Na Ying
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Na Ying is a Chinese
vocalist. She is considered as one of the best present-day female singers in Mainland China
, having sold more than 10 million albums. She is also noted for her buoyant and forthright personality.
She was born in Shenyang
, Liaoning
. She is an ethnic Manchu
, said to be of the Yehe Nara clan. Na won several national singing contests in the 1980s, and in 1988 began her recording career in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
At the 1998 Spring Festival Gala
show hosted by CCTV
, Na Ying sang a duet "Meet in '98" (相約一九九八) with her friend Faye Wong
. Wong had already achieved fame in Hong Kong and elsewhere, but the performance with Na brought her to superstar status in China itself.
Na Ying had a relationship with Chinese footballer Gao Feng
and had a son, but the two broke up in 2005. She married Meng Tong in 2006.
Although she devoted time to her family and children from 2002 to 2009, she never quit the stage, and had a prominent role at the closing ceremony
of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
At the close of 2009 she performed the concert "20 Years of Na", a retrospective of her stage career, at the Capital Gymnasium. Although her 2009 single "The Journey of Love" topped the charts wherever it was released, her early song "Follow Your Instinct" remains her favourite.
China
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vocalist. She is considered as one of the best present-day female singers in Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
, having sold more than 10 million albums. She is also noted for her buoyant and forthright personality.
She was born in Shenyang
Shenyang
Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
, Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
. She is an ethnic Manchu
Manchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
, said to be of the Yehe Nara clan. Na won several national singing contests in the 1980s, and in 1988 began her recording career in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
At the 1998 Spring Festival Gala
CCTV New Year's Gala
The CCTV New Year's Gala is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. Broadcast on the eve of Chinese New Year on its flagship CCTV-1, satellite channels CCTV-4, CCTV-9, CCTV-E, CCTV-F, and CCTV-HD, the broadcast has a yearly viewership of over 700 million viewers, making it...
show hosted by CCTV
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
, Na Ying sang a duet "Meet in '98" (相約一九九八) with her friend Faye Wong
Faye Wong
Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing...
. Wong had already achieved fame in Hong Kong and elsewhere, but the performance with Na brought her to superstar status in China itself.
Na Ying had a relationship with Chinese footballer Gao Feng
Gao Feng (footballer)
Gao Feng is a former Chinese football striker.He was married to Chinese vocalist Na Ying and had a son together, but divorced in 2005.-External links:* *...
and had a son, but the two broke up in 2005. She married Meng Tong in 2006.
Although she devoted time to her family and children from 2002 to 2009, she never quit the stage, and had a prominent role at the closing ceremony
2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on August 24, 2008...
of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
At the close of 2009 she performed the concert "20 Years of Na", a retrospective of her stage career, at the Capital Gymnasium. Although her 2009 single "The Journey of Love" topped the charts wherever it was released, her early song "Follow Your Instinct" remains her favourite.
Discography
- 1994: Wèi nǐ zhāo sī mù xiǎng (Dreaming with you)
- 1995: Báitiān bù dǒng yè de hē (The day doesn't know the night)
- 1998: Zhēngfú (Conquering)
- 1999: Gāncuì (Totally)
- 2000: Xīnsuān de làngmàn (Sad and romantic)
- 2001: Wǒ bùshì tiānshǐ (I'm not an angel)
- 2002: Rújīn… (Nowadays)
- 2011: Nà yòu zěnyàng… (Now...¿What?)