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Birth name Gloria Tang Zhi-Kei
Nationality Hong kong
Birth 16 august 1991 (33 years) at Shanghai (Chine)

Gloria Tang Tsz-kei (simplified Chinese: 邓紫棋; traditional Chinese: 鄧紫棋; pinyin: Dèng Zǐqí; Jyutping: Deng6 Zi2 Kei4; born Shanghai, China, 16 August 1991), better known by her stage name G.E.M., is a Chinese (Hong Kongese) singer-songwriter, and musician. 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 now 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 Hong Kong, China and the Greater China, with a wide range of fans from USA, Canada, Australia and other south eastern 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. 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, and she appeared on Educational Television for Mandarin when she was seven. G.E.M. started writing songs as a composer at the age of five entering many singing competitions, winning inter-school singing competitions. When she was thirteen, she achieved a grade eight in piano.

In 2006, G.E.M. entered the "Spice it Up" competition in which she won first place. She caught the attention of her now-manager, Tan Chang, who offered her a contract with Hummingbird Music thus becoming a professional singer at 16. G.E.M graduated from Heep Woh Primary School and True Light Girls' College in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong, scoring 21 points on the HKCEE. G.E.M continued with her education at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in acoustics, 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.

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), becoming the first minor to win the award. The media gave G.E.M nicknames such as "巨肺少女" 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.

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 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.

In May 2010, G.E.M. stayed in Taiwan for ten days to promote the Taiwanese edition of 18.... After the promotional tour, G.E.M returned to Los Angeles to record her next album, My Secret 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.

During 2009, G.E.M. held her first concert, 18 Live, from 20 to 22 November at Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre Star Hall (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. The concert also featured guests such as Jan Lamb (林海峰), who has previously worked with G.E.M. for the song "食煙飲酒講粗口", and Justin Lo (側田) who sang the first performance of "合唱歌" with G.E.M. at the concert.