Nancy (singer)

Nancy Jewel McDonie (Korean: 낸시 조월 맥다니; born April 13, 2000), known professionally as Nancy (Korean: 낸시), is a American-South Korean singer, actress and a host, a member of the girl group Momoland, which was formed in November 10, 2016 through the Mnet's reality survival show Finding Momoland.[1][2]

Nancy
낸시
Nancy in 2018
Born
Nancy Jewel Mcdonie

(2000-04-13) April 13, 2000
Daegu, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • host
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsMLD Entertainment
Associated actsMomoland
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationNaensi Jowol Maekdani
McCune–ReischauerNaenshi Chowŏl Maektani

Early life and education

Nancy was born to a Korean-American mother and an American father of Irish ancestry. She spent most of her life in Ohio, USA.[3]

She graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School on February 9, 2018, where she was a student in the Musical Department.[4]

Career

Pre-debut

Nancy auditioned in Korea's Got Talent as part of a hip-hop group called "Cutie Pies" in 2011, The group reached the semi-finals.[5] She was a former trainee of Nega Network.

She appeared in various TV programs in her teens, such as The Unlimited Show where she had visited Philippines and Saipan, along with South Korean actress Kim Yoo-jung.[6]

Nancy also appeared in music videos such as Snuper’s "Stand By Me" and MC Gree’s "Dangerous".

2016: Finding Momoland, debut with Momoland, and Sunny Girls
Main article: Momoland
Nancy in 2016

In 2016, nancy became a contestant on Mnet's reality survival show Finding Momoland. It is an show to select a members to the girl group Momoland, She finished the competition in second place, becoming a member of momoland. The group officially made their debut on November 10, 2016 with releasing their first mini album Welcome to Momoland.[7]

On November 19, it was announced that she was a member of Inkigayo's project girl group Sunny Girls along with GFriend's Eunha, WJSN's Cheng Xiao, Oh My Girl's YooA and Gugudan's Nayoung.[8][9]

2020–present: Upcoming acting debut

On October 4, 2019, Dreamscape Entertainment, who is the production company of the show, announced that Nancy will be starring as the female lead in an upcoming new Filipino drama series, titled The Soulmate Project, alongside Filipino-Australian actor, James Reid, consists of 13 episodes, Nancy revealed that her character, Binna, is a "Korean-American who lives in the Philippines". She also revealed that the filming will also takes part in her home country South Korea[10]. the drama is set to air in 2020.[11][12].

Filmography

Television
Year Network Title Note
2010 EBS Hangul Train Chipo As a kid
2011 tvN Korea's Got Talent contestant
2011–2013 Tooniverse The Unlimited Show season 2-5
2014 Olala School 2 Cast member
2016 Mnet Finding Momoland contestant
2017 K-STAR I Am the Actor Cast member
2017–2018 Arirang TV Pops in Seoul MC

Dramas

Upcoming

Year Network Title Role Note Ref.
2020 ABS-CBN The Soulmate Project Binna[13] Lead role [14]

Web dramas
Year Network Title Role Ref.
2017 Naver TV Thumb Light Main [15]

Discography
For Nancy works with Momoland, see Momoland § Discography.

OSTs
  • "Some Light" (with Minwoo) (2017)

References
  1. "낸시(모모랜드) - 나무위키". namu.wiki. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. "낸시 - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. Lee, Anj (2018-05-24). "7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nancy McDonie of Momoland". giztrendzone. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. "Members Of Red Velvet, SF9, MOMOLAND, And More Graduate From Hanlim Multi Art School". Soompi. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  5. "Korea's got talent - Girls Dance (cutie pies) (CJ E&M)". Readable. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  6. "Kim Yoo Jung's First Scuba Diving Experience". Soompi. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  7. "모모랜드 - 나무위키". namu.wiki. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  8. "Photo )) 'Inkigayo Music Crush' Special Unit 'Sunny Girls'". Kpopmap. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  9. "Sunny Girls Members Profile". Bored Kimchi. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  10. News, ABS-CBN. "'Soulmate Project': Script hints at how James and Nancy will meet in series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  11. "MOMOLAND's Nancy Confirmed To Make Acting Debut As The Female Lead In Upcoming Filipino Drama". Koreaboo. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  12. "MOMOLAND's Nancy To Make Acting Debut In New Filipino Drama | E! News". m.eonline.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  13. News, ABS-CBN. "'Soulmate Project': Script hints at how James and Nancy will meet in series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  14. "MOMOLAND's Nancy Confirmed To Make Acting Debut As The Female Lead In Upcoming Filipino Drama". Koreaboo. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  15. "Momoland's Nancy and former ZE:A member Minwoo cast in Korea's first ever web music drama". allkpop. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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