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miss scarlett
SUPPORT G.E.M.! Order her debut album 18...! biggrin.gif

I'll edit this post later with more information about her and stuff. She's not really new anymore because she debuted around last year in October with her debut EP. BUT I think she deserves a topic here in soompi because she has an amazing voice. <3

AND she's only 17. D: HK seriously needs more talented singers like her.



Official Name: G.E.M. (Get Everyone Moving)
aka Gem Tang (鄧紫棋; Tang Ji-Kei)
Origin: Hong Kong
Genre: Pop, R&B, power ballad
Debut: October 2008 with release of EP (mini album), G.E.M.
Label: Hummingbird Music
Official website: http://www.hummingbird.hk/GEM/

Youtube blog
Official Xanga blog
Official Yahoo blog
Facebook account
Facebook group

Birth name: Gloria Tang (鄧詩穎; Tang Sze-Wing)
Date of birth: August 16, 1991
Place of birth: Shanghai, China

Spoken languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Favorite food: BBQ, beef, chips, and all types of ice cream
Favorite quote: "Let's get everyone MOVING!"
Favorite artists: Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Alicia Keys

G.E.M.'s mother and grandmother were professional opera singers, and under their guidance, G.E.M. grew up with the desire to pursue in singing and performing. She began writing music when she was 5 and when she was 10, she began entering singing competitions. She's also a very gifted pianist, having finished grade 8 when she was 13. When she was 14, G.E.M. entered the "Spice-It-Up" singing contest, which won her a recording contract with Hummingbird Music.

In her debut EP (mini album), she wrote the lyrics to "Waiting for Him", "Where Did U Go", "Sleeping Beauty" and composed "Memories of the Hourglass" and "Sleeping Beauty."

She literally swept the HK's music scene last year and has won many new-artist awards. She's also going into the acting and dancing fields. She just finished a movie with William Chan. She is currently preparing for her first album, and it is estimated to be released in the summer.

Discography:


G.E.M.
Release: October 15, 2008
Genre: Pop / R&B
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin

01. 等一個他 ---> MV
02. Where Did U Go ---> MV
03. 回憶的沙漏 (國) ---> Live piano performance
04. 愛現在的我 (國) ---> Listen
05. 睡公主 ---> MV 1, MV 2 (TVB ver.)

01. Dang Yat Gor Ta ["Waiting for Him"]
03. Hui Yi De Sha Lou (Mandarin) ["Hourglass of Memories"]
04. Ai Xian Zai De Wo (Mandarin) ["Love the Present Me"]
05. Sui Kung Ju ["Sleeping Beauty"]



18...
Release: October 28, 2009
Genre: Pop / R&B
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin

01. All About U ---> MV 1, MV 2 (TVB ver.)
02. Game Over ---> MV 1, MV 2 (TVB ver.)
03. 想講你知 ---> MV
04. A.I.N.Y. (愛你) (國) ---> Listen
05. Mascara (煙燻妝) (國) ---> Listen
06. 我不懂愛 (國) --> Listen
07. 塞納河 (國) --> Listen
08. 意式戀愛 --> Listen
09. G.E.M. (Get Everyone Moving) --> Listen
10. 18 --> Listen
(Bonus) Where Did You Go 2.0 (Sam Vahdat Remix) --> Listen
(Bonus) Mascara (Glossy Version) --> Listen

03. Seung Gong Nei Chi ["Want to Tell You"]
04. A.I.N.Y. (Ai Ni) ["Although I Need You (Love You)"] -- Mandarin
05. Mascara (Yan Hui Zhuang) ["Mascara (Smoky Makeup)"] -- Mandarin
06. Wo Bu Dong Ai ["I Don't Understand Love"] -- Mandarin
07. Sai Nei He ["Seine River"] -- Mandarin
08. Yee Sik Luen Oi ["Italian-styled Love"]



Tonyc402
I was actually going to make a thread for her before but you beat me to it lol. Anyways , yeah her voice is really powerful for such a young girl. We are finally getting some talent in the HK industry.
heartdrops
I love GEM! I agree, HK industry really need more talents like her.
魚燕往返
I've been her fan ever since I watched her sing and play "where did you go" live on TVB. Her voice is just so amazing and way better than many Hong Kong singers. <3
spungold
I really like this girl. Her voice is clear and strong, I love Hourglass of memories! I hope she continues success and we see more of her smile.gif
vip_gd
LOL it's the goldfish ..

she has a pretty nice voice compared to other HK artists these days
&adamo.
I've been a fan of hers every since I heard Waiting For Him!
I loved her whole EP! She has such an amazing voice! It's so strong for her age.
Finally someone talented <3 And she's so cute too : D I love going to her youtube channel!
GOLDFISH ;D
whitstar
ahh her Where Did U Go song is too addicting.
She has major talent, I support her !
be_mellow
I agree, I think she's really talented. She swept a lot of new comer awards.
sunset*
She's only 17? ohmy.gif I always thought she was older. LOL She has an amazing voice though. Indeed very talented.
m3mi
She has one of the better voices in the HK industry to me,
and her music is different.

"Where did you go" is just absolute love.
I have her EP at home and i've played that song so much.
<3goesDOKIDOKI
finally someone who has a good voice and can sing decently.
the HK pop industry has been in the garbage for so long that i really haven't listened to any cantopop in almost 10 years
im going to check out the rest of her songs now
thanks!

anyone have more info on her background?
¥ēllόЩ
Cool, finally found a thread about her on soompi! I agree shes definitely talented. I'm in love with songs!
_smiLe
i saw her perform live at grand century place last december
and wow! can she sing (Y)
definitely one of hks rarer talents of late.
itrayya
although cantonese sounds weird to me in singing, (no offence)
her song 'where did you go' is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
her voice is BEAUTIFUL!!
talk about a powerful voice, she has it!!
i think her voice will take her far.
i think she controls her voice fairly well if not greatly!

smile.gif
m3mi
G.E.M. 睡公主 2009-04-15 @ Atlantis Joint School Variety Show @ PolyU

You have to listen to her sing this song live....
HK really need more singers like her.




amythao
I don't listen to much HK music but I LOVE her voice and song the moment I hear her voice...
starryxXx
i don't really know her.. but i really like where did you go~
hong kong really does need someone as talented as her^^
Billie Poynter
I LOVE "Dang Yat Goh Ta" (did I spell this correctly?)! That's my favourite song from her and I feel like I'm the only one who thinks so, haha. I keep on smiling when she pets the panda head in the MV. I don't get why the person is wearing a panda head. O.o Could somebody explain the video a little more? I know no Cantonese whatsoever. ;_;

I've been waiting to read more information about this girl.
And I wanna hear her speak English. ohmy.gif

And holy crap, I am exactly one month older than her.
miss scarlett
I'm glad to see more fans on soompi! This girl is not the best, but she's quite the power. She can control her voice fairly well, and her lives are done well. G.E.M. is like a younger HK version of Zhang Li Yin biggrin.gif

QUOTE (<3goesDOKIDOKI @ Apr 21 2009, 12:11 AM) *
anyone have more info on her background?

I think the most of what we know about her is written on her official website. I'll try to find more info on her when I have the time D:

QUOTE (Billie Poynter @ Apr 22 2009, 10:05 AM) *
I LOVE "Dang Yat Goh Ta" (did I spell this correctly?)! That's my favourite song from her and I feel like I'm the only one who thinks so, haha. I keep on smiling when she pets the panda head in the MV. I don't get why the person is wearing a panda head. O.o Could somebody explain the video a little more? I know no Cantonese whatsoever. ;_;

I don't know what's with the panda, but the song is about someone trying to express her feelings to a boy. Something like that o_o I don't know what's with the panda though LOL It was cute... her panda also shows up in "Where Did U Go" smile.gif

Anyways, this is the live performance that made me become an instant supporter of G.E.M. biggrin.gif A live performance of "Lady Marmalade" with Teresa Carpio! An amazing strong performance! Her English wasn't so good, but with time and practice she can get to the top in no time =D
Cherry-sama
I just heard a little bit of her mini-album yesterday. ohmy.gif I think she has pretty strong vocals, and I'm definitely gonna listen t some of her other songs today. XD (I just think it's ironic I only heard about her yesterday on LJ, and here 's a topic. XD)
heartdrops
QUOTE (miss scarlett @ Apr 23 2009, 11:54 AM) *
Anyways, this is the live performance that made me become an instant supporter of G.E.M. biggrin.gif A live performance of "Lady Marmalade" with Teresa Carpio! An amazing strong performance! Her English wasn't so good, but with time and practice she can get to the top in no time =D

Holy crap, that performance was awesome. *shivers*

Woot we hit page 2 biggrin.gif

Did anyone see her on Boom Boom Ba? She's so cute and funny.
jho
^I just watched the performance... Somehow it sounds really odd to me :X
xxbobachan
o_o I love her songs, aha.
Definitely love her voice compared to some other HK singers, beautiful vocals. (:
I have a feeling that she'll get pretty big, haha.
Billie Poynter
I just watched the performance with Teresa Carpio and I was having so much fun watching it.
FLY_HiGHx3
Just discovery her today, and I LOVE her voice!
She reminds me of JoJo!
I love the song 'Where Did U Go'~! It's even better that
she wrote that herself!


Total a fan of hers now smile.gif
essbee.
I stumbled across her today, and hotdamn, she's amazing <3
huh.gif I never really liked HK singers much, but she's changed my mind.
Haha, I'm definitely a supporter now [:
o1honey
wow. just listened to her songs... and HK FINALLY HAS TALENT! smile.gif
She's my age too and her voice is so powerful!
bebemui
i had no idea there was a thread of G.E.M but I LOVEE HER, def. better than most female singers these days. and she's so cute with her "gum yu" face~
Deziel
GEM!!!

Lol. I love her song. Sleeping Beauty is the best, I haven't really been into HK singers for a while, GEM brought me back. Haha.

Actually, I really like Where Did U Go too.

Okay, her whole single was really good. ==;;
miss scarlett
If you guys haven't heard of it yet, here's the remix of "Where Did U Go." It's included in the 3rd edition of her G.E.M. EP which is still selling now. Although I like the original version more, this remix is also really nice biggrin.gif
xxctxx
I love the song "Where Did You Go"
And she's so pretty!!! ~ lol with her goldfish thing...!

She has one of the better voices now in the HK music industry, which is refreshing! (and longggg overdue)
Support GEM!
tamago-chan
^ That's a pretty nice remix of the song. Now i don't know which one i like more. Lol.
She's a great singer, better than many of those who debuted in HK in the recent years
Billie Poynter
That remix isn't that bad. I quite like it.
Deziel
I like the remix, but there's one thing that irked me, they took out the really long Where Did U GOOOOOOOOOOO part, that's one of my favorite parts! XD
miss scarlett
G.E.M.'s appearance on Beautiful Cooking finally aired last Sunday night =D Click here to watch it!

Besides G.E.M., the other guests were Meng Yao and Amanda S. I haven't really started watching yet, but when they first introduced the guests, Ronald tested them on some Cantonese tongue twisters with the excuse of claiming that they're Cantonese wasn't so good ^^ Meng Yao is a Mandarin-speaker, and Amanda speaks English and French. It's funny how G.E.M. is the most fluent Cantonese speaker out of the three (well, she is a native lol) but Meng Yao did slightly better than her in terms of speed, although Meng Yao had an accent. XD Amanda S also did realy well lol

I'll update more later when I finish watching the episode! Their theme was Chaozhou food.
miss_vicky
^ thank you for the link. C:


she's a pretty good artist. with awesome vocals too.
i don't listen to many chinese artists, because i don't know many... except those as actors/actresses.
anyways, i didn't know she was that young, though she'll be in a bit older.
the mv was good i guess, though the panda through me off a bit.
and the remix of where did you go ain't that bad either, i like it.
hope to hear more of her stuff.
thank you for sharing all the things. C:
haneul
I like her a lot. She's like a breath of fresh air compared to other HK artists.. *cough* I hope things continue going up for her.

Her videos are really cute too tongue.gif
heartdrops
Beautiful Cooking was hilarious. It's so funny how that audience ran out the door after eating GEM's dish.
miss scarlett
G.E.M.'s latest single "All About You" is out, posted on youtube. smile.gif It sounds great! It was recorded in LA. I can't wait for her next album <3
heartdrops
^ ah you beat me to it.
IT'S SO FREAKING GOOD. I'm constantly replaying the video over and over again.
Plus, she wrote the lyrics =)
m3mi
yea i just listen to all about you,
the song gives off a smooth feeling while listening.
and of course her voice, and those beautiful lyrics.
I wish her new album sucess!
I might go and grab myself a copy.
bebemui
her new song is so addicting!! couldn't stop playing it on her xanga lol.
FaLCo
Her new song wins smile.gif

Anyone know when her new album comes out?
AhYee
She's brought life back into the HK music industry, my gosh.
It's time we saw some talent.
I've been pretty upset and disappointed with HK new comers and what not.
She made my life easier.

My all time favourite song, Where did you go..
But her new song isn't bad, haha.
&adamo.
OMGTHANKS <3
I'm loving her new song I will eventually buy her album
Wammie<3
I saw her on TVB awhile.
My mom was amazed with her.


I always thought her name was Jam
broken.wings
Her new song is nice. Her videos on her Youtube are funny.
--hearts.
Oh I like her. Her voice is really strong. Need more singers like her!
chewy130
lol first time i saw her was when she was making this video making goldfish faces.

GAAH do i hate girls who make that face, but the thing is she ahs like 10 videos of that and she even taught her sister to do it
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