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23/05/2021 14:00 GMT+7
Den Vau, whose real name is Nguyen Duc Cuong, was born in 1989. He is a native of the northern region, but was born and raised in the South.
After graduating from high school, Cuong returned to his hometown - Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province - to make a living by cleaning trash in the sea, while still pursuing his passion for rap music.
In 2014, Den Vau recorded the first song entitled “Dua Nhau Di Tron”, which he thought to be the last song before giving up his passion for rap music. Unexpectedly, the song became a big hit. That year, for the first time, he was invited to perform for VND4 million ($200) per show.
Indie, rap music on song, for how long?
By Long Nguyen December 16, 2020 | 12:03 pm GMT+7
2020 has seen indie and rap artists embed themselves in Vietnam’s music scene, but what happens when they go mainstream is anyone’s guess.
When global streaming platform Spotify released its Wrapped 2020, listing the year’s most-streamed artists and tracks in Vietnam and other countries, rapper Den Vau emerged the most streamed Vietnamese artist for a second consecutive year.
The most streamed song in the country was Mascara by Chillies, a five-member Vietnamese indie band debuting in 2018. The list of five most-streamed songs in Vietnam also included Loi Nho (Small Alley) by Den Vau, whose songs, according to Spotify, has been listened to for more than two million hours by his fans in 2020.