G.E.M.
Hong Kong female singer, birth name 鄧詩穎, born in Shanghai, moved to Hong Kong with parents at age four. Debuted on July 10, 2008, and in October of the same year released the first solo EP "G.E.M."; in 2014 took part in "我是歌手".
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About the artist
G.E.M. is a Hong Kong female singer whose birth name is 鄧詩穎; G.E.M. was born in Shanghai, is the eldest daughter of the family, and at age four moved to Hong Kong with parents.
In 2006 at fifteen entered the Spice It Up school festival, won with "睡公主", was recognized by manager 張丹 and signed with 蜂鳥音樂. G.E.M. told 香港01 that the contest at thirteen was the first public contest actually entered; the fact is G.E.M. went straight into the finals; when competing at thirteen the stage name had not yet been changed, and the real name 鄧詩穎 Gloria was used.
On July 10, 2008 formally debuted, and in October released the first solo EP "G.E.M.". The solo EP's name became the stage name; G.E.M. stands for Get Everybody Moving; ETtoday said the stage name originally meant Get Everyone Moving, later changed to Get Everybody Moving. With the first EP received Ultimate Song Chart Best Female Newcomer Gold; 香港01 said G.E.M. is the youngest ever and the first underage winner.
In November 2009 held "G.E.M. 18 Live 2009演唱会" at Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre. In May 2011 completed three Get Everybody Moving Hong Kong shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum. In May 2013, with "Xposed", was nominated for Best Mandarin Female Singer at the 24th Golden Melody Awards.
In January 2014 took part in "我是歌手", singing the original "泡沫" in the first episode; HK01 wrote that G.E.M. took part in the show's second season, and with "泡沫" exploded in popularity in mainland China.
G.E.M. took part in writing some lyrics; tracks include "Good to be bad", "Get Over You" and "Game Over".
In 2016 selected for Forbes 30 Under 30; HK01 said G.E.M. was the only Asian musician on the list. In November 2017, GEMiracle Foundation 棋跡慈善基金, prepared for a year, was formally established, with funds at that time all from G.E.M. personally. On November 2, 2017, G.E.M. and 何超蓮's volunteer group Smile With Us HK held a street activity in Causeway Bay, with Alan Tam hosting the punishment ceremony.
In July 2018, on "中国新说唱", paired with 潘瑋柏 as celebrity producers. On November 5 of the same year served as an awarding and performing guest at the 7th Breakthrough Prizes at NASA Ames Research Center, singing "光年之外". On November 19 selected as 34th on BBC 100 Women 2018; BBC's English comment wrote that G.E.M. uses her influence to support charities; G.E.M. then said of having opened an investment company to invest in technology ventures.
On March 7, 2019 announced terminating the artist-manager relationship with 蜂鳥音樂, and the music-creation collaboration would also terminate at month-end on contract expiry; in a Facebook statement G.E.M. wrote of feeling despair from lengthy negotiations, and decided to stand up for herself. The next day, when interviewed in Macau, G.E.M. said that if it entered court one could only be a bit braver. On April 19 the "鄧紫棋工作室" account posted "營業", and G.E.M. reposted to verify.
At the 30th Golden Melody Awards brought a STREAMING performance, a medley of multiple songs that had broken 100 million, closing with self-written "光年之外".
On October 3, 2020, "摩天動物園" received the Jury Award at the 31st Golden Melody Awards; G.E.M. spent seven months completing that album's creation.
On July 16, 2022 announced bringing back the new work "啓示錄": fourteen songs, fourteen music videos, and serving as screenwriter for the first time. On July 18 formally announced signing with "北京华纳音乐", and introduced the creation of "啓示錄"; G.E.M. said of being excited about the collaboration with Warner Music. On "啓示錄", G.E.M. served as principal creator, screenwriter and producer for the first time, building with director 林博 music videos in the form of a fourteen-episode musical serial. Lyrics and music of the whole disc were completed by G.E.M.
On January 22, 2026 announced holding I AM GLORIA at Taipei Dome from April 10 to 12; Central News Agency said G.E.M. became the first Hong Kong singer to perform at that venue. The concert name was taken from the name GLORIA. While performing at Taipei Dome, G.E.M. said this was the 150th show of the tour.
Overview
- Born
- August 16, 1991age 35
- Born in
- Shanghai · Mainland China
- Career start
- Official debut · July 10, 2008
- Active
- July 10, 2008 – present18 years
- Gender
- Female
- Aliases
- 邓紫棋, Gloria Tang, 巨肺天后
- Instruments
- Vocals, Piano / Keyboard, Guitar, Drums / Percussion
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