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Curley Gao
Born
Xilinnayi Gao

(1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 26)
Xinjiang, China
Other namesCurley G
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
  • Meng Xiang Qiang Yin
  • Wajijiwa Entertainment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese希林娜依·高
Simplified Chinese希林娜依·高
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXī Lín Nà Yī · Gāo

Xilinnayi Gao (Chinese: 希林娜依·高; pinyin: Xīlínnàyī·Gāo; Uyghur: شىرىناي گاو Shirinay Gaw; born July 31, 1998), professionally known by her stage name Curley G or Curley Gao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter. She first gained attention in 2017 on the Chinese singing competition show Sing! China. In 2020, she participated in the survival show Produce Camp 2020, finishing first and debuting as the center of the girl group BonBon Girls 303. She was later elected as the leader of BonBon Girls 303.

Early life

Curley Gao was born on July 31, 1998, in Xinjiang, China[1]. She is the only daughter of a Han Chinese father from Beijing and a Uighur mother from Xinjiang. She was raised in Beijing until the age of 9 and later moved to Singapore with her parents[2]. In 2012, she finished as a finalist in the song-writing competition Eco Music Challenge with her song This Is Our Paradise[3].

Career

2016-2019: Sing! China and college life

Curley Gao auditioned for Sing! China season 1 in 2016 but did not make it through the blind audition[2]. She auditioned again for Sing! China season 2 in 2017 and eventually finished second inside the team led by Na Ying[4].

After the show, she released a few songs under 梦响强音, including her first original single 颗粒季[5]. She also performed in several events organized by the label before starting her study in Berklee College of Music in 2019[6]. While in college, she collaborated with different producers and released several songs independently (see Collaborations).

2020-present: Produce Camp 2020 and BonBon Girls 303

In 2020, Curley Gao appeared on Tencent's girl group survival show Produce Camp 2020. She won 1st place and debuted as the center of BonBon Girls 303[7]. Before the debut, her first EP 停不下来 was released when she was still on the show [8].

For Curley G's activity in BonBon Girls 303, see BonBon Girls 303 § History.

On August 11, 2020, it was announced that Curley Gao was elected as the team leader of BonBon Girls 303[9]. On August 12, her single 2030，我想对你说 (2030, I want to tell you) was released as the theme song of the United Nations 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue. She gave a speech titled 用克制生活换更好的未来 (Self-control for a better future) and performed the theme song live as one of the Chinese Youth Advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the event[10].

Discography

EP

Year Date EP Song Lyrics Music Arrangement
2020 6月28日 停不下来 停不下来 杜婧荧 李岩/王耀光 赵瑟
I Wanna Say 周富坚 周富坚/王耀光 周富坚

Singles

  • 希林娜依·高 refers to Curley G
Year Date Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Notes
2018 7月27日 颗粒季 希林娜依·高 希林娜依·高 王乐汀 First original single
2020 8月12日 2030，我想对你说 New Chance/Tacey New Chance/Tacey New Chance/Tacey Theme song of UN 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue

Collaborations

  • Curley or 希林娜依·高 refers to Curley G
Year Date Title Album Lyrics Music Arrangement Notes
2019 21 December Love Me Slowly non-album single Curley G Curley G Ryuk solo performance
7 December 夜昼 non-album single 希林娜依·高 LuckyMaxx/希林娜依·高 LuckyMaxx solo performance
1 December U non-album single 希林娜依·高 Sugar/希林娜依·高 Sugar solo performance
27 November Black ₩ of a kind IDO$/Curley IDO$/Curley unknown performance with IDO$
21 October Fade Out non-album single Curley G LuckyMaxx/Curley G LuckyMaxx solo performance
24 September Follow You non-album single Sugar/Curley G Sugar/Curley G unknown solo performance
31 May Lost Dreams non-album single 希林娜依·高 希林娜依·高 AyAno solo performance
22 March 别对我说谎 (Don't Lie To Me) non-album single 吴琪萱 吴琪萱 李栋楠 吴琪萱 solo performance
2018 24 November Venti Life The Moon IDO$/希林娜依·高 IDO$ unknown performance with IDO$
18 August Do You Think About Me non-album single Ken Gao Ken Gao unknown solo performance


Sing! China single collections

Year Date Song Album Notes
2020 8 February 世界为你醒来 世界为你醒来 Charity song by contestants of Sing! China and The Voice of China (ensemble)
2019 1 May 我最美的新疆 也许有一天 Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China
2018 12 July 梦的方向 non-album single In support of The Voice of China 2018 (ensemble)
14 March 越夜越醒着 梦想在望2 Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China
2017 18 December 惹哭自己 梦想在望 Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China

Other original songs

Year Date Title Notes
2017 14 November Apeirophobia Uploaded to NetEase Music
2 July Guitar With A Broken String Uploaded to SoundCloud
2 July Love Hate Relationship Uploaded to SoundCloud
2016 17 January I'll Look At You Uploaded to SoundCloud
2012 unknown This Is Our Paradise Submitted to Eco Music Challenge

References

  1. ^ "希林娜依·高 - QQ音乐". QQ音乐. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. ^ a b "没戴隐形眼镜上《中国新歌声2》 希林娜依高："盲选"名符其实". 联合早报. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. ^ "Meet the 2012 Eco-Music Challenge finalists". Yahoo News Singapore. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  4. ^ "《中国新歌声2》遭淘汰 希林娜依高：这场演出没失误". 联合早报. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  5. ^ "希林娜依·高出道一周年《颗粒季》暖心回馈粉丝". 网易娱乐. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  6. ^ "大家早安 我开学了 来自硬糖少女303-希林娜依高 - 微博". 微博. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  7. ^ "《创造营2020》希林娜依高C位成团". 联合早报. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  8. ^ "希林娜依高发布个人EP《停不下来》 用音乐唱响青春姿态". 梦响强音官方频道. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  9. ^ "硬糖少女303成团曲舞台首秀嗨炸 希林娜依·高自称"队长小白"". 搜狐娱乐. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  10. ^ "Young People in China Leading the Charge on the Sustainable Development Goals - 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue on Youth Engagement for Global Action". United Nations in China. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
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