Van-Anh Nguyen
Van-Anh Nguyen | |
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Born | 21 November 1987 Sydney, Australia | (age 36)
Genres | Classical music |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Website | www |
Van-Anh Nguyen (born 21 November 1987)
Career
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Born in Sydney to professional Vietnamese musicians who fled to Australia in 1983,
In 2008 Nguyen accepted the role as ambassador for Heart Reach Australia[1]
In 2014, she joined Discovery Channel as the host of a music travel show, 'Philippines In-Sync'.[7]
In 2018 Nguyen was signed to Universal Music.[8]
She has performed in renowned concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House, Segerstrom Centre for the Arts (United States), Herbst Theatre (United States), and Forbidden City Concert Hall (China).
In 2019, she created "Double Touch", a hybrid electronic collaboration with Australian DJ/Drummer/Producer, Mark Olsen. Their style has been described as a "unique dreamy mix of acoustic and electro sounds".[9] They have performed at festivals and venues across the world, including All Day I Dream Festival (California, USA), Scorpios (Mykonos, Greece), Cova Santa (Ibiza, Spain), Return to Rio Festival (Australia), Cloud 9 (Fiji), Glow Rooftop (Vietnam), and Omnia Bali (Indonesia).[9]
Discography
Albums
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Mise-en-scene |
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Tonalita |
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Crossfire (with Chris Howlett) |
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Pop Alchemy |
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Virtuoso Meets Soul EP (with Ronee Martin) |
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Peaceful Piano Essentials |
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Disney on Piano |
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The Princess and the Piano |
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Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2022
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The Princess and the Piano | Best Children's Album | Nominated | [3] |
References
- ^ a b c "Van-Anh Nguyen". Heart Reach Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b Masselos, Andrea (14 October 2020). "Why You Need To Know Van-Anh Nguyen". Marie Claire.
- ^ a b c Burke, Kelly (12 October 2022). "Aria awards 2022: Rüfüs Du Sol and Amyl and the Sniffers among top nominees". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Concert pianist Van-Anh Nguyen to perform at Opera House with family". 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b Robyn Doreian (28 February 2021). "Great expectations: How Van-Anh Nguyen struck a chord from such a young age". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Graduates: Van Anh Nguyen", The Hills Grammar School
- ^ "Philippines In-Sync Discovery Channel Trailer hosted by Van-Anh Nguyen".
- ^ "Van-Anh Nguyen on LinkedIn: Today, I am happy to announce that I've signed with Universal Music… | 11 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Double Touch · Biografía · Artista ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2024.