Ouyang Nana

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ouyang.

Ouyang Nana
歐陽娜娜
Ouyang in 2017
Born	(2000-06-15) June 15, 2000 (age 24) Taipei, Taiwan
Education	Berklee College of Music Curtis Institute of Music
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, musician
Years active	2014–present
Agent	Sony Music Entertainment China
Parent(s)	Ouyang Lung Fu Chuen
Relatives	Ouyang Fei Fei (aunt)
Musical career
Genres	C-pop, Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, cello, piano, guitar
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment China

Ouyang Nana (Chinese: 歐陽娜娜; pinyin: Ōuyáng Nànà; born June 15, 2000) is a Taiwanese singer, musician and actress. A member of the Ouyang family, known for its artistic background in Taiwan, she has primarily focused her career in mainland China, known for films Beijing Love Story (2014) and Secret Fruit (2017), TV series Yes! Mr. Fashion (2016), and variety show Ace vs Ace.

Career

Music

Inspired by cellist Mei-Ying Liao, Ouyang Nana started playing the guitar at the age of four, piano at the age of five and cello at the age of six. She won first place in cello and guitar and second place in piano at the Wenhua Taiwan Cup Music Competition in Taiwan.^[1] She started attending the music program at Dunhua Elementary School (敦化國民小學) in 2008 and graduated from the school in 2012 with top honors.

In 2010, she was admitted to study cello at the Affiliated Junior High School of National Taiwan Normal University. The same year, she became the principal cellist of the Century Youth Orchestra.^[2] In 2011, she took first place in the Grand Taiwan National Music Competition in both the cello and string quartet categories and first place in the National Music Competition of Taiwan. She has also participated in the National Cello Institute Summer Festival in the U.S. and 2011 Salut Summer Festival in Taitung.^[1]

In 2012, Ouyang became the youngest cellist to give a solo recital debut in Concert Hall of Taiwan.^[3] The same year, she won the First Award at the Taiwan School Year 100 National Music Competition and was accepted to the junior high music program at National Taiwan Normal University. In 2013, Ouyang began attending the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, but left in 2015 to focus on her career.^[4][5] She then signed with Universal Music and released her solo debut classical album 15.^[6] In 2016, she released her first single, "Warming Your Winter," for her first television drama, Yes! Mr. Fashion.^[7] In 2017, she released her second album, Cello Loves Disney.^[8] In December, she performed at the awards ceremony for the 2018 Breakthrough Prize, where she performed a rendition of "See You Again" alongside American rapper Wiz Khalifa. Ouyang became the first Asian person to perform at the event.^[3]

In September 2018, she resumed her studies at the Berklee College of Music, from which she graduated in 2024 with a diploma but did not earn a bachelor’s degree.^[9][10]

Acting

Ouyang first attracted attention with her appearance in the 2014 romance film, Beijing Love Story where she played a cellist.^[11] She next starred in the sports film To the Fore,^[12] where she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the Macau International Film Festival.

In 2016, she began filming for the science fiction film, Bleeding Steel with Jackie Chan.^[13] The same year, she made her small-screen debut in the romance comedy drama Yes! Mr. Fashion opposite Chen Xuedong.^[14]

In 2017, she was cast as the female lead in the youth film Secret Fruit, based on the novel of the same name by Rao Xueman.^[15]

In 2018, she was cast as the female lead in the fantasy adventure drama The Great Ruler opposite Roy Wang.^[16]

Controversy

On March 6, 2019, the Kuomintang (KMT) held a Central Standing Committee meeting, after which the party spokesperson Ouyang Lung, Nana's father, communicated its stance on cross-strait policy: maintaining the status quo of “no unification, no independence, no use of force” under the framework of the “Constitution of the Republic of China.” His remarks were framed by some mainland Chinese netizens as supporting Taiwanese independence. On March 21, 2019, Beijing TV censored Ouyang Nana's image in its program. Later that day, her studio issued a statement, saying that Ouyang Nana was already 18, "an adult with her independent thinking" who opposed Taiwan independence. She soon reposted her studio, saying: "As an overseas student, [I] often get asked 'where do you come from?' I come from China. This is my answer."^[17] She said:" I have a good relationship with both of my parental and maternal grandparents since I was young. I grew up hearing Sichuan dialect, and they said that people should not forget about their roots wherever they go. I am proud of being Chinese. I will remember that my hometown is Ji'an Jiangxi [sic]. I will never forget how touched I was when I saw my name on the old Genealogy."^[18]

Many Chinese netizens remained unsatisfied with her statement on Weibo, where most international brands typically limit their responses to appeal to the Chinese market when addressing such political issues. Facing popular demands that she post the statement on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube—platforms banned in China—to demonstrate her loyalty, she ultimately did.^[19][20] On March 22, 2019, Ouyang Lung responded to the media, saying "from my [cultural and] political background, I support the One-China Policy and 1992 Consensus". He said he was saddened by the mistreatment his daughter had garnered "simply by saying the status quo" and said that the Democratic Progressive Party should take responsibility for Cross-Strait relations.^[21]

In March 2021, she announced support for cotton from Xinjiang in mainland China, after some companies had expressed concerns about human rights abuses of Uyghurs at the Xinjiang internment camps.^[22] In 2024, Ouyang came out in support of a China Central Television (CCTV) statement in favor of Chinese unification.^[23]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Sales
15	Released: December 18, 2015 Label: Universal Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
Cello Loves Disney (梦想练习曲)	Released: June 16, 2017 Label: Universal Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
Live Today[24]	Released: September 5, 2022 Label: Taihe Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing Ringtone (Intro) 1-4-3 Saving One More Day Liar Goodbye Sorry Live Today Falling Back To You Bedtime Story Nocture (Outro)	—
The Star 初星[25]	Released: August 21, 2023 Label: Taihe Music Group Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 雨 Lilith 不知道 今日三两事 玛格丽特 (feat. KnowKnow) 狗勾 镜子 烦恼盒子 二十二 Mama Said	—

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Sales
NANA I[26][27]	Released: June 9, 2020 Label: Sony Music Entertainment China Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing The Best For You Tell Me You Do Too To Be Happy	—
NANA II[28][29]	Released: November 6, 2020 Label: Sony Music Entertainment China Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing Gemini (雙子) Alike (仿生人) Secret Garden (未曾許諾的花園)	—

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2016	"Warming Your Winter"	溫暖你的冬	Yes! Mr. Fashion OST
2017	"The Secret Words"	秘语	Secret Fruit OST	with Chen Feiyu[30]
	"For My 17-year-old Self"	给17岁的自己		[31]
	"17-year-old, I've Got Something to Say"	17岁的我, 有些话想说
2018	"Tree Hollow"	树洞	—
2019	"To Me"		—
2020	"One Heart One Thought"	一心一念	The Great Ruler OST
	"I Don't Gotta Know"		—	with Fan Chengcheng
2021	"At Last"	藏

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2014	Beijing Love Story	北京爱情故事	Liu Xingyang
2015	To the Fore	破风	Chen Yiqiao
2016	Mission Milano	王牌逗王牌	Luo Jiaxin	[32]
2017	Beautiful Accident	美好的意外	Xing Xing	[33]
	Secret Fruit	秘果	Yu Chizi
	Bleeding Steel	机器之血	Nancy
2019	The Opera House	武动天地	Qiao Ling
2021	1921	1921	Tao Hsuan

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2016	Yes! Mr. Fashion	是！尚先生	Lu Xiaokui
2020	The Great Ruler	大主宰	Luo Li
2024	Snowfall[34]	如月	Mi Lan	[35]

Television shows

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	Up Idol	偶像来了	Cast member	[36]
2018	Ace vs Ace Season 3	王牌对王牌 3	Emcee	[37]
2018–2019	Sister's Flower Shop	小姐姐的花店	Host	[38]
2019	My Agent and I	我和我的经纪人	Host	[39]
	The Big Band	乐队的夏天 第一季	Host	[40]
	Attention, All Visitors	各位游客请注意	Cast member	[41]
	Life Photo Studio	人生照相馆	Visual director	[42]
2020	Fourtry 2	潮流合伙人2	Cast member	[43]
	The Coming One	明日之子乐团季	Mentor	[44]
	Wonderful Time	美好的时光	Cast member	[45]
2021	Spring is Sprouting	春新萌动	Cast member	[46]
	Miracles Beside You and Me	奇遇·人間角落	Host	[47]
2022	The Detectives' Adventures	萌探探探案 第二季	Cast member	[48]
	Hello Summer	相遇的夏天	Panelist	[49]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Hito Music Awards	iQiyi Popularity Award	"Warming Your Winter"	Won	[50]
2017	31st Japan Gold Disc Award	Best 3 New Artist	15	Won	[51]
	17th Top Chinese Music Awards	Most Anticipated Promising Idol		Won	[52]
2019	8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Best Live Singer	—	Won	[53]
	Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony	Music Creator of the Year	—	Won	[54]
2020	Weibo Awards Ceremony	Rising Artist of the Year	—	Won	[55]
	Forbes	China Celebrity 100 list	—	73rd	[56]

References

1. "Taiwan Rising Stars Classical Music Concert Features Nana Ou-Yang, Lo-An Lin, Daniel Hsu - Blog.AsianInNY.com". Asianinny Blog. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
2. Gil, Baby A. "Meet teenage cellist Nana Ou-Yang". Philstar. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
3. "Who is Nana Ou-yang? Meet the first Asian to perform at the 'Oscars of science'". South China Morning Post. December 8, 2017. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
4. "00后的进击势不可挡 欧阳娜娜崭露头角". Netease. August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
5. "15岁大提琴手欧阳遭美音乐学院开除?申请在家自学-中国新闻网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
6. "15-year Old Cellist Releases Her New Album". China Radio International. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
7. "歐陽娜娜發布首支單曲《溫暖你的冬》". Sina. June 7, 2016.
8. "欧阳娜娜新专辑《Cello Loves Disney》正式全球发行". ifeng. June 16, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
9. "欧阳娜娜9月将入学伯克利音乐学院 成王力宏学妹". Sina. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
10. "欧阳娜娜从伯克利毕业 遭爆只有文凭没有学位". 联合早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
11. "刘昊然欧阳娜娜获赞天使 纯爱初恋引全民回忆". Sina. June 1, 2014. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
12. "《破风》曝光"上阵父女兵"剧照". Mtime. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
13. "Nana Ou-Yang on releasing her album "15" and working with Jackie Chan in "Bleeding Steel"". Hello Asia!. September 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
14. "郭敬明电视剧处女作开机 陈学冬欧阳娜娜首触电". Sohu. March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
15. "陈飞宇欧阳娜娜讲述17岁青春心事". Mtime. July 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
16. "王源欧阳娜娜《大主宰》解锁造型 携手共闯灵境之路". ifeng. May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
17. "被貼台獨遭封殺 歐陽娜娜：為身為中國人驕傲". chinatimes.com. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
18. "「中國人」歐陽娜娜首度發聲：團結起來，讓祖國為我們驕傲". 三立新聞網. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
19. "歐陽娜娜：身為中國人為傲！ 「支持一個中國原則！」". ettoday.net. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
20. 李, 依純 (March 21, 2019). "娜娜遭逼發臉書聲明！台網友4字嗆爆". Yahoo. 三立新聞網. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
21. "力挺歐陽娜娜！歐陽龍嗆蛆蛆10字". 三立新聞網. March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
22. "Taiwan Hits Out at Celebs Who Join Beijing's Global Fashion Boycott". Radio Free Asia. March 26, 2021.
23. Hsiao-hwa, Hsia (May 27, 2024). "Dozens of Taiwanese celebrities endorse Beijing's claim on island". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
24. Zeng, Shengyu (September 1, 2022). "欧阳娜娜全创作专辑《Live Today》9月5日上线 跨界艺术展同步开启" [Ouyang Nana's full-length album "Live Today" will be launched online on September 5 and the cross-border art exhibition will be launched simultaneously.]. China Net Entertainment (in Chinese). Retrieved October 7, 2023.
25. "Nana Ouyang 2023 First Mandarin Album "The Star" Debut". WICZ-TV. August 30, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
26. NANA I, Spotify, June 9, 2020, retrieved June 8, 2020
27. "欧阳娜娜加盟索尼音乐发新EP，首单创作仅花15分钟" (in Chinese). Bj News. June 8, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
28. NANA II, Spotify, November 6, 2020, retrieved January 3, 2021
29. "欧阳娜娜原创EP《NANA II》上线 展现内心两个自我审视与碰撞" (in Chinese). Sohu. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
30. "《秘果》发布推广曲MV 陈飞宇欧阳娜娜甜过初恋". Phoenix Media (in Chinese). June 16, 2017. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019.
31. "《秘果》发继续青春主题曲 欧豪杨洋马思纯献声". Netease (in Chinese). June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
32. "《王牌逗王牌》欧阳娜娜公主装亮相". Mtime. August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
33. "《美好的意外》发电台版预告 欧阳娜娜吐槽桂纶镁 双面人生性情大变". Mtime. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
34. "冰雪谣", 维基百科，自由的百科全书 (in Chinese), July 31, 2024, retrieved August 3, 2024
35. "《如月》新剧照曝光，高伟光欧阳娜娜很养眼，大家却被女二惊艳！". Sohu (in Chinese). April 18, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
36. Wang, Yuyan (July 10, 2015). "《偶像来了》才女齐聚 林青霞欧阳娜娜或变师徒" ["The Idol is Coming" Talented Girls Gather Brigitte Lin Qingxia, Ouyang Nana May Become a Master and Disciple]. Sohu. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
37. "《王牌对王牌3》欧阳娜娜甜美上线 遇"王牌暖男"". ifeng (in Chinese). January 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
38. "欧阳娜娜亮相《小姐姐的花店》发布会 获封店花". ifeng (in Chinese). December 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
39. Hu, Yi (March 11, 2019). "《我和我的经纪人》定档0317 白宇携经纪人展现职场日常" ["My Agent and I" is scheduled to be released on 0317. Bai Yu and his agent show daily life in the workplace]. Red Net (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
40. "《乐队的夏天》：能否走出"冬天"还难说，谈"夏天"太仓促". Sohu (in Chinese). May 26, 2019. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
41. "《各位游客请注意》集齐全阵容，黄宗泽 欧阳娜娜 朱正廷挑战惊险之旅". Zhejiang Satellite TV (in Chinese). July 16, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
42. "人生照相馆是档什么节目，嘉宾都有谁，人生照相馆什么时候播出？" [What kind of program is Life Photo Studio, who are the guests, and when will Life Photo Studio be broadcast?]. Fengfeng (in Chinese). July 10, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
43. "爱奇艺《潮流合伙人2》定档12月4日 VIP会员抢先看". Sina. December 4, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
44. Xu, Meilin (July 9, 2020). "《明日之子乐团季》7月11日开播，选五人乐团" ["Tomorrow's Children Band Season" will be broadcast on July 11, and the five-member band will be selected]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
45. Wang, Muyu (September 11, 2020). "《美好的时光》将播 李荣浩汪苏泷等加盟" ["Good Times" will feature Li Ronghao, Wang Sulong and others]. China Youth Network (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
46. San, Yu (March 26, 2021). "淘宝新势力周甜综走红 《春新萌动》种草七大服饰风格". China Internet News (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
47. Zeng, Shengyu (November 8, 2021). "《奇遇·人间角落》遇见平凡故事 欧阳娜娜汪苏泷体验跑腿生活". China Net Entertainment (in Chinese). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
48. Wu, Ruoxi (May 20, 2022). "《萌探探探案》第二季阵容官宣 萌探家族传递快乐在线解压". Cri Online (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
49. "恋综《相遇的夏天》今晚开播 解锁青年社交的恋爱密码" [Love drama "Summer of Encounter" starts tonight to unlock the love code of youth social interaction]. Sohu (in Chinese). September 1, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
50. "Ouyang Nana wins Hito award for first pop single "Warming Your Winter"". Hello Asia!. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
51. "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2017". Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
52. "众星齐聚音乐风云榜 迪玛希和欧阳娜娜组CP". Tencent. April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
53. "2020爱奇艺尖叫之夜获奖名单一览". Bendibao (in Chinese). December 6, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
54. "2019今日头条年度盛典荣誉揭晓，头条创作者与明星同台领奖". Caijing (in Chinese). January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
55. "陈飞宇陈立农欧阳娜娜等获微博年度进取艺人荣誉". Sina (in Chinese). January 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
56. "福布斯中国发布2020名人榜，00后少年易烊千玺荣登榜首". Forbes China (in Chinese). August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

External links

• Ouyang Nana at IMDb