Rocker Pham Anh Khoa performs together with The Wall frontman Tran Tuan Hung on November 27 night (Photos courtesy of The Wall)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Rocker Pham Anh Khoa has been announced as the newestmember of the famous Vietnamese rock band Buc Tuong (The Wall), becoming thelead vocalist of the country's oldest rock band.
The announcement was given by the band’s frontman, songwriter/guitarist Tran TuanHung, on Friday night, when the 25-year-old band had a concert to launch theirfifth album Con Duong Khong Ten (NamelessRoad).
According to him, after the death of frontman and lead vocalist Tran Lap in2016 due to cancer, the band faced days of confusion, disorientation, andseeming collapse.
“But we decided to keep going because that is also the last wish of our latebuddy, who we saw as our brother. We were lucky to receive so muchsupport and help from our friends and our dedicated fans, who were willingto help in our difficult time, Hung said.
“Our new album is to continue the road that all The Wall has been walking on,”he said.
Talking with the media, the 35-year-old rocker Khoa, who rose to fame when hecompeted in Morning Star – Rendezvous2006, was reserved. He said the role of lead vocalist requires him to tryhis best.
“I never ever imagined that I could become a member of The Wallsomeday,” he added.
The Cam Ranh-born singer recalled his bond with late rocker Tran Lap,which started when he contacted Lap for his approval to perform his song Ra Khoi (Offshore) in the finale of the Morning Star – Rendezvous contest.
To prepare for his debut with The Wall, Khoa has worked with the band sincelast year.
“I know that everyone got used to listening to Tran Lap, however, I am not him.I’m sorry if I bother anyone who loves him. I also love him so much, and Ibelieve that I will be able to convey the spirit of The Wall,” he said.
The first part of the Friday night concert featured the performance of frontmanHung with some former members, including the founding member,guitarist Nguyen Hoang.
For his debut, Khoa performed the songs featured in the album Nameless Road. Among 10 songs in the album,seven were written by Hung, while the remaining three were created byanother new member, songwriter Vu Van Ha.
Alongside 1,000 physical CDs, the albums are also available on digitalplatforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Earlier, to reveal their upcoming album, in October, the band introduced thesingle Thang Muoi (October),which was warmly welcomed by fans.
At the end of March, the band released a new music video entitled XXV to celebrate their 25thanniversary. XXV was composedby guitarist Hùng with inspiration from a poem presented to the band by DamTien Dung.
The song integrates more than 20 hits by The Wall, showcasing theband and their late leader Tran Lap.
The band is scheduled to tour several cities across the country the nexttwo months.
Established on March 26, 1995, from the students’ musical movement of theNational University of Civil Engineering, The Wall first consisted of threemembers – Tran Lap, Tran Tuan Hung and Nguyen Hoang.
Many songs by the band became hits, particularly among Vietnamesestudents, like Duong Den Ngay Vinh Quang (Road to Glory Day), Tam Hon Cua Da (Soul of Stone) and Bong Hong Thuy Tinh (Glass Rose)./.
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