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Natalie Ong (born 19 December 2000), known professionally as NYA, is a Singaporean Australian singer-songwriter who rose to fame after appearing on the eighth season of The X-Factor Australia in 2016. She has been recording and releasing music in China while appearing on shows.[1]
NYA | |
|---|---|
| Born | Natalie Ong 19 December 2000 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Personal life
editOng was born in Singapore, but moved to Australia when she was 2+1⁄2 years old.[2] Ong was a senior student at Waverley Christian College in Victoria.[3] She also has a younger brother.[4]
Career
editOng rose to fame after appearing in the eighth season of The X-Factor Australia in 2016. Ong auditioned for The X Factor, singing "The Voice Within" by Christina Aguilera.[5] Her mentor Adam Lambert selected Ong as one of his top three for the live shows after she sang "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James. She was eliminated in Week 1 but grew in success after the show.[6]
Following the success, she produced her own single called "Get Gold" in 2017 and appeared on the musical called Army Daze 2 in 2017 where she played the role of Renee and performed at ChildAid 2016 and 2017 at the Home Team Show & Festival 2017 in celebration of NS50. Both performance appearance was directed by Dick Lee.
She recently moved to China to grow her music career under a new name NYA奈亞. She have since produced Chinese singles.
| The X Factor performances and results (2016) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "The Voice Within" | Christina Aguilera | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | N/A | N/A | Through to three seat challenge |
| Three seat challenge | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Etta James | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland | Eliminated |
Discography
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References
edit- ^ Abdul Hadi, Eddino (17 June 2017). "X-Factor's Natalie Ong to Sing in Singapore". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search". Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Wong, Derek (16 October 2016). "Singapore-born singer Natalie Ong, 15, wows on X Factor Australia, moves on to top 3 of Under-22s". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Singaporean Teen Absolutely Murders One of Christina Aguilera's Most Difficult Songs". 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Singaporean X Factor Australia standout Natalie Ong premieres confident new single 'Get Gold' — watch". 12 June 2017.
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