Artist Bao Quoc was moved by the 1 billion VND donation to help artists in difficulty.

Artist Bao Quoc recalled the memory of him representing the sponsor in receiving a 1 billion VND plaque to help artists in difficult circumstances.

Artist Bao Quoc shares about charity activities at the event on the morning of September 24 - Photo: LE GIANG

On the morning of September 24, the art exchange program to launch the 31st Mai Vang Award - 2025 took place at the headquarters of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City.

Meritorious Artist Bao Quoc, artist Phuong Loan, Meritorious Artist Ngoc Khanh, musician Nguyen Van Sanh, DTAP group, MTV, actresses Diep Bao Ngoc, Nhat Kim Anh... attended.

Artist Bao Quoc was moved, 900 people were honored

During the discussion, artist Bao Quoc recounted that 5 years ago, when the Mai Vang Charity and Mai Vang Gratitude programs were launched, he was the representative to receive the 1 billion VND plaque from the sponsor. He was "extremely moved to receive the honor to help fellow artists in difficulty". That was his beautiful memory of the program.

Over the past 5 years, the organizing committee has sought out deserving individuals to honor through the program. There have been 900 cases of artists, intellectuals, veteran revolutionaries, and excellent teachers from across the country who have been honored.

Artist Bao Quoc and Mr. To Dinh Tuan, editor-in-chief of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper - Photo: LE GIANG

Meritorious Artist Ngoc Khanh (opera artist) once received a gift from Mai Vang Charity and musician Nguyen Van Sanh once received a gift from Mai Vang in gratitude. Artist Ngoc Khanh said she tried to introduce the opera artists in far away provinces to receive gifts. Some of them were in very difficult circumstances.

According to the organizers, artist Ngoc Khanh used his own money to rent cars for artists from Dong Nai, Tien Giang , Vinh Long... to come here. At that time, the COVID-19 epidemic was tense, so the gift worth 5 million VND was very valuable. Some artists cried because that amount of money helped cover several months of rent.

Musician Nguyen Van Sanh was recently honored with a program of songs written about Uncle Ho. He said that after retiring, he felt it was his responsibility to convey his respect for Uncle Ho through music to the younger generation.

Artists attended the discussion and shared about the spirit of charity - Photo: LE GIANG

Compassion among artists

At the event, actress Nhat Kim Anh donated 50 million VND to the organizers to send to the charity and gratitude fund. Other artists also expressed their support for the spirit of mutual love of these programs.

The members of the DTAP music production group, the youngest artists at the panel discussion, shared that they had a connection with awards right from the song De Mi noi cho ma nghe (won Song of the Year, Mai Vang award). Thanks to that, the group has great motivation on the journey of making music that goes along with culture, as well as the love between the artists.

DTAP group wishes to cooperate with many Vietnamese artists to make music that combines culture - Photo: LE GIANG

Therefore, this year DTAP launched the album Made in Vietnam with the participation of 25 Vietnamese artists and singers. The group promises to continue connecting with many artists to create products imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity.

Meanwhile, MTV - a veteran boy band of V-pop - hopes that the music award dedicated to bands will return, encouraging Vietnamese bands to develop further.

LE GIANG

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