A young, emerging Vietnamese singer has officially become the representative of Vietnam to take part in the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, which will be held in Italy, MTV Vietnam announced on Monday.

Son Tung M-TP, a Vietnamese singer from the northern province of Thai Binh, will represent the country to compete with other international artists in the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards 2015, to be held in October in Milan.

Fans were allowed to vote for their favorite artist in a poll by MTV Vietnam from August 17 to 23. The final results were released one day later.

This 21-year-old singer has surpassed other famous local contestants, including Bui Anh Tuan, Dong Nhi, Giang Hong Ngoc, Hoang Thuy Linh and Trinh Thang Binh to enter the next round.

“I hope that my Vietnamese fan will continue to support me,” Tung said, adding that he has to prepare for the next round, in which contestants among ASEAN countries will compete with each other.

The MTV EMAs are aired on more than 60 MTV channels in different countries, which are watched by over 700 million households the world over.