He was born as Nguyễn Phước Thịnh in Ho Chi Minh City on December 18, 1988. Given how he had been born exactly one week before Christmas Day, his mother nicknamed him Noel. Growing up, most of his friends and family members would mispronounce his nickname calling him "No" rather than "Noel". The unintentional shortening of his nickname to just only the first syllable, however, stuck. The negative connotation with the nickname, "No", prompted his mother to add an additional "O", hence his professional stage name, Noo Phước Thịnh.
While Noo Phước Thịnh was in college as an accounting major at Hutech University, School of Business in Ho Chi Minh City, he found part-time work as a male model appearing in various teen magazines and music videos. He had developed close friendships with singers Thủy Tiên and Đông Nhi, whom each would help him with guidance and useful advice during the early days of his singing career. On August of 2009, Noo Phước Thịnh made his debut live performance in front of a large gathering during an event called Friend's Night in Ho Chi Minh City where he sang a duet with Đông Nhi of a song he had written, Nếu. Although the overall response from the audience on that debut live performance was positive, it was at his next major concert event several weeks later, Nhịp Trẻ, that would give him the much needed career boost. Appearing alongside such major headliners like Thủy Tiên, Đông Nhi, Phạm Huy Du, Ngô Kiến Huy, Wanbi Tuấn Anh and Bảo Thy, he along with fellow singer Thu Thủy's standout individual performances each had brought the house down. Audience members that night responded with thunderous applause to Thu Thủy's angelic delivery of the song, Hãy Để Anh Yêu Em Lần Nữa (written by Nguyễn Đình Vũ) and Noo Phước Thịnh's flawless deliveries of the songs, Lặng Thầm (written by Nguyễn Hoàng Duy) and Hạnh Phúc Thoáng Qua (written by Đình Vũ). On December of that same year, he released his first solo studio album, Ba Chấm (…), which also featured a duet track recorded with Thủy Tiên of a song she had written, Quay Về Đi. Noo Phước Thịnh has since released several other well-received studio albums such as Lạc Bước trong Đêm (2011), Tình Như Chocopie (2011), a duet album recorded with Hiền Thục, Em (The Mini Album) (2012), Gạt Đi Nước Mắt (2014), Chuyện Tình Maldives (Love In Maldives) (2015), a duet album recorded with Thủy Tiên and I Don't Believe in You (2016). Among his most popular hit singles include Mất Em, Đổi Thay (written by Nguyễn Hoàng Duy), Merino Ice Cream Land, a duet recorded with Đông Nhi, Nỗi Nhớ Đầy Vơi (written by Nguyễn Hoàng Tôn), a duet recorded with Hồ Ngọc Hà, Thương Mấy Cũng Là Người Dưng (written by Anh Khang), Đừng Nhìn Lại (Just Wanna Say Goodbye), Như Phút Ban Đầu (written by Đỗ Hiếu), Cause I Love You and Tìm Em trong Ký Ức (Finding You in Loving Memory) (written by Hamlet Trương).
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| Noo Phước Thịnh at the Asian Song Festival in Seoul, South Korea in 2016 |
In addition to his singing career, Noo Phước Thịnh has occasionally acted in Vietnamese television and film. He has landed small parts in two Vietnamese television mini-series, Kính Vạn Hoa Part 3 (2008) starring Võ Ngọc Trai and Những Giấc Hơ Hồng (2009) starring fellow singer/actor Đăng Khôi. In 2010, Noo Phước Thịnh had a supporting role in the feature film, Công Chúa Teen và Ngũ Hổ Tướng, a starring vehicle for Bảo Thy, Yến Trang and Khổng Tú Quỳnh.
Noo Phước Thịnh is currently one of Vietnam's most successful pop singers. Among his many accolades he has won through the years include 5 Mai Vàng (Golden Orchid Awards), 9 Làn Sóng Xanh Awards, 3 HTV Awards and 13 Zing Muisc Awards. He performs at a non-stop touring schedule in cities throughout Vietnam and for overseas Vietnamese communities all over the world with a reported command in salary of $3,500 USD to $4,500 per performance. In 2016, he purchased a penthouse apartment in Ho Chi Minh City priced at $1,000,000 USD. At age 29, Noo Phước Thịnh still remains a bachelor. That along with his effeminate gestures on stage have contributed to numerous articles written in Vietnamese tabloids with speculations that Noo Phước Thịnh is allegedly gay. He has since publicly denied such allegations on several television interviews.
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30 Sexiest Vietnamese Celebs of 2016
Noo Phước Thịnh's Official YouTube Channel
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