Ralna Eve English is an American singer (born June 19, 1942) from Haskell, Texas.
English was raised in Lubbock, Texas where, as a teenager, she won a local battle of the bands competition with her group "Ralna and the Ad-Libs."
After attending Texas Tech University, and singing jingles for television commercials in Dallas, she relocated to California in the late 1960s, where she performed regularly at The Horn nightclub in Santa Monica.
[1] While working at The Horn nightclub, English met fellow aspiring performer Guy Hovis, a native of Mississippi.
[citation needed] Later that year, she joined Lawrence Welk on his television program originally as a soloist.