She was born and raised in the Guangxi city of Nanning and received national recognition after finishing third on the first season of Chinese Idol.

Deng Wanxing was born to a working class single mother in Nanning, Guangxi and is from the Hui ethnic group.

Following her elimination, she participated in the Chinese Idol Tour of China and signed to the Shengqiang International record label.

Ivy's second extended play, I. Feminism was released with Yuehua Entertainment and saw her career brought to new highs as she reached number one on the Billboard China V Chart.

[11] Preceded by the single "Li Sao",[12] I. Feminism was the only album by a Mainland China female artist to reach number one that year.