received many accolades which include a MTV Europe Music Award, a Dedication Music Award, a Mnet Asian Music Award, seven Green Wave Awards and an inclusion on Forbes Vietnam's 2018 30 Under 30 list.
Life and career
1994–2012: Early life and career
2013–2015: Breakthrough, copyright controversies and Dandelion
2015–2017: The Remix and concerts
2017–present: m-tp M-TP, Sky Tour Movie and Chúng ta
In April 2017, Tùng released the compilation albumm-tp M-TP.[1][2][3][4] In June 2017, Tùng performed at the Viral Fest Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, and conducted a second M-TP & Friends concert in Hanoi in the following month.[5][6] He starred in Âm bản (2017), and took part on "Gia đình tôi chọn" in that August.[7][8] The singer's autobiography, Chạm tới giấc mơ, was published in September.[9]
In May 2018, his single "Run Now" was released with a music video featuring Thai actress Davika Hoorne.[10] Later in July, the singer played a fictionalized version of himself in Chuyến đi của thanh xuân.[11][12] Tùng's collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg, "Give It to Me", was released in July 2019. The accompanied video features an appearance by singer Madison Beer and set a 24-hour record for Vietnamese music videos with 25.8 million YouTube views on the first day. This record was previously held by "Chạy ngay đi" (17.6 million views).[13]
The singer embarked on his second nationwide concert tour, Sky Tour, from July to August 2019. The tour was chronicled in the documentary film, Sơn Tùng M-TP: Sky Tour Movie, which debuted in June 2020. Dubbed as Vietnam’s first musical documentary, it grossed ₫5.5 billion (US$238.700) after the first three days of release even with mixed reviews.[14]Netflix went on to distribute the film globally.[15][16]
Later that year, Tùng released "Có chắc yêu là đây" and the lead single from his forthcoming extended play Chúng ta, "Chúng ta của hiện tại". The former became the 4th-most streamed music video premiere on YouTube at the time with 901.000 concurrent viewers. Tùng also became the first Vietnamese musician to enter the BillboardSocial 50 chart that July at number 28.[17]
In January 2021, Tùng collaborated with online multiplayer battle royale game Garena Free Fire, as part of the collaboration character named "Skyler" based on Tùng was added to game, the same month official theme song for the character was dropped by Tùng on YouTube.[18]
Discography
Studio albums
Chúng ta (2021)
Complication albums
m-tp M-TP (2017)
Filmography
Dandelion (2014)
Âm bản (2017)
Chuyến đi của thanh xuân (2018)
Sơn Tùng M-TP: Sky Tour Movie (2020)
References
↑Mi Ty (March 20, 2017). "Sơn Tùng M-TP ra album đầu tay kỷ niệm 5 năm ca hát" [Sơn Tùng M-TP to release his first album to commemorate five years in music]. Thế giới Điện ảnh (in Vietnamese). Retrieved July 11, 2017.
↑VTV News staff(s) (March 30, 2017). "Đập hộp album đầu tay của Sơn Tùng M-TP" [Unboxing Sơn Tùng M-TP's first album]. VTV News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved July 11, 2017.