G.E.M. (singer)
| G.E.M. | |
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 G.E.M. performing at the X.X.X. Live World Tour in 2015 | |
| Chinese name | 鄧紫棋 (traditional) |
| Birth name |
Gloria Tang Shi-wing 鄧詩穎 (Traditional) 邓诗颖 (Simplified) Dang6 Si1 Wing6 (Cantonese) Dèng Shīyǐng (Mandarin) = Hong Kong |
| Born |
16 August 1991 Shanghai, China |
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| Label(s) | Hummingbird Music |
| Years active | 2008–now |
| Official website |
geteverybodymoving |
Gloria Tang Tsz-kei (simplified Chinese: 邓紫棋; traditional Chinese: 鄧紫棋; pinyin: Dèng Zǐqí; Jyutping: Dang6 Zi2 Kei4; born Shanghai, China, 16 August 1991) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. She is better known by her stage name G.E.M., an acronym for Get Everybody Moving.[1] She made her music debut in 2008 with the self-titled EP G.E.M.. She has since become one of Hong Kong's best-selling musical artists, winning IFPI Hong Kong's Top Selling Female Artist award in 2012.[2]
G.E.M. gained popularity in Greater China after her appearance on Hunan Television's programme I Am a Singer in 2014.[1] Her fanbase also extends to the United States, Canada, Australia, and Southeast Asia; the same year, she won the Favorite Asian Act award at the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. In 2015, she ranked eleventh on Forbes' China Celebrity List.
In 2016, she concluded a two-year world tour titled X.X.X. Live, and was the only Asian artist featured in Forbes' 30 Under 30: Music shortlist.[3]
Biography
1991–2008: Early life and debut album G.E.M.
Gloria Tang Sze-wing was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong at the age of four.[4] She grew up with a musical background, with her mother being a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, her uncle playing violin, her grandfather playing saxophone in an orchestra, and her grandmother teaching her how to sing. She appeared on Educational Television in Hong Kong at the age of seven,[5][6] at which age she was already writing songs and entering school singing competitions. At the age of thirteen she achieved grade eight in piano.[7]
In 2006, she won first place in a competition titled "Spice it Up" and caught the attention of Tan Chang, her now-manager, who offered her a contract with Hummingbird Music. She thus became a professional singer at the age of 16. She graduated from Heep Woh Primary School and True Light Girls' College in Yau Ma Tei, with a HKCEE score of 21 points.[8] She went on to attend the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, but dropped out during the first half of 2009 due to conflict with her musical career.
Her debut EP, G.E.M., was released in 2008. She won several awards for the album, earning the nicknames '巨肺少女' ('girl with giant lungs') and '巨肺小天后' ('young diva with giant lungs'), for her vocal range and covers of Whitney Houston and Beyoncé songs.[9]
2009–2010: 18...
In May 2009, G.E.M. travelled to Los Angeles to record her first full-length studio album, 18..., with Hummingbird Music co-founder and producer Lupo Groinig. That year, she visited Toronto and Richmond Hill in Canada for a mini-concert, and held an autograph session in Pacific Mall.[10] She also appeared in two feature films, Love Connected (保持愛你) and Trick or Cheat (愛出猫). Between 20–22 November. G.E.M. held her first concert, 18 Live, at the Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre Star Hall (香港國際展貿中心). The concert featured guests including Jan Lamb (林海峰),[11] who worked with G.E.M. for the song "食煙飲酒講粗口", and Justin Lo (側田),[12] who sang "合唱歌" ("Sing Together") with G.E.M. at the concert.
In 2010, she promoted the Taiwanese edition of 18... in Taiwan[13] and returned to Los Angeles to record her next album, My Secret.[14] The album was recorded over ten days in Santa Monica. During her time in Los Angeles, G.E.M. also made an appearance at the US Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach as a youth ambassador for Project Kaisei.[14]
2011–2012: Get Everybody Moving tour and Xposed
In May 2011, G.E.M. played three shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum, becoming the youngest Hong Kong female soloist to do so. She performed a further five shows at the same venue in September, and toured in eight countries for the Get Everybody Moving tour.
In June 2012, she performed alongside Jason Mraz and Khalil Fong at the iTunes Live concert in Hong Kong, singing a duet of "Lucky" with Jason Mraz. Her third studio album, Xposed, was officially released in July. Its lead single "What Have U Done" charted at number one on all four major pop charts in Hong Kong.
2013–present: X.X.X. Live World Tour and Heartbeat
G.E.M. began her X.X.X. Live World Tour in April 2013 with five shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum, going on to play a total of 73 dates in arenas including The Forum in Los Angeles and Wembley Stadium in London. In May, she became the youngest ever nominee for the Best Mandarin Female Singer award at the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan.
In January 2014, she appeared on the Hunan Television programme "I Am A Singer" and became a household name in China after her song "Bubble" (from the Xposed album) became a hit. That year, she was nominated alongside Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey for the World's Best Female Artist award at the World Music Awards, and was also nominated for Best Mainland China & Hong Kong Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
In November 2015, she was the face of the Chinese launch of Apple Music, releasing the visual album Heartbeat with music videos accompanying all ten tracks. Upon its release, she dominated the iTunes charts in China. To date, G.E.M.'s songs have been played over 9.8 billion times on Kugou, a music platform in China.
In 2016, she appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30: Music lists in both the United States and China.[3] She collaborated with the Coalition Against Bullying for Children & Youth (CABCY) for a campaign against bullying and performed at the QQ Music Awards Ceremony in Shenzhen in March. She was nominated for six awards, including Best-Selling Chinese Artist, World's Best Female Artist, and World's Best Live Act, at the upcoming 2016 World Music Awards, due to take place in June in Monte Carlo.
G.E.M. is billed to voice the lead role in the upcoming animated film Charming, due for a late-2016 release, alongside Demi Lovato, Ashley Tisdale, and Avril Lavigne.[16][17]
Freelance Tour
In 2012, G.E.M. released a series of episodes of a "Freelance Tour" during which she embarked on a series of paid work experience stints in different industries, as she became a full-time singer at 16, and had never worked prior to that. The first episode was aired on 24 February, with G.E.M. working at a juice stand in Causeway Bay.[18] In subsequent episodes, she assumed the roles of a weather anchor for Asia Television Limited, a domestic helper,[19] a professional motorcyclist, an excavator,[20] a salesperson,[21] an editor, and an educational officer for the World Wildlife Fund at Mai Po Nature Reserve.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Love Connected 保持愛你 | Ah Yee (阿儀) | Guest |
| Trick or Cheat 愛出猫 | Herself | Lead actress | |
| TBA | Charming | Sleeping Beauty | Filming
Voice role Hollywood debut |
Discography
Studio albums:
Charted singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTHK Chinese Pop Chart | CRHK Ultimate 903 (903專業推介) | Metro Radio Pop Chart 997 (新城勁爆本地榜) | JSG Billboard (勁歌金榜) | MOOV Chart (MOOV 本地榜) | KKBOX HK (香港KKBOX本地榜) | KKBOX TW (台灣KKBOX華語榜) | QQ CHINA | ||
| 2008 | "等一個他" The One | 3 | 2 | - | - | 38 | - | - | - |
| "Where Did You Go" | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | |
| "睡公主" Sleeping Beauty | 4 | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | "回憶的沙漏" (國) Sandglass | - | 20 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - |
| "All About U" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 (2 wks) | - | - | - | |
| "Game Over" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| "食煙飲酒講粗口" (林海峰 & G.E.M.) | - | 13 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | |
| "A.I.N.Y" ("愛你") (國)A | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 42 | - | |
| 2010 | "想講你知" Gotta Say It | 11 | 5 | 3 | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| "寫不完的溫柔" (國) | - | - | - | - | 17 | 36 | 29 | - | |
| "合唱歌" (側田 & G.E.M.) | 1 | 10 | 3 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | |
| "Good to Be Bad" | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| "Get Over You" | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| "Twinkle II" | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 67 | - | - | |
| "亞莉亞蒂之歌" Arrietty's Song | - | - | 11 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| 2011 | "我的秘密" My Secret | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 73 | - |
| "The Voice Within" | 11 | - | 1 | - | 24 | 15 | - | - | |
| "寂寞星球的玫瑰" The Rose | 3 | - | - | - | 53 | 32 | - | - | |
| "Say it Loud" | - | - | 2 | - | 73 | 75 | - | - | |
| 2012 | "Someday I'll Fly" | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| "What Have U Done" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | - | - | |
| "OH BOY" | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | |
| "奇蹟" Miracle | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | |
| "泡沫" Bubble | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| "失真" Blur | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | - | - | |
| 2013 | "下一秒（我們就要死掉）" Waiting | - | - | - | - | - | 82 | - | - |
| "潛意識的殘酷" (Inception) | - | - | - | - | - | 92 | - | - | |
| "你把我灌醉" (Intoxicated) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| "偶爾" (Sometimes) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | |
| 2014 | "喜歡你" (Like You) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | "多遠都要在一起" (Long Distance) | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| "單行的軌道" (One Way Road) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 93 | 1 | |
| "新的心跳" (Heartbeat) | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "瞬間" (Moment) | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "再見" (Goodbye) | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2016 | "來自天堂的魔鬼" (Away) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
A charted May 2010 in Taiwan & Went to No. 1 in KKBOX Hong Kong in September 201
B Bolded Word refers to no.1 single
C * represents the song(s) is/are still on chart
Charted albums
| Year | Album | HKRM (香港唱片商會)[22] | China(Sino-chart)[23] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | G.E.M. (EP) | 1 | |
| 2009 | 18... | 1 | |
| 2010 | My Secret | 1 | |
| 2012 | Xposed | 1 | 23 |
| 2013 | BEST OF 2008–2012 | 2 | 1 |
Concerts and Tours
- Get Everybody Moving (2011–2012)
- X.X.X. Live (2013–2015)
Philanthropy
| Year | Event | Organisation | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Solar Project | RTHK | ||
| 2009 | 30-Hour Famine | World Vision | Angel of Hunger | |
| Children Storytelling Competition | RTHK | Cheerleading Ambassador | ||
| JSDC | HKFYG | Ambassador | ||
| 2010 | / | Cervical Cancer Prevention Alliance | ||
| Tracking for Stitch | Disney | |||
| 35th Youth Translation Competition | Junior Chanber International Hong Kong (JCIHK) | Promotional Ambassador | ||
| Low-Carbon Photography | The Hong Kong and China Gas Company | Ambassador | ||
| Project Kaisei | / | Youth Ambassador | ||
| 2011 | / | Changing Young Lives Foundation | ||
| 2012 | ATV2012感動香港人物推選 | ATV | Ambassador | |
| Solar Project | RTHK | / | ||
| 救世軍定向日 | The Salvation Army | 定向大師 | ||
| 2013 | / | WWF(Hong Kong) | Ambassador | |
| Shake To Feed | Heifer International Hong Kong Limited | / | ||
| 全港中學生“寫作樂”計劃 | Ambassador | |||
| 新浪四川“暖冬行動”第三季 | SINA | |||
| 2014 | “一翅都唔食”護鯊行動 | |||
| 2015 | "童年的節奏" | Alibaba Hummingbird Music |
Founder | |
| Bazaar Gala | Bazaar China | Participant |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Introducing: G.E.M. - The biggest popstar you've never heard of". livenation.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "IFPI HK 2012 Awards". IFPI HK. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- 1 2 "30 Under 30 2016: Music". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "G.E.M. in Taiwan" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "G.E.M.童年教育電視(1)：金花學國語 － YouTube影片". 9 March 2009.
- ↑ "G.E.M.童年教育電視(2)：小龜也探親 － YouTube影片". 13 March 2009.
- ↑ "G.E.M. Early Career" (in Chinese). HK Headline. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "HKCEE 21 Points" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ 巨肺少女 (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "Mini-Concert in Canada" (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ↑ G.E.M.勁呻完騷變咕喱 (Chinese)
- ↑ 一連三場的處女演唱會..終於完滿結束了!… | 鄧紫棋 Gem Tang – G.E.M. Blog. Gem-tang.xanga.com (23 November 2009). Retrieved on 29 December 2010.
- ↑ "18... Taiwanese Edition" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Recording in Los Angeles and Project Kaisei" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "G.E.M.邓紫棋热波音乐节开唱 用上海话问好(图)". 腾讯娱乐 X特步. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Demi Lovato, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Ashley Tisdale & G.E.M. Team for 'Charming' Song". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "Avril Lavigne, Demi Lovato, And Fall Out Boy Are Collaborating On A Prince Charming Song". MTV News. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "G.E.M. 秘撈Tour" 第一站 – 果汁檔. YouTube. 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "G.E.M. 祕撈Tour" 第三站－外籍傭工 [HD]. YouTube. 21 May 2012.
- ↑ "G.E.M. 秘撈Tour" 第四站－越野電單車手. YouTube. 29 June 2012.
- ↑ "G.E.M. 祕撈Tour" 第五站－暑期工. YouTube. 31 August 2012.
- ↑ 《U-magazine》;《Made in Hong Kong 李志剛》
- ↑ 《sino-chart》
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
- G.E.M. Weibo (Chinese)
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