Sơn Tùng M-TP

Nguyen Thanh Tung (born July 5, 1994), known professionally as Son Tung M-TP, is a Vietnamese singer-songwriter and actor. His self-written 2012 and 2013 singles, "Con mua ngang qua" and "Em cua ngay hom qua" launched his career. These were followed by successful singles such as "Chac ai do se ve", "Lac troi" and "Noi nay co anh". In 2017, Tung released the compilation album m-tp M-TP and published his autobiography, Cham toi giac mo. His record label, M-TP Entertainment, was founded in lately 2016. His other works include the M-TP Ambition - Chuyen bay dau tien 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, Tung 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 Chung ta
In April 2017, Tung released the compilation album m-tp M-TP. In June 2017, Tung performed at the Viral Fest Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, and conducted a second M-TP & Friends concert in Hanoi in the following month. He starred in Am ban (2017), and took part on "Gia dinh toi chon" in that August. The singer's autobiography, Cham toi giac mo, was published in September.
In May 2018, his single "Run Now" was released with a music video featuring Thai actress Davika Hoorne. Later in July, the singer played a fictionalized version of himself in Chuyen di cua thanh xuan. Tung'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 "Chay ngay di" (17.6 million views).
The singer embarked on his second nationwide concert tour, Sky Tour, from July to August 2019. The tour was chronicled in the documentary film, Son Tung M-TP: Sky Tour Movie, which debuted in June 2020. Dubbed as Vietnam's first musical documentary, it grossed D5.5 billion (US$238.700) after the first three days of release even with mixed reviews. Netflix went on to distribute the film globally.
Later that year, Tung released "Co chac yeu la day" and the lead single from his forthcoming extended play Chung ta, "Chung ta cua hien tai". The former became the 4th-most streamed music video premiere on YouTube at the time with 901.000 concurrent viewers. Tung also became the first Vietnamese musician to enter the Billboard Social 50 chart that July at number 28.
In January 2021, Tung collaborated with online multiplayer battle royale game Garena Free Fire, as part of the collaboration character named "Skyler" based on Tung was added to game, the same month official theme song for the character was dropped by Tung on YouTube.
Discography
Studio albums
Chung ta (2021)
Complication albums
m-tp M-TP (2017)
Filmography
Dandelion (2014)
Am ban (2017)
Chuyen di cua thanh xuan (2018)
Son Tung M-TP: Sky Tour Movie (2020)
References
Other websites
1994 births
Living people