{{Short description|German singer and dancer (born 1992)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Trong Hieu | native_name = Trọng Hiếu | image = (S)TRONG.png | caption = Trọng Hiếu in 2024 | birth_name = Trong Hieu Nguyen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1992|07|04}} | birth_place = Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany | origin = | genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B<ref name="USfÖ">{{cite web |title=Nothing wrong with Trong! |url=https://www.eurovision.de/Trong-im-ESC-Bewerbercheck,bewerbercheck158.html |website=Eurovision.de |access-date=28 January 2023 |language=de |date=10 November 2014}}</ref>|V-pop<ref>{{cite web |title=Trong Hieu |url=https://everynoise.com/artistprofile.cgi?id=7571XEqHqL61NDiLtWXhS5 |website=Every Noise at Once |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Sơn Phước |title="I'm Sorry Babe": Trọng Hiếu bùng nổ cùng Mai Âm Nhạc |url=https://www.lofficielvietnam.com/pop-music-film/i-m-sorry-babe-trong-hieu-bung-no-cung-mai-am-nhac |website=L'Officiel Vietnam |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=vi |date=31 December 2022}}</ref>}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|dancer}} | years_active = 2014–present | label = }} '''Trong Hieu Nguyen''' ({{Langx|vi|italic=no|Nguyễn Trọng Hiếu}}; born 4 July 1992), known professionally as '''Trọng Hiếu''' or '''(S)Trong''' (stylised in all caps), is a German singer of Vietnamese descent, best known for winning the sixth season of ''Vietnam Idol'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zeitler |first1=Annika |title=Trong Hieu ist neuer Superstar in Vietnam |url=https://www.dw.com/de/trong-hieu-ist-neuer-superstar-in-vietnam/a-18629181 |website=Deutsche Welle |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de-DE |date=6 August 2015}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Trong Hieu Nguyen was born on 4 July 1992 in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria to Vietnamese parents who emigrated to Germany in 1991.<ref name="iF">{{cite web |title=Wanderer zwischen den Welten |url=https://www.infranken.de/lk/bad-kissingen/nur_saalezeitung/wanderer-zwischen-den-welten-art-2777534 |website=inFranken.de |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="SZ">{{cite web |last1=Zips |first1=Martin |title=German Hot Boy: Castingshow-Gewinner Trong Hieu Nguyen |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/ein-anruf-beim-german-hot-boy-1.2596659 |website=Süddeutsche Zeitung |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=5 August 2015}}</ref> He started dancing at the age of eight.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mädge |first1=Nikita |title=Blue Heart: Protecting women and children together |url=https://www.der-albrecht.net/blue-heart-gemeinsam-frauen-und-kinder-schuetzen%E2%80%AF/ |website=Der Albrecht |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de-DE |date=4 September 2020}}</ref> After graduating from the {{ill|Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium Bad Kissingen|lt=Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium|de}} in Bad Kissingen in 2011, he studied singing at the Music College Hannover in Hannover.<ref name="iF"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dobler |first1=Anna |title=Student aus Hannover in Vietnam "Superstar" |url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/musik/vietnam/idol-gewinner-trong-hieu-nguyen-im-bild-interview-42368478.bild.html |website=Bild |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=31 August 2015}}</ref> He has cited Bruno Mars as one of his main artistic influences.<ref name="USfÖ"/>
== Career == In 2008, Nguyen was a participant in the fifth season of {{Lang|de|Deutschland sucht den Superstar}}, the German version of the ''Idol'' franchise.<ref name="DW">{{cite web |last1=Grenier |first1=Elizabeth |title=German performer wins 'Vietnam Idol' |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-performer-wins-vietnam-idol/a-18628524 |website=Deutsche Welle |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=en |date=5 August 2015}}</ref> He made it to the top twenty-five, but was eliminated before the live shows.<ref name="DW"/> In 2014, he applied for {{Lang|de|Unser Song für Österreich}}, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, but was not among the artists selected to compete.<ref name="USfÖ"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Deutscher Castingkönig aus Vietnam will zum ESC |url=https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/infoline_nt/boulevard_nt/article145297744/Deutscher-Castingkoenig-aus-Vietnam-will-zum-ESC.html |website=Die Welt |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=17 August 2015}}</ref>
While on vacation in Vietnam in April 2015, Nguyen decided to audition for the sixth season of ''Vietnam Idol''.<ref name="SZ"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Im Urlaub zum Popstar geworden |url=https://www.deutschland.de/de/topic/kultur/kreativitaet-mode/im-urlaub-zum-popstar-geworden |website=deutschland.de |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=16 June 2017}}</ref> He went on to win the competition, receiving 71.5 per cent of the public vote in the final.<ref name="SZ"/> He subsequently released the winner's single "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Con đường tôi}}", which was also released in German as "{{Lang|de|italic=no|Wie ich bin}}".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pham |first1=Bac |last2=Oelrich |first2=Christiane |title=Trong Hieu aus Hannover: Vietnamesinnen lieben den "Hot Boy from Germany" |url=https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article150283894/Vietnamesinnen-lieben-den-Hot-Boy-from-Germany.html |website=Die Welt |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=23 December 2015}}</ref>
In 2020, Nguyen represented Vietnam at the Asia Song Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hot: Trọng Hiếu đại diện Việt Nam tại Asia Song Festival 2020, hứa hẹn màn kết hợp cùng nghệ sĩ quốc tế |url=https://vietgiaitri.com/hot-trong-hieu-dai-dien-viet-nam-tai-asia-song-festival-2020-hua-hen-man-ket-hop-cung-nghe-si-quoc-te-20201007i5280524/ |website=Việt Giải Trí |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=vi |date=7 October 2020}}</ref> On 27 January 2023, he was announced as one of the participants in {{Lang|de|Unser Lied für Liverpool}}, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title="Vietnam Idol" TRONG feiert das Anderssein |url=https://www.eurovision.de/news/Unser-Lied-fuer-Liverpool-TRONG-Dare-To-Be-Different,trong116.html |website=Eurovision.de |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=de |date=27 January 2023}}</ref> His entry "Dare to Be Different" was co-written with Norwegian singer-songwriter Elsie Bay and Dutch songwriters Sasha Rangas and Stefan van Leijsen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unser Lied für Liverpool: Trong - "Dare to Be Different" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/germany/unser-lied-fur-liverpool-2023/trong-dare-to-be-different |website=Eurovisionworld |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=en-gb}}</ref> At {{Lang|de|Unser Lied für Liverpool}}, the song finished fourth out of eight entries with 71 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NDR |title=Lord Of The Lost gewinnen ESC-Vorentscheid 2023 |url=https://www.eurovision.de/news/Lord-Of-The-Lost-gewinnen-den-deutschen-ESC-Vorentscheid-2023,gewinner500.html |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.eurovision.de |language=de}}</ref> He then re-established his music career in Vietnam, subsequently scoring his first hit there with "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Kho báu}}" in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2025-10-24 |title=(S)TRONG Trọng Hiếu - tận hiến cho âm nhạc và quê hương |url=https://baotintuc.vn/long-form/emagazine/strong-trong-hieu-tan-hien-cho-am-nhac-va-que-huong-20251024104415492.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101124649/https://baotintuc.vn/long-form/emagazine/strong-trong-hieu-tan-hien-cho-am-nhac-va-que-huong-20251024104415492.htm |archive-date=2026-01-01 |access-date=2026-01-24 |work=baotintuc.vn |language=vi}}</ref>
== Discography == === Extended plays === * 2021 – ''Trong Hieu Live in Berlin'' * 2022 – {{Lang|vi|Thú vị hơn vậy}} * 2023 – ''Yêu chill'' * 2025 – ''Kho báu''
=== Singles === ==== As lead artist ==== {{div col}} * 2014 – "Peter Pan" * 2015 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Con đường tôi}}" * 2015 – "{{Lang|de|italic=no|Wie ich bin}}" * 2015 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Em là bà nội của anh}}" * 2016 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Bước đến bên em}} (Step to You)" * 2016 – "{{Lang|de|italic=no|Komm wir gehen}} (One Step Closer)" * 2016 – "Say Ah" * 2016 – "Ahhh!" * 2017 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Chỉ có tình yêu ở lại}}" * 2017 – "Peter Pan" {{small|(Vietnamese version)}} * 2017 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Tình ca}}" * 2017 – "Perfect" * 2018 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Sút}}" * 2018 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Vì anh là vậy}}" * 2018 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Vẽ thế giới}}" * 2018 – "You Are the Reason" * 2018 – "Girls Like You" * 2018 – "Green Groove ({{Lang|vi|italic=no|Cứ thế bay}})" * 2019 – "Hurt Me" * 2019 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Yêu là…}} (Invisible)" * 2019 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Anh đổ rồi đấy}}" * 2020 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Ăn đi cho sướng}}" * 2020 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Vì chúng ta yêu}}" * 2020 – "See What I See" * 2020 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Yêu trong im lặng}}" * 2020 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|20 phút}}" * 2020 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Đập vỡ tim anh cho rồi}}" * 2020 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Người bay}}" * 2020 – "365 Missing" * 2021 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|1 lần}}" * 2021 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Ông trời để lạc em ở đây}}" * 2021 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Anh vẫn thấy}}" * 2021 – "Highs & Lows" {{small|(with Moodygee and Octa)}} * 2022 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Thú vị hơn vậy}}" * 2022 – "I'm Sorry Babe" {{small|(featuring Mai Âm Nhạc)}} * 2022 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Mưa phi trường}}" {{small|(with Ali Hoàng Dương and JSOL)}} * 2023 – "Dare to Be Different" * 2024 – "Rise Up" * 2025 – "{{Lang|vi|italic=no|Kho báu}}" {{div col end}}
==== As featured artist ==== * 2020 – "IAM Superstar" {{small|(Trang Phap featuring Trọng Hiếu, Gil Lê and Chung Thanh Phong)}} * 2022 – "Am I Clear?!" {{small|(Tóc Tiên featuring Trọng Hiếu and Mew Amazing)}}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Award ! scope="col" style="width:3em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Category ! scope="col" style="width:6em;" | Result |- ! scope="row" | VTV Awards | {{center|2018}} | Outstanding Singer | {{nom}} |}
== References ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TrongHieuOfficial Trọng Hiếu] on Youtube {{Reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trong Hieu}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century German male singers Category:21st-century Vietnamese male singers Category:Deutschland sucht den Superstar participants Category:English-language German singers Category:German expatriates in Vietnam Category:German male dancers Category:German people of Vietnamese descent Category:German pop singers Category:German-language singers Category:People from Bad Kissingen Category:Vietnam Idol Category:Vietnamese pop singers Category:Vietnamese-language singers