Vietnam Idol (season 4)
The fourth season of Vietnam Idol aired on August 17, 2012. This year sees some major changes in the show's structure. Mỹ Tâm joins the judging panel as the replacement for Siu Black while Quốc Trung and Nguyễn Quang Dũng remains on the panel. Huy Khánh takes over as the host for this season. This season will follow the same format as American Idol season 11. Vietnam Idol used the new title screen and logo with a different font started from Spectacular round.
The winner will receive: 600 million VND in cash, 1-year promotion on MTV Vietnam as well as support for making a music video from the channel.
Process
Auditions
Auditions started on July 4, 2012 in Da Nang and took place in several cities and towns in Vietnam; however, there was only 60 golden tickets given out during the auditions.| Region | Open Audition Date | Call-back Date | Venue |
| Huế | July 1, 2012 | Indochine Palace Hotel | |
| Thái Nguyên | July 1, 2012 | Thái Nguyên Hotel | |
| Da Nang | July 4–5, 2012 | Tien Sa Sporting Hall | |
| Hai Phong | July 7, 2012 | Hoang Long Hotel | |
| Hanoi | July 11–12, 2012 | July 12–14, 2012 | My Dinh National Stadium |
| Nha Trang | July 18, 2012 | Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa | |
| Da Lat | July 18, 2012 | Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa | |
| Cần Thơ | July 20, 12 | Chuong Duong Hotel | |
| Mỹ Tho | July 20, 12 | Diamond Palace | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | July 21–23, 2012 | July 23–25, 2012 | Ton Duc Thang University Riverside Palace |
Theater round
Top 60 contestants were chosen to advance to the Theater round in Ho Chi Minh City. After the first elimination, 32 contestants remained and were divided into 8 groups. The judges picked out the top 16, including 8 girls and 8 boys for the semi-final.Semi-finals
Semifinals round began on September 14, consisting of two nights. In first round for boys, two were chosen by judges and two were saved through public votes. The lowest public-voted of the remaining four were automatically out and the rest sang off in order to get a wild card to final rounds. The second round for girls was on September 21 with the same rules.Males
Females
Wild Card round
Finals
The finals began two weeks after the semi-finals had concluded.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.
From top 10 - top 6: 3 judges intensity
Top 10 - Who Are You?
- Guest mentor: Quốc Thiên & Uyên Linh
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Trần Huỳnh Thanh Trúc | "Vài lần đón đưa" | Safe |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thanh Hưng | "Cánh đông tình yêu" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Nguyễn Hương Giang | "Đừng ngoảnh lại" | Safe |
| 4 | Phạm Hồng Phước | "Buổi sáng ở CIAO cafe" | Safe |
| 5 | Cao Thanh Thảo My | "Tôi tìm thấy tôi" | Safe |
| 6 | Nguyễn Anh Quân | "Ngày không mưa" | Bottom 3 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | "Nuối tiếc" | Safe |
| 8 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Chiếc lá vô tình" | Safe |
| 9 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Tình xô mãi đòi ta" | Bottom 3 |
| 10 | Yasuy | "Lặng thầm một tình yêu" | Safe |
Top 9 - Exciting Music
- Guest mentor: Mỹ Tâm
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Cao Thanh Thảo My | "Không yêu không yêu" | Safe |
| 2 | Nguyễn Anh Quân | "Nam nhi" | Safe |
| 3 | Trần Huỳnh Thanh Trúc | "Đừng nói và đừng hứa" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | "Phố cổ" | Safe |
| 5 | Nguyễn Hương Giang | "Tình xót xa thôi" | Safe |
| 6 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Bàn tay trắng" | Safe |
| 7 | Phạm Hồng Phước | "Chuyện thường ngày" | Bottom 3 |
| 8 | Yasuy | "Trở về" | Bottom 3 |
| 9 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Đời bỗng vui" | Safe |
Top 8 - We Are the World
- Guest mentor: Thanh Bùi
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Phạm Hồng Phước | "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Cao Thanh Thảo My | "The Climb" | Safe |
| 3 | Nguyễn Hương Giang | "Tell Me Your Wish" | Bottom 3 |
| 4 | Yasuy | "Hello" | Safe |
| 5 | Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | "Feeling Good" | Safe |
| 6 | Nguyễn Anh Quân | "Unchained Melody" | Bottom 3 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Mercy" | Safe |
| 8 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Move" | Safe |
Top 7 - Đức Trí & Lưu Thiên Hương
- Guest mentor: Đức Trí & Lưu Thiên Hương
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Khi giấc mơ về" | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | "Chàng sơ mi" | Bottom 3 |
| 3 | Yasuy | "Anh sẽ nhớ mãi" | Safe |
| 4 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Hẹn gặp lại anh" | Safe |
| 5 | Nguyễn Anh Quân | "Người hát tình ca" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Cao Thanh Thảo My | "Từng ngày dài" | Safe |
| 7 | Nguyễn Hương Giang | "Vì em yêu anh" | Safe |
Top 6 - Anh Quân & Võ Thiện Thanh
- Guest mentor: Anh Quân & Võ Thiện Thanh
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Yasuy | "Lại gần bên anh" | Safe |
| 2 | Nguyễn Hương Giang | "Bóng mây qua thềm" | Bottom 3 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | "Tiếng dương cầm" | Safe |
| 4 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Chuông gió" | Saved |
| 5 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Hãy cho em gần bên anh" | Safe |
| 6 | Cao Thanh Thảo My | "Ngày của tôi" | Bottom 3 |
Top 6 Redux - No Love Song Music
- Guest mentor: Mỹ Linh
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Nguyễn Hương Giang | "Taxi" | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thanh Tùng | "Lời ru cho con" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Cao Thanh Thảo My | "Trả lại cho em" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Giấc mơ của tôi" | Safe |
| 5 | Yasuy | "Chào buổi sáng" | Safe |
| 6 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Vòng tròn" | Safe |
Top 4 - Duets
- Guest mentor: Lệ Quyên
- Resuit: Hương Giang was eliminated
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Yasuy & Hương Giang | "Tình về nơi đâu" | Hương Giang eliminated |
| 2 | Yasuy & Bảo Trâm | "Khúc giao mùa" | Safe |
| 3 | Bảo Trâm & Hoàng Quyên | "Bay" | Safe |
| 4 | Hương Giang & Hoàng Quyên | "Thềm nhà có hoa" | Hương Giang eliminated |
Top 3 - Contestant's Choice, Judges' choice
- Guest mentor: Quốc Trung & Mỹ Tâm
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Hoa lài màu xanh" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Yasuy | "Ngày xưa em đến" | Safe |
| 3 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Đừng buồn phiền" | Safe |
| 4 | Yasuy | "Tan Biến" | Safe |
| 5 | Nguyễn Thị Bảo Trâm | "Tan biến" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | "Ngày hôm qua" | Safe |
Top 2 Finale - Contestant's Choice, Huy Tuấn's Choice, International Music
- Guest Mentor: Mỹ Linh
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | Mùa cây trổ lá | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Ya Suy | Viết tình ca | Winner |
| 3 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | Người em yêu mãi | Runner-Up |
| 4 | Ya Suy | Nơi ấy | Winner |
| 5 | Hoàng Lệ Quyên | Try It on My Own | Runner-Up |
| 6 | Ya Suy | What I've Done | Winner |
Grand Finale
The grand finale took place in Quân khu 7 Stadium. 2,500 tickets out of over 25,000 were invitational; therefore, some tickets left were scalped up to 500,000 to 700,000 VND each. The show started at 8 pm and were broadcast live on VTV3. Mỹ Linh, previously mentors on the show, performed with the two finalists - Hoàng Quyên and Ya Suy. The show's judge Mỹ Tâm performed together with Ya Suy. Huy Tuấn, Mỹ Tâm, Huy Khánh announced the winner of the season was Ya Suy from Lâm Đồng. Suy then performed the winning song Giây phút khát khao.Musical Performance
- "Phút giây ngọt ngào" - Hoàng Quyên & Ya Suy
- "Ngày mai nắng lên em sẽ về" - Male Finalists
- "Ơ hay" - Female Finalists
- "Nơi tình yêu bắt đầu" - Yasuy
- "Và em có anh" - Hoàng Quyên
- "Mưa và nỗi nhớ" - Bảo Trâm & Anh Quân
- "Cho người nơi ấy" - Uyên Linh
- "Tình về nơi đâu" - Ya Suy & Mỹ Tâm
- "I'll Be There" - Hoàng Quyên & Thanh Bùi
- "Anh mang theo mùa xuân" - Văn Mai Hương
- "Ngôi sao ước mơ" - Top 8"
- "LK Đánh thức bình minh", "Đen Trắng" - Mỹ Tâm
- "Phút giây khát khao" - Ya Suy
Finalist