Once upon a time there was a national idol

Hoai Lam officially appeared before the public in 2013 with the album "Where is the lover's hair?"

He is the only adopted child that Hoai Linh took his last name and gave him his first name, let him live in the same house, passed on his profession, and devoted his support relationship to.

In addition, in 2013, Hoai Linh was the most prestigious artist in Vietnamese showbiz. His position and reputation in the profession were even higher than names like Quyen Linh, My Tam, Tran Thanh...

If he were not Hoai Linh's adopted son, Hoai Lam would not have had the opportunity to appear in the final of the super hot show at that time, the first season of Familiar Faces , supported by singer Dam Vinh Hung, sought after by the media; especially the turning point that changed his life - Familiar Faces season 2.

Of course, Hoai Lam's success cannot be attributed to a good launching pad alone. He has the most outstanding ability among Hoai Linh's strong group of adopted children and students, which seems to be the reason why the male Meritorious Artist chose him as his successor.

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Hoai Lam that day.

Hoai Lam does not possess a very distinctive voice color, but his inner strength and technique are better than the average male pop singer. In particular, his voice is emotional and naturally deep at a very young age.

Not only does she perform pop music well, the 9X also sings a variety of genres such as folk songs, bolero, reformed opera, and Xam... and shows her acting potential.

The name Hoai Lam exploded when he transformed into singer Son Tung M-TP with the song "Em cua ngay hom qua" . At that time, the singer born in 1994 was already a star, surrounded by scandals.

Compared to Son Tung M-TP, who is constantly involved in plagiarism scandals, has an arrogant performance style, weak live singing and unclear lyrics, Hoai Lam almost completely wins sympathy with his handsome appearance, lovely expressions and outstanding singing voice.

After the final round of Familiar Faces 2014 with his transformation into artist Ha Thi Cau, he "became a star overnight".

Hoai Lam's series of products then continuously achieved impressive results such as MV Như nhung phung ban dau , mini-album Quay ve , MV Làm cha . Even cover songs like Ve dau mai toc nguoi thuong also attracted tens of millions of listens.

In 2014 - 2015, he also entered the film and theater fields, the name Hoai Lam almost "covered" all fields.

"Colorless Flowers Bloom" - Hoai Lam

At his peak, Hoai Lam was considered an equal rival to Son Tung M-TP.

If Son Tung M-TP dominates youth music and the youth audience segment, Hoai Lam is promoted as a national idol, loved by audiences of all ages.

FC Hoai Lam at that time was very large and diverse, had strong support for idols, now it is not like before but is still a force that many singers want to have.

Downfall

Until now, Hoai Lam's decline is still a mystery.

From the peak, after a while, his story no longer revolved around products, instead it was about being absorbed in love, being shunned by his adoptive father, and even other rumors.

In the newspapers, information about singers canceling shows or "skipping" shows at the last minute appears frequently. Although the truth is unclear, the series of information still makes the audience confused.

During the period 2018 - 2020, Hoai Lam continuously shocked the public with information about retiring, going into hiding, getting married, having children, and finally divorcing hot girl Bao Ngoc.

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Hoai Lam and Bao Ngoc that day.

When Hoai Lam asked to retire, the public realized he was only 23 years old. The story of early fame and the pressure of stardom never seems to get old.

Except for Hoai Lam, no one will know exactly what caused his downfall: Hoai Linh, Bao Ngoc, illness, rumors or himself?

Hoai Lam was born with star qualities, proactively sought out opportunities, successfully seized them and shone. Reaching the pinnacle, he could not bear the weight of the spotlight and fell.

But from the bottom, Hoai Lam created two hits, Hoa no khong mau and Buon lam chi em oi, which spread throughout the country - something that almost no one has repeated to this day.

What future for Hoai Lam?

In recent years, Hoai Lam's career has been erratic and unstable. Possessing two "national" hits, he said he was not ready to return to art. When confirming his return to showbiz, the singer still maintained the same lifestyle and activities as in his hometown of Vinh Long .

It's hard to deny that Hoai Lam has made too many wrong choices. The more he chooses what he likes instead of what he needs, the more he loses what he has.

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Hoai Lam has now healed the rift with his adoptive father - artist Hoai Linh.

Refusing to accept being oriented artistically, Hoai Lam pursued his favorite genres of Rap and Hiphop with a series of stage names such as Loc Aka, Young HL, Young Luuli, Young Tulo... despite the harsh reality that he had no talent in this field.

Hoai Lam interacts with and collaborates with many singers of commercial music, even market music, in his products, which somehow drags down his musical thinking.

He sings covers of current pop hits indiscriminately; most of them do not show any serious investment in processing or mixing, so they do not make any breakthroughs or leave any mark.

Even the cover of Ikigai by Tang Duy Tan and Bich Phuong deserves the word "disaster" for abusing the tune in an outdated way.

During his time living in his hometown, Hoai Lam often sang for hours each livestream on a dedicated platform. Over time, the singer's voice deteriorated and showed obvious damage.

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Hoai Lam now.

Most recently, when participating in Nguyen Minh Cuong's Just Love music project, Hoai Lam sang weakly, had poor control, and his pitch was a bit shaky even though this was a recorded, edited version.

His old singing technique has almost atrophied, he mainly sings high notes by pushing his larynx - causing long-term damage to his voice.

With this condition, it is difficult to predict how many years Hoai Lam will be able to maintain his gifted voice.

Not long ago, Hoai Lam performed under the stage name (also his real name) Nguyen Tuan Loc, then announced that he would cancel the show and be hospitalized for treatment.

Hoai Lam is almost a rare case that is still loved by the audience and colleagues after all the noise and ups and downs. Thanks to that, he lives well even though he is no longer at his peak.

However, Hoai Lam needs to see more clearly what he needs and re-plan his career development direction if he doesn't want to fall into a tragic situation later - when his voice and supporters may no longer exist.

"Naturally" - Hoai Lam

Le Thi My Niem

Singer Hoai Lam suddenly canceled a series of shows and livestreamed on Facebook with a "strange" appearance . Singer Hoai Lam suddenly canceled a series of shows in 3 months and livestreamed on Facebook with a "strange" appearance.