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= CHI PU =

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[[File:Chi Pu.jpg|thumb|CHI PU Stage name: Chi Pu

Full name: Nguyễn Thùy Chi

Career: Actress – Film Maker

Date of birth: 14 June 1993 (Germini)

Education: RMIT University Vietnam

Awards:

-         Golden Apricot Blossom Awards - Artist of the year 2015

-         HTV Awards - The Most Favorite Television Drama Actress 2015

-         EL​LE​​ Style Awards 2015 – Upcoming Female Actress of the year 2015

-         Star Awards – Beauty queen of the year 2015

-         Golden Kite Awards 2014 – Best Short Film (“Under one sky”)

-         Bronze Prize – Dancing with the stars Vietnam 2015

-         We Choice Awards - Top 10 most influential people of the year 2014 Stage name: Chi Pu
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Full name: Nguyễn Thùy Chi

Career: Actress – Film Maker

Date of birth: 14 June 1993 (Germini)

Education: RMIT University Vietnam

Awards:

-         Golden Apricot Blossom Awards - Artist of the year 2015

-         HTV Awards - The Most Favorite Television Drama Actress 2015

-         EL​LE​​ Style Awards 2015 – Upcoming Female Actress of the year 2015

-         Star Awards – Beauty queen of the year 2015

-         Golden Kite Awards 2014 – Best Short Film (“Under one sky”)

-         Bronze Prize – Dancing with the stars Vietnam 2015

-         We Choice Awards - Top 10 most influential people of the year 2014

Biography
Chi Pu was born and raised in a family where her father worked for the Vietnamese military and her mother was an English teacher. She has an 11-year-older sister who works in banking industry. Since her young age, Chi Pu had always been among top students in schook. Besides studying well, Chi Pu also played piano and had competed in many musical competitions. In 2003, she won the first prize in Hanoi Electronic Keyboard Festival.

Chi Pu rose to fame after reaching top 20 in Miss Teen Vietnam 2009. Afterward, she joined the showbiz and became a favorite teen idol. Currently, Chi Pu is an actress, film producer, and brand ambassador. She is the first and the only Vietnamese artist who has a mobile game named after her: Chi Pu - VSao (published in 2015)

According to Socialbaker, Chi Pu is the most-followed Vietnamese actress on three social networks Facebook, Instagarm, and Youtube. She has about 9 million followers on Facebook and Fanpage, over 1.6 million followers on Instagram, and over 100,000 subscribers on Youtube.

Career Path
In 2013, Chi Pu started her acting career with the lead roles in two television dramas “Waterdrop” and “Happy Dream” which were broadcasted on Vietnam National Television. In the same year, she surprised everyone by joining "5S Online" – the most popular TV Series in Vietnam up to now with more than 1.3 billion views on Youtube. The role Princess Nana in "5S Online" was such a success that Princess Nana was her nickname for a long time. It also gained more fans across the country for Chi Pu. Moreover, her followers on social networks increased dramatically to millions.

Still in 2013, her interest in acting urged Chi Pu to produce and act in her first short movie called “Under one sky”. The short movie was highly rated among both the audience and the experts. Ultimately, in the following year, the movie received Golden Kite Awards - Vietnam's Oscar from Vietnam Cinema Association.

At the end of 2013, Chi Pu had her first movie role in "Thần tượng” (Idol). The movie won 6 Golden Kite Awards in the same year. With the role, Chi Pu quickly caught the attention of many famous movie directors. Few months later, Chi Pu was invited for role in the horror movie "Chung cư ma" (Hush) and "Hương Ga" (Rise) - the best Vietnamese film at San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival 2014.

However, the most memorable moment in 2014 for Chi Pu was the leading role in the television drama “Vẫn có em bên đời” (You’re always by my side). The drama received high rating which helped Chi Pu won HTV Awards 2015 for The Most Favorite Television Drama Actress. Also in 2014, Chi Pu produced and acted in her second short movie called “My Sunshine”. The movie received positive reviews and attracted millions of views on Youtube with its content and message supporting LGBT community.

In 2015, Chi Pu marked a milestone in her acting career with her first movie leading role in “Yêu” (LOVE). On the subject of LGBT, the movie won big in the box office and grossed more than half million USD in three days after releasing. It also won the Golden Apricot Blossom Awards for The Best Movie in 2015. The impressive role in “Yêu” brought Chi Pu two nominations for The Best Actress at Golden Apricot Blossom Awards 2015 and Green Star Awards 2015.

Still in 2015, Chi Pu lent her voice to character Glim in the French animated movie “MUNE: Guardian of the moon” - a work that won The Best Movie at TIFF Kids International Film Festival. Also for the first time, Chi Pu took part in a musical play called “Thiên đài” (The Rooftop), an adaptation of the famous same-name musical movie by famous Taiwanese artist Jay Chou. At the end of 2015, Chi Pu graduated from a short course about film production by Hollywood expert Dov Simens.

In 2016, Chi Pu produced her first web series Wake Up. The series has 7 episodes and was broadcasted on V Live and Youtube. In this project, Chi Pu was the producer, co-writer, main actress, and sang the OST. The budget for the series was about $150,000, paid by Chi Pu and sponsored by many brands.

Besides Chi Pu, Wake Up has a main cast that includes some young talents such as Vân Anh (singer from The Voice Vietnam 2015), Lukas Công Dương. This series also marked the return of singer Quang Vinh - a male singer who owns many hits that are memorized by millions of Vietnamese. In addition, Wake Up has an impressive guest start cast such as Miss Vietnam Tourism 2008 Ngọc Diễm, Dancing with the stars kids Vietnam 2015 champion Linh Hoa, Youtube star Phở Đặc Biệt, actor B Trần, singer Gil Lê, Băng Di... The series quickly became a phenomenon with over 6 millions views up to now.

In December 2016, the comedy action blockbuster Saigon Bodyguards featuring Chi Pu and the king of Vietnam box office Thái Hoà will be released. Saigon Bodyguards is the first work in Vietnam by talented Japanese director Ken Ochiai. The movie was developed and produced by “Hương Ga” (Rise) actor Kim Lý and Niv Fichman from Rhombus Media, a producer that had received  Oscar awards before.

Beauty, Fashion and Modelling
Chi Pu has a beauty that is praised as the perfection. She prefers the Korean light make-up and has been a pioneer in this style in Vietnam. Many people think Chi Pu looks like EXID’s Hani. Meanwhile in an interview, Korean Daily News Hankoo Ilbo compared Chi Pu to Kim Tae Hee and addressed her as Vietnamese Kim Tae Hee.

With her pure and sweet beauty, Chi Pu has been the muse of many famous fashion designers in Vietnam, namely Chung Thanh Phong, Lý Quí Khánh – who was honored as World Designer by Miss World 2015. She has appeared on some magazine covers such as ELLE Vietnam, Cosmopolitan Vietnam, STYLE, 2!, Vstyle... She also has many impressive fashion collection photos and interviews with famous magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel, Heritage Fashion, DEP…

Since her joining in the showbiz, Chi Pu has always been rated highly for her fashion style. She has been trendsetters for many trends. From 2011 to 2013, a cool-style Chi Pu was an icon among teenagers. However, since 2014 she has changed her earlier image into a mature, elegant, and sexy style. She also promoted her image with branded outfits and accessories. Some of her favorite brands are Chanel, Gucci, Dior, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Louboutin…

By focusing on building her image and fashion style, Chi Pu is often named as one of the nice-dressing Vietnamese celebrities voted weekly by magazines and online newspaper. In addition, she was invited as VIP guest star at many big events and fashion shows. Chi Pu was the judge for several beauty and style competitions such as Miss Panasonic Beauty 2015 or Shine Your Style Contest with L’Officiel Vietnam’s editorial secretary Angie Nguyễn and top-designer Lý Quí Khánh.

In 2015, Chi Pu was honored as Upcoming Female Actress at ELLE Style Awards 2015 by ELLE Vietnam. In the same year, Vietnamese famous online newspaper Ngoisao.net also awarded Chi Pu as Beauty Queen of the year 2015.

Also in 2015, Chi Pu partnered with TheBlueTshirt and PUSW to launch two fashion collections. The items in the collections were sold out in a short time and needed to be produced more to fulfill all the orders. Until now, Chi Pu is the first Vietnamese actress who partnered with a fashion brand to launch her own collection.

During Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016, Chi Pu got herself into the spotlight by walking the catwalk for the very first time. She dressed in a trendy outfit and walked a poodle puppy to first face for the collection Emo in Love by designer Xuân Lê. The walk was voted as one of the most impressive moments at VIFW 2016.

Music & Dancing
Although she stated that acting is her biggest passion, Chi Pu surprised the audience many times with her singing skills. She introduced several songs that have been popular and favorited, namely Fighting Fighting (Wake up OST), Stay with me (LOVE OST) , Ngày bồng bềnh , Tada X’mas (feat. Gil Lê). She also released some music videos of her songs for the audience.

Moreover, Chi Pu also awed people with her dancing skills. She earned the third place in Dancing with the stars Vietnam Season 6. She also did dance covers for Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet) x Like Ooh Aah (TWICE) or Cheer Up (TWICE) that attracted millions of views on Youtube.

Host
Chi Pu also tried out as a host and impressed the audience.

In 2014, Chi Pu presented Vietnam media to go to Singapore and interview Guardians of the Galaxy’s in their premiere in Southeast Asia.

In 2015, Chi Pu was the backstage host for Dancing with the stars kids Vietnam - Season 2. In the same year, Chi Pu led the red carpet at musical event H’artistry and interviewed with The Voice UK coach Rita Ora and Korean boygroup Lucky J.

In 2016, Chi Pu was one of the two hosts for The Voice Kids Vietnam - Season 4. She was applauded for her charming voice, her love for the young contestants, and her fashion style in each live-show.

International activities
In October 2015, Chi Pu went to Malaysia to serve as a presenter at WebTV Asia Awards to honor great Asian content creators. She was the only Vietnamese representative who took part in the seminar on creative content on social networking platforms during this ceremony.

In July 2016, Chi Pu performed her song Fighting Fighting (Wake up OST) at Viral Fest Asia 2016 – a big musical event held in Bali, Indonesia. During this event, HyunA and many famous Asian artists also performed. Moreover, Chi Pu interviewed with Phoenix Radio Station, a top broadcasting station in Indonesia.

In October 2016, Chi Pu was the first Vietnamese artist to be invited by Korean Daily News Hankoo Ilbo and V LIVE (Naver) for a tourism and beauty experience in Seoul. She met with Miss Korean runner-up Lee Sarah and famous beauty creators. She had an interview with Korean Daily News Hankoo Ilbo and met with T-ara’s Jiyeon.

In November 2016, Chi Pu was the only Vietnamese artist attending the first Asia Artist Awards in Seoul, Korea.

Chi Pu have met many international celebrities such as The Voice UK and X-Factor UK coach Rita Ora, Korean band 2NE1, T-ara’s Jiyeon. She also worked with America’s Next Top Model 2015 winner Nyle DiMarco, Miss Korean 2014 runner-up Lee Sarah, Korean beauty creator Ssinim, Min Garden, the king of Malaysia box office Namewee…

In an interview, Nyle DiMarco said Chi Pu was the most beautiful Vietnamese girl he has ever met, and he hoped to see her again soon.

Charity
Chi Pu is very active at nonprofit and volunteer organizations. Recently using her reputation, Chi Pu urged people to contribute and support people who experienced floods in Central Vietnam. She also advocated funding heart surgeries for poor children. She held the event “Trung thu yêu thương” (Beloved Mid-Autumn) to perform art show and send out gifts for children at Center for Disabled Children in Ho Chi Minh City.

In 2015, Chi Pu was one of the ambassadors for “Về đi Vàng ơi” (Come home Golden) campaign launched by Asia Canine Protection Alliance (ACPA). The campaign promoted to call for an end to the theft, trade, and cruel actions of dogs. Along with other artists, Chi Pu encouraged people to stop hunting and consuming rhino horns in Vietnam.

Awards
​-         Golden Apricot Blossom Awards - Artist of the year 2015

-         HTV Awards - The Most Favorite Television Drama Actress 2015

-         EL​LE​​ Style Awards 2015 – Upcoming Female Actress of the year 2015

-         Star Awards – Beauty queen of the year 2015

-         Golden Kite Awards 2014 – Best Short Film (“Under one sky”)

-         Bronze Prize – Dancing with the stars Vietnam 2015

-         We Choice Awards - Top 10 most influential people of the year 2014

-         The box Idol 2013

-         Top 20 Miss Teen Vietnam 2009

Brand Endorsement
Because of her pure, non-scandal image and her influence on social networks, Chi Pu is a golden image that many big brands are eyeing. She used to work for innisfree, Pepsi, Heineken, Panasonic Beauty, Nestea, Cornetto... She is currently brand ambassador for Yamaha Janus, Dove Vietnam, OPPO Cameraphone.

In June 2015, Chi Pu is the first and the only Vietnamese artist who has a mobile game named after her: Chi Pu – Vsao.

In April 2016, Chi Pu is the first Vietnamese artist to cooperate with Google in their Google App advertising campaign in Vietnam.

Social Connection
Email: contact.chipu@gmail.com

Facebook: http://facebook.com/chipupu93

Instagram: http://instagram.com/chipupu

Youtube: http://youtube.com/chipuofficial