▁Mal ay , ▁Dutch ▁and ▁J avan ese ▁ancest ry . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁Con vent ▁K aj ang ▁Second ary ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁N ing ▁crossed ▁into ▁the ▁commercial ▁scene ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁recording ▁art iste ▁under ▁various ▁international ▁labels , ▁including ▁( S ony , ▁B M G , ▁A MS ▁Records ▁Japan ▁and ▁Warner ▁Music ▁Group . ▁From ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁has ▁recorded ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁gen res ▁of ▁pop , ▁soul ▁and ▁R & B ▁for ▁her ▁own ▁music ▁label , ▁H appe N ings ▁Records . ▁Her ▁disc ography ▁includes ▁ten ▁full ▁studio ▁albums ▁( three ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁full ▁English ▁albums ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁comp il ations . ▁N ing ▁has ▁also ▁won ▁various ▁music ▁industry ▁awards ▁and ▁pri zes , ▁and ▁has ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Italy , ▁France , ▁China , ▁Indones ia , ▁Korea , ▁Japan , ▁Singapore , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Pakistan , ▁Monte ▁Carlo , ▁Mon aco , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁N ing ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁live ▁stage ▁performances . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁actress ▁and ▁has ▁had ▁roles ▁in ▁musical s , ▁ten ▁major ▁films , ▁short ▁films ▁and ▁several ▁tele - mov ies . ▁ ▁Most ▁significant ▁of ▁her ▁roles ▁is ▁her ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁film ▁' M ala ik at ▁Di ▁J end ela ' ▁( Ang el ▁by