Legendary band Secret Garden is ready for a special performance

Photo caption — Scene of the meeting, sharing information with the press about the program "Secret Garden Live in Vietnam". Photo: VNA

The artists expressed their emotion at being able to contribute to a socially meaningful project of Nhan Dan Newspaper and IB Group, when they learned that all ticket proceeds from the concert were used to support people in storm and flood affected areas.

The program "Secret Garden Live in Vietnam" is the 3rd concert, within the framework of the international music project series for the community "Good Morning Vietnam" initiated and implemented by Nhan Dan Newspaper and IB Group Vietnam, after the success of 2 events "Kenny G Live in Vietnam" and "Bond Live in Vietnam".

Not only is it a bridge to bring world- class music to domestic audiences, the Organizing Committee of "Good Morning Vietnam" also wants to promote the image of Vietnam to the world through the MVs of international artists participating in the program. Like previous years, all revenue from ticket sales for the concert will be used for charity - a humanitarian purpose maintained by Nhan Dan Newspaper and IB Group Vietnam.

This is the first time the legendary duo Secret Garden has come to Vietnam to perform. The music night "Secret Garden Live in Vietnam" is also the opening point for Secret Garden's World Tour to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary this year.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, shared that with Secret Garden, the Organizing Committee spent 2 years to arrange the schedule to perform in Vietnam. Vietnam is also the first destination in the tour celebrating the band's 30th anniversary. Secret Garden's music is very special, it can relieve difficulties, dispel fatigue in life... The MV of the two artists will be filmed in Ninh Binh with mountains, rivers and majestic nature.

Sharing at the press conference, the artist duo Fionnuala Sherry and artist Rolf Løvland of the legendary band Secret Garden said that the band was very happy to be in Vietnam for the first time and felt the warmth of everyone here, and was very happy to participate and accompany the meaningful charity and social activities organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper and IB Group.

Artist Rolf Løvland said that in Norway, the band read and watched news about natural disasters and floods in Vietnam, so they felt that performing within the framework of the program "Good morning Vietnam" was very meaningful.

"We are really excited for the performances in Vietnam. This is the first time we have set foot in this beautiful country and that makes us extremely excited. When the group posted information about the tour on our fanpage, we saw many Vietnamese audiences commenting, sending greetings and expressing their love for Secret Garden's music. It is that warm affection that makes us feel a special connection with the Vietnamese audience, even though we have never met. Vietnam brings us a very unique inspiration and we hope to repay that affection with profound and memorable performances," artist Rolf Løvland expressed.

Talking about the timing of their presence in Vietnam this time, artist Rolf Løvland said that this is a very meaningful time for the band, because 2025 is also the 30th anniversary of their career. He also revealed that, after the show in Hanoi, Secret Garden will continue their tour in major cities in China before returning to Norway, but Vietnam was chosen as the starting point for the World tour celebrating 30 years of their career.

At the press conference, the band Secret Garden presented a violin as a gift to the program's organizers.

The organizers said that Secret Garden's performance in Hanoi will be performed in a common format and meet international standards in terms of stage and sound. Secret Garden will bring a collection of works that have made their name, divided into three main themes: nature; beautiful scenery, human relationships; culture. With a minimalist stage arrangement style, honoring the storytelling through sound, Vietnamese audiences will be led through a poetic journey of enjoyment. From wordless melodies rich in imagery, to hybrid songs between classical and Nordic - Celtic folk, suitable for the sophisticated enjoyment space of Vietnamese audiences during the autumn days in Hanoi.

Secret Garden consists of 2 members, Fionnuala Sherry (female) and Rolf Løvland (male), founded in 1994. Artist Rolf Lovland was born in 1955, started composing at the age of 9, known as the most excellent songwriter. He received a master's degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, represented his homeland in the 1985 Eurovision contest and won the championship. At the same time as founding the group "Secret Garden", Rolf won the Norwegian Grammy Award and is one of the most famous composers in the country with 60 songs on the radio chart of the Norwegian national radio channel.

Irish musician Fionnuala Sherry, who has been playing the violin since she was 8, graduated from the Dublin College of Music and spent 10 years in the RTE Symphony Orchestra. The combination of two leading artists with different musical styles makes their music both academic and popular with audiences with a distinct Nordic quality.

Secret Garden maintains its position in the mainstream music stream as one of the best-selling artists of the Universal Classics & Jazz label with 113 platinum albums worldwide, over 3 billion streams, 311 weeks on the Billboard New Age chart... Their song "You Raise Me Up" (2001) alone has been performed by a series of the world's top singers and bands such as: Josh Groban, Westlife, Il Divo, Hauser... and thousands of cover artists.

According to VNA

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