ZNS (performer)
Michael William Ryan (, born August 4, 1989), commonly known by his stage name ZNS, which is abbreviation of his Chinese name, is an American Performer, ACTIVE in China. Born and raised in San Diego, California, ZNS left for China at the age of 18, first studying at Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. After being casted for a city television advertisement, ZNS was discovered by Hebei TV for his singing and participated in Jiqing Jiu Jiu, Hebei TV's top-rating singing contest. After having Television appearances on Hebei TV for more than a year, ZNS was invited to participate in Chinese Central Television's smash-hit singing contest Starlight Avenue (星光大道 (央视节目)), a program broadcast to an estimated audience of 60 million people. Although ZNS only made it to the 5th round of the competition, he was noticed by famous Chinese crosstalk comedian Ding Guang Quan and began his formal study of the art. Since then, ZNS has appeared regularly on CCTV and Beijing TV programs, as well as occasionally making occasional return appearances on Hebei TV.
ZNS' multilingual skills (speaking nearly perfect Beijing Mandarin Chinese and conversational Japanese and German along with his native English and Spanish) have contributed to his popularity in Mainland China. He is the first non-Asian to have been accepted to the prestigious Broadcasting Academy of the Communication University of China in Beijing, where he is currently enrolled in undergraduate studies.
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ja:瑞恩マイケル zh:赵恩世