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Referred to as the Prince of V-pop, Vietnamese singer/songwriter Sơn Tùng M-TP, born Nguyễn Thanh Tùng on July 5, 1994, to parents who were both talented amateur musicians. While still a teenager, some early recordings took of his were noticed by a rapper who asked M-TP to perform with his group, Young Pilots. He released his debut solo single, "Cơn mưa ngang qua", in 2012, and it garnered the R&B Song of the Year award at the Zing Music Awards. He established himself in the public eye with "Em của ngày hôm qua" in December of 2013, but the song and others were followed by accusations of plagiary. He conquered the film world in 2014 with Dandelion, a box office smash that won him the Golden Kite for Best Young Prominent Actor. 2015 saw the release of eight new singles, but was marred by a failed first tour. He would continue to release songs, changing his focus from R&B to more straight-ahead dance music, and rack up various industry awards including multiple trophies for the song and video for 2017’s "Lạc trôi”. A best of album and autobiography were issued in 2017, cementing his iconic status in Vietnamese popular culture. His 2019 Sky Tour was so successful that a film and a live album chronicling it came out in 2020 as did a new single, the electronic dance ballad “có chắc yêu là đây”.
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