The selected include Le Van Hoang, Nguyen Duc Tien, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Do The Anh, Pham Ha My, Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thuy Man, and Hoang Si Phong. The contest was judged by a jury comprised by Vietnam Arts and Culture Association Czech Republic President Doan Cat, BizMedia Company Representative Tang Thi Van Anh, Sao Mai TV Singing Festival European Chief Nguyen Xuan Hung, renowned artist Le Thi Huyen Thanh, the Embassy of Vietnam’s Consular Office Head Hoang Le Thuy Phuong, and Association of Vietnamese in Czech Republic Vice Chairwoman Tran Thi Nga. The festival is co-organised by the Czech Republic branch of the Vietnam Arts and Culture Association and BizMedia Company. Both the Czech Embassy of Vietnam and the Association of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic support the contest. The television show Sao Mai Diem Hen (Morning Star-Rendezvous) is held every two years and broadcast live on Vietnam Television. Contestants perform in the three genres of chamber music, folk, and pop. The 2013 competition was opened to Overseas Vietnamese in Europe for the first time. VOV