The singer is currently awaiting the Vietnam National Academy of Music, where she works, to complete the procedures for her academic title.

According to her evaluation dossier, Tan Nhan's professional activities include 14 scientific articles, two of which were published in international journals. She has also published two specialized books: 'Training High-Quality Vietnamese Soprano Voices' and 'Improving the Quality of Folk Song Vocal Instruction in Professional Vocal Training'.

Tan Nhan also has three national award-winning artworks, six individual awards, and 17 awards for guiding students. Additionally, she received a certificate of merit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2020) and was twice honored as a Grassroots Emulation Soldier (2018, 2024).

Singer Tan Nhan. *Photo: Vietnam National Academy of Music*

According to regulations, candidates for professor and associate professor titles must be the principal author of three to five articles published in journals listed in ISI, Scopus (a database system for abstracts and citations of scientific articles), or other categories specified by the State Professorship Council.

Annually, universities establish grassroots councils to select candidates and propose them to the State Professorship Council. This council then assigns industry and inter-industry councils to evaluate candidates, eliminating those who do not meet the standards, before reviewing and approving the list of qualified candidates.

Born in 1982 in Ha Nam, Tan Nhan graduated from the Vietnam National Academy of Music. She gained recognition after winning first prize in the folk music category of the Sao Mai 2005 competition. Despite her classical vocal training, she has a passion for traditional music, often blending Western techniques with folk music elements in her works. In 2013, she released the album 'Yem Dao Xuong Pho', which combined *xam* (a traditional Vietnamese genre of blind musicians' singing), *cheo* (traditional operetta), and *quan ho* (love duets) with jazz music. Following this, she introduced the *xam* music video 'Cong Cha Ngai Me Sinh Thanh', and the albums 'Niu Dai Lua Dao' and 'Nguoi Ha Tinh Co Thuong'.

MV 'Cong Cha Ngai Me Sinh Thanh'. *Video: YouTube Tan Nhan Official*

She has worked for many years at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, previously serving as deputy head of the vocal department before becoming head of the department last year. Many of her students have won major national and international music awards, including: Lai Thi Huong Ly (Gold Cup at the Asia-Pacific Music Festival 2017, third prize in the Sao Mai 2017 chamber music category, and a gold medal at the National Young Talents of Professional Art Schools 2017), Nguyen Thi Thanh Quy (top three in Sao Mai National 2019, runner-up in Tuyet Dinh Song Ca 2018), and Lan Quynh (first prize in Sao Mai 2022 chamber music category). She received the title of Meritorious Artist in 2023 and has stated her goal to become a People's Teacher.

The singer was previously married to singer Tuan Anh, before they divorced. In 2021, she married for the second time to a scientist. Tan Nhan is private and rarely shares details about her personal life.

Ha Thu