Vietnam Idol (season 3)
| Broadcast from | August 21 – December 25, 2010 |
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| Judges |
Siu Black Nguyễn Quang Dũng Quốc Trung Đặng Diễm Quỳnh |
| Host(s) | Phan Anh |
| Broadcaster | VTV |
| Finals venue | Lan Anh Music Center |
| Uyên Linh | |
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| Origin | Ho Chi Minh city |
| Song | "Cảm ơn tình yêu" |
| Văn Mai Hương | |
| Vietnam Idol 2010 | |
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | January 2, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 40:28 |
| Label | BHD Film |
The third season of Vietnam Idol premiered on VTV6 on August 21, 2010. There are two episodes every Tuesday and Saturday together with a daily five-minute news. This season features a new option for the judges is to "save" a contestant from elimination. This, however, was not used this season.
Trần Nguyễn Uyên Linh was announced to be the third winner of Vietnam Idol, she received $20,000 in cash and a recording contract
Following a break in production, it was confirmed that the show has been renewed for 2010. The new season will adopt a new structure, with changes to broadcasting and production. The broadcasting stations were changed from HTV (Ho Chi Minh City Television) to VTV6 - a cable channel targeted at young audiences of VTV (Vietnam Television) The producer company of the first 2 seasons, Dong Tay Promotion, will be replaced by BHD Pictures. Siu Black remains on the judging panel but will be joined by two new judges, Quốc Trung and Nguyễn Quang Dũng. Phan Anh will also take over as the host of the contest.
Auditions were also held in Central Highlands and North regions.
One hundred contestants will advance from this round and into the Knock Out Round.
The first day of the week featured ninety-six contestants (but actually ninety-three were present at that time) advanced from the audition round. After the first elimination, forty-eight remained and then split up into 12 groups of four. Twenty-four made it into the final round in which judges revealed who were the semi-finalists.
The semi-finals takes place over three weeks, with the results announced the following Tuesday. During the first two weeks, sixteen contestants are split and perform by gender. Only four of them will be given a bye to the Top 10, while the remaining 10 contestants compete in the last semi-final round for a spot in the finals. During this whole process, judges have the right to let their five favorite contestants be finalists.
The finals began two weeks after the semi-finals had concluded. Journalist Đặng Diễm Quỳnh is added to the judging panel at the start of the finals.
Each week the finalist perform live on stage to a television audience. The contestant receiving the least viewers' votes are eliminated from the competition. Introduced for the first time this season is the ability of the judges to collectively override the voters' decision once, if they deem that a contestant has been voted-out prematurely. However, this results in two contestants eliminated the following week instead of one.
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