Văn Mai Hương

As a participant of the third season of Vietnam Idol, she was the youngest among the top 10 contestants and was known as a highly technical performer.[1] During the final competitive show, she sang "Trái tim âm nhạc", "Hot n Cold", "Cảm ơn Tình Yêu", and "Á quân" and came in second place to Uyên Linh.

After Vietnam Idol, she released a sponsored song "Ngày mới trắng hồng" in partnership with an international cosmetics brand.[2]

In June 2011, she released her official single "Nếu như anh đến" (translated: As If You'd Shown Up), a dance-pop/R&B song written by Nguyễn Đức Cường and produced by Huy Tuấn. It was released digitally on Zing platforms and as an EP.[3] That August, she release a Music Video directed by Film Ninja Productions that featured both an acoustic and the official electronic version of the songs while also celebrating the burgeoning singer-songwriter cafe scene of Vietnam.[4]

The success of "Nếu như anh đến", led to a second single "Ngày chung đôi" and her first album. "Hãy mỉm cười".[5] Upon the release of the album, Hương remarked, "At 17 years old, I don't want to perform songs that might feel too old for my character and personality. I wanted to make music for my fellow teenagers. I want to make pop music that is dignified and modern to help create my distinct artistic identity.[5]

In 2013, Huong released her second album "Mười tám +", where she released down-tempo ballads and R&B, alongside the dance-pop she had become known for.[6]

In 2014, she collaborated with Dương Triệu Vũ to release ""Ngày gần anh".[7] She would win "Favorite Female Singer at the 2014 HTV Awards.[8] Soon after, she would cancel many shows and withdraw from the industry, later pointing to her struggles with Depression.[9] She would come back at the end of 2015 with the single "Mona Lisa", a collaboration with Khắc Hưng and contained elements of Swing-Jazz[10] In 2016, she would feature in Phạm Hồng Phước's song "Thời thanh xuân sẽ qua".[11] She would also serve as a judge on Vietnam Idol Kids. In 2017, she released the ballad "Những khát khao ấy".

In 2021, she released her third full album "Hương (Scent)".[12]