Zhang Zining, known by her stage name Zining, is a Chinese singer. She was the main vocalist of Chinese girl group MERA before taking part in the survival show Produce 101. She debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101 after finishing seventh on the show. Zining officially graduated from Rocket Girls 101 on 23 June 2020, 2 years after their formation. She now pursues a solo career.
Early life and education
Zining was born in Sichuan, China. She majored in Music Performing at the Communication University of China and officially graduated in June 2020.
Career
2017-2018: Debut with MERA
On August 16, 2017, Zining was officially introduced as a member of 5-member Chinese girl group MERA under Mavericks Entertainment during a debut launch event in Beijing and the group released their first mini album “天生”.
2018-2020: Produce 101 and Rocket Girls 101
In 2018, Zining participated in the Chinese reality survival girl group show Produce 101 aired from April 21 to June 23 on Tencent Video. She finished seventh with 107,630,613 votes and successfully debuted as a member of Rocket Girls 101. On August 9, 2018, Mavericks Entertainment released a statement with Yuehua Entertainment that Zining will be withdrawing from Rocket Girls 101 along with bandmates Meiqi and Xuanyi. However, on August 17, 2018, it was announced that they will be returning to the group after discussions with Tencent. On January 27, 2019, Zining released her first self-composed song “我们” as the ending theme song for Rocket Girls 101's variety show “横冲直撞20岁”. She subsequently released three soundtracks, “萤火” as an ending theme song for drama “凤弈” on May 28, 2019, “虫儿飞” as a cover of popular children's song on June 5, 2019 and “清平乐” as a promotional theme song for drama “长安十二时辰” on July 3, 2019 which was well-received. As part of Rocket Girls 101's second album “立风”, Zining released her solo song “自己” on July 12, 2019 which she composed the lyrics for. On February 8, 2020, Zining released “云边” as an ending theme song for drama “两世欢” and a week later on February 15, 2020, she released “不爱而别” as an insert song for drama “少主且慢行”.
2020-Present: Solo Career
After graduating from Rocket Girls 101 on 23 June 2020, Zining now pursues a solo career. On July 4, 2020, Zining released an official cover of “孤单北半球” as part of the "Reset Youth Project" by NetEase Music. On July 14, 2020, she released “我想我不一样” as a preview song for her first solo album “莫尔”.
