“ | A paddy who often travels abroad and brings home some awards everytime he goes, with a humorous personality. He is the one who's familiar with everyone every day in life. | ” |
— The introduction in Episode 1.
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Chàng Lúa (translated as Paddy Guy) is a masked celebrity contestant on the first Vietnamese season of The Masked Singer Vietnam.
He is first introduced to be one of the mascots from the Section A, together with Lady Mây, Miêu Quý Tộc, Kim Sa Ngư and Phi Hành Gia Heo.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Chàng Lúa is based after the paddy with a cartoon face and a smiling mouth. His costume has cultural theme elements such as the shirt, puffy pants and rain boots have rice plants texture in it. Not only that, both of the shirt and the cape he is wearing have the same pattern resemblings a sedge weaving craft. There is a small bag of rice plants can be found on one side of his pants.

Chàng Lúa in his second costume.
Costume 2: After the Round 2, his cape is decorated with a bundle of wheat.
Personality[]
Updating.
Songs[]
Main Performances[]
The English translation of the song name will be placed above the song.
Week | Song Selection | Result |
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1 | (Soc Trang Province) "Sóc Sờ Bai Sóc Trăng" by Lý Diệu Linh |
BTM2 |
4 | (Third Shift) "Canh Ba" by Nguyễn Thương |
BTM2 |
7 | (Love Returns Fragilely) "Mong Manh Tình Về" by Đức Trí |
BTM2 |
11 | (Don't Take Things For Granted, Appreciate What You Have) "Có Không Giữ Mất Đừng Tìm" by Bùi Công Nam |
BTM2 |
Sing-Off Performances[]
Week | VS | Song Selection | Result |
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11 | Hươu Thần | (Fall In Love) "Rung Động" by Vũ Khắc Anh |
ELIM |
Special Performances[]
Week | Song Selection | Note |
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11 | (In Sai Gon, Whom Can I Rely On When I'm Weak) "Sài Gòn Yếu Đuối Biết Dựa Vào Ai" by Huỳnh Quốc Huy |
UNMASK |
17 | (Third Shift) "Canh Ba" by Nguyễn Trần Trung Quân |
CONCERT |
(If You Love Someone Afterwards) "Sau Này Nếu Có Yêu Ai" by Huỳnh Quốc Huy (duet with Ngô Kiến Huy) |
Song lyrics[]
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Clues[]
While participating in the show, Chàng Lúa left somes clues implying him is Tăng Phúc, they are explained as:
Ep. | Image/Information | Explaination | |
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"I was born in the fertile rice granary." | Referring to Tăng Phúc's homeland - Sóc Trăng, a province in Vietnamese's South region. |
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"14", "7" and the image of a fish and a hook. | Tăng Phúc released his first MV song "Cá Chưa Cắn Câu" (Fish Aren't Biting) in April 17, 2017. | |
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"TP.Hồ Chí Minh". | Hồ Chí Minh city is where Tăng Phúc currently lives and works in. |
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"TP.SG.ST". | TP: Tăng Phúc, that's his name. SG: Sài Gòn (another name to call Hồ Chí Minh city), which Tăng Phúc currently lives and works in. Sài Gòn is also refer to Tăng Phúc's song. ST: Sóc Trăng, which is Tăng Phúc's homeland. | |
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A pencil with the word "Hello". | Tăng Phúc used to be a director in the animation studio "Xin Chào Bút Chì" (Hello Pencil). | |
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"DCAN17" and "SNNCYA22". | DCAN17: Referring to Tăng Phúc's song "Đừng Chờ Anh Nữa" (Don't Wait For Me Anymore) which released in 2017. SNNCYA22: Referring to the song "Sau Này Nếu Có Yêu Ai" (If You Love Someone Afterwards) perfomed by Tăng Phúc and Ngô Kiến Huy in show Sóng 22. | |
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"DL". | Referring to Đà Lạt. Tăng Phúc is a familliar artist with concerts at Đà Lạt. | |
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"Destiny". | Tăng Phúc used to perform the song "My Destiny" with Hà Nhi (Miêu Quý Tộc) in the show "Ẩn Số Hoàn Hảo" (Perfect Hidden Numbers). | |
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Physical clue: 50.000VND. | The amount of fee that Tăng Phúc received for the first time when he started singing. | |
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A guitar. | Tăng Phúc knows how to play musical instrument and he is associated with ascoustic music. |
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"28" and "03". | Referring to the release date of the song "Chỉ Là Không Cùng Nhau" (Just Not Together) by Tăng Phúc and Trương Thảo Nhi (Cá Ngựa Trai). The song has reached over 120 million views on Youtube. |
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A pikachu. | Referring to Tăng Phúc nickname "Hot Boy Pikachu". He used to wear a Pikachu costume while joining some shows. |
Besides, there are a few clues intentionally distracting to other singers as Thanh Duy, Noo Phước Thịnh.
First Impressions[]
First impression of the hosts about Chàng Lúa:
Week | Trấn Thành's Guess | Tóc Tiên's Guess |
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11 | Thanh Duy | Tăng Phúc |
Unmasking[]
Updating.
Relationships[]
Updating.
Concept and design[]
Chàng Lúa takes the image of Vietnamese rice fields, and was designed by the fashion designer Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông.
According to Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông, every mascot has their own background story. For Chàng Lúa, he is a paddy who lived in the village/countryside and moved to the city.
Other appearances[]
- Episode 17: This episode is a combination of the Awards Ceremony and All-Star Concert, where Tăng Phúc and all the eliminated contestants were returned to perform as guests. Tăng Phúc also got to perform two songs, including the song that he had sung on the show and the duet song with Ngô Kiến Huy - the MC of The Masked Singer Vietnam.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Name[]
- Chàng means "a young man" in Vietnamese. Chàng is used to refer to an adorable/lovable young/young adult man.
- Lúa means "rice" or "paddy" in Vietnamese.
Song title[]
- Sóc Sờ Bai Sóc Trăng (Episode 1): The song name is originated from Khmer language. The meaning and the origin of the words is explained as:
- Sóc Sờ Bai is originally a Khmer word, written as សុខសប្បាយ. Linguistically, this word means “happy; peaceful”. Khmer people use it to greet each other when they meet. According to another source, Sóc Sờ Bai also means “province”.
- Sóc Trăng is the name of a province in Southern Vietnam, or a city with the same name located in Sóc Trăng province, Vietnam.
- Sóc Sờ Bai Sóc Trăng is the greeting of someone when they come to Sóc Trăng province for the first time.
- Canh Ba (Episode 4): The song name can be translated as “Third Shift”. It is used to refer to The Hour of the Rat (“Giờ Tý”) in Vietnamese Zodiac, which corresponds to the period from 23:00 the previous day to 01:00 the next day in the 24 hour recording method.
- Có Không Giữ Mất Đừng Tìm (Episode 11): The song name is an idiom or proverb in Vietnamese, which means “If you have something but you don’t cherish it, when it’s lost, don’t search for it”. It provides a valuable lesson that be graceful and appreciate what you have at the moment, so that you won’t regret when it’s gone.
Song lyrics[]
- Sóc Sờ Bai Sóc Trăng (Episode 1):
- There is a mention of “tùa chế tùa hia” in the lyrics of the song. In Han language, “chế” means “sister” and “hia” means “brother”.
- There is a mention of “ua tá lư thìa” in the lyrics of the song. In Han language, “ua tá lư thìa” means “let me tell you”.
- There is a mention of “Sóc sờ bai bòn tâu na bòn tâu na bòn ơi” in the lyrics of the song. The word also originates from Khmer language. Accordingly, “tâu na bòn” means “where are you going?”, and “tâu na bòn ơi” means “my dear, where are you going?”.
Trivia[]
- Tăng Phúc is famous for covering songs of old generations, and also Chinese songs with Vietnamese lyrics. He is one of the names that liveshows in Đà Lạt (one of the Vietnamese best tourist places) acclaim very much, even called as "Da Lat Love Song Prince" by fans.
- Until now, there are still many controversies about Tăng Phúc's voice and professional attitude, many people think that he only has a look, not a voice. However, Tăng Phúc is still determined to focus on his work, despite the prejudices surrounding him.
- Chàng Lúa's fourth song, "Có Không Giữ Mất Đừng Tìm", was originally sung by Trúc Nhân - who is the guest panelist in the same season.
- His battle song, "Rung Động", was originally sung by Dương Edward - who is Kỳ Lân Lãng Tử from Season 2.
- Tăng Phúc's voice type is Lyric Tenor.
- Chàng Lúa is the first Vietnamese Masked Singer contestant, to not have a Wikipedia article at the time of their unmasking. He's followed by Hươu Thần, Lady Mây, Cá Ngựa Đôi, Bạch Khổng Tước, Tê Giác Ngộ Nghĩnh, Cáo Tiểu Thư, Kỳ Lân Lãng Tử, Sứa Thủy Tinh and HippoHappy.
See also[]
- Official media of Tăng Phúc:
- Tăng Phúc in other hidden singing shows:
VN Masked Singers | |
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Season 1 | |
Hươu Thần • Lady Mây • Kim Sa Ngư • Kỳ Đà Hoa • Miêu Quý Tộc Nhím Uiza • Phi Hành Gia Heo • Phượng Hoàng Lửa • O Sen • Tí Nâu | |
Season 2 | |
Cú Tây Bắc • Cún Tóc Lô • HippoHappy • Khỉ Hồng • Kỳ Lân Lãng Tử • Madame Vịt • Nàng Tiên Hoa Ong Bây Bi • Tê Giác Ngộ Nghĩnh • Thỏ Xỏ Khuyên • Sứa Thủy Tinh • Voi Bản Đôn | |
Miscellaneous | |
Season 1: Anh Cloud • Cô M23 • Hoàng Tử Rồng • Kỵ Sĩ Nấm Hương |