Trong Hieu


Trong Hieu Nguyen, known professionally as Trọng Hiếu or Trong, is a Vietnamese-German singer, best known for winning the sixth season of Vietnam Idol in 2015.

Early life and education

Trong Hieu Nguyen was born on 4 July 1992 in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria to Vietnamese parents who emigrated to Germany in 1991. He started dancing at the age of eight. After graduating from the Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium in Bad Kissingen in 2011, he studied singing at the Music College Hannover in Hannover. He has cited Bruno Mars as one of his main artistic influences.

Career

In 2008, Nguyen was a participant in the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of the Idol franchise. He made it to the top twenty-five, but was eliminated before the live shows. In 2014, he applied for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015#Unser Song für Österreich, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, but was not among the artists selected to compete.
While on vacation in Vietnam in April 2015, Nguyen decided to audition for the sixth season of Vietnam Idol. He went on to win the competition, receiving 71.5 per cent of the public vote in the final. He subsequently released the winner's single "italic=no", which was also released in German as "italic=no".
In 2020, Nguyen represented Vietnam at the Asia Song Festival. On 27 January 2023, he was announced as one of the participants in Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023#Unser Lied für Liverpool, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. His entry "Dare to Be Different" was co-written with Norwegian singer-songwriter Elsie Bay and Dutch songwriters Sasha Rangas and Stefan van Leijsen. At Unser Lied für Liverpool, the song finished fourth out of eight entries with 71 points. He then re-established his music career in Vietnam, subsequently scoring his first hit there with "italic=no" in 2025.

Discography

Extended plays

  • 2021 – Trong Hieu Live in Berlin
  • 2022 – Thú vị hơn vậy
  • 2023 – Yêu chill
  • 2025 – ''Kho báu''

    Singles

As lead artist

  • 2014 – "Peter Pan"
  • 2015 – "italic=no"
  • 2015 – "italic=no"
  • 2015 – "italic=no"
  • 2016 – "italic=no "
  • 2016 – "italic=no "
  • 2016 – "Say Ah"
  • 2016 – "Ahhh!"
  • 2017 – "italic=no"
  • 2017 – "Peter Pan"
  • 2017 – "italic=no"
  • 2017 – "Perfect"
  • 2018 – "italic=no"
  • 2018 – "italic=no"
  • 2018 – "italic=no"
  • 2018 – "You Are the Reason"
  • 2018 – "Girls Like You"
  • 2018 – "Green Groove "
  • 2019 – "Hurt Me"
  • 2019 – "italic=no "
  • 2019 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "See What I See"
  • 2020 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "italic=no"
  • 2020 – "365 Missing"
  • 2021 – "italic=no"
  • 2021 – "italic=no"
  • 2021 – "italic=no"
  • 2021 – "Highs & Lows"
  • 2022 – "italic=no"
  • 2022 – "I'm Sorry Babe"
  • 2022 – "italic=no"
  • 2023 – "Dare to Be Different"
  • 2024 – "Rise Up"
  • 2025 – "italic=no"

    As featured artist

  • 2020 – "IAM Superstar"
  • 2022 – "Am I Clear?!"

    Awards and nominations