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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), better known by her stage name G.E.M., is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. The stage name is an acronym for Get Everybody Moving. Her debut music release, the self-titled EP G.E.M. (2008), brought her the attention of the music industry, winning her the title of 'Best New Artist'. She has since debuted three additional studio recorded albums, a best of album and is now on her second world tour. She is also one of Hong Kong's top selling artists and was titled 2012 IFPI Hong Kong Top Selling Female Artist.

G.E.M.'s fan base is not restricted to Greater China; she has a fan base in the United States, Canada, Australia and southeastern Asian countries.

Biography

1991-2008: Early life

Gloria Tang Sze-wing (鄧詩穎) was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong at the age of four.[1][2] Her mother graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, her grandmother taught her to sing, her uncle played the violin and her grandfather played the saxophone for an orchestra. G.E.M.'s own musical life began when she was five,[3] and she appeared on Educational Television for Mandarin when she was seven.[4][5] G.E.M. started writing songs as a composer at the age of five[3] entering many singing competitions,[6] winning inter-school singing competitions.[6] When she was thirteen, she achieved a grade eight in piano.[7]

In 2006, G.E.M. entered the "Spice it Up" competition[6] in which she won first place. She caught the attention of her now-manager, Tan Chang, who offered her a contract with Hummingbird Music[3] thus becoming a professional singer at 16. G.E.M graduated from Heep Woh Primary School and True Light Girls' College[8] in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong, scoring 21 points[9] on the HKCEE. G.E.M continued with her education at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in acoustics,[10] as a part-time student. However, her busy schedule made her unable to attend classes frequently, and she decided to quit the course during the first half of 2009.[10]

2008: Debut album G.E.M.

G.E.M. was highly successful in 2008, her debut year, winning ten major awards. G.E.M released her first EP featuring the award-winning song "Where Did You Go." G.E.M. won the gold new female singer award from CRHK Ultimate 903 (903專業推介 sponsored by Manhattan ID 信用咭),[11] becoming the first minor[12] to win the award. The media gave G.E.M nicknames such as "巨肺少女"[13] and "巨肺小天后" meaning "Girl with Giant Lungs" and "the Young Diva with Giant Lungs" respectively because of her vocal range and she had performed songs by Whitney Houston and Beyoncé.[14][15]

2009-2010: 18...

In May 2009, G.E.M. went to Los Angeles, to record her first studio album, 18... with Hummingbird co-founder and producer Lupo Groinig. Upon her return to Hong Kong in December, G.E.M. proceeded to travel to Toronto and Richmond Hill in Canada[16] for her first mini-concert in Canada, and held an autograph session in Pacific Mall. In the same year, G.E.M appeared in two feature films, Love Connected (保持愛你) and Trick or Cheat (愛出猫), and demonstrating her acting skills on the wide screen.

G.E.M performing

In May 2010, G.E.M. stayed in Taiwan for ten days to promote the Taiwanese edition of 18....[17] After the promotional tour, G.E.M returned to Los Angeles to record her next album, My Secret[18] with her producer. The album was recorded in a span of ten days in Santa Monica. During her time in LA, G.E.M has also appeared at the US Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California, as a youth ambassador for Project Kaisei.[further explanation needed][18][19]

During 2009, G.E.M. held her first concert, 18 Live, from 20 to 22 November[20] at Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre Star Hall[3] (香港國際展貿中心). Originally, the concert was slated for two nights, however, due to its popularity, an extra performance was added on 22 November.[21] The concert also featured guests such as Jan Lamb[22] (林海峰), who has previously worked with G.E.M. for the song "食煙飲酒講粗口", and Justin Lo[23] (側田) who sang the first performance of "合唱歌" with G.E.M. at the concert.

Touring

G.E.M. Freelance Tour

In late 2011, G.E.M. started to plan for her Freelance Tour, whereby she would be on paid work experience to work at different industries to gain more non-music-related work history because she became a full-time singer at 16, and had never worked prior to that.

Episode One and Two

On 24 February, G.E.M. released the first episode of the series.[24] The episode showcased G.E.M. working at a juice stand in Causeway Bay. G.E.M. took on the role of making pancakes and fruit juices to a crowd of fans.

On 22 March, G.E.M worked as a weather anchor for Asia Television Limited. The episode gave a behind the scenes look into the world of broadcasting. G.E.M's weather segment was featured after the evening news.

Episode Three

On the third episode of the Freelance tour, G.E.M decided to work as a domestic helper.[25] G.E.M explained that she wanted to experience their working conditions and lifestyle, since these domestic workers have taken on such a profound and an important role in Hong Kong's lifestyle. The trailer of the episode was posted on 18 May, while the full episode was broadcast on 21 May.[25] The episode received a lot of attention from the media, and was featured in the newspaper Apple Daily, entitled G.E.M Speaking for the minorities.

Episode Four, Five, Six and Seven

During her fourth episode, G.E.M attempted at working as a professional motorcyclist, but she also took 'time out' to become an excavator operator.[26]

In the fifth episode of the tour, G.E.M took on several summer jobs in the area of sales and services.[27] These jobs ranged from working at an ice cream truck, 7-11 convenience store shopkeeper and salesperson for Maybelline.

On the sixth episode of the Freelance tour, G.E.M. worked in Apple Daily, where she is the editor for the footages of her recent Awards Ceremony, and voice-over artist for Next Media Animation (Apple Action News).

On the seventh episode of the Freelance Tour, G.E.M. worked in Mai Po Nature Reserve as an educational officer for World Wildlife Fund.

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2009 Love Connected
保持愛你[28]		 Ah Yee (阿儀) Guest
Trick or Cheat[29]
愛出猫		 Herself Leading Actress
TBA Charming Sleeping Beauty Voice, filming Hollywood Debut

Discography

Gem performing in 2015
Main article: G.E.M. discography

Studio albums:

Music pop chart

Year Single Peak positions
RTHK Chinese Pop (泰文歌曲龍虎榜) 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 - - - - -

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

Album Sales Chart

Year Album HKRM (香港唱片商會)[30] China(Sino-chart)[31]
2008 G.E.M. (EP) 1
2009 18... 1
2010 My Secret 1
2012 Xposed 1 23
2013 BEST OF 2008–2012 2 1

See also

References

  1. ^ TVB 范後感
  2. ^ "G.E.M. in Taiwan" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "G.E.M." Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. ^ "G.E.M.童年教育電視(1)：金花學國語 － YouTube影片". 9 March 2009.
  5. ^ "G.E.M.童年教育電視(2)：小龜也探親 － YouTube影片". 13 March 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "G.E.M. Yahoo Profile" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  7. ^ "G.E.M. Early Career" (in Chinese). HK Headline. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  8. ^ "True Light Girls' College" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  9. ^ "HKCEE 21 Points" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b My Name Is 邦 Episode 60 18 September 2009
  11. ^ CRHK Ultimate 903 (903專業推介)sponsored by MANHATTAN ID Award Ceremony took place on 1 January 2009 between 15:00 and 00:15 Live at AsiaWorld-Expo and broadcast on TVB
  12. ^ G.E.M was 17
  13. ^ 巨肺少女 (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  14. ^ G.E.M. sings Listen by Beyonce. YouTube. 1 April 2008.
  15. ^ GEM HALO. YouTube. 19 September 2010.
  16. ^ "Mini-Concert in Canada" (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  17. ^ "18... Taiwanese Edition" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  18. ^ a b "Recording in Los Angeles and Project Kaisei" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  19. ^ "G.E.M. as Ambassador for Project Kaisei". Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  20. ^ [1] Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ [2][dead link]
  22. ^ G.E.M.勁呻完騷變咕喱 Template:Zh icon
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "G.E.M. 秘撈Tour" 第一站 - 果汁檔. YouTube. 24 February 2012.
  25. ^ a b "G.E.M. 祕撈Tour" 第三站－外籍傭工 [HD]. YouTube. 21 May 2012.
  26. ^ "G.E.M. 秘撈Tour" 第四站－越野電單車手. YouTube. 29 June 2012.
  27. ^ "G.E.M. 祕撈Tour" 第五站－暑期工. YouTube. 31 August 2012.
  28. ^ "Debut Film Role" (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  29. ^ "Leading Role" (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  30. ^ 《U-magazine》;《Made in Hong Kong 李志剛》
  31. ^ 《sino-chart》
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