"Phù Đổng Thiên Vương" is a song by Vietnamese singer Đức Phúc. Released on 29 August 2025, it represented Vietnam at Intervision 2025 and won the contest with a total score of 422 points.[1][2]
| "Phù Đổng Thiên Vương" | |
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| Single by Đức Phúc | |
| Language | Vietnamese |
| Released | 29 August 2025 |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong |
| Composer | Hồ Hoài Anh |
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| Music video | |
| "Phù Đổng Thiên Vương" on YouTube | |
Background and composition
edit"Phù Đổng Thiên Vương" is based on the legend of Thánh Gióng, a character in Vietnamese folk beliefs who embodies the spirit and strength of the Vietnamese people.[3] The song is composed by Hồ Hoài Anh, with arrangement by DuongK.[4] Phúc Du wrote the rap lyrics, while the English lyrics were written by Orange. The opening verse of the song is taken from the first four lines of the poem "Vietnamese Bamboo" by Nguyen Duy.[5][6]
Intervision 2025
editInternal selection
editOn 13 July 2025, Đức Phúc was announced as the official representative of Vietnam to participate in the 2025 Intervision Song Contest held in Russia. The selection was entrusted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to Nomad MGMT Vietnam, a company under the DatVietVAC group, and Phúc was chosen thanks to "his outstanding voice and modern musical thinking that was close to international standards".[7][8]
During Intervision 2025
editThe Intervision 2025 took place at Live Arena in Novoivanovskoye,[a] Russia, and consisted of final held on 20 September 2025.[9][10] At the performance order draw on 12 August, Vietnam was chosen to perform in position 20, after Mzansi Jikelele of South Africa and before Nastya Kravchenko of Belarus. In the end, Đức Phúc received a total of 422 points, winning the competition.[11]
Charts
edit| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Vietnam Top Vietnamese Songs (Billboard Vietnam)[12] | 70 |
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ↑ Pleitgen, Frederik (2025-09-20). "Vietnam's Duc Phuc wins Intervision, Russia's family-friendly answer to the Eurovision". CNN. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ↑ Farajzade, Zeynab. "Vietnam wins Intervision 2025; U.S. entrant Vassy disqualified". AnewZ. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ↑ Курбанова, Елизавета Гриценко, Наина (2025-09-20). "Intervision-2025: who will perform in Moscow on September 20 and with which songs". Известия. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Tuan Anh (2025-09-21). "Lý giải chiến thắng của Đức Phúc tại Intervision 2025". ELLE Man Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ Quỳnh Tâm (2025-09-22). "Đức Phúc giành quán quân quốc tế: Đi thi lặng lẽ, mang nón lá làm quà". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Tân Cao; Hà Thu (2025-09-23). "Lý do Đức Phúc chiến thắng Intervision". VnExpress. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Lê Giang (2025-07-14). "Đức Phúc đại diện Việt Nam và Anh trai say hi dự Intervision 2025". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ Trạch Dương (2025-07-14). "Đức Phúc đại diện Việt Nam, thi đấu cùng 20 ca sĩ quốc tế". Báo Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "Конкурс "Интервидение" пройдет в Москве 20 сентября" [The Intervision contest will be held in Moscow on 20 September]. Interfax (in Russian). 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ruska Evrovizija bo 20. septembra, udeležbo potrdilo več kot 20 držav" [Russian Eurovision on 20 September, more than 20 countries confirmed]. Delo (in Slovenian). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ Pleitgen, Frederik (2025-09-20). "Vietnam's Duc Phuc wins Intervision, Russia's family-friendly answer to the Eurovision". CNN. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ↑ "Billboard Vietnam Top Vietnamese Songs: Vũ. Chiếm sóng bảng xếp hạng, Nguyễn Hùng giữ vững hai vị trí đỉnh bảng" [Billboard Vietnam Top Vietnamese Songs: Vũ. Dominating the charts, Nguyễn Hùng holds onto the top two spots.]. Facebook (in Vietnamese). Billboard Vietnam. 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2025-10-11.