Natalie Ong

Natalie Ong (born 19 December 2000), is a Singaporean Australian singer-songwriter who rose to fame after appearing on the eighth season of The X-Factor Australia in 2016. She is continuing to record and release music and appear on stage and in films while taking distance-education classes through the Australian government.[1]

Natalie Ong
Born
Natalie Ong

(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000
Singapore
OccupationSinger
Years active2016–present
Musical career
GenresPop, R&B
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsIndependent

Personal life

Ong was born in Singapore, but moved to Australia when she was 2 and a half years old.[2] Ong was a senior student at Waverley Christian College in Victoria.[3] She also has a younger brother.[4]

Career

Ong 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 success after the show.[6]

Following the success , she produced her own single called "Get Gold" in 2017 & appeared on the musical called Army Daze 2 in 2017 where she played the role of Renee & performed at ChildAid 2016 & 2017 at the Home Team Show & Festival 2017 in celebration of NS50 . Both performance appearance was directed by Dick Lee.

She have recently have moved to China to grow her music career under a new name NYA奈亞. She have since produced a quite a few Chinese singles .

References
  1. Abdul Hadi, Eddino (17 June 2017). "X-Factor's Natalie Ong to Sing in Singapore". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search". Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. "Singaporean Teen Absolutely Murders One of Christina Aguilera's Most Difficult Songs". 17 October 2016.
  6. https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/natalie-ong-premieres-confident-new-single-get-gold
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