Ouyang Nana

Ouyang Nana (Chinese: 歐陽娜娜; pinyin: Ōuyáng Nànà; born 15 June 2000) is a Chinese musician and actress , known for her musical talent, coming of age romance film Secret Fruit, and the cyber punk action film Bleeding Steel.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ouyang.

Ouyang Nana
歐陽娜娜
Born	(2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Tun Hwa Elementary School Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University Berklee College of Music
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music
Occupation	Actress, musician, singer
Years active	2014–present (as actress)
Agent	壹心壹加壹 Easy Entertainment
Parent(s)	Ouyang Long (father) Fu Juan (mother)
Relatives	Ouyang Fei Fei (aunt) Ouyang Nini (older sister) Ouyang Didi (younger sister)

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 Dun-Hua elementary school 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.[4] She then held a series of sold-out concerts in Taiwan and was invited by Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa in Japan to perform in their concert.

Ouyang left the Curtis Institute of Music in 2015.[5] She then signed with Universal Music Group's Mercury Classics label and released her solo debut album 15, a classical album.[6][7]

In 2016, she released her first single, "Warming Your Winter," for her first television drama, Yes! Mr. Fashion, produced by Mandopop producer Jim Lee.[8]

In 2017, she released her second album, Cello Loves Disney.[9] In December, she performed at the Oscars of science, where she performed a rendition of "See You Again" alongside American rapper Wiz Khalifa. Ouyang became the first Asian to perform at the event.[3]

Acting

Ouyang first attracted attention with her appearance in the 2014 romance film, Beijing Love Story where she played a cellist.[10] She next starred in the sports film To the Fore,[11] 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.[12] The same year, she made her small-screen debut in the romance comedy drama Yes! Mr. Fashion opposite Chen Xuedong.[13]

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.[14]

In 2018, she was cast as the female lead in the fantasy adventure drama The Great Ruler opposite Roy Wang.[15]

Personal life

Ouyang Nana is the daughter of veteran actors Ouyang Long and Fu Juan. She is also the niece of Taiwanese pop singer Ouyang Fei Fei.[16] After she left Curtis, in September 2018, Ouyang resumed her studies at the Berklee College of Music.[17]

Controversy

On March 21, 2019, Chinese actress Ouyang Nana said that she is proud of being Chinese and will never forget her roots after being censored by Beijing Television. It is said that it may be due to her dad's political stance. She said on Instagram and China's Twitter-like Weibo that "I am proud of being Chinese." She wrote in a statement: "As an overseas student, [I] often get asked 'where do you come from?' I come from China. This is my answer."[18] 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. I will never forget how touched I was when I saw my name on the old Genealogy." [19] Her studio also stated that Ms Ouyang Nana has reached 18 and has her own independent thought and mind.

Nana's statement on Weibo, on which she has more than 14 million followers, received a round of applause from her fans in mainland China. The same post, however, sparked debate on Instagram among users from Taiwan and Mainland China, who argued whether Nana is Chinese or Taiwanese. [20] Her Facebook page sparked anger of some Taiwanese netizens, asking her to 'get out of Taiwan' and 'give up Taiwanese ID, passport and Medicare'.[21]

On March 22, 2019, Ouyang Nana's dad responded to the media saying "from my [cultural and] political background, I support the One-China Policy and 1992 Consensus“, and he felt sad for his daughter being mistreated "simply by saying the status quo", and also Democratic Progressive Party should take responsibility for Cross-Strait relations.[22]

On March 23, 2019, Ouyang Nana accepted the interview by China Film Insider. She said: "No matter whether I am from Hong Kong, or Taiwan, or Beijing, or elsewhere [in China], I think I am a Chinese after all. I think the statement I wrote is all my genuine thought inside my heart. I hope that I can contribute my little bit to gather everyone together, as an international student [in the US] or a Chinese born after 2000. I hope everyone can bravely express his/her opinion. We should endeavour to unite together and make our country proud of ourselves."[23]

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
2015	15	N/A
2017	Cello Loves Disney	梦想练习曲

Extended Plays

Year	English title	Notes
2020	NANA I	[24]

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[25]
	"For My 17-year-old Self"	给17岁的自己		[26]
	"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

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	[27]
2017	Beautiful Accident	美好的意外	Xing Xing	[28]
	Secret Fruit	秘果	Yu Chizi
	Bleeding Steel	机器之血	Nancy
TBA	The Opera House	武动天地		[29]

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

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2018	Ace vs Ace Season 3	王牌对王牌 3	Emcee	[30]
2018–2019	Sister's Flower Shop	小姐姐的花店	Host	[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Hito Music Awards	iQiyi Popularity Award	"Warming Your Winter"	Won	[32]
2017	31st Japan Gold Disc Award	Best 3 New Artist	15	Won	[33]
	17th Top Chinese Music Awards	Most Anticipated Promising Idol		Won	[34]
2019	8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Best Live Singer	N/A	Won	[35]
	Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony	Music Creator of the Year	N/A	Won	[36]
2020	Weibo Awards Ceremony	Rising Artist of the Year	N/A	Won	[37]

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External links

• Ouyang Nana on IMDb