# Erik (Vietnamese singer)

Lê Trung Thành (born October 13, 1997), managed by V-MAS entertainment. He also known by his stage name Erik, is a Vietnamese singer and dancer. He first gained recognition competing The Voice Kids of Vietnam in 2013, in addition to having been part in 2016 of the Vietnamese boy group Monstar.

## Life and career
### 1997–2015: Childhood and The Voice Kids of Vietnam

Erik was born on October 13, 1997, in Hanoi. At first, his family opposed Erik of choosing an art path, but eventually came into an agreement to allow Erik to pursue his music career if he passed the Blind Auditions on The Voice Kids of Vietnam in 2013. He managed to pass the round, and joined coach Hiền Thục. Erik later finished 15th place on the program. In addition to his participation in The Voice Kids of Vietnam, Erik also participated in a number of other music competitions and received encouraging achievements.
After his appearance on The Voice Kids of Vietnam 2013, Erik participated in St.319 Entertainment's internship contest in January 2015 and was officially selected to be the company's trainee, following a comprehensive training contract, modelled after the Korean entertainment industry.

### 2016–2017: "Sau tất cả" and "Ghen"

After the training period, Erik officially debuted with his first song entitled "Sau tất cả" (lit. After All) on January 11, 2016, on appearing the YouTube channel of St.319 Entertainment. Two days later, another video was released for Erik's debut, suggesting him to be the first member of the project group, Monstar. On January 15, the official music video for "Sau tất cả" was released on St.319 Entertainment's YouTube channel. The song quickly gained attention, not only in the V-pop fandom but also by the general public during the first half of 2016, bring him fame and awards. Sau tất cả was also on the list of "Classic Sayings on Social Media in 2016" voted by VnExpress, in addition to being covered by many singers, celebrities and international fans. In the mainstream media, this song was dubbed as the "national song" of Vietnam. The Vietnamese magazine, Hoa Học Trò noted the success of the song made viewers "'startled' by a few rookies using their feet" on showbiz but had an impressive pitch and had such a lasting impact.
In the first half of 2016, Erik participated in recording for two soundtrack songs including "Yeu & Yeu" (Love & Love) which is the OST of the movie "Benh vien ma" (Ghost Hospital) and "Tôi là ai trong em" (Who am I in you) of the movie "Taxi! Em tên gì? (Taxi! What's your name?). In the second half of 2016, after releasing the recording and choreography of the song "Turn It Up", on September 6, St.319 Entertainment officially released the MV for the debut of a new group called Monstar consisting of three members, Erik, Nicky, Key, in which Erik is the main vocal of the group. In December, as a Vietnam-Korea Tourism Ambassador selected by the Korea National Administration of Tourism, Monstar participated in a series of tourism promotion activities in Korea, in which the highlight was the launch of The music video promoting Korean tourism is titled "Love Rain". The MV features actress Choi Jin Hee, who played the role of nurse Park Kwan Hee in the movie Descendants of the Sun. In the last days of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, Erik continued to release another solo product of his, the song "Lạc nhau có phải muôn đời" (Is it lost forever), this is the OST song for the movie "Chờ em đến ngày mai" (Waiting for you until tomorrow). The song includes an audio track and an MV. This song and the success of the previous soundtrack songs helped Erik be officially nicknamed by the media and the audience as "The Prince of Soundtrack". Participating in the MV has the presence of two main actors, model Quang Dai and Miss Teen 2012 Thu Trang.
In 2017, Erik decided to leave Monstar and St.319 Entertainment and become a freelance singer. In later activities, many times Erik and Monstar attended the same event, they still freely talked and took pictures together.

### 2017–present: Released "Ghen Cô Vy", "Em không sai, chúng ta sai", "Anh luôn là lý do" and participated in The Heroes

Three months later, Erik as a freelance singer teamed up with another former St.319 Entertainment singer, Min, to release a new MV Ghen. The MV has received a lot of attention from the audience, marking his strong comeback as well as the excitement when the two artists are singers who used to be a part in St.319 Entertainment in the past. The song was produced by AD Production and composed by musician Khac Hung, this is considered another interesting coincidence when Khac Hung is the one who collaborated with St.319 Entertainment to produce Erik's remarkable song "Sau Tat Ca" (After All). This song also achieved high achievements on Vietnamese music charts, after more than 4 days of airing, Ghen has reached 3.5 million views and ranked first on the top trending of the song on YouTube Vietnam.
After leaving St.319 Entertainment, Erik was an artist of HI Entertainment. The first product after joining HI Entertainment was the song "Đừng xin lỗi nữa" (Don't Apologize), which attracted a lot of attention from audience, especially from the audience of the movie Lala: Let me love you. After the success of the song "Đừng xin lỗi nữa" (Don't Apologize)", HI Entertainment has continued to collaborate with a Korean musician to release the song "Mình chia tay đi" (Let's break up), which leaving many good impressions of audience for Erik, especially from the audience of the movie "Cua lại vợ bầu" (Flirt my wife again). Erik's most successful product at HI Entertainment is the super hit "Chạm đáy nỗi đau" (At the bottom of the pain), which has won a resounding success, quickly surpassing the milestone of 100 million views on YouTube. Following the success of that song, Erik continued to release the next two products, "Đừng có mơ" (Stop Dreamming) and "Anh ta là sao" (Who is He). In February 2019, Erik continued his successful journey when collaborating with a famous group in Korea that is Momoland. According to the plan, the joint product between Erik and the Momoland will be released in May 2019. On July 28, 2019, Erik officially released the new MV "Có tất cả nhưng thiếu anh" (Having it all but missing you) and then quickly reached the top 1 trending YouTube Vietnam only 1 day after the MV was released.
In 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, he collaborated with female singer Min to release the song "Ghen Cô Vy" to propagate epidemic prevention, the song soon achieved relative success internationally and became a viral video, praised by many music magazines including Billboard.
On 6 May 2020, Erik released the new MV "Em không sai, chúng ta sai" (You are not wrong, we are wrong). This ballad song was composed by musician Nguyen Phuc Thien, and the MV was performed by director Dinh Ha Uyen Thu. This is also the first time Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy has starred in an MV. This song has an attractive, easy-to-listen melody that shows the strength of Erik's voice. The song is about a boy's regret and torment when he can't keep his lover with him.
In January 2021, Erik released the new MV "Anh luôn là lý do" (I'm Always the Reason). After that, he participated in the program The Heroes 2021. Erik was the champion with 9.88 points, thanks to the song Nam Quốc Sơn Hà which is related and contains national spirit. He wore ao dai and performed a new song composed by the producer team DTAP. The song "Máu đỏ da vàng" has a world music sound, mixed with a little house to create a fast-paced, joyful rhythm. Erik sings, raps, tells stories about Vietnamese people rising from difficulties, with the strength of solidarity, they can overcome all challenges.
On January 26, 2022, Erik released the MV "Yêu đương khó quá thì chạy về khóc với anh" (Cry with me if love is too hard). This is a song with bold Asian characteristics in terms of images and melodies. The song has created love with the audience and was covered by a lot of audience dancing and singing.
On 11 July 2022, Erik released the soundtrack of "Là mây trên bầu trời của ai đó" (Being a cloud in someone's sky). Erik sang this song sweetly.
On 1 August 2022, Erik collaborated with Vietnam's most mysterious producer W/n in the song 3107. Erik and producer W/n stayed up all night to tweak each sound.
On 11 November 2022, Erik officially announced the company ENS Entertainment (a part of V-MAS).
On 15 November 2022, Erik released the soundtrack of the movie "Hạnh phúc máu" (Blood Happiness).

## Discography
### Mini album

* DCM The First Mini Album (2018)

### Singles

| Year | Title | Producer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Release Date |
| 2015 | I Love You (I heart you) (ft. Min) | Khắc Hưng | Khắc Hưng | March 17, 2015 |
| 2016 | Mùa đông (Winter) | Khắc Hưng | Hoàng Thống | January 22, 2016 |
| 2017 | Chờ nhau nhé (ft. Suni Hạ Linh) | WeChoice | Đông Âu, Grey D | January 12, 2017 |
| 2017 | Mẹ yêu (ft. Nguyễn Trần Trung Quân) | Khắc Hưng | Phương Uyên | March 8, 2017 |
| 2017 | Từ bỏ (Cover) | AD Production | Khắc Hưng | April 25, 2017 |
| 2017 | Happy Ending | Nguyễn Duy Anh | Nguyễn Hồng Thuận | June 27, 2017 |
| 2017 | Đi rồi sẽ đến | Tiên Cookie | Tiên Cookie | August 15, 2017 |
| 2017 | Yêu chưa bao giờ là sai | NEMO | Nguyễn Hồng Thuận | November 29, 2017 |
| 2018 | Đừng xin lỗi nữa | Sungkyoon Kim | Sungkyoon Kim, Toypiano, Tăng Nhật Tuệ | January 18, 2018 |
| 2018 | Mình chia tay đi | Shin Hyun Woo, Krazy Park | Shin Hyun Woo, Krazy Park, Trang Pháp | September 5, 2018 |
| 2018 | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Mr. Siro | Mr. Siro | April 27, 2018 |
| 2018 | Đừng có mơ | Masew | Krazy Park, Peter Pan, Bảo Kun | December 14, 2018 |
| 2019 | Anh ta là sao(ft.OSAD) | Nguyen Bao | Hùng Quân, OSAD | April 24, 2019 |
| 2019 | Có tất cả nhưng thiếu anh | Nguyen Nam Minh Thuy | Vương Anh Tú | July 28, 2019 |
| 2020 | Em không sai, chúng ta sai | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện | May 6, 2020 |
| 2020 | Ăn sáng nha(ft.Suni Hạ Linh) | Khắc Hưng | Khắc Hưng | June 3, 2020 |
| 2021 | Dịu dàng em đến | DTAP | RedT, Kata Trần | August 30, 2021 |
| 2021 | Nam Quốc Sơn Hà | DTAP | Thịnh Kainz, Hành Or, RTee | October 25, 2021 |
| 2021 | Máu đỏ da vàng | DTAP | Kata Trần, Thịnh Kainz | November 28, 2021 |
| 2022 | Chạy về khóc với anh | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện | January 26, 2022 |
| 2022 | Đau nhất là lặng im | Đoàn Minh Vũ | ErikQuang Hùng MasterDHưng CacaoNguyễn Phúc ThiệnDaa Major | February 17, 2022 |
| 2022 | Thientai | DTAP | Thịnh Kainz, Kaler Khang, N. | November 20, 2022 |
| 2023 | Người Lạ Trong Danh Bạ(ft.Phúc Du) | TDK | TDKPhúc Du | May 24, 2023 |
| 2023 | Xoa Đầu | Erik | Inus Team | July 20, 2023 |

### Music Videos

| Year | Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
| 2016 | "Sau tất cả" | Khắc Hưng | Khắc Hưng |
| 2016 | "Turn It Up – Dance Practice" with Monstar | Khắc Hưng, Nicky, Key | Khắc Hưng |
| 2016 | "#Babybaby" with Monstar | Khắc Hưng, Nicky, Key | Khắc Hưng |
| 2016 | "Love Rain" with Monstar | Kim Tae Woo, Nicky, Grey D | Khắc Hưng |
| 2017 | "Lạc nhau có phải muôn đời" | Triết Phạm | Khắc Hưng |
| 2017 | "Điều buồn nhất" (ft. Kai Đinh) | Kai Đinh | Kai Đinh |
| 2017 | "Ghen" (ft. Min) | Khắc Hưng | Khắc Hưng |
| 2017 | "Chưa bao giờ mẹ kể" (ft. Min) | Châu Đăng Khoa | Châu Đăng Khoa |
| 2017 | "Như cái lò" (ft. Min, Mr.A, Sambi) | Khắc Hưng, Mr.A | Khắc Hưng |
| 2017 | "Đừng xin lỗi nữa" (ft. Min) | Sungkyoon Kim, Toypiano, Tăng Nhật Tuệ | Sungkyoon Kim |
| 2018 | "Chạm đáy nỗi đau" | Mr. Siro | Mr. Siro |
| 2018 | "Mình chia tay đi" | Shin Hyun Woo, Krazy Park, Trang Pháp | Shin Hyun Woo, Krazy Park |
| 2018 | "Đừng có mơ" | Krazy Park, Peter Pan, Bảo Kun | Masew |
| 2019 | "Anh ta là sao"(ft.OSAD) | Hùng Quân, OSAD | Nguyễn Bảo |
| 2019 | "Love Is Only You" (ft. Momoland) | Duble Sidekick, Seion, Black Edition | Duble Sidekick, Seion, Black Edition |
| 2019 | "Có tất cả nhưng thiếu anh" | Vương Anh Tú | Nguyễn Nam Minh Thụy |
| 2020 | "Tết trong tim mình" (ft. Ninh Dương Lan Ngọc) | Dương Khắc Linh | Dương Khắc Linh |
| 2020 | "Ghen cô vy" (ft. Min) | Khắc Hưng | Khắc Hưng |
| 2020 | "Em không sai, chúng ta sai" | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện |
| 2021 | Anh luôn là lý do | Nguyễn Phúc ThiệnLou Hoàng | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện |
| 2021 | Dịu dàng em đến | RedT, Kata Trần | DTAP |
| 2022 | Chạy Về Khóc Với Anh | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện | Nguyễn Phúc Thiện |
| 2022 | Đau nhất là lặng im | ErikQuang Hùng MasterDHưng CacaoNguyễn Phúc ThiệnDaa Major | Đoàn Minh Vũ |
| 2022 | Thientai | Thịnh Kainz, Kaler Khang, N. | DTAP |

### Soundtrack (OST)

| Year | Title | Producer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Established Date | Film |
| 2016 | "Tôi là ai trong em (Đồi thông)" | Khắc Hưng | Việt Anh | February 26, 2016 | Taxi, tên em là gì? |
| 2016 | "Yêu & yêu" | Khắc Hưng | Dương Khắc Linh, Hoàng Huy Long, Trấn Thành | April 11, 2016 | Bệnh viện ma |
| 2016 | "Lạc nhau có phải muôn đời" | Khắc Hưng | Triết Phạm | December 30, 2016 | Chờ em đến ngày mai |
| 2019 | ''Mình chia tay đi'' | Shin Huyn Woo, Krazy Park | Shin Huyn Woo, Krazy Park, Trang Pháp | February 15, 2019 | Cua lại vợ bầu |
| 2020 | Anh đi đi (ft Hương Giang) | ViruSs | ViruSs | February 20, 2020 | Sắc đẹp dối trá |
| 2022 | Là mây trên bầu trời của ai đó | Tuyen Key | Trịnh Tú Trung | July 10, 2022 | Là mây trên bầu trời của ai đó |
| 2022 | Hạnh phúc máu | Minh Simon | Hoàng Thy | November 15, 2022 | Hạnh phúc máu |

## Awards & nomination
### International

| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated song | Result |
| 2020 | Asia Model Festival | Asian Star Untact 2020 | | Win |

### Vietnam

| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated song | Result |
| 2016 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Single of the year | Sau Tất Cả | Nominated |
| 2016 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Promising male singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2016 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Viral song of the year | Sau tất cả | Win |
| 2016 | Yan Vpop 20 Music Awards | Song of the year | Sau tất cả | Win |
| 2016 | Yan Vpop 20 Music Awards | Top 20 songs of the year | Sau tất cả | Win |
| 2016 | Zing Music Awards | Song of the year | Sau tất cả | Win |
| 2016 | Zing Music Awards | Music Video of the year | Sau tất cả | Nominated |
| 2016 | Zing Music Awards | The song most shared by online community | Sau tất cả | Win |
| 2016 | Zing Music Awards | Music Video topped the chart for the most weeks | Sau tất cả | Nominated |
| 2016 | Zing Music Awards | Song topped the chart for the most weeks | Sau tất cả | Nominated |
| 2016 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Pop/Rock song | Sau tất cả | Nominated |
| 2016 | Wechoice Awards | Viral phrase of the year | Sau tất cả | Nominated |
| 2016 | Wechoice Awards | Featured new singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2017 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Top 10 favorite songs | Ghen | Win |
| 2017 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Promising singer | Erik | Win |
| 2017 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Single of the year | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2017 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Instrumental combinations | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2017 | Dedicated Music Awards | New artist of the year | Erik | Nominated |
| 2017 | Dedicated Music Awards | Song of the year | Sau tất cả | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zing Music Awards | Music Video of the year | Ghen | Win |
| 2017 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Dance/Electronic song | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite R&B/Soul song | Chưa bao giờ mẹ kể | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Movie Song | Lạc nhau có phải muôn đời | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Duet/Group | Erik & Min | Win |
| 2017 | Keeng Young Awards | Song of the year | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2017 | Keeng Young Awards | Favorite Male Artist | Erik | Nominated |
| 2017 | Keeng Young Awards | Collaborative song | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2017 | Keeng Young Awards | Dance music song | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2017 | Keeng Young Awards | Pop song | Chờ nhau nhé | Win |
| 2017 | Wechoice Awards | Most favourite Music Video | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2018 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Male singer of the year | Erik | Nominated |
| 2018 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Song of the year | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Nominated |
| 2018 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Favorite Movie Song | Đừng xin lỗi nữa | Nominated |
| 2018 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Top 10 favorite songs | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Nominated |
| 2018 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Top 10 favorite singers | Erik | Win |
| 2018 | Dedicated Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | Erik | Win |
| 2018 | Mai Vàng Awards | Music Video | Ghen | Nominated |
| 2018 | Mai Vàng Awards | Song | Mặt trời vẫn tới mỗi người | Nominated |
| 2018 | Wechoice Awards | Singer with breakthrough activities | Erik | Nominated |
| 2018 | Wechoice Awards | Favorite Music Video | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Artist of the year | Erik | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Song of the year | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Music Video of the year | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Male Singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite combination | Erik & Min | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Pop/ Ballad song | Chạm đáy nỗi đau | Nominated |
| 2018 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite movie song | Đừng xin lỗi nữa | Nominated |
| 2018 | Keeng Young Awards | Favorite Male Singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2018 | Keeng Young Awards | Top 3 favorite waiting music songs | | Win |
| 2018 | Elle Style Awards | Styling Male Singer of the Year | Erik | |
| 2018 | V-live Year End Party | Best Interactive Star | Erik | Win |
| 2019 | Dedicated Music Awards | Music Video of the year | "Chạm đáy nỗi đau" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Zing Music Awards | Artist of the year | Erik | Win |
| 2019 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Male Singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2019 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite R&B/Soul song | Anh ta là sao | Nominated |
| 2020 | Dedicated Music Awards | Music Video of the year | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Nominated |
| 2020 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Male singer of the year | Erik | Nominated |
| 2020 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Song of the year | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Nominated |
| 2020 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Viral song | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Nominated |
| 2020 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Favorite song on radio | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Win |
| 2020 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Top 10 favorite songs | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Win |
| 2020 | Mai Vàng Awards | Ballad male singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2020 | VTV Awards | Impressed artist | Erik | Nominated |
| 2020 | Zing Music Awards | Artist of the year | Erik | Win |
| 2020 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Male Singer | Erik | Nominated |
| 2020 | Zing Music Awards | Favorite Pop/Ballad song | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Nominated |
| 2020 | Wechoice Awards | Inspirational characters | Ekip Ghen Cô Vy | Nominated |
| 2020 | Wechoice Awards | Singer with breakthrough activities | Erik | Nominated |
| 2020 | Wechoice Awards | Music Video of the year | Em không sai chúng ta sai | Nominated |
| 2020 | Wechoice Awards | Social media trend of the year | Ghen Cô Vy | Nominated |
| 2020 | VLive Awards | Best Vpop Comeback | Erik | Nominated |
| 2021 | VTV Awards | Impressed artist | Erik | Nominated |
| 2021 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Male singer of the year | Erik | Nominated |
| 2021 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Instrumental combinations | Nam quốc sơn hà | Nominated |
| 2021 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Excellent combination | Erik, Phương Mỹ Chi, DTAP, RTEE, Hành Or, Ninja Z | Nominated |
| 2022 | Làn Sóng Xanh | Top 10 most favourite songs | Yêu đương khó quá thì chạy về khóc với anh | Win |