The five best male and female competitors entering the final round are Dinh Ung Phi Truong, Giap Le Tuan, Pham Tran Thanh Duy, Tran Hoang Anh, Tran Quoc Thien, Nguyen Thi Minh Chuyen, Nguyen Duyen Anh, Nguyen Thi Cam Tu, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Vo Lan Trinh.

For the Gala round, contestants will continue to take training courses run by experienced experts. In this round, contestants will perform with recorded music available in the first three weeks and then with the band in the following weeks.

Audiences can select their favourite contestant by sending SMS to 8328 with the contestant’s code number or log on to the website www.vietnamidol.yume.vn to get the latest information related to the contest.

Fans that accurately predict who will enter the next round will be eligible to receive one of three cell phones as a prize.

Vietnam Idol has been organised for the second time in Vietnam, attracting around 15,000 contestants from throughout the country.