Văn Mai Hương (born 27 September 1994 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese Pop Music singer. She was the runner-up of Season 3 of Vietnam Idol in 2010, before becoming a mainstay in the industry.
Career
2010: Vietnam Idol
As a participant of the third season of Vietnam Idol, she was the youngest among the top 10 contestants and was known as a highly technical performer.
2011-2012: Debut "Nếu như anh đến" and the debut album Hãy mỉm cười
After Vietnam Idol, she released a sponsored song "Ngày mới trắng hồng" in partnership with an international cosmetics brand.
In June 2011, she released her official single "Nếu như anh đến" (translated: As If You'd Shown Up), a dance-pop/R&B song written by Nguyễn Đức Cường and produced by Huy Tuấn. It was released digitally on Zing platforms and as an EP. That August, she release a Music Video directed by Film Ninja Productions that featured an acoustic and the official electronic version of the songs while celebrating the burgeoning singer-songwriter cafe scene of Vietnam.
The success of "Nếu như anh đến", led to a second single "Ngày chung đôi" and her first album. "Hãy mỉm cười". Upon the release of the album, Hương remarked, "At 17 years old, I don't want to perform songs that might feel too old for my character and personality. I wanted to make music for my fellow teenagers.
