“ | At exactly 8pm tonight, a spacecraft has landed on the space of The Masked Singer Vietnam, let's welcome Phi Hành Gia Heo. | ” |
— The introduction in Episode 1.
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Phi Hành Gia Heo (Translated as Pig Astronaunt) 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, Chàng Lúa, Miêu Quý Tộc and Kim Sa Ngư.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Phi Hành Gia Heo is a 3D-animated pig inside an astronaut costume with pink ears, some black details around the arms & legs and a control pad on the torso. He also has an Oxygen tank backpack carrying at the back of the costume.
Personality[]
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Songs[]
Main Performances[]
The english translation of the song will be above the song's title.
Week | Song Selection | Result |
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1 | (Pick You Up Few Times) "Vài Lần Đón Đưa" by Trần Lê |
SAFE |
4 | (The Most Beautiful Flower) "Bông Hoa Đẹp Nhất" by Vũ Hà Anh, Phan Viết Tính, Nguyễn Văn Trung |
ELIM |
Special Performances[]
Week | Song Selection | Note |
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4 | (Pass By Each Other) "Bước Qua Nhau" by Vũ |
UNMASK |
17 | (I Remember That) "Anh Nhớ Ra" by Vũ (duet with Lady Mây) |
CONCERT |
(Pass By Each Other) "Bước Qua Nhau" by Vũ | ||
Special | (Lightless Intersection) "Ngã Tư Không Đèn" by Trang/ (I Remember That) "Anh Nhớ Ra" by Vũ/ (Because I Don't Know) "Vì Anh Đâu Có Biết" by Madihu (sing with Trang & Madihu) |
GUEST |
Season 2, Special |
(Forgotten Promises) "Những Lời Hứa Bỏ Quên" by Vũ/ (Walking While Crying) "Vừa Đi Vừa Khóc" by Gigi Hương Giang/ (Sunset Of Nostalgia) "Hoàng Hôn Nhớ" by Tăng Nhật Tuệ (sing with Anh Tú & Gigi Hương Giang) |
GUEST |
Song lyrics[]
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Clues[]
While participating in the show, Phi Hành Gia Heo left somes clues implying him is Vũ, they are explained as:
Ep. | Image/Information | Explaination | |
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None | Phi Hành Gia | Phi Hành Gia means "Astronaut" in Vietnamese. Vũ has an album titled "Vũ Trụ Song Song" (Parallel Universe) that is associated with the image of an astronaut. | |
Heo | Heo means "Pig" in Vietnamese. Vũ's Vietnamese Zodiac Year is the Pig. | ||
1 | Street: P. MD, Hồ Tùng Mậu. | Referring to the musician with a nickname "Madihu" (Abbreviation for "Mai Dịch Human", inspired by the place he was born and grew up) who has collaborated with Vũ in many songs. Vũ also grew up in the housing society at Mai Dịch in Hà Nội - Vietnamese's North region. | |
A guitar. | Vũ often perform with a guitar in his concerts. Also, his songs have guitar as the main musical instrument. | ||
"These melodies are like the rain passed by, awakening my heart, becoming my passion and I aspire to pursue it. But... my parents don't like it. I want to live with my passion so i decided to leave from family's orientation." | Vũ was once forbidden by his family to pursue the arts such as writing music since they care more about his grades in school and their orientation was wanting him to do military career. | ||
A camouflage hat. | Vũ used to study at Officer of the Vietnamese Special Forces . | ||
"I traveled alone through different lands in search of my fate and landed on a new planet." | Referring to the song "Hành Tinh Song Song" (Parallel Universe) of Vũ. | ||
Three "K" on each planet. | Before being an artist of Warner Music Vietnam, Vũ was known as the "3 Không" (Without 3) artist: Famous but without 3 things: Media campaign, Reality television and Brand sponsorship. | ||
4 | 8 paintings in Phi Hành Gia Heo's exhibition. | Referring to 8 songs that Vũ has performed in his minishow. | |
Physical clue: A guitar. | Vũ used to flirt with girls by his guitar and his own song. |
Besides, there are a few clues intentionally distracting to other singers as Quang Trung.
First Impressions[]
First impression of the hosts about Phi Hành Gia Heo:
Week | Trấn Thành's Guess | Tóc Tiên's Guess | Wowy's Guess |
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4 | Quang Trung | Vũ | Tuấn Hưng |
Unmasking[]
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Relationships[]
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Concept and design[]

Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông and Vũ.
Phi Hành Gia Heo takes the image of a pig astronaut who has traveled to many different universes, and was designed by fashion designer Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông.
In an interview, when asked about the origin of the mascot name Phi Hành Gia Heo, Vũ shared that "Pig" is his Vietnamese zodiac year, and "Astronaut" because he once had an album called "Vũ Trụ Song Song" ("Parallel Universe" - closely related to the image of an astronaut. When asked the same question, the costume designer Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông shared that the idea of Phi Hành Gia Heo also was inspired by Vũ's musical career - an indie artist who travels through many different music planets.
During filming and rehearsals, Phi Hành Gia Heo's suit was so tight and difficult to breathe that Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông had to cut it out and sew it back together within 10 minutes. He proceed to make it quickly but still had to make it properly and beautifully. Ngô Mạnh Đông Đông also stated that in an interview that Phi Hành Gia Heo was the mascot who has the hottest costume and the mascot with the most number of designs sewn as the costume had to be sewn 4 times.
Other appearances[]
- Episode 17: This episode is a combination of the Awards Ceremony and All-Star Concert, where Vũ and all the eliminated contestants were returned to perform as guests. Vũ also got to perform two songs, including the songs that he had sung on the show and the duet song with Myra Trần as Lady Mây.
- Sóng 23: This is a special episode to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2023 which Vũ appeared as a guest. Together, he and some celebrities of The Masked Singer Vietnam Season 1 shared their joys, inspirations and lessons learned from this show. Vũ also performed a mash-up song and had a conversation with the hosts, singer Trang and singer Madihu.
Videos[]
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Name[]
- Phi Hành Gia means "Astronaut" in Vietnamese.
- Heo means "Pig" in Vietnamese.
- Heo is a regional word used to refer to the pig in Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam. In Northern Vietnam, the regional word is "lợn".
Song title[]
- Vài Lần Đón Đưa (Episode 1): The song name can be translated as "Picking you up few times" or "Meet you and see you off few times".
- Đón đưa means "picking someone up and dropping them off".
Trivia[]
- Vũ is known as the "Prince of Vietnamese Indie Music" with countless beautiful and inspirational songs.
- Vũ's voice type is Lyric Tenor.
- His composed song was sung by another mascot in this show, which was:
- "Bước Qua Mùa Cô Đơn", sung by Báo Mắt Biếc in Episode 8 and Episode 17 (with Đức Phúc).
- "Anh Nhớ Ra", sung by Lady Mây in Episode 17 (with Vũ himself).
See also[]
- Official media of Vũ:
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 |