Background
She was born in Shenyang, Liaoning.
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She was born in Shenyang, Liaoning.
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 is an ethnic Manchu, said to be of the Yehe Nara clan.
In 1988, Na Ying began her recording career in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
After that she published more successful albums, turning into one of the most loved mandopop artists of Mainland China. 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. Finally, after almost nine years of hiatus, Na returned to the music scene in 2011, releasing a new album called Southern.What?.
The album reached Number.1 position in both mainland China and Taiwan album charts.
In 2012, Na Ying became a coach and judge on the popular television singing show The Voice of China (season 1), along with Yang Kun, Liu Huan and Yu Chengqing. She returned to the judges panel in 2013 for The Voice of China (season 2), along with Wang Feng, Zhang Hui-mei and Yu Chengqing.
She became a member of the Liaoning Juvenile Broadcasting Chorus in 1979, and the Shenyang Singing and Dancing Troupe in 1983.