Gigi Wang Lung-hay (, ; born 9 April 2005), commonly known as her stage name Gigi Yim Ming-hay (, ), is a

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singer and actress, and a member of the Hong Kong girl group After Class. She is noted for winning

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's reality talent competition ''

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'' in 2021. Yim made her solo debut in September 2021 with the single "Noble Truth" ().

Early life

Yim was born Wang Kai-yan, later changed to Wong Lung-hay, in Hong Kong on 9 April 2005, being the eldest of three siblings. With both parents being

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, she grew up with her parental aunt and uncle in Hong Kong and attends . She has been keen on singing since her childhood and is influenced by Chinese reality singing competition ''

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''. As her uncle discovered her singing talent, he encouraged her to keep learning, subsequently she began training in a music academy, and participating in different kinds of talent shows and competitions.

Music career

Yim became one of the contestants of TVB's reality talent competition ''Stars Academy'' in 2021, and her performance of

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's "Without You, But Still Love You" (沒有你還是愛你, which itself is a Cantonese cover version of

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's " Promise Me") in the competition gained her popularity. Gigi Yim 20210812 concert

After winning the competition, she debuted in September 2021 with the single "Noble Truth". In November, Yim, along with Chantel Yiu, Windy Zhan and Yumi Chung, formed a girl group called " After Class", with their debut single "" (要為今日回憶). She also released another single "Love is Beauty with a Flaw" (愛是帶種缺陷的美) collaborated with

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in 2021. She then received rookie awards in 2021 Metro Radio Music Awards, Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 and Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022 on 27 December 2021, 1 January 2022 and 24 July 2022, respectively. In 2022, she released five other singles, namely "" (複雜), "" (一水兩方), "Most Concerned About" (最牽掛的), "" (焰) and "" (好想約你). She also participated in the reality singing competition () organised by TVB and

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. She was then awarded by the single "Flame".

Acting career

Yim made her acting debut on the TVB television series , which she was nominated for the category of Most Improved Female Artiste at .

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations

Filmography

Television series

Concerts

*Gigi Yim Gi-FORCE Concert (2023)

References

External links

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