ASEAN Golden Voice fest opens in HCM City

HCM City (VNA) - The first ever regional singing contest - ASEAN Golden Voice 2008 - opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16.

Attending the contest are singers from eight ASEAN countries, including
Thailand , Malaysia , Laos , Myanmar , Indonesia , the Philippines ,
Brunei and Vietnam and four guest teams from China 's Guangxi and
Beijing , the Republic of Korea and Bulgaria .

Vietnam is represented at the event by folk singer Hong Ngat and three
pop singers, Ngoc Anh, Minh Quan and Dam Vinh Hung.

The folk music night on October 16 saw each contestant perform a folk song
in his or her native language while on the night of October 18, singers will
sing pop songs in the English language.

The award ceremony will take place at the Hoa Binh Theatre on October 19.

All contestants and guests will join local singers to perform at the closing
ceremony on October 20.

The ASEAN Golden Voice contest is being jointly organised by the
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, the Radio Voice of Vietnam, the HCM
City 's Television (HTV) to celebrate ASEAN major events and foster
solidarity and cooperation between its members.-Enditem