Mao Ning (; born 23 May 1969) is a Chinese singer best known for his pop numbers The Waves Remain, Late Autumn, and The Blue Night and Blue Dream. Mao Ning had many partners, such as Chen Hong, Yang Yuying and Lin Ping. Many people called Mao and Yang "The cutest boy and girl" ().
Biography Mao Ning was born into a musical family in Shenyang, Liaoning, on 23 May 1969. When he was young, he decided to be an athlete, so he used become a soccer play with his strong body. He graduated from Liaoning Sports Institute. While he was injured with his leg, he had to give up the sport, and made the transition as a singer.
In 1987, Mao entered Liaoning Opera House. Mao Ning began his singing career in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, in 1990. That same year, he signed a contract with New Era of Audio-Visual Company of Guangzhou. His debut album, Please Let My Emotions Stay With You, was released in 1992, and in the same year, he won Favorite Male Singer of Guangdong Province.
Mao Ning first rose to prominence in 1993 for singing The Waves Remain in CCTV New Year's Gala. In 1994, Mao and his partner Yang Yuying made a cross-country tour. In 1995 he went to Beijing to develop his career. Two years later, he signed with Sony Music Entertainment and Shanghai Audio-Visual Press. In 1998 he was listed as one of "Four Top Stars". In November 2000, Mao got hurt accidentally and fell into the lowest point in life and career.
In 2003, Mao made his acting debut in Stories of the Wandering Hero, based on the novel by the same name by Liang Yusheng. In 2004, Mao signed with 21 East Record Company. In 2007 he became a member of the Hong Kong Buddhist Cultural Estate (HKBCE). His second solo album, titled Shi Er Zhong Mao Ning, was released in May 2012. In 2013, he worked as a judge at Your Face Sounds Familiar in Hunan Television. In August 2014, he hosted Dream Music Festival in Liaoning Television.
On 27 December 2015, he was arrested by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau for drug use. He was released due to not meet to the detention conditions in December 2015.
Singles The Waves Remain () The Blue Night and Blue Dream () How Many Loves Can Be That () The promise of Love () Late Autumn () The Big Wave Cover the Sand () Annie in Heart Wait You in Old Place
Studio album # English title Chinese title Released Label Notes 1st Please Let My Emotions Stay With You 1992 New Era of Audio-Visual Company of Guangzhou 2nd Waiting for Mao Ning 1998 Sony Music Entertainment 3rd My Mind Was Empty 1999 Sony Music Entertainment 4th Me 2004 21 East Record Company 5th Did You Go Home 2009 21 East Record Company 6th Shi Er Zhong Mao Ning 2012 21 East Record Company
Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2003 Stories of the Wandering Hero Moke
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See also Yin Xiangjie (another singer arrested for drug use)