Curley G

Xilinnayi Gao (Chinese: 希林娜依·高; pinyin: Xīlínnàyī·Gāo; Uyghur: شىرىناي گاو Shirinay Gaw; born July 31, 1998), professionally known by her stage name Curley G or Curley Gao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter. She first gained attention in 2017 on the Chinese singing competition show Sing! China. In 2020, she participated in the survival show Produce Camp 2020, finishing first and debuting as the center of the girl group BonBon Girls 303. She was elected as the leader of BonBon Girls 303.

Curley Gao
希林娜依·高 شىرىناي گاو
Born	Shirinay Gao Xilinnayi Gao July 31, 1998 Beijing, China[1]
Nationality	People's Republic of China
Other names	Curley G
Education	MacPherson Primary School Dunman High School Berklee College of Music
Occupation	Singer songwriter
Musical career
Genres	Pop electropop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Meng Xiang Qiang Yin Wajijiwa Entertainment
Associated acts	BonBon Girls 303
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	希林娜依·高
Simplified Chinese	希林娜依·高
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xī Lín Nà Yī · Gāo

Early life

Curley Gao was born on July 31, 1998, in Beijing, China.[1] She is the only daughter of a Han Chinese father from Beijing and a Uighur mother from Xinjiang; her surname Gao is a common Han Chinese surname, while her parents decided to give her an Uighur personal name, Shirinay, which is transcribed in Pinyin as "Xilinnayi".

She was raised in Beijing until the age of 9 and later moved to Singapore with her parents. In Singapore, and later in the United States, she took on the English name "Curley".[2] She attended Macpherson Primary School and Dunman High School.

She started learning piano as a child and has passed ABRSM Grade 8 piano.[3] In 2012, she finished as a finalist in the songwriting competition Eco Music Challenge with her song This Is Our Paradise.[4] She also wrote a few songs and released them on her SoundCloud when she was in middle and high school .

Career

2016-2019: Sing! China and college life

Curley Gao auditioned for Sing! China season 1 in 2016 but did not make it through the blind audition.[2] She auditioned again for Sing! China season 2 in 2017 and eventually finished as runner-up of the team mentored by Na Ying.[5]

After the show, she signed with 梦响强音. On December 18 2017, she released her first song 惹哭自己 which was included in 梦想在望, the compilation album of fellow Sing! China contestants. She released several singles with 梦响强音 later, including 颗粒季, the first single written by herself.[6]

In January 2019, she moved to Boston and began her study in Berklee College of Music.[7] While in college, she collaborated with different producers and released several songs independently.

2020-present: Produce Camp 2020, BonBon Girls 303

In early 2020, Curley Gao returned to China and appeared on Tencent's girl group survival show Produce Camp 2020. On July 4, She finished in first place and debuted as the center of BonBon Girls 303.[8] Before the debut, her first EP 停不下来 was released when she was still on the show.[9]

On August 11, 2020, it was announced that Curley Gao was elected as the team leader of BonBon Girls 303.[10]

On August 12, her single 2030，我想对你说 (2030, I want to tell you) was released as the theme song of the United Nations 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue. She gave a speech titled 用克制生活换更好的未来 (Self-control for a better future) and performed the theme song live as one of the Chinese Youth Advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the event.[11] On August 25, she released two special versions of the theme song for the 9th Fight Night of League of Legends, titled Fight of your life (English version) and 战斗的乐章 (Chinese version).[12][13] She appeared on The Coming One: SUPER BAND on August 30 and collaborated with the band 水果星球 on an original song Stay With Me.[14]

On September 26, she performed as a guest of Xiaoshenyang in the finale of Crossover Singer season 5.[15] From October to December, she teamed up with Joey Yung in Dragon Television's singing competition show Our Song season 2, and the duo stayed for 6 episodes.[16]

On December 16, the original soundtrack of TV drama Legend of Fei, which includes a song 红尘莫欺我年少 performed by Curley Gao, was released.[17]

In January 2021, Gurley Gao appeared on Tencent Video's variety show 令人心动的offer and Hunan Television's Happy Camp as a guest.

Discography

EP

Year	Date	EP	Song	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement
2020	6月28日	停不下来	停不下来	杜婧荧	李岩/王耀光	赵瑟
			I Wanna Say	周富坚	周富坚/王耀光	周富坚

Singles

• 希林娜依·高 refers to Curley G

Year	Date	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Notes
2018	7月27日	颗粒季	希林娜依·高	希林娜依·高	王乐汀	First original single
2020	8月12日	2030，我想对你说	New Chance/Tacey	New Chance/Tacey	New Chance/Tacey	Theme song of UN 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue
	8月25日	Fight of your life	Unisonar	Unisonar	Unisonar	Special version of the theme song of the 9th Fight Night of League of Legends [12]
	8月25日	战斗的乐章	洛松维、庞博	Unisonar	Unisonar	Special Chinese version of the theme song of the 9th Fight Night of League of Legends [13]

Collaborations

• Curley or 希林娜依·高 refers to Curley G

Year	Date	Title	Album	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Notes
2020	30 August	Stay With Me	The Coming One: SUPER BAND	张旸/希林娜依·高	张旸	NIA杨心予/张子涵/ Neo牛晖/水果星球	performed with 水果星球
2019	21 December	Love Me Slowly	non-album single	Curley G	Curley G	Ryuk	solo performance
	7 December	夜昼	non-album single	希林娜依·高	LuckyMaxx/希林娜依·高	LuckyMaxx	solo performance
	1 December	U	non-album single	希林娜依·高	Sugar/希林娜依·高	Sugar	solo performance
	27 November	Black	₩ of a kind	IDO$/Curley	IDO$/Curley	unknown	performance with IDO$
	21 October	Fade Out	non-album single	Curley G	LuckyMaxx/Curley G	LuckyMaxx	solo performance
	24 September	Follow You	non-album single	Sugar/Curley G	Sugar/Curley G	unknown	solo performance
	31 May	Lost Dreams	non-album single	希林娜依·高	希林娜依·高	AyAno	solo performance
	22 March	别对我说谎 (Don't Lie To Me)	non-album single	吴琪萱	吴琪萱 李栋楠	吴琪萱	solo performance
2018	24 November	Venti Life	The Moon	IDO$/希林娜依·高	IDO$	unknown	performance with IDO$
	18 August	Do You Think About Me	non-album single	Ken Gao	Ken Gao	unknown	solo performance

Original Soundtrack

Year	Date	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Notes
2020	16 December	红尘莫欺我年少	张靖怡	刘炫豆	马原	From the soundtrack of TV drama Legend of Fei[17]

Songs from Produce Camp 2020

Year	Date	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Notes
2020	4 July	火羽 Phoenix	吕易秋	KIM MYEONG KYU HANYE	KIM MYEONG KYU 许荣臻	Episode 10 (finale), group performance
	27 June	这是我一直想对你说的话	吕易秋	郑楠	郑楠	Episode 8, group performance
	27 June	Ice Queen	易水寒	Anne Judith Stokke Wik Ronny Vidar Svendsen LIONCHLD	LIONCHLD Dsign Music 许荣臻	Episode 8, group performance

Sing! China single collections

Year	Date	Title	Album	Notes
2020	8 February	世界为你醒来	世界为你醒来	Charity song by contestants of Sing! China and The Voice of China (ensemble)
2019	1 May	我最美的新疆	也许有一天	Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China
2018	12 July	梦的方向	non-album single	In support of The Voice of China 2018 (ensemble)
	14 March	越夜越醒着	梦想在望2	Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China
2017	18 December	惹哭自己	梦想在望	Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China

Other original songs

Year	Date	Title	Notes
2017	14 November	Apeirophobia	Uploaded to NetEase Music
	2 July	Love Hate Relationship	Uploaded to SoundCloud
2016	17 January	I'll Look At You	Uploaded to SoundCloud
2015	20 July	Guitar With A Broken String	Uploaded to YouTube[18] and SoundCloud
2012	unknown	This Is Our Paradise	Submitted to Eco Music Challenge

References

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4. "Meet the 2012 Eco-Music Challenge finalists". Yahoo News Singapore. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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9. ."希林娜依高发布个人EP《停不下来》 用音乐唱响青春姿态". 梦响强音官方频道. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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11. "Young People in China Leading the Charge on the Sustainable Development Goals - 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue on Youth Engagement for Global Action". United Nations in China. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
12. "战斗之夜主题曲《Fight of your life》发布！". 英雄联盟官方. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
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15. "《跨界歌王》第五季总决赛上半场即将拉开帷幕 帮唱嘉宾重磅助阵 冲刺王座战况激烈". 北京电视台. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
16. "《我们的歌2》首播直戳情怀，李健力邀谭咏麟演唱会合作". 东方卫视. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
17. "青春繁花音乐制作 《有翡》OST数字专辑上线！邀你共赴有翡江湖". 青春繁花音乐. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
18. "Curley G Guitar with a Broken String". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-08-17.

External links

• Curley G on QQ Music (in Chinese)
• Curley G on NetEase Music (in Chinese)
• Curley G on YouTube
• Curley G on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
• Curley G on Instagram
• Curley G on SoundCloud