Việt Tú

Nguyễn Việt Tú (born February 17, 1977, in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese stage director, screenwriter, and event organizer.

Nguyễn Việt Tú was born in 1977 in Hanoi in a three generation artist family.

His grandfather is a stage director, his mother was a water puppet artist at Thăng Long Water Puppet Theater.

His father was a TV director working at Vietnam Television (VTV).

In 1991, Việt Tú entered Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Although he had a passion for drum and guitar, he studied clarinet and met his close friend – the young star Trần Thu Hà.

However, study performance of Việt Tú at the academy was not outstanding.

Supported by his family, his passion for filmmaking led him to the film director department of Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema in 1995.

Since 1997, he has started practicing at Vietnam Television, in charge of director of photography, music video and music stage.

After graduating in 1999, Việt Tú stayed at VTV until September 2005, concurrently joining a training course about contemporary art, theater management and entertainment in New York Film Academy.

As a trainee in Vietnam Television, Việt Tú joined and succeeded with a completely new independent program called Những bài hát trong phim (OST video music), introducing to the audience songs such as "Bài ca trên đỉnh núi", "Hoa sữa", "Đời gọi em biết bao lần", etc. Moreover, at VTV, he gave it a try on VTV Bài hát yêu thích (VTV's My Favorites Songs), making music video for the song "Mùa đông sẽ qua" by singer Mỹ Linh.

Việt Tú emerged from a young age as director of many major music programs, including most notably the Nhật thực (Eclipse) live show in 2002 and the popular music video series on VTV Bài hát tôi yêu (VTV's My Favorite Songs).

In early 2002, Trần Thu Hà invited Việt Tú to be in charge of the Nhật thực (Eclipse) live show.

Two successful shows with excellent visual effects on April 12 and 13, 2002 at Hanoi Cultural Friendship Palace made a resounding success for Việt Tú's musical director career.

Soon after that, he continued his success with the music video for the song "Sói non ngơ ngác" by singer Kasim Hoàng Vũ, winning the award by the art council.

At the age of 26, he became the art director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 22nd Southeast Asian Games in 2003 in Vietnam which was broadcast live to all countries in the region.

In 2003, Việt Tú and VTV planned to launch a new contest for the light music market.

Since 2003, Vietnam Television also wanted to launch a new music program that honored elderly musicians and artists.

Continuous successes had helped Việt Tú to be given a special responsibility of being the general television director for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2003 Southeast Asian Games held in Vietnam in December 2003.

Việt Tú is a top director in the field of music producing, being the first director of the Sao Mai điểm hẹn (2004) and creating Con đường âm nhạc (The Music Path, 2005), and many concert tours for several top artists such as Tùng Dương, Rain, Hồ Ngọc Hà, Trần Thu Hà, Phạm Thu Hà, etc. Those successes have helped him become a prestigious director in major performing arts events such as 2010 Miss Vietnam, Viettel kết nối triệu tâm hồn (Viettel – When Souls Connect, 2018), Đại Hỉ Xuân (Vin ID – Grand Spring Celebration, 2017), Bài hát yêu thích (The Favorite Songs, 2012–2015), Giai điệu tự hào (Proud Melodies, 2014), 2015 Vietnam's Night In Moscow, Vinhomes Center Park Opening (2016), Sao Đại Chiến (Celebrities Battle, 2017), Cocofest Music Festival or We Choice Awards (2018).

In order to distinguish them from the national singing festival Sao Mai, they set up the Sao Mai điểm hẹn, which was launched in 2004 with Việt Tú as the director.

The success of 2004 Sao Mai điểm hẹn was very impressive from the content, quality, to the introduction of various young talented singers such as Tùng Dương, Kasim Hoàng Vũ, Phương Anh, Nguyễn Hồng Nhung, Ngọc Khuê, Lưu Hương Giang, etc., helping the production team win the "Music Program of the Year" award at the Dedication Music Award in 2005.

He was also the director of Đẹp's Fashion Show (2005–present), the theatrical fashion show Cơn ác mộng của người thợ may (Nightmare of a Tailor, 2006).

Việt Tú is also the favorite choice of major brands of the world and Vietnam such as Hermès, Vietnam Airlines, Rolls-Royce, Vingroup, etc.

Originated from the idea of Việt Tú, after two years of preparation, the first episode of the Con đường âm nhạc (The Music Path) with composer Phú Quang was released in early 2005 including screenwriter Chu Minh Vũ, director Việt Tú, MC Đỗ Trung Quân and music director Trần Thanh Phương.

The following Con đường âm nhạc episodes honored famous Vietnamese musicians such as Dương Thụ, Nguyễn Cường, Thanh Tùng and Phó Đức Phương, which attracted many famous artists to participate, making resounding success.

All these performances obtained wonderful reviews from audiences.

After five episodes of the Con đường âm nhạc, at the end of 2005, Việt Tú went to the United States to study the major of contemporary art, theater management and entertainment.

Soon after that, he was the only Vietnamese director to collaborate with a Korean crew on Rain's Vietnam Tour in June 2005.

In parallel with the study in the US, director Việt Tú continued to produce art shows such as the first live show of singer Tùng Dương Những chuyến đi (Trips).

In addition to music, Việt Tú is also the director of other cultural events such as the 2008 International Day of Vesak in Vietnam.

In 2011, he established Dream Studio, directly producing music products for local and foreign artists, especially the production of the album Classic Meets Chillout (2012) and Vietnam's first real-landscape performance Thuở ấy Xứ Đoài (Once Upon A Time in Doai Province, 2017).

He created and worked as a creative director for Không gian âm nhạc (Music Space, 2011–2012) and Bài hát yêu thích (The Favorite Songs, 2012–2015).

Continuing with music event, he directed the live show Mùa Đông Concert (The Winter Concert, 2013), bringing together top names of Vietnam's popular music, as well as Hồ Ngọc Hà Live Concert (2011 and 2014 ), Vietnam's Night in Moscow (2013-2014) and specially the 3D ballet Swan Lake in August 2015.

Weekly performance Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces, 2015–present), presenting the Practices related to Viet beliefs in Mother Goddesses and being made by his company Viet Theatre, also received many positive reviews from the audiences as it is always in the top 3 cultural destinations for international visitors in Hanoi.

Việt Tú is the most successful director at the Dedication Music Award with 5 awards and 8 nominations.

Earlier, he was also awarded the Breakthrough Award for the Nhật thực and won the VTV Bài hát tôi yêu twice.

His works have been selected by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as the "Typical cultural Event of the Year".

In 2017, Việt Tú was in charge of Sao đại chiến (Celebrities Battle), which was one of the successful programs of Vietnam Television.

In 2018, he continued to contribute in many major events, including the directorial role of the We Choice Awards in Ho Chi Minh City and especially the world-class show Cocofest Music Festival 2018 in Da Nang.