Phuong Uyen, music director of the Vietnamese version of the singing contest The Voice has recently announced to resign after involving in a result-fixing scandal at the ongoing conference in Ho Chi Minh City this afternoon.

>> The Voice of Vietnam suspected to fix results

On September 9, after the third episode of the battle round was broadcast, a video clip featuring a number of emails exchanging between several people thought to be Phuong Uyen and some of The Voice’s contestants has been spread among netizens at the speed of light.

Besides capturing the emails showing the close relationships between those people, the video also includes an audio file featuring a conversation between three people thought to be Phuong Uyen, the show’s producer Tuong Vy and contestant Phuong Linh about the battle performance of Linh and another contestant, H'Zina Bya.

In the conversation, the woman thought to be Phuong Uyen advises contestant Phuong Linh to choose kinds of music that her rival contestant can’t sing, like R&B or other English songs in order to confirm that no matter how well H'Zina Bya can sing, Linh will remain the person chosen to advance to the next round.

Moreover, the suspected Phuong Uyen reassures Phuong Linh that there’s nothing to worry about with her coach, singer Thu Minh, since Uyen is the one who has the right to decide everything.

At the conference, the musician gives apology to The Voice’ participants and explained that she has no right to decide who’s going to the next round.

“All things you’ve seen in the video, they’re not like the way you think about. I only have the right to consult and choose songs for the performances,” she stated.

“I was harmed and smeared by somebody. I’m so sorry for my impolite words,” she tearfully added before announcing the resignation.

For his part, Quang Minh, director of the show’s organizing Cat Tien Sa admitted that the information given in the clip is true but was edited on purpose.

“We have proposed the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department to investigate who made the video,” he added.

Minh also confirmed that the company will continue to work with Phuong Uyen despite the resignation since she has worked very well as the show’s music director.